 Dear Marisa, Thanks to members like you, it’s been a very productive summer here at Rainforest2Reef . . . from fighting global warming, to premiering our new film, to partnering with the Salesforce.com Foundation... we’ve been successfully forging ahead on our new, expanded mission.
Because none of these exciting developments would be possible without you, our supporters, I hope you will take a few minutes to read about the exciting progress we’ve made. We also invite you to join one our Rainforest Giving Circles.
Best Wishes,
Cheri Sugal
Executive Director
Rainforest2Reef
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What’s new this month with Rainforest2Reef • Rainforest2Reef invites you to join a Rainforest Giving Circle
• Help Rainforest2Reef fight global warming
• New film about tree nursery premiers at Taos Mountain Film Festival
• Rainforest2Reef partners with Salesforce.com Foundation
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Join one of Rainforest2Reef's Rainforest Giving Circles
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Join one of Rainforest2Reef's Rainforest Giving Circles
Saving critically endangered jaguar habitat wouldn’t be possible without your support. We invite our members to upgrade their commitment to rainforest protection by joining one of our membership circles. All members who donate $250 or more become a member of one of Rainforest2Reef’s Giving Circles, each of which includes special benefits, as explained below.
Rainforest Supporter ($250- $499)
Benefits include:
• Free quarterly electronic newsletter;
• Saving a minimum of 14 acres of critically threatened jaguar habitat.
Rainforest Protector ($500- $999)
You will receive all of the above benefits, as well as:
• With your permission, special recognition on our web site;
• Saving a minimum of 28 acres of critically threatened jaguar habitat.
Rainforest Partner ($1000- $4999)
You will receive all of the above benefits, as well as:
• Invitations to regional events hosted by Rainforest2Reef;
• A direct relationship with our staff by phone;
• Saving a minimum of 56 acres of critically threatened jaguar habitat.
Rainforest Guardian ($5000+)
You will receive all of the above benefits, as well as:
• An invitation to join visit our project site in Mexico, and meet with our Chief Biologist, Dr. Gerardo Ceballos;
• Saving a minimum of 280 acres of critically threatened jaguar habitat.
Make your gift today:
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Help Rainforest2Reef fight global warming  Our new Selva Maya Carbon Offset Project is an innovative solution for climate change, poverty in rainforest communities, and biodiversity protection – but we need your help to realize its full potential.
The map (right) shows fires resulting from slash and burn agriculture destroying the Selva Maya at an alarming rate. Rainforest2Reef has signed binding agreements with the local communities in the Calakmul Biosphere Reserve to protect this valuable land from destruction, preventing millions of tons of carbon from entering the atmosphere.
The Selva Maya Carbon Offset Project, which we recently presented at the Carbon Footprint Consumer Products Summit in Chicago, is designed to offer our members a way to fight global warming with the highest quality carbon offset credits possible. Right now, Rainforest2Reef is in the process of quantifying and verifying our carbon with the Environmental Resources Trust and the Climate, Community, and Biodiversity Alliance.
Rainforest2Reef needs your help to continue to develop this critical program. Please click here to contribute to our fight against global warming:
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New film about tree nursery premieres at Taos Mountain Film Festival  Last spring, Rainforest2Reef worked with the men, women, and children of ejido Pustunich, to create a tree nursery behind their school. This ejido is one of the communities which own rainforest land in the Calakmul Biosphere Reserve, and the goal of our project was to support their guardianship of their rainforest home. Our heartwarming 8-minute documentary film about the project is titled “Guardians of the Selva Maya,” and it premiered this month at the Taos Mountain Film Festival.
The film has received an overwhelmingly positive response – and it was made possible by the support of people like you.
Click here to watch Guardians of the Selva Maya:
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Rainforest2Reef partners with Salesforce.com Foundation Rainforest2Reef is happy to announce a critical new partnership with the Salesforce.com Foundation. The Salesforce.com Foundation operates under Salesforce.com’s 1/1/1 Model- a commitment to deliver 1% Time, 1% Equity, and 1% Product to non-profit organizations. Through a generous grant from the Salesforce.com Foundation, in conjunction with a Google Adwords grant, Rainforest2Reef will more effectively communicate our important conservation work in the Calakmul region to a global audience.
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