The kids at Dixie

WE did it. The kids had a great time.

2008-10-26T18:32:10+01:00

Thank you. Thank you. Yesterday the kids went to Nelspruit and saw the movie "Beverley Hills Chiwawa". 36 kids, all under the age of 11, were collected by 3 busses and driven 3 hours to Nelspruit. None of the kids had ever seen a tarred (sealed) road. They then went for a hamburger lunch. Not one of them had ever eaten a hamburger. They got to see themselves in a big mirror ... even see a urinal and shopping centre for the first time. It was an amazee experience for them all. They will never forget that people all over the world pulled together to make a small difference in their lives. WildEarth.TV (WE) would like to thank Amazee and all of our WEangels for helping to make this day possible. WE have only just begun to make a difference in their lives and already planning on the best Christmas any of them has ever had, has begun. There is a little money left over and this will be used in the next WEangel project. Soon WE will let you know all about it, but we plan to buy every kid a small box of presents and organise a Christmas lunch for the whole village. You will be able to join in the festivities LIVE at www.wildearth.tv

The kids go to the movies.

2008-10-26T18:32:36+01:00

Update on the project

2008-10-18T11:51:10+02:00

WE have received a phenomenol $2140.00 for the project to take the kids from Dixie to the movies!!! Far more than we planned or expected. This has allowed us to take many more kids, and we are also planning to get each of them a T-Shirt, and maybe more ... (I will keep you updated on our arrangements and of course make sure you feel like you are there with us on the day.) There are some WEangels that have requested to remain annonymous, and WE will of course respect this. I would like to extend a very sincere thank you to all of you that decided to help our humble little project to take some underpriveleged kids in Africa to the movies for an experience of a lifetime. I know that this project came at a time when many people around the world are very uncertain about the financial and political systems everywhere, and I think it is a testimony to the kindness of people that come on safari with us LIVE, that they could find it in their hearts to help the less fortunate in a time of their own relative darkness. You are all truly special people, you are WEangels and I am so grateful that it is in your nature. This project has taught me something about what WE do, and more importantly, what WE can do. I think that it is the beginning of something special and very meaningful. I promise that this will not be the last time that you hear of the army of WEangels.

WE are at US$955.00 ... almost there.

2008-09-26T12:04:06+02:00

While the WildEarth crew slept, angels came in the night, and donated money to our cause!! WE now have $955.00 towards the trip to the movies because of the following WEangels: Stacy Manfredi, Peter Braat, Cathy M Glenney-Munro, Beverly Bailey, Michael Moss, Carol Roll, Barbara Ellington, Patricia Mulligan, Andrew Hudson, Sharon Mcdorman, Mike Merritt, Mary Schooley, Kathleen Lambert, Vicki Kiskamp and Jean-Pierre LEVY. WE need about $1300.00 to take about 25 kids and 5 adults to the movies. But what with the amazing response of the WEangels, we are going to try and take more kids. Emily is working on finding more buses and growing this little project because of your AMAZING generosity. You are all stars and should be very very proud of yourselves. WE are going to make a lot of kids very very happy. Thank you. You are WEangels ... it's in your nature.

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2008-09-25T15:54:41+02:00

Rex in Dixie with the Kids...

2008-09-25T15:54:30+02:00

WOW we have now raised a total of ... US$295.00!!!!!

2008-09-25T10:11:30+02:00

A big big thank you to all our supporters so far. We have raised US$295.00. Emily and I have almost finished costing the trip and will be Bloging the whole story later today. But our initial guess is that we are already about a third of the way there. The gang will be on their way to Dixie, when they have finished with the morning shows, and after we have the pictures and video I will Blog here, the WildEarth Blog (http://blog.wildearth.tv) and create a Facebook cause as well. Thank you to Amanda ($100), Letricia ($75), and Kathy ($50) for helping make this possible. I can't wait.

Lets take the kids to the movies!!!

2008-09-23T11:43:35+02:00

There is a little village called Dixie, just outside Djuma Game Reserve in Mpumulanga, South Africa. Rexon Ntimane, a presenter at www.wildearth.tv helped has worked very hard over the years to get a creche and school going in his village. All of us at WildEarth thought that it would be a great idea to hire a bus and take all the kids to the movies in Nelspruit, which is the closest cinema three hours drive away. Many of these kids, well actually all of them, have never been out of their village. They have never seen a two storey building, or a paved road. WE want to take them to Nelspruit, get them each some popcorn and a soda while they watch their very first movie. Then we want to take them to get a hamburger for lunch. This might not seem like a big deal for you, but for these kids it will be an adventure of a life time. I am still figuring out how much this will cost, how many kids, when we can do it etc. So check back soon to see what is happening. Pieter will be going in to Dixie with Texan and Rexon on the 24th September 2008 to take some pictures, which I will post over here. Also, on the day of the trip to the movies, WildEarth will send along a cameraman and WE will make a short film about the days trip, so all of you that have donated money to make these kids happy, will be able to see how it went. No promises, but i might even be able to organise a LIVE link up ... it's in our nature.

Thank you to Colleen and Dania

2008-09-24T16:24:50+02:00

A huge big thank you to Colleen ($50) and Dania ($20) for making the first two donations to our little project to take the kids at Dixie creche to the movies in Nelspruit. Emily has almost completed the costing and planning for this trip. So we hope to post the details of exactly how much money we need and when it will be happening tomorrow. Also, Rexon, Pieter, Herman and Simon will be going to the creche in Dixie tomorrow to film and photograph the kids and Rex talking about our plans, and we will also post all this info. I now that the whole world is having tough times right now. But sometimes doing something small for someone else, can come back into your own life many time amplified. I cannot think of anything better than making a perfect day for 25 underprivileged kids. Come on lets take them to the movies ... It's in your nature.

Images of Rexon, Dixie and the kids.

2008-09-23T11:21:41+02:00