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DESCRIPTION:Join us June 18 at 5:30 PM at Temple Ner Shalom (85 La Plaza Court) in 
 Cotati (an hour north of sf and oakland on 101 North) for the second annual 
 benefit for Esperanza de Libertad.   We will have yummy vegan food for 
 sale, a slide show presentation by United States Project Coordinator, a 
 photo display, and a silent auction. Several beautiful  tropical animal 
 paintings by Bolivian Project Coordinator Franci Pairo will be for sale. 
 Blackbird Stitches will play talismanic dirt folk, and Grassroots Movement 
 Political Dance Troupe will perform. $10-$20 suggested donation.  Last 
 year's benefit was a lot of fun for everyone and a great success-and all 
 the money raised went towards buying the land. This year, we hope to raise 
 money to build volunteer housing, a  quarantine area, and an educational 
 center. Once the first building is complete, we can start accepting 
 animals. We are looking for volunteers to help at the event and for 
 donations to the silent auction.   You can also contact me to host a 
 slideshow presentation at your home, work, or organization. You can sponsor 
 an acre of land by donating $40, and you'll receive a  certificate of 
 recognition.  To learn more about Esperanza de Libertad, go to 
 http://www.esperanzadelibertad.org.  All the money from last years benefit 
 went towards buying the land, and we now have 115 acres of rainforest land 
 in northern Bolivia, 7 1/2 miles from the town of Ixiamas. About 20 acres 
 are already cut and the rest is jungle. We would like to build and work on 
 the cut land and leave the rest as untouched as possible. This land is 
 beautiful and full of wildlife. On our visits to the land we saw a   group 
 of 15 lion monkeys, tyras (small "honeybears"), anteaters, macaws, toucans 
 and many different species of birds. Many of the   animals in this area are 
 in danger of extinction. We hope to continue raising money to buy and 
 protect more of the surrounding land. I expect to go back to Bolivia in 
 July and begin building. We plan both rehabilitation and release project, 
 to rescue Bolivian animals that have not lived long in captivity and work 
 with them until they can be released back into their jungle home, and a 
 sanctuary project, to provide a place to live in their natural   habitat 
 for captive animals who cannot be released back into the wild\n 
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SUMMARY:June 18th Benefit for the Animals
LOCATION:Temple Ner Shalom   85 La Plaza Court, Cotati (hour north of san francisco) 
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