An Evening Dedicated to The Cheetah October 13, 2008

Over 30 years ago, a young lady trained in winemaking and grape growing started up a vineyard with some friends in Oregon. To supplement her income she got a job at Wildlife Safari working with cheetahs. Thus began Dr. Laurie Marker's life-long journey to save the wild cheetah. There were thought to be roughly over 100,000 cheetahs worldwide in the early 1900s. Today their numbers have dwindled to about 12,500 - the majority of them living on farmland in Namibia, Africa.

It's here where Dr. Marker co-founded the Cheetah Conservation Fund (www.cheetah.org), an internationally recognized center of excellence in research and education on cheetahs and their eco-systems. She and her dedicated team are working with all stakeholders to achieve best practice in the conservation and management of the world's cheetahs. Your support is vital in helping these beautiful, graceful and endangered animals to avoid total extinction.

Please join us for a special evening with Dr. Laurie Marker on October 13, 2008 from 6-9pm. For more information about this event, visit the website listed above.

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