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Thanks everyone who’s dropped me a line in the last week.  Andy’s and my first little warrior, Sol Ridley entered the world last Sunday so we’re in a hazy planet of nappies and night feeds.  All of us are doing well and Andy and I are over the moon.  I’m not checking email as regularly so apologies if you don’t get a response straight away.  Sol (Solomon – it means sun in Latin, not to mention the relation to King Solomon and his famous mines of Africa) has already rocked our world.  He’s fabulous – and already has a complete collection of elephant cuddly toys.  Andy keeps asking me ‘Why are we getting so many elephants?’

You can see who won all the prizes in the Animal Works safari competition on line now – www.tammiematson.com or www.animalworks.com.au

Thanks to everyone who entered and congratulations to the winners!!

Tonight’s the night!  Just a quick reminder that it’s your last chance to be in the running to win a week long safari for two with Wilderness Safaris and Epic Private journeys – we need your online entry by midday today.  All you have to do is go to www.animalworks.com.au and enter there through paypal.  Thanks to everyone who has entered already and made a contribution to elephant conservation in the process.  We’ll have the results up on my website and the Animal Works website as soon as possible after the draw.  Check out the other prizes below….

1^st prize – Namibian safari for two with Wilderness Safaris & Epic Private Journeys ($7000+)

2^nd prize – Swarovski crystal heron ($500)

3^rd prize – Pan Macmillan African books pack including “Elephant Dance” ($350)

4^th prize – Telescope from mi vision ($300)

5^th prize – Sydney Aquarium family pass & 1 x Sydney Wildlife World family pass ($200)

6^th prize – Sydney Aquarium family pass ($100)

7^th prize – Sydney Wildlife World family pass ($100)

8^th prize – $100 voucher to Duty Free Sydney

9^th prize – Double pass to Village Roadshow cinemas ($40)

10^th prize – Nafisa Naomi’s orphaned Indian elephant calender & copy of Tammie Matson’s first book “Dry Water” ($40)

I’m always amazed at how many Africa addicts there are in Australia – if you’re receiving this you’re probably one of them…  You’re sitting at your desk, supposed to be working, but you’re thinking about cheetahs chasing springboks on the savannah rather than spreadsheets…  What is it about Africa that gets under your skin?  It’s incredibly hard to define, but it’s got to have something to do with those big critters that threaten to stomp, chase or eat you… 

I’m about to disappear into the world of night feeds (the ones that involve a crying baby, not lions I’m afraid!) for a little while, so this is a last reminder that on Monday 9th (next week – 4 days away) we’ll be drawing the African safari competition.  Well under 300 tickets have been sold, so the odds of winning remain incredibly good for a prize of this size.  It’s a week in Namibia with Wilderness Safaris, thanks to Epic Private Journeys, and believe me, holidays in Africa don’t get much better than this….  If you don’t have a ticket in the competition yet, or haven’t told your Africa loving mates, please do so now online at www.animalworks.com.au

Get ready to be killed by cuteness….  Meet the elephant orphans at http://animalworks.com.au/meet-the-orphans . 

We’ve added a new page to the Animal Works website where you can meet some of the orphaned baby elephants being reared at the Wildlife Trust of India’s Centre for Wildlife Rehabilitation and Conservation in Assam.  Their stories are heart wrenching and they’re unbelievably gorgeous, but it’s not all bad news – there is hope because they’ve been saved by the wonderful vets and staff at the centre and there’s lots we can do to help.  If you’ve bought a ticket in the safari competition, a calendar or an artwork, you’re helping pay for food for these little guys.  If you haven’t, it’s not too late!

Thanks for your patience!

To buy competition tickets online in the African safari competition you can now to go www.animalworks.com.au and click on the page “Shop”.  This takes you straight to the competition, so you can select how many tickets you want, go to checkout, enter your details and then take it through to paypal.  You should get a paypal notification when it’s through.  Any problems please let me know!

Apologies again to anyone who’s had problems – this is due to incompatibilities between old and new windows programs!

Hi there – a thousand apologies to those of you trying to buy tickets in the competition and not able to enter online.  We discovered a problem with the page last night and our fabulous web person Kathrin is onto fixing it right now.  When it’s fixed (should be by lunchtime today) you just need to go to www.animalworks.com.au , go to the page “enter competition”, enter how many tickets you want and then go to shopping cart, which takes you to paypal for final payment.  Thanks for your patience!!

Less than 200 tickets have sold in our African safari competition… 

You work it out – the odds of winning this amazing holiday for two in Namibia are really really good, with only a couple of weeks til the draw on 9th November.  Apart from the fact that you have a great chance of winning this African adventure with Wilderness Safaris and Epic Private Journeys, it’s for a really good cause!  And there are lots of runner up prizes, including a telescope from MI Vision, a crystal heron from Swarovski and African books from Pan Macmillan…

Also, check out the Animal Works website where Nafisa Naomi’s baby orphan elephant calenders are on sale for $20 each.  They are the perfect Christmas gift for anyone who loves animals and all proceeds go to elephant conservation.

Thanks to everyone who turned up at the Elephant Extravaganza fundraiser on Monday night!  With over 300 people there, it was a fantastic night and a lot of fun had by all…  Between the sale of elephant art, calendars, diaries and safari competition entries it looks like we’ve made about $10,000, so that’s a great start!

Nafisa still has lots of elephant calendars available at just $20 each – they make great Christmas presies and all for a good cause.  She also has elephant art prints up for grabs, again all proceeds to elephant conservation, at $120 each (includes postage).  Get yourself a Christmas present that helps a good cause!  If you would like one please get in touch with me or purchase online through the Animal Works website – www.animalworks.com.au

Don’t sit at home bored on a Monday night – there’s something much better to do!  Tonight at the Arthouse Hotel, Kamahl will be singing his famous elephant song, joining forces with Miss Universe Australia Laura Dundovic, Chris Taylor from the Chaser’s War on Everything, Mark Gable of the Choirboys and Glenn Cardier for a night of celebrating elephants.  All proceeds to elephant conservation.

Hope you can make it!  Tickets still available through the Arthouse Hotel at www.thearthousehotel.com.au and all details are at www.animalworks.com.au – look forward to seeing you there!