7th February 2010
MOTOR BIKE FOR STEVE KOK
Steve Kok lives in Charara
and for the past few years, has been waking up at 5
o'clock every morning, 365 days a year, and walking
through the bush collecting snares. He has become a
familiar sight to people who frequent Charara, walking
through the bush with his little dog.
When Steve first took up
residence in Charara 13 years ago, there was an
abundance of wildlife in the area including a herd of
650 buffalo. For the first 5 years or so, he watched in
frustration and dismay as the wildlife dwindled before
his eyes. Today, there are very few animals left in
Charara and there are only 65 buffalo left out of the
original 650.
Steve decided to try and
minimise the decimation of the wildlife by collecting
wire snares from the bush and numerous animals have been
saved from a gruesome lingering death by the removal of
these snares. He mentioned to Kevin Horsley a few weeks
ago that if he had an off-road bike, he would be able to
collect a lot more snares than he has been doing on foot
so in our January newsletter, we mentioned that we were
looking for a bike for him.
In response to our request,
Jenni Ferguson and the members of Mabelreign Country
Club in Harare organized a fund raiser and purchased a
brand new 200cc off road bike for Steve. We would like
to extend our heartfelt appreciation to Jenni for all
the time and effort she put in to this very successful
event which raised a total of $2 450.00. The cost of the
bike was $1 895.00 and the balance of $550.00 was
donated to Steve for fuel and maintenance.
On Friday, 5th February,
Steve was officially presented with the bike at
Mabelreign Country Club. Thank you very much to Kish
Desai who has insured the bike for $2000 for a year,
free of charge.
FROM LEFT TO RIGHT:
CHARLIE WOODS, CHAIRMAN
OF MABELREIGN
COUNTRY CLUB, JOHNNY RODRIGUES,
JENNI FERGUSON AND
STEVE KOK.
THE MABELREIGN
COUNTRY CLUB FUNDRAISING TEAM
A special thank you to my 11
year old granddaughter, Kylie Randall who donated a
packet of dog food to Steve for his little dog. She
bought the food with her pocket money - thank you so
much Kylie!
KYLIE DONATING THE
DOG FOOD
