Last Friday Wildlife Allies held a fundraiser at Karen Blixen Coffee Gardens, with all money raised going to the Mara Conservancy.

It was an incredible act of generosity from everyone involved and the amount raised reached 1.2 million Kenyan shillings (approx US $16,500!). We would first like to thank the Wildlife Allies commitee for all the incredible hard work that they have put in over the past couple of months organising the event  - the evening was great fun and the outcome amazing. A huge thank you to Bonnie, Bev, Lucille, Nish, Jeremy, Gary, Jake and Linda - thank you so much.

Thank you also to all those who gave items for auction and for the raffle, and we would also like to thank of course all those who showed up and supported the conservancy, and thank you to all the sponsors: The Karen Blixen Coffee Garden, Cheli & Peacock, Powertech, Mr. Peter Achammer, Chairmania, Westland Florists, Karen Provision Store, Gilani Foods, Wine Masters, Ennsvalley Bakery, House of Waine and Mr. Aswhin Patel.

Apart from being a great success, the evening was an incredible amount of fun with excellent food and great company. Wildlife Allies wish to continue to raise funds for emergency issues arising in wildlife conservation in Kenya, and we at the Mara Conservancy wish them the very best of luck and will continue to support their fundraising efforts. We urge everyone else in Kenya to do the same!

Our Kenya, Our Responsibility.

There's a couple of photos over at Asuka's blog here.