What a Pantastic day we had over at Pandarazzi yesterday. I have been very busy building up the Project Panda and Mission Moonbear social network via Twitter, My Space, etc. to help us reach out to more people regarding endangered species issues.
Our most recent network being AMAZEE.COM who blogged our Amazee Mission Moonbear magazine… which made the front page of Amazee as well! Thank you AMAZEE!!! Everywhere we can spread the word is a huge step forward for the Moonbears and Pandas
CLICK ON THE GRAPHICS TO SEE THE TEXT LARGER
The other “out of the blue” surprise I got yesterday was from a recent “Twitter” follower, Colleen at PETERNITY who wrote and asked me if she could help our cause by blogging about the jewelry and Project Panda!!!
The PETERNITY WEBSITE specializes in Pet memorials and beautiful keepsakes. I was very touched by Colleen’s dedication to this very important aspect of the human/pet bond. Here is a quote from her website that says it all. Thank you SO MUCH, Colleen, for your help with spreading the word for Pandarazzi.
“At Peternity, we understand that coping with pet loss is difficult. Sometimes you need the soft shoulder of a supportive friend who understands your grief and sorrow. Let our website be your soft shoulder.”
ABOVE IS THE AMAZEE BLOG FEATURE FOR MISSION MOONBEAR
The project at Amazee is the same project going on at Pandarazzi with funds coming from 2 directions towards the Moonbear sponsorship. Amazee is a wonderful place to help spread the word about the moonbears, pandas etc while bringing new “family” into our adoption and sponsorship village. Please help spread the word by telling your friends about either ( or both) of these sites
WE SO FAR HAVE $260.00 OUT OF THE $600.00 NEEDED by 2/14/09
to sponsor a second moonbear by Valentines Day. Please help us by joining the project through Pandarazzi where donations from 10.00 to 200.00 toward our sponsorship are GREATLY appreciated. Your name will be listed on both sites as being part of the new sponsorship “family”!!
WE WILL BE CHOOSING OUR NEW MOONBEAR TO SPONSOR SOON
RESCUED MOONBEARS AT AAF IN CHENGDU. SIGH…I WANT TO HELP THEM ALL!!
To see these happy and free bears at AAF, knowing they lived years of their lives in cages no bigger than their bodies is our motivation to keep forging ahead and trying to help where we can. I don’t know how the rescuers do this job……it has to take it’s toll on the heart to see so many suffering but as Elise and I were discussing recently, the successes make it all worthwhile
And another special surprise…I added in a PANDARAZZI POD to the upper left of your screen. Click the arrow when you come to visit and you will receive a voice message from me. I will be updating the podcast 1-2 times per week and you can even subscribe to the podcasts!!! This will be fun when I am traveling to leave messages as well
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After much anticipation on my part as well as the 25 MISSION MOONBEAR sponsors of the quilt project, I am extremely pleased to announce that we get to sponsor the bear I chose at AAF China! This is MANDELA!!!
Photo of Mandela all happy healthy and proud in 2007, courtesy AAF staff
Mandela when he arrived…the fur rubbed off his head from the small cage…..photo courtesy AAF staff
Photo of Jane Goodall with Jill Robinson AAF founder with Mandela… courtesy AAF staff
Photo of the rescue of the bears by the AAF staff
And here is Mandela as we saw him last February 2008 on-site at the AAF Rescue facility in Chengdu. Thank you Diana Hillygus for letting me use this image of him here!! I will be posting more of Diana’s and my images of Mandela over time.
A huge THANK YOU goes out to Jill Robinson/founder of AAF and Alice Ng, the US AAF representative for all the help you gave me and the photos you provided. They are truly appreciated by all of us!!
I will be sending the money for Mandela by January 26th…CHINESE NEW YEAR!!! I would also like to add some more Hung Bao /red envelopes to the stash I’m sending AAF for Mandela….take a peek at the previous blog entry for more info on Hung Bao for Mandela.
Also, your personalized quilt squares will be ready to download soon…stay tuned!!
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My huge apologies for the absence of blog posts this past week. My son and his new fiance came to town for a visit and then I got incredibly sick the past few days and just now have a bit of energy to catch up on posting. OMG, there is so much news and I’ll start for now with this as it is time sensitive. Tomorrow I’ll update about our moonbear I promise!!
Chinese New Year is fast approaching on January 26, 2008. One of the many wonderful traditions during this festive season is the giving of red envelopes or Hong Bao, filled with money or bills.
The recipient, as well as the giver of the envelope, is said to receive good luck for the coming year.
Please feel free to download the original size version and print and give these envelopes to your heart’s content. If you have a few dollars extra to spread around, the Moonbears at AAF would love a red envelope as well. I will be collecting the Red Envelopes through Pandarazzi and forwarding them to AAF ON FEBRUARY 14…VALENTINES DAY 2009. My goal is $600.00 so we can sponsor another moonbear to help with its expenses.
SEE THE MOONBEAR SIDEBAR ON THE BLOG TO FIND OUT MORE…DEADLINE IS FEBRUARY 14TH!!! CHOOSE YOUR AMOUNT FROM 10.00-200.00 AND CHECKOUT VIA PAYPAL
One suggested way of fundraising for the moonbears with these envelopes is to encourage schools and groups of children to participate. Anyone who can help in any way will be featured here on Pandarazzi!!!!! Contributors names are featured in the red sidebar in a fun little slideshow
CLICK THE ENVELOPE TEMPLATE BELOW TO GO TO MY FLICKR PAGE
WHERE YOU CAN DOWNLOAD THE ORIGINAL SIZED VERSION
This will print at 250 dpi on a standard 8 1/2 x 11 sheet at the highest quality
SEE THE MOONBEAR SIDEBAR ON THE BLOG TO FIND OUT MORE…DEADLINE IS FEBRUARY 14TH!!! CHOOSE YOUR AMOUNT FROM 10.00-200.00 AND CHECKOUT VIA PAYPAL
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