THANK YOU DONATORS….WOOOOOOOOO HOOOOOOOOO.. We now reached our goal of 600.00 needed for our beautiful moonbear who we can now give an identity to as well…our handsome man’s name is”Mityan”.  Have you ever seen such a classic and handsome moonbear boy  (well of course….our Mandela man!!!!)  SCROLL DOWN FOR MUCH MORE

Below is the letter I received from Jill Robinson who is the founder of Animals Asia regarding the moonbear I chose for us to sponsor.

I will start a special web page for Mityan this week to chronicle any updates and any photos I take when I return to Chengdu this year along with a list of his new “family” of donators.

THANK YOU DONATORS
Bryan Pynn
Liz Pynn
Gayle DiCesare..again.. in Memory of Puffin
Elise Ney ..again
Kristin Schunckle
Gregory Gerhardt
Eunice Messer
Lori Love
Marcus Tress
Deb Hethorn
Dania Gerhardt
Lucas Bally
Elise Ney
Gayle DiCesare
Sandra Miller

FROM JILL:
Hi there Sandra, huge congratulations from us all for another phenomenally successful fundraiser for the bears. Here’s one of my favourite pics of Mityan – a truly joyous bear and one, which I say to all who visit him on site, is the perfect example of a huge and handsome moon bear.

This was what I wrote about him after he arrived in December 2005:

Mityan shocked us all when he arrived as it was clear from the start that something was very wrong with his eyes. This poor bear is blind. We have no idea why just now but, incredibly, he is a sweet and gentle bear who is remarkably fearless for a sightless animal and “ID’s” everyone and everything by raising his nose into the air and breathing in a good snout full of information.

As soon as he hears the food bowls being prepared outside in the corridor his handsome head turns towards
the sound, as he knows already that this signals his favorite time of the day. Chow time. A lovely character – which will hopefully make eventual homing and management a little easier. Mityan will have his health check soon but, already we know that he is a victim of the terrible “free-drip” method of bile extraction.

He just didn’t change and went on to become one our favorites as he just gets on with life with a happy, calm demeanor. We had an ophthalmologist out at the end of last year and sadly she has said that they cannot restore his sight. Still…..he’s a happy boy and adores his girlfriend blind Akimo. The two of them have now been integrated with another popular (and blind) bear we received last March – Wilfred (previously nicknamed Watermelon) – and it’s just wonderful to see how happy they all are together.

I’ll leave Alice to talk through the accounts side with you Sandra, but just wanted to get this off and wish you a happy Valentines Day from us and your four-legged friends in Chengdu, with our grateful thanks, Jillx

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Jill Robinson MBE *
Founder & CEO
Animals Asia Foundation

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We are coming down the home stretch with our latest panda cub adoption (#5).  For those just tuning in, our theme for this group adoption is based on the CHINESE  ETERNITY KNOT or Mystic Knot.

The Mystic Knot is one of the most often used symbols in feng shui. Being a combination of six times the infinity symbol, this feng shui knot symbolizes a long and happy life full of good fortune. Mystic knot is sometimes referred to as the endless knot because it looks like it swallows its own tail.

It is believed that the presence of the mystic knot will benefit every aspiration of your life, thus this feng shui symbol is often used in feng shui amulets for love, abundance, protection amulets, feng shui for career and other feng shui applications.

Our ETERNITY TRIBE of 10  members (see previous posts) are in the process of selecting their cub name based on this theme.  Our cub will have his nickname by Monday which I will announce here!!!

Just as I did for the 4 previous panda adoptions, we now have our very own “logo” for the ETERNITY TRIBE, and merchandise is now available at the Zazzle store on a variety of items.  I will be adding more this weekend, and please feel free to suggest Zazzle items as well.  100% of the profits made on any of the PANDAS FOR AN ETERNITY items will go back into a Project Panda/Pandas International charity.

YOU CAN NOW ACCESS MY ZAZZLE STORE!!

The back of the Tshirts can be customized or left blank.  Choose from hundreds of styles and combinations for your shirt.  I highly recommend the men’s styles for most women if you prefer a looser and longer fit. That is a man’s shirt on the woman above

This mug is especialy adorable and the design is on both sides!!! The mugs are incredibly sturdy and high quality

Above…the symbol for ETERNITY

Our new puppy Gracie has found a very clever way to recycle water when she can’t hold it in her cheeks..you see she’s teething BEARY much and has a temporary “dribble lip”

Her solution…the latest in gardening gadgets…..the Chow Watering Can!!!!

Ok, now for the cool panda stuff!! Check out my latest design on T’s, mugs, and cards!! WOWZA this looks great on pretty much everything I put it on and is EARTH DAY GREEN to boot!!!

CLICK THE PHOTOS TO BRING YOU TO MY ZAZZLE STORE. THERE ARE MANY NEW PANDA AND MOONBEAR ITEMS GOING UP IN THE NEXT TWO WEEKS!!