LEARN MUCH MORE ABOUT OUR CHINA TRIP STARTING FEBRUARY 6TH HERE
As if being a part of our amazing journey as an armchair tourist isn’t adventure enough……think what a lasting memory you can give to yourself or a loved one for Valentines Day or Chinese New Year by being a part of our YIN YANG TOUR GROUP PANDA ADOPTION !!
In cooperation with PANDAS INTERNATIONAL and Bifengxia Panda Base in China, and our incredible adoption coordinator Carrie Phillips, I am proud to offer this exciting opportunity to a very special group of individuals (thats you guys…my blog readers!)
We will SHARE in the one year adoption of not only a panda………but a panda you will be meeting on our visit to Bifengxia on February 8, 2010 (7th China time) via this blog. What a perfect way to help this endangered species and be a part of a $500.00 adoption that can be out of reach for many in this economy..AND you are getting a bonus virtual vacation to China and Thailand to boot!!!
Each person donating a minimum of $25.00 USD will receive an adoption certificate from Pandas International and be listed on my website under the adoptions tab at PANDARAZZI MAGAZINE
As she always does, Carrie will be sending us updates as she gets them from the Bifengxia Panda Base
OUR DEADLINE FOR RAISING $500.00 IS MARCH 1, 2010
In the event we go over 500.00 we will apply that towards the same pandas care.
PANDAS INTERNATIONAL PHOTO
DONATE 25.00 OR MORE VIA PAYPAL ANY WHERE YOU SEE THIS CHIPIN WIDGET ON MY BLOG..FUNDS GO DIRECTLY TO PANDAS INTERNATIONAL AND ARE TAX DEDUCTABLE .
NON PAYPAL USERS CAN SEND YOUR CHECK OR MONEY ORDER TO ME BY MARCH 1. 2010
Please make your check out to PANDAS INTERNATIONAL
Send to: Sandra Miller
818 SW 3rd Ave #226
Portland, Oregon, 97204
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ANY SUPPORT YOU CAN CONTRIBUTE TO THIS EXCITING PROJECT.
PARTICIPATION IN THIS GROUP ADOPTION IS NOT AT ALL REQUIRED TO ENJOY AND PARTICIPATE IN THE TRAVELBLOGUE. THIS IS JUST A UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY FOR THOSE WHO ARE WANTING AN EXTRA SPECIAL “MEMENTO” OF THEIR VIRTUAL CHINA TRIP
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IT LOOKS LIKE THIS
ABOVE IS XIAO HUA ..THE WOOD TRIBE CUB (CHINESE GIVEN NAME IS “YOU YOU”)
After a call to renew our Adoption tribe cubs from Carrie at Pandas International, I put out the word and we were able to collect 510.00 from the various adoptees in all 4 tribes to renew one of the cubbies!! In this economy and especially over the holidays , I was THRILLED to say the least that we were able to collect enough for even ONE!!
Thank you so much for your quick response my friends!! The cub I chose to renew was the Wood Tribe cub based on thinking she was still going to stay at Bifengxia while I am visiting China…but lo and behold the entire LOT of Bifengxia cubs…10 of them have been chosen to go to Shanghai for the World Expo. They recently arrived at their new home and are doing great!! See the video and info below. ALL 4 of your cubs are in Shanghai
AND STAY TUNED TO GRAFFITIGOSSIP.COM
for tons of info coming up about my upcoming China /Thailand Journey in Early February!!
A HUGE THANK YOU TO CARRIE AND TOBI AT PANDAS INTERNATIONAL for all your work on these group adoptions.
ANOTHER FANTASTIC NEWS REPORT ON THE BABIES IS HERE WITH XIAO HUA IN HERE SOMEWHERE
CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE SECOND VIDEO
The pandas, six females and four males, include two twins, said Li Desheng, deputy director of the Wolong National Nature Reserve Administration Bureau.
They were all born in the Ya’an Bifeng Gorge Breeding Base in the southwestern province of Sichuan after the deadly Wenchuan earthquake on May 12 2008, Li said.
The group will fly to Shanghai in a chartered plane early next year, the office said. They will go on display in the Shanghai Zoo in the first half of 2010 and on display in the Shanghai Wildlife Zoo in the second half.
The zoos have built new or renovated existing exhibition areas and established bamboo supply bases to ensure sufficient food for the pandas, said Cai Youming, deputy head of the Shanghai municipal forestry bureau.
Giant pandas, known for being sexually inactive, are among the world’s most endangered animals due to shrinking habitat.
There are about 1,600 giant pandas living in China’s wild, mostly in Sichuan and the northwestern provinces of Shaanxi and Gansu.
China has built 62 giant panda nature reserves that cover 3.2 million hectares and are home to 70 percent of the animals in wild, according to the State Forestry Administration.
Source: Xinhua
ABOVE IS MY FIRST EBAY ITEM DEDICATED TO THE PANDAS…CLICK PHOTO TO SEE MORE
Hello panda friends!! I am pleased to announce my newest venture using Ebay to spread the word about Pandas and the wonderful work PANDAS INTERNATIONAL is doing to protect and educate the public about this precious endangered species!!
Every time you see this banner at the top of any of my EBAY AUCTIONS OR BUY IT NOW ITEMS (or see the little gold and blue ribbon in the search listings by the title of the item) I will be donating the specified percentage of that sale or auction to PANDAS INTERNATIONAL via the Ebay Giving Works charitible listing program.
Ebay sends my donations to the charities directly through Mission Fish which certainly helps with the bookeeping! Yippie! That translates to a lot more time for artwork!!!
Some auctions and Buy it Now items I will donate 10% ( reminding myself I need to eat too..lol) and other items I will be able to offer up to 100% of the sale to this incredible charity. Again , the amount I am donating will be listed right on that Pandas International banner on the auction listing.
And dont forget about this beauty on Ebay right now!! She closes in a few short hours!! I will be putting 10% towards the PI donations as well but it will be paid directly at the end of the year as part of my larger donation to PI
CLICK HERE TO SEE THE AUCTION WHICH CLOSES
(Nov 19, 200917:00:25 PST)
CLICK HERE TO SEE THIS BATIK CHOW PUPPY PRINT ON EBAY AS A “BUY IT NOW”
And keep in mind that not all items going towards Endangered Species are Panda items. This particular Chow print is also part of my donation program with many more items to come in the weeks ahead!
THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH FOR YOUR SUPPORT OF OUR DEAR PANDAS
AND PANDAS INTERNATIONAL!!
2008 ADOPTION TRIBE MEMBERS….LOOK FOR AN EMAIL THIS WEEK ABOUT OUR CUBBIES
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Hello everyone!! We are now home from big journey and I’m trying to catch up on all sorts of things!! You can read all about our trip day by day at my GRAFFITI GOSSIP BLOG. There are tons of photos in those travelogue posts as well as waaaaaay more to post. I took over 400o images in 3 week’s time!!
I spoke with Suzanne at Pandas International last week and we had a nice talk. After I got off the phone it occured to me I really need to start putting aside money again for the pandas, and the most urgent need right now is still for bamboo bucks to get those groves replanted for the wild pandas. Without adequate bamboo supply the few wild pandas left will have tough go of it!!!
FROM THE PANDAS INTERNATIONAL WEBSITE
Pandas International has been asked by the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda (CCRCGP) to spearhead a drive to replant the bamboo destroyed by the earthquake. The planting and harvesting will be done by local farmers who will benefit economically from the project. A recent study by the Chinese Academy of Science has found through the use of satellite images that in the specific area studied, 354 square kilometers, 23% of the panda’s habitat was “converted to bare land.” Lead author, Weihua Xu, also believes that “about 60% of the Giant Panda population was affected to some extent.”
The CCRCGP scientists, with the aid of transferred, experienced Wolong farmers, will begin growing, transplanting, and caring for thousands of bamboo seedlings throughout areas near Gengda Town. As the three species of bamboo mature and spread, both wild and captive Pandas will again have plentiful nourishment. The cost to replant on acre of bamboo is approximately $ 4,500.00 USD.
Realizing how tight most of our budgets are right now, I know it’s hard to send in cash to charities unless there is truly some extra left over at the end of the month. With the holidays coming I was trying to figure out the best way to give a little without breaking the bank myself.
I’m saving for my trip to Chengdu in February and need to put aside every spare bit, but I know I can manage to donate a bit of my income from panda art sales over this holiday gift buying season. If you all are looking for some special and unique items to give your panda loving friends, please consider a gift that does double duty.
I am DONATINGg $5.00 from each of my new designer panda handbags which I am offering on my website, from now until Chinese New Year 2010…THE YEAR OF THE TIGER (which falls on Valentines day as well) My friend Gayle and I will be in Chengdu at that time to visit all our cubbies at Biefengxia as well as the moonbears at AAF!!! In some cases I may even be able to throw in a few extra bamboo bucks and will add that to the tally
Many of the above panda designs are selling very fast and some only have one or 2 left in the edition . I just introduced them last week and want to thank you all for the wonderful feedback and reception to this new designer handbag endeavor of mine. I hope those of you who purchased your bags get years and years of enjoyment and compliments from them. I have already put aside my donation from your purchased bags to go to PI at the end of the year.
I’ll be posting a tally up here soon so we can all keep track of the Bamboo Bucks together!!!
CLICK IMAGE ABOVE TO READ MORE ABOUT SUZANNES NOMINATION
We all know who she is…we all adore her passion and committment to the pandas…..now we need to put our love for Suzanne Braden and the incredible work she does via PANDAS INTERNATIONAL on priority level TODAY!!!
ANIMAL PLANET has chosen Suzanne Braden as one of 10 nominess for ANIMAL PLANET HERO OF THE YEAR!!! This translates to one of the highest honors possible for those working in animal welfare and charity work, as well as a $10,000.00 prize !!!
Please help us win this award for Suzanne by voting today at the Animal Planet site!!
THE VOTE STARTS TODAY!!!
TODAY TODAY… TODAY!!!
CLICK HERE TO GO DIRECTLY TO THE VOTING PAGE
“The People’s Choice voting will begin at 12:01 AM ET September 14, 2009 and will end at 11:59 PM ET September 27, 2009. Limit one vote per person/email address per day.” Just wanted to let you know that voting lasts past today and you can vote often, but only once per day.
Thank you all so much for your help and cross your fingers she wins!!!! Congratulations Suzanne on this incredible honor!!
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