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Donna Karan and Brady Forseth |
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African Community and Conservation Foundation
Hosted Inaugural Impact Benefit and Auction
A Fundraising Event to Promote Wildlife Conservation and
Community Development in Africa
Featured Artwork by Photographer Robert Dutesco
Tuesday, September 10th, 2019 at 7:00pm
Chase Contemporary Gallery |
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Don Felder and Diane McInerney |
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Jonotthan Harrison and Justin Tuck |
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WHO: Over 200
guests attended the event to support African wildlife
conservation and community development. Party guests
included: photographer, artist and filmmaker
Roberto Dutesco; lead guitarist for rock band The
Eagles Don Felder, current New York Jets center
Jonotthan Harrison,
fashion icon and designer Donna Karan, legendary
modern dance choreographer Jennifer Muller, Anchor
and correspondent for CBS’ Inside Edition and
Inside Edition Weekend Diane McInerney,
Victoria’s Secret model Sofie Rovenstine,
and former NFL player for the New
York Giants and 2-time Superbowl champion
Justin Tuck.
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WHAT: The African Community and
Conservation Foundation (ACCF) hosted its inaugural Impact
Benefit and Auction. The event took place at Chase
Contemporary Gallery in Manhattan and included a cocktail
reception, art exhibition and auction.
Catering was donated by new French
restaurant, Coco J’Adore. Guests were treated to a
performance by modern dance company, Jennifer Muller/The
Works, an exhibition of famed photographer Robert
Dutesco’s 25th anniversary exhibit of his seminal
series of photographs, The Wild Horses of Sable Island
and an introduction to his latest project, IAMWILD.ORG.
The special event
raised funds to support ACCF’s mission of fueling
sustainable and transformative human impact and wildlife
conservation in Africa.
Proceeds from the event will help
support the mission of the African Community and
Conservation Foundation (ACCF) to contribute to the
preservation of important African wilderness areas, empower
the communities living alongside these spaces and contribute
to a world in which people and wildlife live together,
sustainably, forever.
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WHERE:
Chase Contemporary
Gallery - 521 West 23rd St.,
New York, NY 10011
WHEN: Tuesday,
September 10, 2019
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CONTACT:
African
Community and Conservation Foundation
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About the
African Community and
Conservation Foundation
ACCF supports
impactful and transformational community development and
conservation projects like those carried out by the Grumeti
Fund in Tanzania. ACCF is a project sponsored by Friends of
the Peace Parks, Inc a US 501(c) (3) organization founded
with the purpose of preserving Africa’s wildlife by raising
awareness and funding for key conservation projects and
community programs carried out in Africa.
The mission of the African
Community and Conservation Foundation (ACCF) is to
contribute to the preservation of important African
wilderness areas, as well as to empower the communities
living alongside these spaces, contributing to a world in
which people and wildlife live together, sustainably,
forever. To do this, ACCF works with distinguished nonprofit
funds and trusts carrying out impactful conservation and
community projects in Africa. By assisting them through
raising awareness and funding, ACCF provides support for
these important initiatives.
In 2018, the Grumeti
Fund launched its newest initiative, The Black Rhino
Re-Establishment Project, which aims to bring a 10% increase
to the local population of black rhinos. This and other
wildlife conservation programs will secure the biodiversity
living in the western corridor of the Serengeti. Grumeti
Fund has also committed itself to the local community in
Tanzania by offering programs for women to spur female
empowerment, education, enterprise development and
environmental awareness work.
“It’s a privilege to
partner with the Grumeti Fund, who are demonstrated leaders
in conservation and community outreach within the Serengeti
ecosystem. What they’ve accomplished is incredible and
driving sustainable human impact and conservation in
Tanzania.” - Brady Forseth, CEO The African Community and
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ACCF was founded by U.S.
investor and philanthropist Paul
Tudor Jones in 2018.
ACCF is a proud supporter of the
United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.
Instagram:
@AfricanCCF
Facebook:
@AfricanCCF |
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ACCF was founded by U.S.
investor and philanthropist Paul
Tudor Jones in 2018.
ACCF is a proud supporter of the
United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.
Instagram:
@AfricanCCF
Facebook:
@AfricanCCF
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