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Welcome To Suara Orang Utan - Voice of The Orangutan
Welcome To Suara Orang Utan - Voice of The Orangutan
Welcome To Suara Orang Utan - Voice of The Orangutan
Volume 1
Summer 2005
OUREI Education
By Wendy Hoole, Education Chair Indonesian scientists, we are informal education at the local
While I was growing up in now acutely aware of the community level. That is why I
California, I became quite precarious existence of this am so excited to be part of the
Volunteer Allison Saldana with
interested in orangutans. At magnificent creature. OUREI. To learn more or to
Additionally, a variety of become involved with our children eager to learn about
that time, educational
curricula exists to inform and education programs, contact us orangutans at an OUREI outreach
programs that focused on
orangutans and their habitat inspire people to take action. I at info@orangutanrepublik.org booth at Environmental Expo in
were few and far between. believe the preservation of wild San Bernardino, California (April
Editor’s note: Wendy Hoole teaches
Today, as result of wild orangutans and their requisite at LA Harbor College and Santiago 23, 2005). © OUREI
orangutan research that has habitat can be achieved Canyon Community College.
been conducted by foreign and through increased formal and
Orang Utan Republik Education Initiative
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2461 Santa Monica Blvd. #828 Santa Monica, CA 90404
Phone: 310-401-6602 Fax: 310-401-6614
E-mail: info@OrangUtanRepublik.org
OUREI Advisors
Mr. & Mrs. Handriyo Kusumo Priyo; Ed Begley Jr., Honorary Advisors
Mr. Soedomo Mergonoto– Founding Patron
Angelina Sondakh, SE, – Ambassador
Wendy Hoole– Chair– Education; Hengki Koentjoro– Chair– Media/PR
Maylene Wong– Chair– Programs; Nicki Coleman– Chair–Volunteers
Mailing Address Label
Welcome to Suara Orang Utan Action Items & What You Can Do:
• Help Sign the On-line Petition– Get Others to Sign Too
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• Purchase Gifts and Items from OUR Trading Post
In the coming months and amongst themselves their
years, OUREI will be working collective future. Of course, • Make a Contribution to OUREI
with orangutan organizations the Indonesian government
and influential members of must address the weighty • Volunteer to help OUREI Save Orangutans through
Indonesian society to create an issues of rural and urban
Education
integrated program of outreach poverty as well as conspicuous
and education initiatives and greed and corruption- other • Get involved with Orangutan Awareness Week
campaigns that will address the root causes of ecological
cause of the orangutan’s degradation and social unrest. • Help Us Raise Awareness
current plight: ignorance, The challenges are enormous
misinformation, and fear. We but together we can overcome • Hold a Fundraiser or a mini-Fundraiser at your home
seek to do this without them and secure the future of
proselytizing but by engaging the Great Red Ape. Thank you • Attend OUR next Fundraiser
Indonesians to become aware for joining us in this important
of the issues and to discuss cause.
Shop & Support
ORANG UTAN REPUBLIK Store Address: 2411 Main St. Santa Monica, CA 90405
T r a d i n g P o s t - inside Merchant Mart—Between Ocean Park & Hollister
Handbags ● sarongs● Bali gifts● batik clothing ● Open Mon-Sat 11-6; Sun 11-5 Phone: 310-450-1816
orangutan puppets ● Indonesian arts & crafts
Meet Gary and Inggriani at Farmer’s Market
Your purchase will support education Sun 9-1 at Ocean Park and Main Street, Santa Monica
programs in Indonesia