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13th Annual Nature Trust Dinner and Silent Auction
Join the Conservation Community for an Evening of Celebration!
We're pleased to invite you to join us for the Nature Trust annual gala dinner and conservation celebration. This year's guest speaker is Dr. George Archibald (photo: G Sundar). Dr. Archibald, co-founder of the International Crane Foundation, is originally from Nova Scotia and has been a long-time supporter and volunteer with the Nature Trust.
Come partake in an exciting evening with friends and support the important land conservation work of the Nature Trust!
Details:
Date: October 28, 2010, World Trade and Convention Centre
Click here to download the ticket order form.
Regular tickets:
$100 (early bird price, available until August 1st); $125 (after August 1st)
Patron Tickets:
$150 (early bird price, available until August 1st); $175 (after August 1st)
For additional information, or to order tickets by phone or email:
Robin Levy
425-5263
robin@nsnt.ca
Interested in being one of our sponsors for this event? Click here for more information.
A few words on our speaker this year: Dr. George Archibald
Born on July 13, 1946 in New Glasgow, Nova Scotia, Dr. George Archibald’s bird expertise and enthusiasm could have been predicted from a very young age. One of his earliest memories is crawling after a female duck and her offspring and soon enough he was breeding waterfowl, chickens and pheasants as a young boy. Archibald graduated with a Bachelor of Science from Halifax’s Dalhousie University in 1968; during his undergrad he worked both as a bird bander for the Department of Lands and Forests in Nova Scotia and as a bird caretaker at the Alberta Game Farm. His studies then took him to Cornell University to pursue his Ph D, which he received in 1977.
It was in the spring of 1973, that Dr. Archibald and his Cornell colleague Ronald Sauey established the International Crane Foundation, dedicated to the study and preservation of cranes. He served as the Director of the foundation until 2000, and is still employed fulltime with the organization, serving as the Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors and continuing to make an international impact with his work. He is perhaps best known for his “dance” with the whooping crane, Tex. By imitating the courtship dancing behaviors of a male crane, he ensured that Tex could successfully be bred by artificial insemination. The outcome of this beautiful experiment was the much celebrated Gee Whiz, a male whooping crane. Dr. Archibald is still working around the world, travelling four months of the year and spending the rest of his time in Baraboo, Wisconsin where the I.C.F. headquarters are located.
Thanks to our dinner sponsors:
Presenting sponsor: Michelin
Michelin’s mission is “To make a sustainable contribution to progress in the mobility of people and goods by constantly enhancing freedom of movement, safety, efficiency and pleasure when on the move.”
Michelin is committed to working towards the protection and sustainability of Nova Scotia’s natural areas.
Gold sponsor: RBC
Silver sponsor: East Port Energy
Bronze sponsor: Labatt Brewery
Printing sponsor: The Printer
Print media sponsor: The Chronicle Herald
Raffle sponsor: Porter Airlines