Thursday, December 08, 2011

40th ANNIVERSARY OF THE WILD FREE ROAMING HORSES AND BURROS ACT

An invitation to join us
in a candlelight vigil paying tribute to the

40th ANNIVERSARY OF THE WILD FREE ROAMING HORSES AND BURROS ACT

RENO, NEVADA will join 29 US cities from San Francisco to Central Park, Canada, Sweden, and England in an international candlelight vigil on Thursday, December 15, 2011 from 4 to 6:30 pm.

Join singer/songwriter, Lacy J Dalton, in honoring Wild Horse Annie and the horses and burros she fought so hard to protect. We will be lighting 148 candles, one for each horse that died due to the Calico Complex roundup of 2010 and to protest the newest Calico roundup taking place as we speak.

WHERE: We have the honor of holding our candlelight vigil at Velma Johnston's ( Wild Horse Annie's) grave site.
Mountain View Cemetery at 435 Stoker Ave. just north of 4th St. in Reno.
Be sure to use the main entrance. The road will take you to the main office,look south toward the giant white cross.
We should be the only group of people in the cemetery at that time (they are keeping the gates open just for us.)

WHEN: Thursday, December 15, 2011 - Meet and greet at
4:00 pm - Lighting of 148 candles at sundown.

NOTE: Hot chocolate will be provided. You might want to bring a lawn chair, a blanket, and some hand warmers. Though we will have 148 flameless tea lights, please bring your own candle to hold ( flameless is preferred , but not required).
Donations to cover the $120 cost of supplies and overtime wages to keep the
gates open are welcome.

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Posted by Terri Farley @ 1:51 PM

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Comments: I sure wish we could all be together for the vigil. I know we will be in spirit, but it sure would be nice to be there in person together.

Love to all of you who fight the good fight to save our beloved critters!

God bless and we will be thinking about you from Palo Cedro, CA, where Honey Bandit and Suri will represent our beloved wild ones.
  Wish so badly I could be there with y'all! I'm definitely putting a candle in my window to remember them by.
  GOD BELSS YOU PALOMINO
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