On March 28, 2007, UK artist Pollyanna Pickering and her daughter/manager Anna-Louise Pickering departed for Bhutan sketch and paint the rare flora and fauna of this largely undisturbed region of the Himalayas.
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Pollyanna Pickering Foundation Prize Draw funds Badger Conservation
Popular presenter of the UK's 'Who Wants to be a Millionaire' Chris Tarrant is used to changing people's lives by giving away huge sums of money – but following the end of Pollyanna's Christmas exhibition he made another lucky winner very happy when he selected the winning ticket in the Pollyanna Pickering Foundation prize draw for an original painting.
A second Pollyanna Pickering Foundation 2009 prize Draw was held for an original painting of badgers ‘Into the Woods', with ten runner's up prizes of signed limited edition prints of the painting. The lucky winner of the original painting is Mr David Whiteway of Leicestershire (UK). A full list of winners can be found at www.pollyannpickering.co.uk.
As Patron of The Badger Trust, Pollyanna is pleased to have this opportunity to help raise funds for one of their regional groups. All the South Yorkshire Badger Group's funds are spent on the protection of badgers and their setts. Representative Graham Shepherd told us "The cost of materials for this purpose is escalating at a frightening rate, so this donation is extremely welcome at this time." Members of the local group actively participate in a variety of conservation projects aimed at protecting Badger Setts. These include the construction of artificial 'dig-proof' setts, physical protection of setts and a range of projects to assist farmers and landowners in the conservation of Badgers on their land.
The draw raised approximately $3,600.00 (£2417.00) for the group's conservation work.
