Hello! As you all know, I have shared Rebecca's GFM here, and will continue to share updates from her campaign. Below is a cut and paste to recap, to keep everyone informed about what has been happening... Thanks as always for caring about the Animals of Indonesia and for your continue support ~P Holmes. Update 55 Posted by Rebecca A. Rodriguez 1 hour ago Share We’re Making Things Happen for the Animals of Indonesia… In the past eight months, since the start of this GoFundMe Fundraiser, I have utilized your contributions to accomplish the following… In May 2017, I provided funds to cover the expenses of Scorpion Wildlife Trade Monitoring Group’s protest demonstration and petition delivery. In June 2017, I sent a team of five professionals to Indonesia on a fact-finding trip. Funds were utilized to cover all travel expenses including vaccines, food, lodging, in-country airfare, ground transportation/drivers, emergency airfare for Rebecca, admissions/tours, interpreters, travel supplies, etc… international airfare was donated. During the visit to Indonesia we… a. Captured basic footage and photographs of various animal establishments b. Attempted to assist the Sun Bears at Bandung Zoo (this did not go well) c. Rescued two young otters, Bubble and Squeak, from the illegal pet trade and transported them to a reputable wildlife sanctuary. Made a financial contribution. d. Rescued two, five-week-old kittens off the street and transported them to a reputable cat sanctuary. Made a financial contribution. e. Paid for the veterinary care of an injured, captive monkey. f. My team met with numerous Indonesia based animal welfare groups and rescuers. g. Donated Evacsaks to an animal group in Central Java. h. Contributed specialty electronics to assist with animal rescue efforts. Since returning from Indonesia we have … a. Provided funding for the building of an Animal Reading House in Sumatra. This is a project of Scorpion Wildlife Trade Monitoring Group. b. Provided funds for a television and DVD player for the Animal Reading House in Sumatra. c. Provided travel funds for the books to be delivered from Jakarta to Sumatra. d. Purchased approx 230 animal and environmental books for the Animal Reading House. e. Purchased approx 60 DVDs for the Animal Reading House. f. Funded the formation of the Indonesia Animal Welfare Society (IAWS), an organization that will take the lead on humane education in Indonesia. g. Contributed a laptop for use by IAWS h. Secured a relationship for IAWS with the National Humane Education Society (NHES) in the United States. i. Funded several upcoming classroom presentations that will be conducted by IAWS. j. Funded the website / logo creation for IAWS. k. Funded an investigation at Bandung Zoo. l. Produced and distributed the Bandung Zoo investigation videos. m. Produced, distributed and launched a “Boycott Indonesia Tourism” video/campaign. n. Made donations to the organizations caring for Bubble and Squeak and the two kittens. o. Assisting with the development of a coalition of all the reputable groups in Indonesia (ongoing). Right around the corner… a. Shipping books and movies to Sumatra. b. Grand Opening of the Animal Reading House c. Conduct more investigations and make those findings public as a way to generate/maintain pressure on those who are not acting in the best interest of the animals. d. Provide funding for the translation and printing of educational materials from National Humane Education Society into Bahasa Indonesian In the works… (the completion of some of these projects are contingent upon my reaching my full funding goal). a. Building an enclosure for two young Sun Bears living at a wildlife rescue facility. b. Contributing to the building of an enclosure for Mikey, the orphaned orangutan. c. Hiring a teacher for the Animal Reading House for one year. d. Providing teaching supplies for the new teacher at the Animal Reading House. e. Providing additional support for the cat sanctuary where our rescued kittens live. f. Producing educational videos for use by the Indonesian Animal Welfare Society. g. Assisting Indonesia Animal Welfare Society (IAWS) with the creation of a television series that will be filmed and will air in Indonesia. This show will aim to raise awareness about animal issues and rescue as well as inspire compassion. All revenue/profits that this show generates in Indonesia, will belong entirely to IAWS. This will provide this NGO with an income stream that will allow them to share their message of compassion and kindness, throughout the country as well as assist other Indonesia based animal NGOs. That's all for now. I hope you feel as proud as I do. Together we are laying a foundation that will change the world for the animals of Indonesia. Thank you all for being a part of the amazing journey and I hope I can count on you to continue supporting and sharing this campaign so we can reach our full funding goal. With my deepest gratitude, Rebecca