Fundraising

Team Gorilla

With your participation you are helping to keep the highly endangered Mountain Gorilla alive in the jungles of Rwanda, Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The Mountain Gorilla Conservation Fund has been dedicated to the preservation of the Mountain Gorilla ever since Dian Fossey asked for help in 1985.

Checkout the "Why We Are Doing This" page for an overview of the new
Ruth Keesling Wildlife Health and Research Center
and also bit of history.

The Edmonton Gorilla Run is a fundraiser for Canadian Friends of the Mountain Gorilla Veterinary Project (CFMGVP) and Mountain Gorilla Conservation Fund (MGCF). CFMGVP is a non profit charitable organization in the province of Alberta (License 336323). CFMGVP was incorporated on June 23, 2008, to support the lifesaving work of the Mountain Gorilla Veterinary Project.

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PLEDGE INCENTIVES
Participants are being asked to be the best they can be! If you want it, you know how to ask of your family and friends. For your continued efforts, and because we really need your help we want you to help us raise more money than ever before. Below, we are offering the following pledge incentives and they are really cool. We hope that you think so too.

Pledges must be turned in by the end of registration on race day to be considered eligible.
Pledge incentives not collected on race day may be subject to shipping charges.

Pledge incentive prizes are cumulative. Raise $300 and you’ll receive a pink gorilla suit in addition to the Ugandan basket or beer, plush or vest, and event t-shirt or coffee.

Below is a letter to our wonderful donors.

Dear Furless Friends,

Since most people can't make it to the jungles of Africa, we are pretending the jungles are in Edmonton, Alberta. Keep your eyes open because on September 7th, 2013, there will be hundreds of people dressed as mountain gorillas running through the river valley trails of Edmonton. The Canadian Friedns of MGVP and the Mountain Gorilla Conservation Fund will be hosting the Edmonton Gorilla Run and all of us are helping to keep Dian Fossey's dream alive. Remember the movie "Gorillas in the Mist"?

This is where we need your help.....So what's our story?

In 1985, Dian Fossey was murdered. The Mountain Gorilla Conservation Fund (MGCF) took the initiative to keep her dream alive. When MGCF took over the project there were only 248 mountain gorillas left in the WORLD. Because of the projects that MGCF oversees there are now 880 in the countries of Rwanda, Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. A mountain gorilla can only be seen in Africa, these animals do not survive in captivity therefore they'll never been seen in any zoo.

Mountain Gorillas are one of our closest relatives, sharing 98.6% of our DNA. This makes them the closest link to mankind and we are trying to help keep these animals from extinction. MGCF introduced veterinary medicine back in 1986 with a project called Mountain Gorilla Veterinary Project. The local governments are convinced that this project saved the gorillas from extinction during the war in the mid 90's.

MGCF developed a veterinary education department in central Africa's largest University called, Makerere University. This program is educating local Ugandans and Rwandans to become veterinarians. The current facility at the University has outgrown itself and we need to raise the funds to create more room for education. After graduation, they first protect the mountain gorilla, then expand to other wildlife in Uganda and Rwanda. MGCF needs support in raising funds to build an expansion that will provide new lecture halls and a wildlife museum to conserve gorilla remains for future studying. MGCF was the first in the world to ever build an "on location" veterinary center in 1986 for the protection of endangered animals. Since then, 20 expatriate veterinarians have served in the countries and now locals have been educated enough to take over and protect their own wildlife. This is a great thing for central Africa!

How are we doing this.....
We are asking each of our gorillas to set a fundraising goal. This is where we need the donors help. Just log on to the events web site at http://www.active.com/donate/EdmontonGorillaRun12 and after submitting your donation make sure to list the person which you are supporting in the run. If you don't know anybody in the run no problem, just put your name. During these difficult economical times, your help is very important to the gorillas. Please help in any way you can.

Thanks so much from all the gorillas.

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