Jacob wearing a t-shirt of his own eco-hero, Steve Irwin.Jacob Danko
The Outdoors has never been a stranger to Jacob Danko. This 9 year-old kid spends his free-time taking nature classes through the local State Parks, volunteering at creek clean-ups and going to the zoo. At a very early age Jacob's parents noticed his love for wildlife and encouraged him not only to appreciate it, but also to participate in saving it. At the age of 7 Jacob began fundraising with Wildlife Warriors based out of Australia, for Steve Irwin Day. He collected donations through family and friends as well as with a lemonade stand, but most impressively he held his own raffle with donated items gathered from local businesses. Jacob ended up the sixth top individual fundraiser for the Wildlife Warriors WORLDWIDE and will be continuing his extraordinary fundraising efforts this year through the "Hero Page" web site, www.everydayhero.com, where you can go online and support him. When asked what his future plans are, Jacob's response is simply "MORE!" which is how we at SaveNature.Org found out about Jacob. He has noticed the increase in development and loss of natural habitat, and was inquiring with SaveNature.Org about how he can raise more funds for groups, participate more in conservation activities and spread the word about the importance of wilderness and wildlife. Watch out John Muir, it looks like Jacob Danko will be the next great naturalist.
If you would like to be featured as SaveNature.Org’s Eco-Kid Spotlight for May 2009 contact sharyl@savenature.org.
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