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Andene Coombes
Andene started volunteering at Cheetah Outreach in December 1997 and two years later, joined the team as co-manager of the facility. She resigned at the end of March 2003 but continued to be part of the team in the role of graphic designer, which included design and maintenance of the website, design of all posters and brochures, and creation of bi-annual newsletters. Andene says that she is eternally grateful for the opportunity to interact with such amazing animals, but we are grateful to have such a talented and dedicated member on our team. |
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Patrick and Doreen Browne
Patrick and Doreen started volunteering at Cheetah Outreach when the programme began in 1997 and over the years have given their Saturdays to work at the facility, where they have developed a close working relationship with both cats and dogs. They have also been very involved with functions and fund-raising events. Thank you for all the time and support you have given to the programme from the very beginning. |
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Debby Wettlaufer and Mike Calvin
Debby and Mike started volunteering at Cheetah Outreach in 2000. In 2004, they moved to Kenya for three and a half years, where they were involved in lion conservation. They returned to Cape Town at the end of 2007 and rejoined the team. Besides working at the facility, they are responsible for communications and maintenance of the Cheetah Outreach website and Facebook page. Debby has started an enrichment programme for the animals at Cheetah Outreach. Their passion is big cats and they are thrilled to be working with cheetahs again. |
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Lesta Rothero
Lesta started volunteering in 2001 and has become an essential part of the team, always ready to step in and help at short notice. Besides working at the facility, she is now overseeing care of the dogs that are part of Cheetah Outreach’s Anatolian shepherd guard dog breeding programme. |
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Lisa Holland
Lisa started volunteering at Cheetah Outreach in 2003. With her background working with wolves in captivity, she soon developed close relationships with the cats and became an important member of the team. Despite her busy career, she still makes time to work at the facility on Saturdays. |
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Blyth and Gerry Johnson
Blyth and Gerry Johnson began volunteering in 2006 when on holiday from the UK. Now that they have both retired from full-time work in the UK, they are spending more time at their South African home in Somerset West. We are pleased that they are able to volunteer more often now at Cheetah Outreach and appreciate their dedication and help. |
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Hazel Inches
Hazel started volunteering at Cheetah Outreach late in 2008 and since then, has become a regular on Fridays. We’ve come to count on her help every week and she is willing to do anything that’s asked of her, whether it’s conducting tours, helping with encounters or taking our dogs on walks. |
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Hagen Zeranka
Hagen started volunteering on a regular basis in 2009 and we soon came to depend on him, especially during the busy times of the year. A hard worker, he is always willing do what is asked of him and loves talking to the public, whether in the front show enclosure or while leading tours. |
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Mandi Wyngaard
Mandi started volunteering at Cheetah Outreach in 2009 and works around her busy schedule as a fitness instructor in order to help out whenever she can. She has been particularly helpful with our cubs, both at the cub facility on Eikendal and at our facility on Spier. We thank Mandi for giving up her free time to volunteer at Cheetah Outreach. |
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Kate Thompson
Kate started volunteering on a regular basis at Cheetah Outreach in 2009. She finds time to volunteer almost every weekend and helps out on holidays. Not only does she work at the facility but she has adopted three of our animals: Phoenix, Minki and Pandora, one of our breeding female Anatolians. We thank her for the great support she has given to Cheetah Outreach
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Ursina Rusch
Ursina started volunteering at Cheetah Outreach in 2010. While working on a degree in zoology at the University of Stellenbosch, she still manages to come in every Saturday and help out. We've come to count on her hard work and reliability, and are grateful for the time she gives us. |
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Mathew Seaward
Mathew started volunteering at Cheetah Outreach in 2010. Despite working toward a degree in nature conservation at Cape Tech, he finds time to help out every other Saturday and also on holidays. With his enthusiasm and great sense of humor, Mathew livens up the day for everyone who works with him. |
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Zane Mostert
Zane started volunteering at Cheetah Outreach in 2010. Despite running his own landscaping business, he finds time to help out on weekends, talking to the public and running tours. He has also provided invaluable assistance with maintenance at the facility for which we are very grateful. |
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April Davis
April is the chair of fund-raising in the United States and has produced successful fund-raising events in both California and New York City. April volunteered at Cheetah Outreach for several months at the end of 2003. Her enthusiasm and energy have encouraged many people to become involved in cheetah conservation. We thank April for her continued hard work and dedication on behalf of Cheetah Outreach. |
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Emily Gorman
Emily graduated with an honours degree in Biology and started her career at the SSPCA in Scotland. In 2004 she was awarded a Winston Churchill Memorial Trust Travelling Scholarship which took her to South Africa, where her relationship with Cheetah Outreach began. Qualifying as a veterinary nurse in 2005, she was invited to become the first Nursing Scholar at Glasgow University Vet School completing a City & Guilds Nursing of Exotics Species certificate in Jersey. She returned to Cheetah Outreach in 2006, and
in 2007 and again in 2010, became the project leader for the cub-rearing programme. She is still a resident vet nurse at Paignton Zoo, and is also the nursing representative of the British Veterinary Zoological Society.
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