Fundraising to Fight Extinction continued

Inspired to raise funds in your community too?

Here are Arabella’s top tips for fundraising success:

Creating the ripple effect

Pick species that need the most help

You can learn more about the Fighting Extinction priority species on the Zoos Victoria website.

Spreading the word about fighting extinction is important to Arabella because of the ripple effect it has: “If they can start doing what I’m doing, then more people do it. And if even more people start, then more and more will help and the world will be better.”

Arabella had another fundraiser for her eighth birthday and has supported her online campaign by making videos encouraging people to get involved. Early this year, she reached her $5,000 fundraising goal.

Arabella hopes to continue to help animals when she’s older by becoming a zoo keeper. “If I’m working at the Zoo then I can teach people about animals and help people love them even

Plan fun activities for your fundraiser to get people excited. DONOR SPOTLIGHT more than they already do,” she says. Arabella recently met the Leadbeater’s Possum keepers during a special Zoo visit. “They gave us a tour and showed us the possums’ habitat... We saw some of their food, and it smelled really bad! They asked if I wanted to try it, but I didn’t because it had worms in it!”

Fundraising requires effort and support. Arabella’s advice is: “Believe in yourself and make sure you have help – you don’t have to do it alone. Think of the animals that you’re raising money for. What if they were to go extinct? You’d be sad, but if you raise money for them, even if they did go extinct, you know you’ve done something to help.”

Above Arabella enjoyed a special behind- the-scenes tour of the Leadbeater’s Possum facilities during her visit to Healesville Sanctuary.

INSPIRED TO DO MORE?

Learn more about how you can start community fundraising to help Zoos Victoria fight extinction: zoo.org.au/donate/ fundraise-for-wildlife