Annual Report 2008 - African Wildlife Foundation

THE KELLER CHALLENGE
It is safe to say, the Campaign
to Save Africa’s Heartland
is exceeding our expectations,
sparking an overwhelming response
from every corner of
the donor community — public
agencies, AWF members, our
major donors, grassroots organizations,
and scientific partners.
While successful completion
of our campaign on June 30,
2009, will not secure all that is
needed to conserve highly endangered
species and the fragile
and diverse ecosystems they
need to thrive — it is the kind
of sizable investment that locks
in past conservation wins and
rapidly achieves new ones, paving
the way for sweeping change that
crosses economic, scientific, and cultural
boundaries.
As a result, AWF and its supporters
are helping to achieve what Dennis and
Connie Keller hoped when they made
Dennis is Director Emeritus of DeVry University and co-founder
of the Keller Graduate School of Management there. A strong
education proponent, he serves on the Boards of Trustees of the
University of Chicago and Princeton University.
their contribution and said, “We want to
do everything we can to help Africa create
a sustainable world and to ensure that
healthy proportions of its wildlife and wild
lands will endure forever.”
Take the Keller Challenge today, and your gift will be matched
dollar-for-dollar as we close in on our $100 million fundraising
goal. Your support for the Campaign to Save Africa’s Heartlands is
the key to securing the future of Africa’s lands, people and wildlife.
To make your pledge, visit awf.org/campaign or call Gregg
Mitchell, Vice President for Philanthropy and Marketing, tollfree
at 1-888-494-5354.
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