Daktari Newsletter May-June 2012

By Andrea Leonard

New Additions

I’m May, I love it here at Daktari, I get to play with

the kids and volunteers, and I get to flirt with

Zulu & Shangaan through the fence that separates us!!

I’m Gerri Junior, I was found on a nearby

farm with a suspected broken wing. Daktari took me to the vet, who

said it wasn’t broken, but the ligaments

were so badly damaged that I’ll

probably never fly again :o(

My name is Loki, I’m Risette’s new baby. I am a Bloodhound/Labrador Cross and I’m going

to be a very big girl when I grow into my paws!!

I go with mummy to the schools and entertain the Eco Club kids with my clumsiness and

general good nature!

New Homes The Meerkat’s

were moved into their new home,

and our volunteers did an excellent job of decorating it!

Princess Maya was also moved into a

new enclosure where she has more contact with people

and sunshine all day. She’s a much

happier little monkey now :o)

It’s soo beautiful!

Daktari DIY!The first week of may

was DIY week, the staff, volunteers and

some of our Eco-Club kids worked really hard to update the

camp, fix, paint, tidy and generally

improve Daktari!

We built an extension to our office where the

volunteers now have their own private space to use the internet, and we have more room to work, with

less interruptions! :o)

Eco Club Update30th of May was finally there; the day of the GVI Daktari Delivery

Derby!

GVI (Global Vision International) based on Karongwe Game Reserve across the road organised a great challenge to raise money, donations

and awareness for the Daktari Eco Clubs, and what a challenge…They pushed their vehicle, a Toyota Hilux from GVI base all the way to

Daktari, that is over 11 km of nasty dirt road with hills!

They raised over 2000GBP with the challenge and got really nice materials donated that are of great use to the Eco Clubs!

Thank you GVI for organising this for us!

Eco Club UpdateWe had a very exciting trip to the Kruger Park with the post matric

ABSA students. We were in the park for two days and one night and had some really good sightings. We saw four out of the big five!

It was so wonderful, most students had never been in the Kruger Park before, they had the time of their lives, as one of the students

wrote on their feedback form “Kruger Park Rocks!”

Great news, one of the ABSA students who finished his matric, Kutullo, got a placement at Khamai Reptile Park. He get trained how to handle all different types of reptiles, how to find them, pick them up and clean their enclosures. He is thrilled with his new experiences and hope he might find a job handling

reptiles in the future.

Eco Club Update

To create extra income for the eco clubs, the children drew all a unique postcard. These postcards we will sell at Daktari. All the income will go

directly to the eco clubs, so they can decide once a year what they want to do with the money they raised.

Thank you, Risette de Haas – Outreach Manager Daktari Bush School

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Bits & BobsThe old Meerkat

enclosure has gone!The staff & volunteers

did a great job dismantling and

removing the old camp

Fashionable Pied Crow!! Presley is

sporting this seasons colours in an attempt to stop her pecking

her feathers out!

“I’m a little dog like the others! I am I am, look,

I can fit in this tiny space!”

Yes Mirabelle, we believe you!

Kirsten & Mert from Deutsche Bank came to visit us in June, it

was great to put faces to names!

The volunteers went to help at the Gorutha Toy Library for World Play Day!

Soo much fun!!Find it on Facebook

for more info :o)

Michele’s snake handling course

paid off when she caught and

relocated this Python!

http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/detail/3210212

Hi guys!! The 3rd Daktari Book is out now for you to buy! You can read lots of stories about us as we grew up with

our adoptive family at Daktari. It will

make you laugh, it will make you cry, it will make you want to hop on the next

plane to Hoedspruit to visit!

Thank You Nicola for making another

great book for Daktari. Click on our

picture or copy & paste the link below to preview and buy

the book.

Goodbye From Me :o(I am very sad to say that this will be my last newsletter. I leave Daktari on July 21st after 14 months as the Office

Volunteer.I sincerely thank you all for your

support for Daktari, and hope you enjoyed my updates both in these

newsletters and on Facebook.

Everything I need to know about life, I learned from Noah's Ark...

One: Don't miss the boat. Two: Remember that we are all in the same boat. Three: Plan ahead. It wasn't raining when Noah

built the Ark. Four: Stay fit. When you're 600 years old,

someone may ask you to do something really big.Five: Don't listen to critics; just get on with the

job that needs to be done. Six: Build your future on high ground. Seven: For safety sake, travel in pairs.

Eight: Speed isn't always an advantage. The snails were on board with the cheetahs.

Nine: When you're stressed, float a while. Ten: Remember, the Ark was built by amateurs;

the Titanic by professionals.

FREE!! Long Term Volunteer PlacesWould you like to get hands-on experience with injured and orphaned wild animals whilst

educating local underprivileged children, perhaps giving both of them a brighter future? With one of Daktari’s three long term volunteer opportunities, that’s exactly what you can do!

For other opportunities in our area see: http://www.slideshare.net/daktaribushchool/ebroschure

1. Volunteer Coordinator/ Camp Manager

Your job is to keep the whole programme running

smoothly, making sure the volunteers, staff, animals and children are where they are

meant to be and that everyone is happy!

2. Office Volunteer Marketing.

Your main task is to be in charge of the marketing,

communication, social media, network and assist the

director with the administrative work. This position includes writing

newsletters, order supplies, reception of food deliveries,

coordinate needs of the camp, and taking care of orphaned

animals if necessary.

3. Office Volunteer Fundraising/Outreach Programme

50% of your time will be following up on the fundraising

that is currently in place, find and establish relationships with new

sponsors, review & adapt our funding proposal and get new

ideas to generate income. The other 50% of your time will

be assisting our Outreach Manager. This includes visits to

the wildlife clubs, creating lessons and any administrative assistance

that may be needed.

Our Leguaan Lazarus needs a new sponsor for R200 per month

Alex, Sam & Gerri Jnr, our Spotted Eagle

Owls need someone to sponsor them for R200 each a month.

Shiloweni still needs more sponsors of R200

per month, to fill his big appetite!

Tugela & Molopo need someone to sponsor them for just R200 each per month.

Caline still needs a sponsor for her & her baby Elfie, just R300

each a month.

Our Bushbaby twins Pepita & Pepito each need a sponsor for

R200 a month

Elvis & Presley the Pied Crows need a sponsor. Just R200 each per month.

Chou Chou our shy Genet needs a

sponsor of R400 per month.

We really need your help!!

Thank You!!

Thank you to AZ Trading for donating laminating pouches for all the childrens’ certificates!

Thank you Red Ladies Charity Group for the donation of R500

Thank you Deutsche Bank for your continued support and the donation of R120,000 to pay for 1 weeks environmental

education at Daktari for 80 underprivileged children.

Click on the logo to visit their websites!

A big thank you to everyone who “likes” us on Facebook. It’s a pleasure to give you all daily updates on the goings on at Daktari!

More ways to help Daktari…..My fiance, Lew, and I volunteered at Daktari for a week in December 2010

during our trip around the world. We had such a fantastic time at Daktari, with the animals, the amazing children, and fun staff and fellow volunteers. Now that we are home and back to work, we really enjoy the updates about Daktari in the email newsletters and Facebook. We are always so happy to see that things are

going well at Daktari – the organization does so much good!

Our wedding is coming up, and we decided to give a donation to Daktari instead of traditional favors at the wedding. This is a trend that is getting more and

more popular in the U.S.. Traditionally, couples give small candy or keepsakes at weddings, but more and more, couples are donating to causes that are

important to them. Well, Daktari is important to us!

We are planning to have a small display about Daktari with some pictures that we took while volunteering. We are going to have place card holders made out

of small plastic African animals to go with the theme. (They tell the wedding guests what table to sit at).

We are excited to share Daktari with our wedding guests and show them the wonderful work they do.

Whether it’s throwing parties, baking cakes, donating in a loved one’s name as a gift… there are many ways that you can help

Daktari. Get creative, have fun and help your favourite cause! :o)

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

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Children ProjectEnvironmental Education for

over 300 underprivileged

children

Outreach Programme

Teach over 200 Eco Club kids in

rural villages

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

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Thank you to all our friends, donors, sponsors and volunteers, we couldn’t

do this without you!!