2 orca now winners in the BiLLe Celebrity Charity Challenge

BiLLe Celeb Charity

Lee Harrison's endearing cartoon of Lolita & Morgan with their respective BiLLe Celebrity Charity Challenge cheques
Lee Harrison’s endearing cartoon of Lolita & Morgan with their respective BiLLe Celebrity Charity Challenge cheques

First Morgan and now Lolita have won the BiLLe Celebrity Charity Challenge.  Voted by the public, as charities worth supporting, the Free Morgan Foundation and the Orca Network have now each won €25,000.  In an unprecedented back-to-back coup, both organisations are celebrated here with an endearing cartoon drawn by FMF supporter Lee Harrison.  The FMF and the Orca Network both work towards removing individual orca from the demeaning ‘wet circus’ lives they currently lead.

Both orca were captured from the wild, but Lolita, originally known as Tokitae has been in captivity for more than 40 years.  However, researchers still know her family and the Orca Network has selected a cove which is ideal for her rehabilitation and possible release back to her family.  There are more details about her retirement and rehabilitation on their page about Lolita/Tokitae.

Our heart-felt thanks go out to everyone who voted for Sam Simon and now for Robin Williams – you have made a difference and we will continue to fight to help these and other orca who need our help.

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Sam Simon & BiLLe Celebrity Charity Challenge = €25,000

In April 2013, Sam Simon was nominated for the BiLLe Celebrity Charity Challenge and the Free Morgan Foundation was his linked Charity.

Sam Simon voted #1 on BiLLe Celebrity Challenge - wins €25,000 for Morgan
Sam Simon voted #1 on BiLLe Celebrity Challenge – wins €25,000 for Morgan

The public voted for Sam (and the FMF) and we won with a (26470 votes, with Sam Simon 2288 votes ahead).

All this support resulted in a €25,000 donation from the BiLLe Group, which will go towards helping Morgan.  A huge thanks to the BiLLe Group for making this funding available and to Veronica W. for nominating Sam and Morgan (and of course, thanks to Sam and all the supporters who voted every day to help Morgan!).BiLLe Celeb Charity

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