Learn more about Bo Derek: http://officialboderek.com
About Wild Aid:
WildAid's mission is to end the illegal wildlife trade within our lifetimes.
To achieve this WildAid uniquely focuses on raising awareness to reduce the demand for threatened and endangered species products and to increase public support for wildlife conservation. WildAid is a non-profit 501(c )3 organization headquartered in San Francisco with representation in China, India, Galapagos, London and Canada.
We are also revolutionary in our funding - Our overhead is funded by donations from foundations and direct donations from individuals so that all on-line donations can go 100% into programs.
Website: http://www.wildaid.org
About her book:
"Riding Lessons: Everything That Matters in Life I Learned from Horses"
With "Riding Lessons", Bo Derek irreverently writes openly of her growing self-awareness, and of the coping strategies she has learned, whether faced with sudden stardom, the crazy and competitive world of movie making, or the death of her beloved husband. With this touching book, she transcends her physical beauty to reveal an inner wisdom certain to entertain and enlighten women of all ages.
>> Buy the book on Amazon
Commonwealth Club Appearance: Ending the Illegal Trade in Wildlife
Bo Derek, Board Member, WildAid; President, Bless the Beasts; Actress, "10" Peter Knights, Executive Director and Co-founder, WildAid WildAid's unique model of "conservation through communication" reaches up to 1 billion people a week through donated media space and celebrity spokespeople from the world of movies and sport. With stars like Jackie Chan, Ralph Fiennes and Harrison Ford delivering the message "when the buying stops, the killing can, too," WildAid focuses on the debilitating demand of illegal trade. Legendary actress Derek (the movie "10") and WildAid Executive Director Knights will describe the threats and extent of the illegal wildlife trade and WildAid's efforts to curtail it.
Location: Club Office
Date: Tonight
Time: 5:30 p.m. wine and cheese/networking, 6 p.m. program
Cost: $12 members, $18 non-members, $7 students (with valid ID)
Tickets: http://tickets.commonwealthclub.org/
