Class in Room 30 of Oak Knoll School in Menlo Park, CA, raised over two hundred and fifty dollars for Koko and The Gorilla Foundation. Thank you, Class in Room 30!

Several Classes at the Cal. School for the Deaf in Fremont, CA, raised five hundred dollars for Koko and The Gorilla Foundation. Thank you, CSD!

Here is a list of activities which would enable you and your class to help protect gorillas and the rainforest.
Please let us know if we can assist your class by providing you with more information.
And be sure to get your parents' and teacher's permission before starting any of these projects!

1. Set up an information table in your school and hand out information on the rainforest and gorillas.

2. Start a recycling program at your school, hold a bake sale or other fundraising event or earn money for organizations which protect gorillas and the rainforest.

3. Raffle off a gorilla doll or books about Koko and Michael and donate the proceeds to The Gorilla Foundation.

4. Learn about the human inhabitants of the rainforest where gorillas and other endangered animals live. Correspond with a school class in that region and learn about their way of life. Teach them what you know about protecting gorillas and their habitat.

5. Share your knowledge with friends and family. People will fight to protect what they know and love.

6. Write letters to politicians and other people with influential jobs and encourage them to make decisions which protect the environment, especially the rainforest and gorillas. For example, you could write to the President of the World Bank and ask him to stop financing development projects which damage the rainforest, such as clear-cutting. Or you could write to the President or Vice President of the United States of America and ask them to help protect endangered animals and their natural habitats.

World Bank - President
1818 H Street, NW
Washington, DC 20433
http://www.worldbank.org

President George W. Bush
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue
Washington, DC 20500
http://www.whitehouse.gov/