Archive for August, 2018

  • Mounted Anti Poaching Units

    What is a mounted anti-poaching unit?  An addition of horses to an anti-poaching team. Much like dogs have been brought…

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  • World Rhino Day Events – September 22nd 2018

    We have 4 locations locked in for GCF #WorldRhinoDay celebrations on Saturday, September 22nd! Rhinos are our flagship species and…

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    Join us for a beautiful evening celebrating our wildlife protection and conservation efforts around the world.
    This luxurious event takes place at Wilson Creek Winery in wine country Temecula.


    3rd Annual Wildlife Conservation Gala

    October 13th
    Wilson Creek Winery, Temecula, CA

    VIP Reception
    5:30pm to 6:30pm

    Doors Open
    6:30 pm 

    Event Concludes
    9:30pm

     

    Buy Tickets by clicking here!

    Enjoy fine dining, live music, and wine, all while supporting our wildlife conservation projects. The GCF team will provide updates on past, current and future projects. Mike Veale, GCF President, will make a short presentation highlighting the successes throughout the year, and explain how your contributions made these successes possible.

    This is an 18+ event. The full GCF wine series, from Wilson Creek Winery, will be available for the event and the GCF conservation beers, from Pacific Plate Brewery (#WhiteRhinoIPA) & Longship Brewery (#WildlifeGuardian), will be on tap.

    Each ticket package provides a full 3 course dinner, purchase access to the GCF Wine and Beer series, and access to an amazing raffle, and silent auction.

    General Admission
    $80.00
    Admission to the event at 6:30pm, full 3 course dinner, access to raffles, silent auction, GCF presentation, and live auction

    VIP
    $130.00
    2 drink vouchers, VIP reception, first choice seating, and a gift bag


    Special Guests, Auction Items, and Art

    VIP Reception Performance

    Kristen Bloom Allen

    Arc Entertainment Company

    Kristen will perform a special ballet duet to live music during the last 30 minutes of the VIP Reception.

    Kirsten has been reviewed as a “Beautiful dancer with a sensual style of movement that draws in her audience.” She has been a leading dancer for more than fifteen years. Most notably Kirsten danced a private performance for former President George H. W. and Barbara Bush. She also danced a series of shows at The Kennedy Center in Washington, DC displaying several exclusive works by the great choreographer George Balanchine.

    Kirsten was featured in a ballet performance in Bermuda and performed multiple works in both Shanghai and Beijing, China. Most recently Kirsten danced a duet in the opener for The Wallflowers band for a concert benefiting the Wounded Warriors Project.

    Kirsten is the founder and director of ARC ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY, her creative concept for adding the visual dimension of DANCE to the Concert Experience.

     

    Art for Live Auction

    Michael Summers

    The meticulously crafted paintings of Michael Summers are firmly rooted in contemporary west coast surrealism with a strong pop sensibility.  He uses his Pop Surrealist style as a tool to reflect his inner vision: creating the impossible and more importantly, making the impossible seem plausible. The artist creates imaginary characters – often alluding to mythical archetypes – in acrylic paint with a keen hyper-attentiveness. His unorthodox use of intense saturation and arbitrary, multi-chromatic hues encourages the viewer to look a little closer, a little longer. The recognizable subjects of animals, automatons, and humans suddenly become magical and extraordinary. Yet, they somehow still retain the nostalgia of a child-hood memory that was once long forgotten.

     

    Sabrina Rupprecht 

    With her PINK SAFARI collection Sabrina Rupprecht aims to raise awareness of endangered African wildlife, exemplifying the beauty of these majestic species and giving them an opportunity to be praised in the form of art. After spending a year travelling through Southern and East Africa, Rupprecht developed a love for the continent, its fascinating cultures, exhilarating nature and wonderful wildlife. Residing in Cape Town, South Africa, Rupprecht’s wildlife art is a reflection of her personal experiences, and an attempt to capture the essence and emotion of the animals with her own bright and vibrant interpretation of what she saw.

    Buy Your Gala Ticket Here!


    Sponsorship Table Tiers


    Giraffe
    $1,000 (8 person table)
    VIP Guests at this table will receive one gift bag per person, advertising space, 8 drink vouchers total for the table, prime seating, and honorable mention.

     

    Rhino
    $2,500 (8 person table)
    VIP Guests at this table will receive one gift bag per person, advertising space, 16 drink vouchers total for the table, prime seating, honorable mention, and have the ability to name an APU drone.

     

    Elephant
    $4,000 (8 person table)
    VIP Guests at this table will receive one deluxe gift bag per person, key advertising space for event, mention on all social media (if desired), 32 drink vouchers total for the table, prime seating, a special mention during the event, have a camera trap used in the field named after your facility/group, and have the ability to name an APU drone.

     

    Wildlife Guardian
    $6,000 (Two 8 person tables)
    VIP Guests at these tables will receive one deluxe gift bag per person, “Event Featured by” primary sponsor of event, full comped bar service included, naming of an APU drone, and decisions on use of field project funding (under GCF decided categories).

    Buy your tickets by clicking here!


    Gala Menu

    Hors D’oeuvres
    Imported and Domestic cheeses, garnished with fruits, nuts, crackers and sliced baguette.

    Dinner

    Salad
    – Baby organic field greens with candied pecans, yellow raisins, and crumbled blue cheese (served on the side), with a vanilla balsamic vinaigrette

    Sides
    – Seasonal vegetables with fresh herbs and butter
    – Potatoes au gratin with Greek Kasseri cheese

    Main Course (choice of)
    – Lemon pepper grilled chicken breast, with a watercress pesto cream sauce
    – Braised boneless beef short ribs with cabernet-soy roasting jus
    – Grilled Portobello Mushroom (vegan) *
    *Please let us know if you’d like a vegetarian/vegan option in advance of the Gala

    Desserts
    – Chef’s selection dessert display (Several choices)

    Buy Tickets By Clicking Here!

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  • Safari Night at Pennypickles Workshop – Temecula Children’s Museum

    Friday August 31 starting at 5:30pm Learn about the animals of Africa through live encounters, games, and crafts. Tickets will…

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  • Saiga Conservation Funding Usage Update – Saiga Conservation Alliance

    How do you keep Saiga antelope safe in their home habitat? Anti Poaching Units We recently sponsored the vehicle needs…

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  • The Snow Leopard Protection and Conservation Drone Has Arrived!

    After just over a year of fundraising, negotiating, and partnership alignments we have the new drone in hand! This was…

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  • August 2018 – Sponsored Combat Medical Courses for Anti-Poaching Rangers Working In The “Rhino War”

    As part of Operation Rhino Shield, our main conservation effort, we have been busy providing multiple advanced training workshops, classes,…

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  • GCF Combat Medical Instructors “Guests of Honor” at Anti-Poaching Ranger Graduation Ceremony

    Global Conservation Force Combat Medical Instructors, Chris Laursen and John Green, were guests at a recent anti poaching ranger graduation…

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  • World Elephant Day 2018

    Ivory isn’t just a Color Unfortunately many people think ivory is just a color for things like wedding dresses, and…

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  • GCF Australia Team Deploys to Provide Sponsored Combat Medical Courses to Frontline Anti Poaching Rangers

    Our GCF Australia team has started another set of ranger training workshops across Southern Africa. What better day would be…

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