Not Exactly About Interpreting...

but as some of you are aware, this interpreter coordinator is a panda fanatic.

So I'm very excited that Suzanne Braden, Director of Pandas International, has been chosen as one of the top ten finalists for Animal Planet's Hero of the Year! All she needs to win the top honors and monetary prize (which will benefit the Pandas) is YOUR vote on Sept 14!

Why should you vote for Suzanne? Some of you may remember that in May of 2009, a horrific earthquake decimated much of the countryside of Sichuan Province. The Wolong panda reserve was at the epicenter of the quake, and almost a quarter of panda habitat was destroyed.

No one truly knows the effect on endangered wildlife, but villagers have been reporting ill and starving pandas being found in the area. Pandas International has been instrumental in providing food and medical supplies for both pandas and humans in the affected area. Currently, Pandas International is raising funds for replanting the bamboo forests destroyed in the quake; and as we all know, bamboo is the major food source for Giant Pandas and their neighbors the Red Pandas. If Suzanne Braden wins the Hero of the Year contest, the Pandas will also be winners!

Please check out the Pandas International website for more information about their work.

And please be sure to check the Animal Planet site between Sept 14 and Sept 27 to vote for Suzanne Braden as Animal Planet Hero of the Year! VOTE