All causes need a passionate advocate able to influence community, business and government.  Wildlife Asia is fortunate to have Peter Hall as a supporter, see below.  Please help us find other Peter Halls to support our cause.

‘We know the time to act is now. Our descendants will not thank us for our passivity. Our environment is withering, biodiversity is diminishing and preventable human suffering is flourishing. Now is the time when each of us must do what is in our power. Our Shareholders understand this and have made their stand, in the last nine years they have donated more than $8.2m to charitable causes directed at the preservation of this planet and its inhabitants. I applaud their vision, their generosity and their kindness.’

Peter Hall
Chairman and Chief Investment Officer, Hunter Hall, from the Hunter Hall Shareholder Nominated Charitable Donations Scheme 2011 which donated to:
-The Asian Rhino Project. $196,760 since 2004.
-The Orangutan Project. $180,808 since 2004.
-Free the Bears. $223,602 since 2002.

Peter Hall advocating that corporate Australia donate 1% of pre tax profits
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Wildlife Asia garage sale in Adelaide

A BIG thank you to everyone who helped at our inaugural Wildlife Asia Garage Sale ….It all came together in the end and was very worthwhile and a lot of fun ….For the record we raised over $300.

Pauline Cockrill
Free the Bears SA Volunteers Support Group Coordinator

and in Alexandria NSW the ‘Cool Kids Car Wash’ was also having a busy day raising funds:

Please donate to the Wildlife Asia ‘Garage Sale Trail’ Appeal

 

Australia’s newest conservation group has been overwhelmed by support for its ‘Garage Sale’ appeal which culminates on Saturday 5 May 2012.

‘Saving Asian Rainforests and the bears, rhinos, gibbons and orangutans that rely on them is a great cause. We chose Garage Sale Trail as a fun event to help raise funds. We did not anticipate the level of interest from both sides of parliament and from communities across the country. We are very grateful for the support.’
said Wildlife Asia Partnerships Manager Scott Lyall (mob: 0499 733 302)

Federal politicians have laid aside their differences to support the event:

‘Wildlife Asia is encouraging you to be part of the Garage Sale Trail and donate some proceeds to them. It’s a great idea and I encourage you to get involved.’
Tony Burke MP, Australian Minister for Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities.

‘Saving tropical rainforests is one of the most effective direct actions that can reduce green house gas emissions. The Wildlife Asia ‘Garage Sale Trail’ appeal is a fun event that all Australians can participate in and it will help save tropical rainforests. I urge everyone to take part in this worthy cause and am happy to give it my full support.’
Greg Hunt MP, Shadow Minister for Climate Action, Environment and Heritage

Press, broadcast and social media are helping to spread the message. One Adelaide garage sale is using facebook to attract visitors:
‘Calling all Adelaide-ites! We are holding a garage sale for Wildlife Asia this Saturday. Bring your junk so we can turn it to gold for the bears, orangutans, rhinos and silvery gibbons. Clear out your homes so we can save theirs!’

Another creative example of a local event is the ‘Cool Kids Car Wash’ with entertainment and massages while you wait and 25% of proceeds donated to the cause.

Full details of Wildlife Asia and its programs are on the web and facebook.
Visit Garage Sale Trail for tips on how to organise and promote your garage sale. For some people it may be too late to organise a garage sale but it is never too late to donate at the Wildlife Asia website.

Wildlife Asia and its field programs are working across South East Asia on programs to protect habitat, rescue animals in distress and develop sustainable sources of income for local communities.

Please donate to the Wildlife Asia ‘Garage Sale Trail’ Appeal

Clear Out Your Home So We Can Save Theirs

Australians are being asked to hold garage sales across the country to help save Tropical Rainforests and Endangered Species across Asia.

‘You can save your home from unwanted junk. Donating the proceeds can help us save the forest home of the Orangutan, Silvery Gibbon, Asian Rhinos, Asian Bears and other endangered species such as Elephant and Tiger’
said Leif Cocks, spokesman for Wildlife Asia.

Wildlife Asia is Australia’s newest conservation group formed by:
The Orangutan Project
The Silvery Gibbon Project
The Asian Rhino Project
Free the Bears

Wildlife Asia has joined with Garage Sale Trail so that everyone gets help promoting their garage sale and knows that their donation is being put to good use.

Simply
-visit www.wildlifeasia.org.au then ‘help us’ for details of how to take part.
-register your garage sale at www.garagesaletrail.com.au which will give you tips on how to hold a successful garage sale and which will help promote your sale.
-you may wish to let the editor of your local paper know that your Garage Sale is on and that it is a fundraiser for Wildlife Asia
-after the sale on May 5 return to www.wildlifeasia.org.au and donate all or part of the proceeds using your credit card

‘The wildlife of Asia’s Rainforests will thank you.’ Added Leif Cocks

Ends

Contact
Leif Cocks, President, Wildlife Asia and The Orangutan Project, 0409 100 426
Clare Campbell, President, The Silvery Gibbon Project, 0438 992 325
Kerry Crosbie, Project Director, The Asian Rhino Project, 0419 015 286
Matt Hunt, CEO, Free the Bears, asianbears@gmail.com
Scott Lyall, Partnerships Manager, Wildlife Asia, 0499 773 303

Wildlife Asia and its member organisations have already:

• Funded a community campaign to save the Tripa Swamp
in Aceh which consists of 61,803 hectares and has among
the highest densities of orangutans anywhere in the world.
(Australian Orangutan Project)

• Started the Wildlife Projection Units in Sumatra Indonesia to
patrol 250,000 hectares. (Australian Orangutan Project)

• Achieved the first successful prosecution against injuring an
orangutan. (Australian Orangutan Project)

• Released the first pair of ex pet Javan gibbons back into the
wild from the Javan Gibbon Centre. The pair continues to be
monitored and are thriving in the forest. Plans are underway
for more releases later this year.(Silvery Gibbon Project)

• Provided funding for a rescue, rehabilitation and breeding
program for the critically endangered Klosses gibbon, a world
first for this species. (Silvery Gibbon Project)

• Worked to protect the only viable population of Javan rhinos in
the world on the island of Java, Indonesia. (Asian Rhino Project)

• Rescued 806 bears from the dancing bear industry in India
and bile farms in Southeast Asia. (Free the Bears)

• Provided seed money for more than 500 former dancing bear
families to set up new sustainable livelihoods. (Free the Bears)