| Shamwari
Campaign
We are delighted to announce that our 2006 major
fund-raising project raised a total of £8,100.00 through
the annual prize draw, donations, events, and a percentage of
sales from Pollyanna’s exhibition ‘An Artist’s
Safari’ held during the summer.
Pollyanna and Virginia McKenna with the
picture ‘All of Africa
We are pleased to have presented The Born Free Foundation
with a cheque for the money, which will be used to
begin work on building a new enclosure for rescued lions at
the Shamwari Wildlife Reserve in South Africa. Many big cats
live in appalling conditions in tiny cages in zoos and circuses
around the world, and plans can now be made for their rescue.
The Born Free Foundation is at the forefront
of drawing the public's attention to the plight of these wild
animals confined in impoverished captive environments .
It is the mission of both The Born Free Foundation and
Shamwari Game Reserve to promote the conservation
of species and the protection of habitat while maintaining a
humane and compassionate approach to the welfare of animals.
In partnership with actress/conservationist Virginia McKenna's
Born Free Foundation, Shamwari Game Reserve designed the Born
Free Foundation Animal Rescue and Education Centre to incorporate
a museum and educational facility. Their goal is to create an
awareness of the horrific way in which wildlife is exploited
in captivity around the world. Over the years the Born Free
Foundation has been able to rescue several big cats from situations
where they are in serious danger and provide them with excellent
life time care at Shamwari. Pollyanna was please to visit
the new enclosure which the charitable foundation has helped
to build during the Summer of 2007.
As part of the ongoing fundraising project, Pollyanna also presented
Virginia McKenna with a unique canvas print
of her painting ‘All of Africa’ which was auctioned
to raise further funds for Shamwari.
The winning ticket in the annual prize draw was drawn by
Toyah Willcox in the summer
of 2006.
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