Location: Fakarava Atoll, Tuamotos Archipelago
The biggest winners of our raffle were the Marquesan kids and their marine reserve: our community raised $2500 for them in just one week! THANK YOU to each one of the 22
participants of our raffle and everyone who helped spread the word.
Want to support even though the raffle is over? Send money via Paypal to greencoconutrun@gmail.com with the note “kid’s reserve”.
Thanks to our 22 raffle participants:
Matt & Diyana Dobberteen
Douglas Bagby
Spencer MacRae
Jackie & Jean-Claude Littee
Bob & Susie Beadle
Kristian & Sabrina
Adam and Kendra Goodman
Terri MacRae
Michael Payne
Stephanie Marta
Jay Seiden & Dionne Woods
Keri & Brian Hope
Melanie McCutchan
Juliet Wilkins
Deena Rosen
Brian Rossini
Sara DeMars
Connie Burdick
Eric Lohela
Roxanne Larsen
Daniel Howard
Adam Weinberg
RAFFLE WINNERS:
Red shell necklace: Matt & Diyana Dobberteen
Wooden Tiki Carving: Jay Seiden
Shell Lei from Reao Atoll: Adam and Kendra
Tapa of Tiki: Jean-Claude and Jackie Littée
Pandanus Goatskin hat: Roxanne Larsen
Black Pearls: Michael Payne
Congratulation to the winners and a big thank you to everyone who participated, and helped to give back a little bit to the amazing Marquesas Islands.
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We will transfer funds next week to the non profit Motu Haka, who is the driving force behind the rennaissance of Marquesan culture, and who are now supporting the creation of marine reserves in the archipelago.
Read more about how we found the prizes during our travels:
https://greencoconutrun.com/2017/08/16/what-are-the-raffle-prizes-aug-19th/
Learn about the Kid’s Reserve:
https://greencoconutrun.com/2017/08/07/marine-reserves-start-with-kids-in-marquesas/
Why Funds are needed:
https://greencoconutrun.com/2017/08/08/the-kids-reserves-take-on-a-challenge/
Our anchorage in Fakarava during sunrise. We are so grateful to our community for rallying behind this cause!
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Awesome so happy to win such a lovely memento from your travels. Way to pay your fortunes forward. Well done! Very proud of u both!
Lucky you! Thanks for your support!
What a beautiful example of each of us making a difference and stepping up for a cause when we sense it will seed progressive changes – in the ways that we can! I will treasure the red and black necklace as will Matt. It is very dear to think that Matt, Melanie and I (and you two) know the family, the village and the island it came from! Merci for all that you are doing!
Please send me addresses for all but Michael Payne who I can reach out to via Barbara Lindemann.
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Thank you Diyana for sending the prizes to the raffle winners, and for the myriad ways you and Matt have supported this raffle and the fundraiser for the school children’s marine reserve. You guys are awesome!!
My pleasure! It would be so cool to loop back with Pascal and hear how it went! I plan to meet Mr. Payne on Saturday morning. Be well and keep learning, exploring and doing all of the amazing things you do!