2008年3月11日火曜日

MCLUSの共同設立者であるDwight Crandell氏、死去

  2月12日、Dwightは亡くなりましたが、彼の不屈で、寛大で、無欲で、謙遜な、問題を解決しようという精神は、保全活動に関わる私たちすべてを励まし続けることでしょう。困難に立ち向かうときの彼の根気、忍耐力は、私たちの人生のどんな局面でも、そして、私たちの森の貴重な生命を守る戦いなかで、決してあきらめることのないよう私たちを鼓舞することでしょう。

  Dwight と Rachel は、コスタリカのモンテヴェルデ保護連盟(MCL)の姉妹組織として、2002年にMCLUSを設立しました。Dwightは、共同設立者、会計係、役員として、精力的にアイディアを出し、肉体労働もし、財政的な支援をして、こどもの永遠の森(BEN)の生物多様性を守るというゴールを後押しされました。彼の長年に渡るNPOでの職務経験が、私たちが組織を立ち上げる助けになりました。彼は無私で財政支援し、その姿は他の人々に与えることを発奮させました。彼は、肉体労働が大好きでした。コスタリカの仲間たちと共にやるべきプロジェクトがあるときは、彼は、ハンマー、ショベル、ナタを喜んで持ち、手伝いました。寄付者であろうが、労働者であろうが、それは関係なかったのです。実際、彼は、どちらもだったのですから!

  会計係として、彼は5年の間に、年間寄付総額を5倍にしてくれました。彼の先見の明により、今や私たちには基本財産があります。MCLUSのBEN訪問ツアーでは、その寛大な愛と献身で彼は最も優れた案内人でした。ツアーに参加された方なら、それが真実だと証言してくださるでしょう。参加者が疲れていたり、荷物が重すぎたり、靴が泥にはまったりした時には、列の一番後ろにいるDwightが手をかし、荷物を軽くしていました。想像するよりはるかにたくさんの人々が彼の死を惜しんでいるでしょう。でも、彼の信心深い生き方は、これからも私たちの模範であり、私たちを激励してくれるでしょう。ありがとう、Dwight.。

  

  Dwightの名前で、寄付をMCLUSにして頂けます。

    あて先は以下の通りです。


   Rachel Crandell


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 Dwight passed away February 12, but his indomitable, generous, selfless, humble, problem-solving spirit will remain to encourage all of us who work in conservation. His example of patience and perseverance in the face of challenges will inspire us not to give up in every aspect of our lives, and certainly in the challenge of protecting the precious life in our forests.

 Dwight and Rachel founded MCLUS in 2002 as a sister organization to the Monteverde Conservation League in Costa Rica. The goal of protecting tropical biodiversity in the Children's Eternal Rainforest was given a huge boost when Dwight, as co-founder, treasurer and board member, gave his tireless support in the form of ideas, physical labor and financial help. His lifelong experience working in non-profits helped us set up the organization. His selfless giving of financial support inspired others to give. Dwight loved physical work. He was willing to pick up a hammer, a shovel, or a machete and lend a hand on any project that needed doing working alongside our Costa Rican friends. It didn't matter if he was the donor or the manual laborer. In fact he was both!

 Dwight lived to see the Children's Eternal Rainforest make its first land acquisition since 1995 because of support from his work in MCLUS. As treasurer, he shepherded us in just 5 years to see our annual donations grow five times larger. We now have an endowment, thanks to Dwight's foresight. His gentle love and devotion made him the best "shepherd" on our MCLUS trips to the Bosque Eterno de los Niños (BEN), as any of you who were on those trips could testify to. If you were tired, or your pack was too heavy, or your boots got stuck in the mud, Dwight was there at the end of the line to give a hand and lighten the load. He will be missed more than can be imagined, but his prayerful, God-centered life will be an example and inspiration always. Thank you, Dwight.

 


 Donations can be made in Dwight's name to MCLUS by mailing a check to:


 Monteverde Conservation League, US

 1128 Weidman Rd.

 Town and Country, MO 63017


Rachel Crandell

 1128 Weidman Road

 Town & Country, MO 63017-8445

 U.S.A.

 314.878.8427

 dwight@mclus.orgwww.mclus.org

2008年3月3日月曜日

MCLUS E Newsletter February 2008

Whole Foods Markets が$103,699.50 (約1077万円)をBENに寄付

1月30日、南カリフォルニアにあるWhole Foods Markets の全店舗(37)の売り上げ5%が「こどもの永遠の森(BEN)」に寄付された。
寄付の金額は1000万円以上で、土地を買い、そこに植林し、生物回廊をつくるために使われる。その土地の買いとりと植林で、BENは標高の低い分断された森とつながることができ、乾期と雨期で定期的に移動する生物たちに、生息場所と安全な隠れ場所を提供できる。
われわれの二番目の法人スポンサーである、Whole Foods Markets に多大な感謝をしたい。その小切手は、BENの森を横断する"Big Hike"の最中に与えられた。(訳:山田祐子)

On January 30 all thirty-seven Whole Foods Markets in southern California donated 5% of their retail sales to the Children's Eternal Rainforest! This amounted to over $100,000 that will be used to buy land and create corridors to be reforested. These restored areas will link the Bosque Eterno de los Niños (BEN) to lower elevation forest patches providing habitat and safe cover for migrating species. A huge thank you to Whole Foods, our second corporate sponsor. The check was awarded in the BEN on "the Big Hike." Whole Foods has a history of outreach to support good works.



Whole Foods Markets donate $103,699.50 to BEN



Left to Right: Michael Besancon, CEO of Whole Foods, S. California, Carlos Muñoz, Exec. Director of the Monteverde Conservation League, Costa Rica, Rachel Crandell, President of Monteverde Conservation League, US, Walter Robb, CEO of Whole Foods USA, Tom Newmark, CEO of New Chapter Vitamins.


7 CEOs Make the "BIG HIKE" Across the BEN


A glorious two day hike was especially arranged for the CEOs of seven natural products corporations to give them a firsthand encounter with the magnificent biodiversity of the BEN. Accompanied by forest guards, board members of MCL, biologists, and MCLUS President, the CEOs of Whole Foods, Seventh Generation, Nude Cosmetics, Pet Promise, Kopali Orgqanics, Luna Nuevos Extractos and New Chapter Vitamins made the two day hike from Monteverde to Poco Sol Field Station. Our days were filled with wading across rivers, scaling ridges, slipping down a landslide, meeting a venomous snake, staying overnight in the Refugio de Eladio in the heart of the BEN, watching white hawks soar over towering trees, hearing howler monkeys, smelling the mark of the puma, encountering a tarantula-hunting wasp and cloud forest anoles, feeling the high winds on the continental divide and finally resting by Laguna Poco Sol for a swim as reward for tired bodies.

A big thanks goes to Tom Newmark, MCLUS board member, for hatching the idea and bringing us all together to celebrate the forest and renew our efforts to protect and extend the BEN. Watch for an article in the NEW YORK TIMES soon in the business section. They sent a reporter and photographer to make "the big hike" with us!

Rachel Crandell
MCLUS President
1128 Weidman Road
Town & Country, MO 63017-8445
U.S.A.
314.878.8427
dwight@mclus.org, www.mclus.org