Daktari Daktari NewsletterNewsletterMay/June 2011 edition

By Andrea Leonard

A New House for the Piggies!!

Wow, we have a cozy new

house to sleep in!

Thanks to God mother, Gillie, our wonderful

sponsor for helping to

fund it!

Some sad news from DaktariSadly Jessica, our beautiful

Serval was killed by a Honey

Badger during the night. She

was a much loved member of

the Daktari family and will

be missed.

Also in May, Niña the Bush Baby became unwell.

The vet diagnosed that

she had suffered a stroke.

Unfortunately nothing could be done and Niña is now resting in peace in the

Bushbaby heaven.

Jessica

Honey Badger

Niña

Street Party Bush Style!

We had our first Bush Street Party on

Saturday 4th June. We invited residents and

volunteers from all the nearby reserves and partied til midnight. Our volunteers raised R3500 for Daktari by selling drinks & hot

dogs!A brilliant night was

had by everyone, and we made money!

A Big Thank You to Brigitte Bardot

Wow! The Brigitte Bardot Foundation has donated €6200 to build our new

Mongoose Camp. I hear they do wonderful work for other animals all

over the world. We really should thank them! We can go to their website with

this link……

Brigitte Bardot Foundation Website

Lots of love to our B.B.

I’ve been talking to Ian & Michele and they told me that lots of people make smaller

donations as well as the large ones. They told me they are very

grateful for all donations, and although not all of them can be mentioned in the Newsletters,

they are very much appreciated. Every little helps, and we’re

always happy to get more food and treats!

Psssst….. I’ve just been told that a book has been made by Nicola Coady, an ex volunteer,

about the adventures and experiences of volunteers at

Daktari. Every copy sold raises money for Daktari, so don’t delay…

grab your copy today!Click on the image of me to see

and buy the book…..

Some of our animals still need sponsors. Can you help?

Shiloweni is still looking

for more sponsors to help keep up his big

appetite for R200 a month.

Caline would really

appreciate

someone to

sponsor her and her little

girl Halloween for R300

each a month.

Our little cutie

Weasel is

looking for a kind

donor to

sponsor him

for just R200 a month!

Eeyore lives

among us in the camp as

he is blind. He

needs R300 a month for his

food and shelter.

Children at

Daktari May/Jun

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Volunteers at Daktari

May/June

Ainslie, UK Maggie, USA Gemma, UK

Hidde, The Netherlands

Sinead, UK

David, Switzerland

Siel, Belgium

Marthe, The NetherlandsMaryse, France

Sophie, France

And some more…

Sharon, UK

Eefje, The Netherlands Sinclair, France

Dörte, Germany

Lara, Germany

Clemence, France Martin, France Sophia, France

Work has started on the new dormitory for the children thanks to a donation of €10,000 from Daktari Germany.

The volunteers cleared the ground and dug trenches for the foundations, with a little help(?!) from the Piggies!

How to Donate

Tax deductible In South Africa

In South AfricaBank: First National Bank, Hoedspruit, South AfricaSwift number: FIRN ZA JJ Branch Number: 270652Account Number: Cheque Account (Non-Profit) 62044965129Name: Daktari Wildlife Orphanage, South Africa

In Germany Bank: Sparkasse Münsterland-Ost Bankleitzahl: 40050150 Konto-Nummer: 1350 88 888. Name: Spendensammelverein Münster e.V. Reference: DAKTARI-Südafrika – Busch-Schule & Wildwaisen - Station

You can donate by Pay Pal

Children ProjectEducate over 220 South African children

about nature & environment

Vehicle ProjectVehicle to transport underprivileged

children

Club Kids ProjectTeach 125 Wildlife Club kids in rural

villages

Just Giving UK(Tax Deductible in UK)

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Just Giving US(Tax Deductible in US)

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We would like to say a big thank you to all of our friends, donors and sponsors. And to all of our volunteers who make Daktari the wonderful place that it is.