In The Beginning

In March of 2014 it dawned on me that:

1. I was uncomfortable about certain conditions in the world,
2. My 10 year-old grandson Zion also had concerns about certain conditions in the world,
3. Maybe we could work together on a project of his choosing to make something better in this world.

I live in Ojai, CA. Zion lives in Valley Cottage, NY.

In late March I called, and asked Zion if he would like to work on a project with me. Got to admit, I expected a yes and I expected, given some recent history, that he would opt for improving conditions for abandoned pets in America.

50% right. His immediate "yes" was connected to an immediate statement of desire to protect lemurs.

I asked if there were particular lemur populations that he was interested in protecting, which gave him the opportunity to remind/teach me that the only native habitat of the lemur is Madagascar.

It was a GO!

The following e-mails ensued:

April 2, 2014
Hello Zion!
Have you seen this site?
http://www.lemurreserve.org/
Grampa

Sent: Thursday, April 3, 2014 10:25 AM
Subject: Re: for Zion and the lemurs
dear grampa,
thanks i will check out
http://www.lemurreserve.org/ .
love
zion

Sent: Thursday, April 3, 2014 5:58 PM
Subject: Re: for Zion and the lemurs
Super Zion!
Grampa :)

April 7, 2014
thanks for the idea to help lemurs.
love
zion