ADVISORY/More Than $1.5 Million Raised To Protect Biodiverse Hot Spots; Starbucks Hosts Highest Grossing Conservation International Fundraising Dinner.News/Assignment Editors, Business/Environmental Writers ADVISORY...for Thursday Thursday: see week. (Nov. 7) --(BUSINESS WIRE) WHO: Conservation International (CI) & Starbucks Coffee Company WHAT: Seattle Fundraising Dinner for Conservation International attended by more than 600 of Seattle's conservation-minded citizens WHEN: Thursday, November 7, 2002 Reception, 6:30 p.m.; Dinner, 7:30 p.m. WHERE: Fisher Pavilion at Seattle Center, 2nd Avenue and Thomas Street HIGHLIGHTS: Michael Fay, the conservationist whose 2000-mile "megatransect" across Central Africa was featured by National Geographic, will be the keynote speaker. E.O. Wilson, renowned scientist and two-time Pulitzer Prize winning author will make a special presentation. Harrison Ford will present his newest public service announcement for CI. Starbucks president and ceo and CI Board Member, Orin Smith, will serve as the emcee for the evening MEDIA OPPORTUNITY: Interviews and cameras inside the event can be arranged on a case-by-case basis by calling Jason Anderson, Conservation International 703/587-5521 or Megan Behrbaum, Starbucks Coffee Company 206/318-7310 BACKGROUND: Conservation International is holding a fundraising dinner to inform the Seattle community of the innovative work being accomplished in its strategically focused efforts to protect the world's 25 biodiversity hotspots. Conservation International's focus is on achievable results and the topics of the evening will reflect the organization's uniquely optimistic approach to conservation. Starbucks is hosting the event, which has raised more than $1.5 million, to directly benefit Conservation International's work to protect global biodiversity biodiversity: see biological diversity. biodiversity Quantity of plant and animal species found in a given environment. Sometimes habitat diversity (the variety of places where organisms live) and genetic diversity (the variety of traits expressed . Starbucks and Conservation International have been partners since 1998, with projects that include the production of Shade Grown Mexico Mexico, city, Mexico Mexico or Mexico City, Span. Ciudad de México (Méjico), city (1990 pop. 8,236,960; 1991 met. area est. 20,899,000), central Mexico, capital and largest city of Mexico. coffee which helps protect biodiversity rich land and supports coffee farmers in Chiapas Chiapas (chēä`päs), state (1990 pop. 3,210,496), 28,732 sq mi (74,416 sq km), SE Mexico, on the Pacific Ocean between Guatemala and the Isthmus of Tehuantepec. Tuxtla Gutiérrez is the capital. , Mexico. Event attendance will include regional business and philanthropic phil·an·throp·ic also phil·an·throp·i·cal adj. 1. Of, relating to, or marked by philanthropy; humanitarian. 2. Organized to provide humanitarian or charitable assistance: leaders, CI's board of directors, Starbucks leadership, business partners and others. |
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