Tuesday, November 18, 2008

Connie Awards

This past Thursday, Rich Leary and I attended the National Wildlife Federation's National Conservation Achievement Awards and Dinner - known informally as the “Connie Awards.” The night went to honoring those individuals and organizations that have made outstanding contributions to protecting wildlife through education, advocacy and on-the-ground conservation.

The evening was held at the prestigious Mayflower Hotel. The MC of the evening was the energetic and charismatic Jack Hanna. He was assisted by several of his furry and scaly friends. Personally, I prefer the furry but all were entertaining in their own non-threatening way.

It was a wonderful evening that turned this young marketer from an observer to an activist. Those attendees and honorees made compelling comments regarding the future of our planet and seeing those animals directly affected tugged at my heart strings. Isn’t it true how people have a tendency to disregard things if it doesn’t directly affect them or if they don’t see it for themselves? Well, I am here to tell you that I saw all I needed to see and heard all I needed to hear to realize that if we, or our children, don’t do something to help reverse the effects of what we have already done, then we are just sitting back letting our planet die right before our eyes. Now I am not one to wag my finger in anyone’s face but I hope that if anything, this blog makes you think. It’s a step in the right direction.

PS: The picture above is of me and the lovely Martina White from NWF.

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