September 2023 Benefit night at Culinary Dropout Tempe with Dr. Laurie Marker
Great to mingle and dine with other cheetah loving supporters.
A super fun evening dining for cheetahs! We all enjoyed getting to know each other a bit more and relax over some delicious food. Thanks Tempe/Phoenix/Tucson friends for coming out and dining to raise money for CCF. Let's do it again soon!
September 2023 Saving Cheetahs, Making the Wild a Better Place REID Park zoo
Dr. Marker's enthusiasm for saving cheetahs inspires us all!
It was great to be back at our local zoo for Dr. Laurie Marker's first stop in Arizona on her 2023 CCF fall tour. The evening event was well attended with longtime supporters and lots of new faces. Dr. Marker shared the tireless work CCF is doing worldwide. From Namibia to the Horn of Africa and India CCF continues to address issues and establish science-based solutions to save wild cheetahs.
Dr. Marker also shared information about Cheetah Kids' founder, Cameron, who has been the facility's engineer for almost three years and his work on developing sustainability solutions for CCF. Fun to see his photo on the screen!
Thank you REID Park zoo for always hosting a great event with Cheetah Kids and the CCF AZ Chapter.
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October 2022
Keeping Wild Cheetahs, Wild event Phoenix Zoo, Arizona
Thank you Phoenix Zoo for hosting a great event with the CCF AZ chapter & Cheetah Kids!
Dr. Laurie Marker's fall tour focused on the many successes CCF has in its holistic approach to saving wild cheetahs. She highlighted the on-going illegal wildlife pet trade crisis and the need for funding to combat this issue and secure long term care for the confiscated cubs.
Great to see so many of our AZ supporters and lots of new faces too. It will take lots of people to care and support our efforts to keep wild cheetah populations for future generations. Thank you for being there!
2021 International Cheetah Day - Dec. 4th REID Park Zoo w/CCF AZ chapter
A special day to raise awareness about saving wild cheetahs and supporting wildlife conservation.
We had a great day at the zoo talking about cheetahs and the need for organizations like the Cheetah Conservation Fund. Lots of people, young and old, expressed their love for cheetahs but were unaware of their low population numbers and struggles to survive. The day emphasized the need for raising awareness and increasing support for wildlife conservation as ongoing and important.
Thanks to the community for showing interest in helping to save wild cheetahs and the zoo for being a partner in conservation.
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2021 "Save the Cheetah" 5k walk/run
CCF's Arizona Chapter highlighted a weekend to raise awareness to save wild cheetahs.
We had great participation for the "Save the Cheetah" virtual 5k walk/run. Members of the Arizona chapter and supporters joined together to form the ARIZONA team with participants in Nebraska, Michigan and Arizona. It was a great way to show support for saving wild cheetahs and get some exercise. Thank you to everyone who joined in. Enjoy wearing that awesome CCF cheetah medal!
March 2019 Tasting & Tapas for Cheetahs event
Dr. Laurie Marker continues to work tirelessly to save wild cheetahs.
Cheetah Kids hosted Dr. Laurie Marker at the Wilhelm Family Vineyards at Ventana for an evening of cheetah news and wine tasting and tapas. Dr. Marker shared good news about the Cheetah Conservation Fund's successful 25 years of their Livestock Guarding Dog program and the re-wilding of several orphan cheetahs.
She also shared about the Illegal pet trade making a negative impact on the wild cheetah population. It has become a huge problem in the Horn of Africa. CCF is presently working in Somaliland to support and educate local Somalilanders to care for the very young and vunerable wild cheetah cubs confiscated from smugglers. Thank you to our cheetah supporters for coming to the event. It is obvious cheetahs need humans to care and share about their struggle to survive.
Cheetah Kids hosted Dr. Laurie Marker at the Wilhelm Family Vineyards at Ventana for an evening of cheetah news and wine tasting and tapas. Dr. Marker shared good news about the Cheetah Conservation Fund's successful 25 years of their Livestock Guarding Dog program and the re-wilding of several orphan cheetahs.
She also shared about the Illegal pet trade making a negative impact on the wild cheetah population. It has become a huge problem in the Horn of Africa. CCF is presently working in Somaliland to support and educate local Somalilanders to care for the very young and vunerable wild cheetah cubs confiscated from smugglers. Thank you to our cheetah supporters for coming to the event. It is obvious cheetahs need humans to care and share about their struggle to survive.
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April 2017 Wild About Cheetahs event LOFT Cinema
Special screening in Tucson about Cheetahs.
Thank you Tucson for coming out to support Wild About Cheetahs at the LOFT Cinema. Cheetah Kids hosted an evening with Dr. Laurie Marker and presented a special screening of Richard Wiese's Born to Explore featuring the Cheetah Conservation Fund.
April 2016 25 years of Cheetah Conservation event REID Park Zoo
A beautiful evening with cheetah lovers.
We had another sold out event and great support at the 25 years of Cheetah Conservation event with Dr. Laurie Marker. The night consisted of African crafts & jewelry, cheetah merchandise and books for sale and a mulit-media talk from Dr. Marker. She presented the holistic programs of Cheetah Conservation Fund and how they have grown and adapted to help save cheetahs over the last 25 years.
The event raised over $13,000. The money goes directly to the intergrated programs of CCF to help save wild cheetahs. A BIG thank you to everyone who supported us!
February 2016 Brian Badger of CCF Visits Arizona
Brian brings his cheetah charm to Tucson.
Brian Badger, the operations manager of the Cheetah Conservation Fund, made a quick stop in Arizona. He visited both the REID Park Zoo and the Arizona-Sonoran Desert Museum toured and gave an entertaining and informative talk to docents. We all enjoyed his humor and cheery smile!
September 2014 A Future for Cheetahs event REID Park zoo
Great to see familiar faces and some new cheetah fans.
Dr. Lauire Marker returns to Tucson to give our community an update on her work in Namibia saving cheetahs. Cheetah Kids hosted A Future for Cheetahs event at our local zoo.
Dr. Marker introduced her new book, "A Future for Cheetahs" and offered signings. She brought beautiful african jewelry, crafts and books from Namibia to sell and the items are always a big hit. The event brought in over $6,000. Thank you to everyone who came out to support and help save cheetahs. Monies raised goes directly to Cheetah Conservation Fund.
October 2013 Matti Nghikembua of CCF visits Arizona
Cheetah expert Matti shared his knowledge about cheetahs.
Matti Nghikembua, the education officer of the Cheetah Conservation Fund, made a stop in Arizona. He visited and toured both the REID Park Zoo and the Arizona-Sonoran Desert Museum before speaking at a private dinner hosted by Cheetah Kids. Matti shared a song with us and lots of cheetah images from CCF's camera traps. Super fun evening!
April 2010 Wild About Cheetahs event REID Park zoo
Wild About Cheetahs was a SOLD OUT event!
We were fortunate to host Dr. Marker's visit Tucson during her CCF Spring tour to help our community learn about wild cheetahs and the challenges they face daily in their African ecosystem.
Wild About the Cheetah was a great evening with zoo creatures, Mexican food, silent auction and Dr. Marker's talk about what she's doing in Namibia, Africa to help save wild cheetahs from extinction. Her presentation included beautiful cheetah videos & photos - many of Chewbakka, her Ambassador Cheetah. Monies raised are donated to CCF. Thank you to everyone who came out to support cheetahs & Dr. Laurie Marker in Tucson, AZ at the Reid Park Zoo. It was a beautiful evening!
We were fortunate to host Dr. Marker's visit Tucson during her CCF Spring tour to help our community learn about wild cheetahs and the challenges they face daily in their African ecosystem.
Wild About the Cheetah was a great evening with zoo creatures, Mexican food, silent auction and Dr. Marker's talk about what she's doing in Namibia, Africa to help save wild cheetahs from extinction. Her presentation included beautiful cheetah videos & photos - many of Chewbakka, her Ambassador Cheetah. Monies raised are donated to CCF. Thank you to everyone who came out to support cheetahs & Dr. Laurie Marker in Tucson, AZ at the Reid Park Zoo. It was a beautiful evening!
April 2010 Cheetah Kids at Earth Day Festival 2010
It was a great day at the 16th annual Earth Day!
We made some new friends and raised money for the cheetahs. We introduced a challenge with the spot poster to put the spots back on the cheetah to help save cheetahs. We offered 'Cheetah Spot' wooden nickels for $1 and with each purchase of nickels one spot on the cheetah was colored in. Special thanks to our cheetah friend Liz and the DC chapter of the Cheetah Conservation Fund for putting spots back on the cheetah.