The 2021 Saving The Elephants 10K Run/Walk is happening! Hello, amazing Runners and Walkers on Tybee Island and around the world!
You’re invited to register for the 2021 Saving the Elephants 10k Run/Walk! We are very excited it’s back in person (with a virtual option) this year. There may not have as many runners or walkers as in the past so we need even more help on the fundraising side. We are only at 1% of our goal currently as we have raised $4,976 of the $300,000 we need to raise.
If you haven’t already, you can create your own fundraising page here. Be sure to reach out to friends and family and tell them what awesome work you are doing to save elephants (more information below)! And you can forward this to anyone you know who you think would like to join – they can register here. And get a warm sweatshirt for the run here! We have some exciting ⭐PRIZES⭐ for top fundraisers including:
- Zimbabwean Safari (need to raise $15,000 USD or above by Dec. 31st) – an actual SAFARI where you will see ELEPHANTS!!
- Trip to Tybee Island in Georgia
- A beautiful elephant necklace from Waxing Poetic.
Please let us know if there is any help you need or any questions you have. Thank you again for registering! We can’t wait. Additionally – if you know anyone who does not want to participate but is interested in volunteering, please let us know.
How the funds will help
$1,000: Covers one month of running costs for an anti-poaching vehicle, including a dedicated driver, 1500km of fuel, repairs and maintenance
$500: Covers one human-wildlife conflict community workshop, where local communities are engaged and given tools to combat human-wildlife conflict in their area
$250: Allows a full-time, two-man snare removal team to conduct daily patrols to keep elephants safe for one month
$120: Supports a grower stewarding one hectare of reforested land for a year, giving elephants more space to roam
$50: Provides an hour of aerial surveillance, to monitor wildlife population trends and illegal activity from the air.
$500: Covers one human-wildlife conflict community workshop, where local communities are engaged and given tools to combat human-wildlife conflict in their area
$250: Allows a full-time, two-man snare removal team to conduct daily patrols to keep elephants safe for one month
$120: Supports a grower stewarding one hectare of reforested land for a year, giving elephants more space to roam
$50: Provides an hour of aerial surveillance, to monitor wildlife population trends and illegal activity from the air.
Thank you to our wonderful Mermaid Cottages’ guests and friends who purchase Mermaid Morning Bliss Coffee from our Mermaid Goodies collection at Seaside Sisters in Tybee Island. Your purchases help us support Save The Elephants programs around the world.
