The Mzuri Wildlife Foundation was founded in 1969 in San Francisco to guarantee the continuing vitality of wild game animals and the natural environments in which they live. The foundation was created by noted environmentalists and sportsmen. Over the years, the Mzuri Wildlife Foundation has funded millions of dollars of wildlife conservation projects, in Africa, the western United States, Canada, and throughout the world.
Mzuri Wildlife Foundation Awards Gala
To Benefit Reforestation Projects in Tanzania
Thirty Schools: Thirty Thousand Trees Planted
March 28th, 2009
The Mzuri Wildlife Foundation fortieth annual awards gala was held on March 28th in the Gold Ballroom of the Fairmont Hotel in San Francisco.
The President of the Mzuri Wildlife Foundation is M. Kevin Destruel, Chair of the Gala was Dr. Katalin Kádár Lynn.
The evening's honorees were: H. Wayne Sheets: Steven E. Nelson Sportsman of the Year and Hayden Lambson, Mzuri Artist of the Year.
For the past decade, MWF has partnered with the Friedkin Conservation Fund of Tanzania in funding conservation related projects in Africa. The primary fundraising goal for the foundation this year was to raise the funds necessary to establish a reforestation program in the Moyowasi region of Tanzania, where illegal logging and poaching of trees has resulted in wholesale devastation of the environment. Partnering with thirty Tanzanian middle and secondary schools, each of whom will receive a greenhouse and materials necessary for this project, the MWF goal is for each school to grow and plant one thousand trees in their immediate area in the next three years. Through the generous donations from the members of MWF, a total of $37,700 was raised.
Coupled with the Friedkin Conservation Fund conservation education program that will reach each of the schools, the MWF is certain that in addition to the physical rehabilitation of their environment Tanzanian students will learn the importance of being good stewards of their land.
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The 2009 Honorees:
H. Wayne Sheets is the Executive Director of the National Rifle Association Foundation. The Steven E. Nelson, Sportsman of the Year Award, is given to an individual who exemplifies the best qualities of sportsmanship and conservation.
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Hayden Lambson is an Idaho based prominent wildlife artist. The Awards Committee not only takes into consideration artistic merit, but the individuals contribution to the preservation of wild game animals and conservation.
Hayden Lambson Bio.>
Press
The Mzuri Wildlife Foundation was recently covered in the June 2009 issue of American Hunter Magazine. The article titled "Recognizing a Conservation Hero: NRA's Wayne Sheets is named Mzuri Wildlife Foundation's Sportsman of the Year" covers the 2009 MWF Annual Awards Gala, and the ongoing work of the MWF.
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Programs Sponsored
Featured Program
Kids Outdoor Sports Camp (KOSC):
Red Bluff California
The Mzuri Wildlife Foundation co-sponsors the KOSC Camp, which is located at Red Bank Ranch in Red Bluff, California and co-sponsored by Red Bank Quail and Ale Outfitters. The Kids Outdoor Sports Camp enables boys and girls from 10-14 who are Beginners to complete their Hunter Safety Test and receive their hunting licenses. Advanced Beginners Camps for returnees aged 10-15 are offered as are Hunting & Fishing Camps for youth from 12-16 Other outdoor activities such as archery programs are included in the week long program.
The program is offered six times during the summer and has graduated over 1000 youth in its ten-year existence. Youths also receive information about wildlife programs, recreational areas and way to be active conservationists during their week at the ranch.
Presentation of check to NRA: Youth Hunter Education Challenge