{"id":14964,"date":"2018-11-20T17:20:48","date_gmt":"2018-11-21T01:20:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailyovation.com\/?p=14964"},"modified":"2018-11-24T10:54:41","modified_gmt":"2018-11-24T18:54:41","slug":"danai-gurira-bryce-dallas-wildaid-worlds-wildlife","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailyovation.com\/2018\/11\/20\/danai-gurira-bryce-dallas-wildaid-worlds-wildlife\/","title":{"rendered":"Danai Gurira and Bryce Dallas Howard Honored at WildAid Gala: $2.5 Million Raised to Continue Fight to Save World’s Wildlife"},"content":{"rendered":"

WildAid<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>announced it raised\u00a0$2.5 million<\/span>\u00a0at its annual fundraising gala, “An Evening in\u00a0China<\/span>,” on\u00a0Saturday, Nov. 10<\/span>\u00a0at the Beverly Wilshire, A Four Seasons Hotel. Sponsored by\u00a0Bently Heritage Estate Distillery<\/a>, the gala is the organization’s largest fundraising event.\u00a0Danai Gurira<\/span>\u00a0and\u00a0Bryce Dallas Howard<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0were honored as this year’s Wildlife Champions<\/strong> for their partnerships with WildAid for PSAs in support of the organization’s message, “When the Buying Stops, the Killing Can Too.”<\/p>\n

Gurira was in attendance to accept her award and spoke of her childhood growing up in\u00a0Zimbabwe\u00a0<\/span>and her deep connection to wildlife from a young age.<\/p>\n

“I got to spend time with the astounding wildlife of my nation for the first time in the second grade\u2026I was enamored and have remained so,” Gurira said before condemning the world’s treatment of its majestic creatures. “It was recently stated that humanity has wiped out 60 percent of wildlife since the 1970s. The problem is dire, and it is devastating, and it is urgent.”<\/p>\n

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Howard was unable to attend but accepted her award via video, referencing her unforgettable experience of coming face-to-face with an elephant for the first time at 11 years old in\u00a0Botswana<\/span>.<\/p>\n

The charitable evening brought out celebrities, including\u00a0Josh Duhamel<\/span>,\u00a0Michael Cudlitz<\/span>,\u00a0Kevin Olusola<\/span>,\u00a0Bo Derek<\/span>, Maggie Q,\u00a0Dylan McDermott<\/span>,\u00a0Eli Roth<\/span>, Jasper P\u00e4\u00e4kk\u00f6nen,\u00a0Diane Warren<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0and more. Grammy Award-winner\u00a0David Foster<\/span>\u00a0provided the musical entertainment with special guest performances from\u00a0Pia Toscano<\/span>\u00a0and Shel\u00e9a, who collectively paid tribute to iconic singers\u00a0Celine Dion<\/span>and\u00a0Whitney Houston<\/span>. Singer\/songwriter\u00a0Jessi Collins<\/span>\u00a0also joined Foster on stage to perform an original Warren song, “I’ll Fight,” an ode to Supreme Court justice\u00a0Ruth Bader Ginsburg<\/span>.<\/p>\n

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“An Evening in\u00a0China<\/span>” featured a cocktail and hors d’oeuvres reception with silent and live auctions. Guests enjoyed a three-course vegan dinner by celebrity Master Chef\u00a0Martin Yan<\/span>. In addition to main sponsor Bently Heritage Estate Distillery, additional sponsorship was provided by PALETTERA, Nellc\u00f4te Winery, Yao Family Wines,\u00a0Dunstan Wines<\/span>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Durell Vineyard<\/span>, Sea Smoke, Chateau Boswell Winery and Melka Estates & Winery.<\/p>\n

WildAid produces impactful, compelling public service announcements that are\u00a0Hollywood<\/span>\u00a0quality and distributes them to millions of viewers a week through pro bono media placement. WildAid’s campaigns have contributed to an 80 percent reduction in shark fin imports to\u00a0China<\/span>, a ban on ivory sales in\u00a0China<\/span>, and a 50 percent drop in the price of rhino horn in\u00a0China<\/span>\u00a0and\u00a0Vietnam<\/span>.<\/p>\n

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WildAid is the only nonprofit group that focuses exclusively on reducing demand for illegal wildlife products through public awareness campaigns. With the simple message “When the Buying Stops, the Killing Can Too,” WildAid works with government, business and media partners as well as celebrities and high profile individuals to advocate consumer change.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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Sponsored by\u00a0Bently Heritage Estate Distillery, the gala is the organization’s largest fundraising event.\u00a0Danai Gurira\u00a0and\u00a0Bryce Dallas Howard\u00a0were honored as this year’s Wildlife Champions for their partnerships with WildAid for PSAs in support of the organization’s […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":39,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,1],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-14964","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-charity","7":"category-do"},"yoast_head":"\nDanai Gurira and Bryce Dallas Howard Honored at WildAid Gala: $2.5 Million Raised to Continue Fight to Save World's Wildlife - Daily Ovation<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/dailyovation.com\/2018\/11\/20\/danai-gurira-bryce-dallas-wildaid-worlds-wildlife\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Danai Gurira and Bryce Dallas Howard Honored at WildAid Gala: $2.5 Million Raised to Continue Fight to Save World's Wildlife - Daily Ovation\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"WildAid\u00a0announced it raised\u00a0$2.5 million\u00a0at its annual fundraising gala, “An Evening in\u00a0China,” on\u00a0Saturday, Nov. 10\u00a0at the Beverly Wilshire, A Four Seasons Hotel. 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