Unique Experiences
Lunch or Dinner with shark advocate Sonja Fordham in Washington, DC
- Item Number
- 24
- Estimated Value
- Priceless
- Opening Bid
- 50 USD
Item Description
Lunch or Dinner with Sonja Fordham – Shark Advocate – in Washington, DC.
For nearly two decades, Sonja Fordham has been an advocate of science-based policies for sharks and rays in the United States and internationally, specifically policies seeking an end to overfishing, shark-finning and habitat destruction.
Prior to forming Shark Advocates International in May 2010, Sonja served as director of the conservation program at Ocean Conservancy and policy director at the Shark Alliance. She is also deputy chair of the IUCN (World Conservation Union) Shark Specialist Group and serves on the board of directors for the American Elasmobranch Society.
Sonja has authored and co-authored numerous reports on shark fisheries management. She received an Environmental Hero Award from the U.S. Department of Commerce in 2000, a Fishery Achievement Award from the Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council in 2004, and the Peter Benchley Shark Conservation Award from the Shark Research Institute in 2007.
Sonja travels regularly between North America and Europe so a lunch or dinner with her on either continent is possible.
www.sharkadvocates.org
Item Special Note
Being auctioned is dinner or lunch with one the world’s foremost shark experts or celebrities. It is a unique opportunity to “talk shark” face-to-face, one-on-one, with a real authority on sharks.
How it works:
1. Bid on a celebrity, shark scientist or conservationist that lives or works in your area, unless you are willing to drive or fly to meet them in their area.
2. The winning bidder pays for the lunch or dinner and may bring as many guests as he or she wishes.
3. We will introduce the winning bidder to the celebrity, scientist or conservationist. The two of you then set a mutually agreeable date, time and place to meet within one year of the close of the auction.
All winning bids are charitable contributions deductible from US Federal 2013 income taxes. Funds raised by the auction will be used to support shark research and conservation programs.
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