<%@LANGUAGE="JAVASCRIPT" CODEPAGE="1252"%> Ohio Safari Chapter
 

Safari Wish

Two people meet at a Safari Club fund raiser and the story begins...

On August 23, 2005 the Ohio Safari Chapter and Northern Ohio Safari Chapter, along with Safari Club International combined their efforts to sponsor a child with a disability. This years recipient was Alex Drescher. His dream was to go hunting in Africa. Alex is a 15 year old young man with juvenile rheumatoid arthritis.


· A letter about Alex.
· How it all came about
· His experience in Africa
· Safari Photos
· Grant Recipient
· Funding

·Alex spent 7 days in South Africa with Numzaan Safaris. While there he harvested a 24" Impala, a civet cat, a 50" Kudu and what Alex called a "Monster Warthog". In preparation for this trip some of the funding provided clothing along with hotel accommodations, food and miscellaneous items that was needed during the hunts.

Conservation/Education: During his stay in South Africa, Alex learned the much different culture and way of life of the native African people. He learned the importance of conservation from, the PH's as well as the landowners who depend on these animals as their livelihood. He impressed the PH's so much they invited him back next summer to assist them with other clients.

Humanitarian: This has been yet another great opportunity given to a youth of SCI's future. Alex will never forget this opportunity he was given and will bring the cultural experience home to his friends and family to share. He will always be a part of SCI.

·The name of the organization that received this grant for the safari (with the exception of the clothing, airline tickets etc…) is:
Numzaan Safaris
P.O. Box 180
0361, South Africa
Tel +27 82 854 1280
Website: www.numzaan.com

·Ohio Safari Chapter President, Scott Bagi, is responsible for putting this event together. He organized all of the contributions made by Safari club and the local chapters. He also accompanied Alex and his Grandmother on the trip. Scott recorded most of the experience on video and made sure Alex's dream was fulfilled.

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