Stakeholder Update from the Duke Lemur Center

The Madagascar Conservation Update link is CORRECTED below!

Blue-eyed black lemurs, Malala and Brady, enjoying a beautiful afternoon in one of our Natural Habitat Enclosures.

Dear valued friend and supporter,

Early fall greetings from the Duke Lemur Center! As we end our busiest season for visitors, we are proud to report that that our education programs achieved record revenues thanks to an expanded schedule of premium tours and new merchandise available in our gift shop and through Duke Stores!

In addition, we'd like to celebrate our dedicated volunteers, who not only stretch the value of our donors' dollars every single day with their contributions of time and talents, but in the past month, they rallied together to personally contribute and raise generous donations during this challenging budget year. We're so grateful!

Looking forward: we'll be reaching out to you in the coming months with our annual appeal, and we deeply appreciate your consideration of a special gift to the Duke Lemur Center in your year-end giving plans! Please don't hesitate to contact me - I'd love to hear from you.

Wishing you a wonderful fall and sending our appreciation for your support!

Warmest regards,

Mary

So much has been happening in Madagascar! Read our latest news in the most recent issue of the Madagascar Conservation Update and read our Announcement of Dr. James Herrera's Appointment as the Duke Lemur Center's Director of Conservation!

Spock, a critically endangered red-ruffed lemur, was recently announced as our second "ultimate adoption" of the year! Several of the the DLC's education and tour volunteers teamed-up to raise and personally contribute $20,000 to support an ultimate adoption package with naming privileges! Read Spock's story.

On July 23, our trusted advisor from Duke's Office of Gift Planning, Anne Morrison Bradley, led a short session for a group of DLC donors on t he benefits of gift planning and how to get started.

Spaces are still available for Duke Alumni Engagement's Forever Learning Weekend event (Oct. 3-5) co-sponsored by the Duke Lemur Center. You do not need to be a Duke alum to attend! Activities include up-close lemur encounters and demonstrations exploring lemur welfare, veterinary care, conservation, and research.

This year, we have an increased need for special gifts to supplement our operating budget, and our Director proposes these priorities to fund projects and departmental needs between $5,000 and $100,000. Read more about why many of these projects were removed from our current budget.

Visit our tour page to schedule our public tour options. If you made a donation of $1,000 or more in the past year, or your cumulative gifts and commitments exceed $10,000, you are eligible as a valued giving society member to schedule a complimentary weekday visit once per year with behind the scenes access, hosted by DLC development staff. Please contact me to when you are ready to schedule a specific date!