Hey everyone,
So I took the initiative and contacted the Penguin Foundation of Australia who is working closely with the knitting for penguins news that just took place yesterday! I'm awaiting a reply to see if they are willing to post up an address that will be specific donations for their cause, and what it takes to tie in together
Here's the link to the recent article if you guys havn't seen it yet http://www.oregonlive.com/knitting/index.ssf/2014/03/penguin_sweaters_yes_theyre_re.htmlHere is what they do:Little penguin research
Adopt a penguin and support little penguin research.
Money raised by the Penguin Foundation is directly invested into little penguin research projects conducted by world-renowned biologists at Phillip Island Nature Parks. Research projects include:
*oil cleaning technology
*satellite tracking
*microchip technology
*diving behaviour
*breeding success
*little penguin diet studies.
Here is a list of their "Corporate Sponsors"
http://penguinfoundation.org.au/about-the-penguin-foundation/our-sponsors-and-supporters/To Adopt a Penguin it's $75-‘Adopt a Penguin’ of your own and connect with the heart of the Penguin Foundation's work in little penguin research, conservation and the rescue and rehabilitation of sick and injured little penguins. You'll be able to follow the progress of your adopted penguin and that of the Penguin Foundation’s many projects.
Adoptions are for 12 months and are fully tax deductible.
For $75 you will receive the following rewards:
automatic membership to the Penguin Foundation
a thank you letter from the Penguin Foundation
an adoption certificate
one personalised thank you card with a photo of your penguin
our regular newsletter updating you on the progress of the penguin colony and Penguin Foundation projects
a little penguin fact sheet
a free Penguin Parade entry voucher for an adult or child
An exclusive invitation to our Penguin Foundation Members Open Day where you and a guest can take a special behind-the-scenes tour of the world famous Penguin Parade and meet our park rangers and marine biologists.
How the money is used:
Funds raised by penguin adoptions are used for vital research and conservation projects, as well as the rescue and rehabilitation of sick and injured little penguins. To find out more, visit the about the Penguin Foundation page.
They Do have Corporate Sponsorship Options which would allow us to be linked to their page with all the bells and whistles. Here is the link, and partial breakdown
https://penguinfoundation.org.au/DonationThe most direct and rewarding way to support the Penguin Foundation is to adopt a penguin for your organisation.
Your contribution will be used to help protect the unique fauna and flora of Phillip Island for future generations.
You will be connecting with the heart of the Penguin Foundation’s work and your organisation will be acknowledged as a valuable contributor.
Corporate benefits:
Addition to Penguin Foundation sponsors board at the Penguin Parade
An invitation to our Penguin Foundation special events
An exclusive invitation to our Penguin Foundation Open Day to network with other corporate supporters and take a behind-the-scenes tour of the Penguin Parade with rangers and researchers
A framed photo acknowledging your support
A thank you letter from the Penguin Foundation Chairperson
Regular electronic bulletins.
Adopt a Penquin for your Business today!
*Dedicated promotional page about your business
*Naming rights to specific research projects
*Joint Media and PR opportunities
*Use of Penguin Foundation logos/branding
*One Staff Activity Day/Guest speaker
*Promotional support in retail
*Unlimited number of Free Room Hire
*Staff incentive program support (3 Parks Pass tickets)
*Sponsorship recognitionThe only Package to do all of these is the $5000 one.
I have created a donation address to see if we can at least come together for the amount to Adopt a Penguin. If y'all want someone else to handle it, I have no problem with that, I was just taking initiative.
The address that is specific for the Australian Penguin Foundation is: p9PxknyFmK4js4WPdtpNmT7Bx995q66zznLet me know what you guys think!
This is great work and i will support this 100%. I believe if we can raise $5000.00 as a community that would be brilliant and making a first donation of that would be a great thing to do for a great cause.
The hardest part is to get the charities to understand what crypto currency is and i still havent had no luck at getting any replies but with giving them the understanding that there is a true USD value to our donation im sure its only a matter of time until they realise that they should accept it. Also if we go for the $5000.00 donation this will give us a bold statement about how committed we are as a community.
Hopefully we get a reply and we can begin with this so good on you for sharing this with the community.
Just trying to put forth my effort in order to help make what is bound to be a great coin, have it's chance in the spotlight for doing something good for humanity! Definitely doing the $5000 would get Penguincoin a link on their page, and full use of their merchandise, name their projects after the coin, etc. Which would ultimately make headline news that a Cryptocurrency has had such an impact on the world!
Which would definitely raise the awareness of this coin, and hence the value. There is nothing wrong with making money while doing some good in this world! And to know that we were on it since the beginning!
But yes I'll keep you up to date on the reply. And if you notice, that Club Penguin from Disney is a corporate sponsor as well.
I would also be willing to offer on every sale of glass etching that I could work out a percentage that I would pay into buying more Penguincoin at whatever the current market value is at and donate it into the Donation wallet. Would people be willing to push that? Obviously that's accepting Visa/Mastercard, paypal, BTC, Penguincoin. And that's on any glass etched items. Which the more sales I would get, the more Penguincoin investment would show, in hopes of other exchanges jumping on board. Let me know what you guys think!
