ANZACC NEWS
Kangaroo Conservation Center
on the Today Show
Watch the Today Show on NBC,
Thursday July 10 2008
Viewers from across the country will get an up-close
look at the inner workings of the Kangaroo Conservation Center on
the morning of Thursday, July 10 when the KCC is scheduled to be
featured on NBC-TV’s “Today” show.
Founders/directors Roger and Debbie Nelson, along with a few
selected young marsupials, will make the trip to New York City’s
Rockefeller Plaza, where they will appear live on the “Today” set
with hosts Matt Lauer, Meredith Vieira, Ann Curry and Al Roker.
“Today” producer Molly Parnell and a Georgia-based video crew spent
the entire day on June 18 filming the KCC’s employees working with
the nine species of kangaroos in the 87-acre park located one hour
north of Atlanta at the foot of the Blue Ridge Mountains in
Dawsonville. The “Today” cameras also captured the public tour given
at the KCC.
“We are extremely pleased to further our mission of preserving these
wonderful creatures to a nationwide audience on the ‘Today’ show,”
said Roger Nelson. “Not only is the Kangaroo Conservation Center
part of a captive breeding program for zoos across the country, it
is also a tourist destination in Northeast Georgia that educates the
general public that visit us each year about kangaroos.”
The Kangaroo Conservation Center — selected as “Best Animal
Encounter” in Atlanta magazine’s Best of Atlanta 2006, profiled by
The New York Times, Smithsonian & Delta Sky magazines and rated
“Fodor’s Choice” by Fodor’s The Carolinas and Georgia, 17th Edition
in 2007 — features the largest kangaroo collection outside of
Australia.
 Read the full press release...
Visit the
Kangaroo Conservation Center website
Kangaroo Conservation Center is a member of ANZACC
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Down Under Ball 2007
Thank you for making the 2007 Ball an outstanding success!
Through your generous participation in the Down Under
Ball this year, ANZACC has been able
to donate $44,000 to our charity partner - US Fund for
UNICEF - and the Down Under Ball was a direct catalyst
in further contributions to UNICEF of $25,000.
This brings the 2007 total to $69,000, and brings our total funds raised
for UNICEF in the last four years to just over $161,000.
This has only been possible through your generous
efforts - thank you!
Southeast Regional Director for US Fund for UNICEF -
Barron Segar - attended a function where the ANZACC
Board paid tribute to the incredible efforts of our Down
Under Ball Committee.
Barron noted that the funds raised this year alone
could:
- purchase vaccines to immunize 345,000 children
against measles
- provide 31,363 children with schooling during an
emergency through School-in-a-Box kits
- provide clothing, bedding, and blankets to 1,104
children who have been separated from their families
One of the fundraising highlights this year was the
UNICEF School-in-a-Box. You directly contributed 72
School in a Box kits to UNICEF - thank you!
School-in-a-Box is a ready-made educational solution
packed in a lockable metal box, containing equipment
such as pencils, exercise books, scissors, and carrier
bags sufficient for pupils, and equipment for a teacher.
These units are a
great way to support UNICEF -
read more about School-in-a-Box,
and how you can help.
Take a look at
the Ball photos! ...
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Australians Within Atlanta
Whether you're out of Australia
for the first time, or this is just another overseas
posting, the AWA can help you settle in and can
offer you the company of fellow Australians.
Visit the
AWA website for more news about Australians
Within Atlanta.
Australians Within Atlanta
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