Living Peace Series: A Day with Dr. Jane Goodall

This past Tuesday, October 2nd, we had the honor of hosting Dr. Jane Goodall of the Jane Goodall Institute and Roots and Shoots! We are thrilled that over 1,000 guests were able to hear Dr. Goodall’s wisdom at the speaking event in the UC Irvine Pacific Ballrooms. We wanted to share photos from the speaking event and the following VIP reception.

The live broadcast of this event will be available on our website for a limited time! Stay tuned for more details.

Chancellor Drake welcoming Dr. Goodall to the stage.

Dr. Goodall enthralling the crowd.

Dr. Goodall speaking to the audience of over 1,000 guests!

One of the giant peace doves from the Living Peace Projects flying at the front of the room.

Dr. Goodall greeting guests at the VIP reception following the speaking event.

Center for Living Peace staff members with Dr. Goodall.

Guests at the VIP reception.

Dr. Goodall and our founder Kelly Thornton Smith at the VIP reception.

Celebrating UCI Vice Chancellor Parham’s birthday!

Big thanks and gratitude to our lovely photographers: Alex Abercrombie and Jason Niedle. We also wanted to thank UCI, all the students, staff and faculty that came out to hear Dr. Goodall, Apples & Oranges for filming the speaking event and Orange County Films for streaming the event for us! And of course, a big thank you to all of the guests who joined us. We are so grateful to have such an amazing community helping us make peace real!

Good Happens.

Peace Grl Out.

Live Peace with Roots and Shoots

Roots creep underground everywhere and make a firm foundation. Shoots seem very weak, but to reach the light, they can break open brick walls. Imagine that the brick walls are all the problems we have inflicted on our planet. Hundreds of thousands of roots & shoots, hundreds of thousands of young people around the world, can break through these walls. We CAN change the world.

- Dr. Jane Goodall

We are very excited to welcome Jane Goodall this October for our Living Peace Series!

Jane Goodall’s world renowned work with Chimpanzees has led to receive titles such as, National Geographic explorer-in-residence, United Nations peace messenger, and the president of Advocates for Animals. However, her work with the Jane Goodall Institute and it’s youth component Roots & Shoots, deals with more than just the wellbeing of animals, but the interconnectivity of the wellbeing of humans, animals, and the environment.

Roots & Shoots was founded by Dr. Jane Goodall and a group of Tanzanian students in 1991 in order to motivate young people to make positive change. It has grown over the years, with chapters in more than 120 countries, to include a variety of projects and campaigns that have a global reach. The program is built on campaigns that are designed to unite a “global network” with common initiatives.

Get involved with Roots & Shoots at our International Day of Peace celebration on September 23rd where Shawn Sweeney, Roots & Shoots Youth Outreach and Engagement Manager, will speak on careers in peace! Youth involved will build and fly giant peace doves and receive premiere seating at Jane Goodall’s speaking event on October 2nd. You can sign up for the youth event on our website.

You can also become a Roots & Shoots member, find a group to join in your area,  sign up for their newsletter, and visit their website for more information.

Good Happens.

Peace Grl Out!

Win a Chance to Meet Jane Goodall!

Starting September 1st, you can enter to win a chance to meet our next Living Peace Series speaker, Jane Goodall, by donating a dollar! We will be holding a raffle for a seat to a VIP event honoring Jane Goodall and the winner will have a chance to talk to and take a photo with Dr. Goodall. The Raffle ends September 28th and all money raised will benefit the Jane Goodall Institute. Download the raffle form below to enter the contest. All forms must be mailed, faxed or walked in to 4139 Campus Drive Irvine, CA 92612 or faxed to 949.854.5506. No entries will be accepted before September 1st.

To download the raffle form, click here.

Jane Goodall VIP Event Raffle Official Rules and Regulations

Center for Living Peace, a tax exempt organization under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, is conducting this raffle pursuant to California Penal Code Section 320.5, et seq., to raise funds for ongoing charitable purposes. The Rules and Regulations of the Center for Living Peace Jane Goodall VIP Event Raffle are set forth below. By purchasing a raffle ticket, the purchaser agrees to be bound by these rules and regulations. Center for Living Peace’s interpretation and application of the rules and regulations shall be final. The drawing for the Jane Goodall VIP Event ticket, will be conducted by Center for Living Peace on Saturday, September 29, 2012 subject to rescheduling, as more particularly described below. Tickets will not be sold after Friday, September 28, 2012. The IRS has taken the position that amounts paid for chances in raffles, lotteries or similar drawings for valuable prizes are not gifts, and consequently do not qualify as deductible charitable contributions. The Jane Goodall VIP Event ticket winner assumes all fees, local, state and federal taxes (including, but not limited to, income taxes based on the value of the cars and cash), financing costs (including, but not limited to, closing costs, title insurance, and transfer tax and fees) which must be paid when the Jane Goodall VIP Event ticket is transferred to the winner. Center for Living Peace takes no responsibility for any tax liabilities. Consult your tax advisor. This offer is void where prohibited by law, and all federal, state and local laws and regulations apply. BY ENTERING THIS RAFFLE, ENTRANTS ACCEPT AND AGREE (1) TO BE BOUND BY ALL THE RULES, LIMITATIONS AND RESTRICTIONS SET FORTH HERE AND (2) THAT THEIR NAMES AND/OR LIKENESSES MAY BE DISCLOSED TO AND USED BY THE NEWS MEDIA AND MAY OTHERWISE BE USED BY CENTER FOR LIVING PEACE FOR PUBLICITY PURPOSES. OTHER RULES AND REGULATIONS MAY APPLY. PLEASE CONTACT CENTER FOR LIVING PEACE IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS. CENTER FOR LIVING PEACE’S INTERPRETATION AND APPLICATION OF THE RULES AND REGULATIONS SHALL BE FINAL. BY ENTERING THIS RAFFLE, EACH PARTICIPANT RELEASES CENTER FOR LIVING PEACE, THEIR DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES AND AGENTS FROM ANY AND ALL LIABILITY FOR INJURIES, LOSSES OR DAMAGES OF ANY KIND CAUSED BY PARTICIPATING IN THE RAFFLE OR WINNING ANY PRIZE OR RESULTING FROM ACCEPTANCE, POSSESSION, USE OR MISUSE OF THE PRIZE, AND THE WINNER AGREES TO INDEMNIFY AND HOLD CENTER FOR LIVING PEACE HARMLESS FROM ANY AND ALL LOSSES, DAMAGES, RIGHTS, CLAIMS AND ACTIONS OF ANY KIND ARISING FROM, IN CONNECTION WITH, OR AS A RESULT OF PARTICIPATING IN THE RAFFLE OR THE WINNER’S ACCEPTANCE OR USE OF THE PRIZE. FURTHER, EACH PARTICIPANT HEREBY WAIVES THE PROVISIONS OF CIVIL CODE SECTION 1542 WHICH STATES THE FOLLOWING: “A GENERAL RELEASE DOES NOT EXTEND TO CLAIMS WHICH THE CREDITOR DOES NOT KNOW OR SUSPECT TO EXIST IN HIS OR HER FAVOR AT THE TIME OF EXECUTING THE RELEASE, WHICH IF KNOWN BY HIM OR HER MUST HAVE MATERIALLY AFFECTED HIS OR HER SETTLEMENT WITH THE DEBTOR”. Tickets: Tickets are $1.00 each. Only one eligible person may be entered in the raffle per ticket sold. If the name of more than one person is submitted with a ticket purchase, and that ticket is selected as a winning ticket, then the person named first will be deemed the holder of record of that ticket and declared the winner. Division of the prize by a group purchasing a ticket in common shall be the sole responsibility of the person named as the holder of record of that ticket, should that ticket be selected as the winner. Center for Living Peace  reserves the right to reject any entry form that is submitted with payment that does not constitute “good funds.” All defective or physically altered entry forms will be immediately disqualified by Center for Living Peace. Prior to the prize drawing, Center for Living Peace will make a reasonable effort to notify the individual and/or entity that submits such an entry form which has been rejected because the credit card or check did not clear for the entry form that has been rejected, by attempting to make contact through the information provided at the time of submitting the purchase request. Center for Living Peace assumes no responsibility for lost, late, misdirected or non-delivered mail or fax messages, or any other failure to receive orders or deliver receipts prior to the drawing deadlines. A RAFFLE PARTICIPANT’S SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE REMEDY FOR A BREACH BY CENTER FOR LIVING PEACE SHALL BE LIMITED TO THE RETURN OF THE PURCHASE PRICE PAID FOR HIS OR HER RAFFLE TICKET(S). IN NO EVENT SHALL CENTER FOR LIVING PEACE, THEIR DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS OR REPRESENTATIVES BE LIABLE TO ANY PARTY FOR ANY LOSS OR INJURIES TO EARNINGS, PROFITS OR GOODWILL, OR FOR ANY INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, PUNITIVE OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OF ANY PERSON OR ENTITY WHETHER ARISING IN CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. How to Purchase: An individual can purchase as many tickets as he or she may wish. To purchase tickets: use the order form provided and mail or walk in deliver the order form to 4139 Campus Drive Irvine, CA 92612 or fax to 949.854.5506. The entry form is available in PDF format online to complete and print. Tickets cannot be purchased on the raffle website or by email. Any entry form submitted by email will be rejected. All entries must include payment by check, money order, cash or credit card. Center for Living Peace reserves the right to reject any entry form that is submitted with payment that does not constitute “good funds.” No refunds will be made except under the following circumstances: any ticket order mailed after July 28, 2012 will be returned. No other refunds are available except in the exclusive discretion of Center for Living Peace. Center for Living Peace assumes no responsibility for lost, late, misdirected or non-delivered mail or any other failure to receive orders or deliver receipts prior to the drawing deadline. Selection of Winner: The Center for Living Peace Jane Goodall VIP Event ticket prize drawing will be held on Saturday, September 29, 2012 from all eligible raffle tickets. Winner need not be present to win. Winner will be notified according to the contact information provided to Center for Living Peace at the time of ticket purchase. If the prize winner cannot be located by 10:00pm on Saturday, September 29, 2012, after attempting to make contact through the information provided at the time of ticket purchase, a subsequent drawing will be conducted and supervised to select another winner. This process will be followed until a winner has been successfully contacted. In order to collect his or her prize, a ticket winner must sign and deliver to Center for Living Peace: (a) a sworn affidavit of eligibility in accordance with these Rules and applicable law, including, without limitation, that he or she is at least 18 years old; (b) such written information as is required by any applicable tax and/or real estate laws, including, without limitation, his or her Social Security Number; (c) proof of identity in forms satisfactory to the Center for Living Peace showing that the person claiming the prize is the same person who is named on the winning raffle ticket; and (d) the winning ticket. The winner of the prize will be required to submit a W-2G, and may be required to submit a Form 5754 or similar tax form (provided by Center for Living Peace) for tax withholding purposes. Winning Odds: The odds of winning the prize will depend on the number of tickets sold. Eligibility: Anyone 18 years of age or older may enter. Center for Living Peace and its employees, Directors, authorized agents and employees thereof, consultants, attorneys, independent accountant firm, and their spouses and children living in the same household are excluded from participating and are not eligible to win a prize. All federal, state, and local laws and regulations apply. The raffle is void where prohibited or restricted by law. An affidavit of eligibility will be required from prize winner. Prizes: Subject to the sale of a minimum number of tickets, the prize is a ticket to a VIP event with Jane Goodall. The total value of the ticket is at $5,000. Tickets will be available for pick up at the Jane Goodall Living Peace Series Speaking event and the winner will be notified with specific details.  General Terms and Conditions: At the time of closing, all federal and state income taxes based on the value of the ticket, a value of $5,000, will be due from the prize winner. The ticket is non-transferable. Center for Living Peace take no responsibility for any tax liabilities. ANY CONTROVERSY OR CLAIM ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THE CONTRACT, OR THE BREACH THEREOF, SHALL BE SETTLED BY BINDING ARBITRATION ADMINISTERED BY THE AMERICAN ARBITRATION ASSOCIATION (PURSUANT TO ITS EXPEDITED PROCEDURES) UNDER ITS COMMERCIAL ARBITRATION RULES, AND JUDGMENT ON THE AWARD RENDERED BY THE ARBITRATOR MAY BE ENTERED IN ANY COURT HAVING JURISDICTION THEREOF. By purchasing a raffle ticket and choosing to participate in the raffle, each raffle participant acknowledges and agrees that Center for Living Peace has the right, in its sole discretion, to elect not to proceed with the raffle for any reason whatsoever or for no reason, and in such event, a participant’s sole and exclusive remedy shall be to receive a refund of the full price paid by such participant for each raffle ticket purchased, without interest. Registration with the State of California: By letter from the Attorney General’s office, Center for Living Peace has registered with the Department of Justice under Raffle Registration Number RF0007318 and isauthorized to conduct raffles in California pursuant to the provisions of Penal Code section 320.5 for the raffle period which begins September 1, 2012 and ends September 28, 2012 at 11:59pm PST.

Good Happens.

Peace Grl Out!

Disneynature Makes Good Happen with Jane Goodall Institute

In honor of Earth Day, Disneynature will be releasing a new movie called CHIMPANZEE next week. For every person who sees this movie during the film’s opening week of April 20-26, Disneynature will make a donation to the Jane Goodall Institute through the Disney Worldwide Conservation Fund, which helps protect chimpanzees and their habitats.

The funds raised in this program will go toward the Jane Goodall Institute’s Tchimpounga Chimpanzee Rehabilitation Center in the Tchimpounga Nature Reserve in the Republic of Congo. Learn more about this program and see a preview of the movie here!

We hope you enjoy the movie and contributing to the well-being of chimpanzees!

Good Happens.

Peace Grl Out!