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EMPOWERS AFRICA Annual Gala Dinner
at The Explorers Club, New York City
Empowers Africa held
its annual gala dinner at The Explorers Club in New York
City on February 6th, 2014. Empowers Africa is a
non-profit foundation based in the United States that
supports programs on the ground in Sub Sahara Africa.
The event raised over $130,000 for human empowerment and
wildlife protection in Africa. Master of Ceremonies for
the evening was Richard
Wiese, Host and Producer of ABC series “Born to
Explore”. The Auctioneer was Eliza
Osborne, Vice President, Sotheby’s. Guest
included: Beth Rudin
DeWoody, Nina Griscom, Chris Mack, Jenny Kennedy, Donna
& Mike Corbat, Jennifer Creel, Zack Bacon and Flo
Fulton. The auction consisted of prints by Nick
Brandt and exotic trips to Botswana, Mozambique, South
Africa, Rwanda and Zimbabwe.
Empowers Africa is a 501(c)(3) that
focuses on funding programs in communities that surround
protected conservation and wildlife areas or World
Heritage sites; programs in urban communities where
tourism is a strong source of development; and programs
that support the protection of wildlife and land
conservation. Visit the organization’s website at
www.empowersafrica.org
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