Topic Subject...Roger's Newsletter: Lion-Aid - a Dover-based charity, conserving African Lions
- 22 August 2011 07:14122329Here is my latest newsletter:
Good morning
In today's newsletter, I have information of a fund-raising event for Lion-Aid: www.lionaid.org, a Dover-based charity dedicated to conserve the African lion.
Earlier in the year, there was a darts competition to determine Dover's best darts player and in the process raise funds for Lion-Aid.
There were ten heats and the winners from each of those heats are now going head-to-head to determine and herald, Dover's best and runner-up, darts player.
There is now set to be a grand-final in September to be held at the Bull pub, 168 London Road, Dover.
You are invited to come along to cheer on the players and have great evening in the process. It is also a great opportunity to help raise funds for Lion-Aid.
The Bull Inn are offering free food too and although an entry fee is not possible, people are being asked to donate some money - whatever they feel they can afford.
The event starts around 6.30pm on the 15th September; it has to start early because there are 10 Finalists and lots of legs to complete.
The Landlord and Landlady are putting on complementary food during the evening - I understand there will be curry and various nibbles on offer!
There will also be a raffle - they are looking for prizes, so if you are a local business (or not) and would like to contribute something, please let Lion Aid's local Trustee, Chris. MacSween, know, on 01304 449491.
There is to be an auction of a signed shirt of Phil Taylor's (one of the world's top darts players).
The First and Second prize money is being donated by Leaf Hotels Group - the owners of the Ramada Hotel at Whitfield and the Dover Marina Hotel and Spa on Dover's seafront.
There is the opportunity for businesses to sponsor the match and have some publicity too, so if you own a business or work at one, please do help the Lions and have some publicity - on the night and on the Lion-Aid web-site: www.lionaid.org
Just an added piece of information about Lions:
There are currently approximately 2,500 adult male Lions in Africa and they are being killed at the alarming rate of 650 a year by trophy hunters - mostly rich Americans.
It doesn't take a mathmatician to work out that it won't take long before the adult male population is decimated.
There are of course cubs, and adolescent (sub-adult) male lions, but it takes a few years to grow into a full adult male lion.
Please do check out the LionAid web-site (www.lionaid.org), there's lots to read and information on how you can help to conserve lions and find out who supports the trophy-killing of wild adult male lions - WWF for one (surprised me too).
Please click on to this link which shows Professor Peter Kat talking about lions and dispelling some of the myths about them and their so called supporters:
There is a lot of rhetoric and dishonesty from many so-called conservation bodies about lions and lion conservation because they are funded, to a great degree, by the trophy hunters and they don't want to lose that funding.
Please help LionAid and please come along to the Bull Pub on September 15th. for a great night.
Kind Regards - have a good week.
Roger - 22 August 2011 08:18122347good one roger, a great charity, they had an event in folkestone a while back which i attended.
- 22 August 2011 11:21122372Thanks Howard - yes I remember that one in Folkestone; hope this darts match helps raise lots of money for them.
The Lions deserve it.
Roger - Keith Sansum1
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23 August 2011 13:41122587sounds a good cause rogerALL POSTS ARE MY OWN PERSONAL VIEWS - 23 August 2011 18:31122656Thanks Keith - yes, it is.
90% of the wild lion population has been killed over the last 50 years. Too many rich people wanting to trophy hunt the male lions and financially supporting supposed conservation organisations.
If enough people from the Forum are interested, it could be a great night down at the Bull Pub. Food provided - just a small donation to raise funds for the Charity.
Roger - 24 August 2011 18:16122826these two photos are from the charity website, imagine a world without beautiful creatures like these.
- 24 August 2011 21:31122860Thanks Howard - yes, terrible indeed if they were all killed off. Those two photos are of course lionesses - but you knew that anyway.
Roger - 24 August 2011 21:46122862laziness on my part roger, i downloaded the first two pictures that took my eye.
- 24 August 2011 22:08122868Not a complaint Howard, they're lions and being killed, not so much as the males, but still being killed - sadly.
What do these people shoot when the lions have gone ?
Roger - 24 August 2011 22:10122869Roger
Each other?Marek
I think therefore I am (not a Tory supporter) - 25 August 2011 06:51122888Maybe Marek:
"You shot the last lion".
"No I didn't"
"Yes you did " - Bang !! - 10 September 2011 09:01125697in the news now that ukip at their annual dinner in eastbourne are auctioning a lion skin complete with head.
conservationists are up in arms about it, chris macsween of lion aid has condemned it as "effectively condoning lion trophy hunting". - 10 September 2011 17:59125765Now that's poor taste and I would object on behalf of Lions. Mr Farage obviously knows very little about Lions and their conservation.
Roger - Brian Dixon
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10 September 2011 18:02125766he knows very little,probably educated at eton/oxford or camebridge. - 10 September 2011 20:00125779very droll roger, maybe the lions are quite happy with the situation.
amazing that someone that is after popularity like mr farage and his party cannot see how this alienates them. - 11 September 2011 07:03125819Indeed Howard.
Has anyone any thoughts about going to this ? A Forum party for free (well, a small donation to help save the lions); a great get together for everyone and it doesn't cost PaulB - got to be good.
Early start though, but as we're only spectators I guess it doesn't matter about the time we arrive (?).
Roger - 11 September 2011 07:05125820Me and mel are both big cat lovers and would help in any way
- 11 September 2011 07:41125829Come along to the darts match then Mark. Look forward to seeing you there and any other Forumites.
Roger - 11 September 2011 11:07125914this photo was in today's telegraph promoting a new film about the kings of the jungle.
- 11 September 2011 11:12125919Beautiful isn't it ?
Roger
