Free Willy Foundation

Health Education Foundation hands out $32650 in scholarships

CHICO — Students attending Butte College, Chico State University, Enloe Medical Center and UC Davis received scholarships from the North Valley Health Education Foundation at its annual scholarship awards dinner May 5, held at Enloe Conference Center.

The Foundation gave out $32,650 in scholarships for the 2011-12 school year.

Local scholarship recipients included: Erin Parisio, an Enloe employee; Mollie Graedel, an Enloe Junior Volunteer; Lisa Morales an Enloe employee; Francesca LeBreton, Chico State University; Steve Murphy, Chico State University; Kira Willman, Enloe Jr. Volunteer; Griselda Perez, Chico State; Dani Salomon, Enloe Jr. Volunteer; Kaleena Hans, Butte College; Nancy Buegeler, Chico State; and Amber Schmitt, Butte College.

 Movies in the Park starts with "Willy Wonka"

CHICO — The seventh annual Movies in the Park put on by Chico Area Recreation District will start with a showing of "Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory" on June 18.

The 1971 classic will begin about 15 minutes after sunset on Sycamore Field in Bidwell Park. Refreshments will be available for sale. People are asked to bring blankets and low-backed chairs.

The free movies are shown the third Saturday of the summer months. Upcoming movies are "Field of Dreams," July 16; "Nanny McPhee," Aug. 20; and "Second Hand Lions," Sept. 17.

Cohasset community host giant yard sale June 18

COHASSET — A yard sale will be put on June 18 by the Cohasset Community Association.

The sale, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. will take place at the Cohasset Community Association, corner of Cohasset Road and Maple Creek Ranch Road.

People may bring a picnic lunch and sit under the tall pines. Funds raised will help keep the association's doors open.

CHICO — Youngsters in fourth through sixth grades who sign up for Gateway Discovery Camp this summer will get a chance to explore the green canyons of Butte Creek Ecological Preserve during a field planned during each session .

The week-long day camps will encourage kids to be young scientists as they explore the ecosystem of the preserve. Field trips are planned on Fridays during the three sessions of Discovery Camp.

Sessions are:

Green Detectives, June 20 to 24;

Green Detectives, Girls Only Camp, July 11 to 15.

Free Willy Foundation - News


Indian River County Community Calendar, updated June 24

"Willy Wonka": Presented by VBHS Drama Camp. VBHS Performing Arts Center, 1707 16th St., Vero Beach, 7:30 pm June 24-25, 2 pm June 26. $8. Ticket: 772-564-5537. "The Good Doctor": Neil Simon comedy. Vero Beach Theatre Guild, 2020 San Juan Ave.,



Volunteers and Pilot Whales Play Russian Roulette at Marine Mammal Conservancy

Dolphins and whales, the entire order of Cetacea as a whole, have made for legends and stories from the biblical Leviathan to Free Willy. That being said there is perhaps no more noble an effort then that made to rehab and release marine mammals.



Health Education Foundation hands out $32650 in scholarships

CHICO — The seventh annual Movies in the Park put on by Chico Area Recreation District will start with a showing of "Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory" on June 18. The 1971 classic will begin about 15 minutes after sunset on Sycamore Field in



Have faith, by 2030 Uganda will be a democracy: Pointers from Kenya

Dr Willy Mutunga, until a few days ago the Eastern Africa Representative for the Ford Foundation, was sworn in as Kenya's first Chief Justice under the country's new constitution. Mutunga, a lawyer who was jailed by then president Daniel arap Moi for



Indian River County Community Calendar, Updated June 22

"Willy Wonka": Presented by VBHS Drama Camp. VBHS Performing Arts Center, 1707 16th St., Vero Beach, 7:30 pm June 24-25, 2 pm June 26. $8. Ticket: 772-564-5537. "The Good Doctor": Neil Simon comedy. Vero Beach Theatre Guild, 2020 San Juan Ave.,




Keiko Airlift “The Original Free Willy Whale” on Planet 1: “Let's ...

Keiko Airlift, “The Original Free Willy Whale” on Planet 1: “Let’s Make Every Day Earthday!” Special, from Part 3, originally aired in 1997. Hosted by Meredythe (who is like a combination of Lady GaGa, Kathy Griffin, Pee Wee Herman, Shari Lewis of Eco-Kids TV) Planet 1: The Fun Global Kids Newsmagazine Show. Filmed at Knotts Berry Farm Open-Captioned Special Thanx to Free Willy-Keiko Foundation KPTV 12-Portland, Oregon Earthviews Productions Discovery Channel Wyland Galleries/Sondra Augenstein Venema Group/Kathleen Rogers Oregon Coast Aquarium/Diane Hammond Knotts Berry Farm/Dana Hammontree Features Celebrities Jay Leno and Ted Danson with Eco-Tips for kids. Check out Meredythe & The Recycle! Kids award-winning music @ www.cdbaby.com Look for “Planet 1 Songs” www.planet1.com planet1tv@hotmail.com

yeah everything sounds really nice doesn’t it but not everyone knows that keiko died of pneumonia. When they ran out of funding money Keiko was just dumped and left in the ocean. He wasn’t ready, he did not know how to be a whale,i he was taken from his family when he was just a baby whale. He tried to make contact with people on boats.Died alone and sad.


Free Willy Foundation - Bookshelf

HSUS news

HSUS news

The nonprofit Free Willy Keiko Foundation plans to teach Keiko the skills necessary to survive in the wild and hopes to set him free in his home waters. ...

The Call Goes Out from the Cetacean Nation: Interspecies Communication

The Call Goes Out from the Cetacean Nation: Interspecies Communication

November, 1994: The Free Willy Keiko Foundation is formed with $4 million donated by Warner Bros., New Regency Productions, and an anonymous donor. ...

Let's Go Pacific Northwest Adventure 1st Edition

Let's Go Pacific Northwest Adventure 1st Edition

In 1994, the Free Willy Foundation was formed and Keiko's journey to the wild began. A large donation from Warner Bros, and UPS's expertise in shipping led ...

Scandinavian review

Scandinavian review

The Free Willy Keiko Foundation was formed, with Jean-Michel Cousteau as its director. The foundation's funding included donations from Warner Brothers, ...

Miraculous Air, Journey of a Thousand Miles Through Baja California, the Other Mexico

Miraculous Air, Journey of a Thousand Miles Through Baja California, the Other Mexico

Finally, Dave Phillips, director of the Earth Island Institute, established the Free Willy Foundation and marshaled the millions of dollars — and the ...

Check Catalog Directory


Keiko.com
Official site from the Free Willy-Keiko Foundation tracking the rescue and release of the famous whale. Includes memorial to the whale, who died in December 2003, as well as history and photos.

Keiko.com: The History of Keiko, the World's Most Famous Whale
Free Willy is a surprise hit at the theaters, especially with millions of school children around the world. ... The Free Willy Foundation is formed in November with a $4 million ...

Free Willy-Keiko Foundation San Francisco Oregon
Free Willy-Keiko Foundation. The Free Willy-Keiko Foundation was incorporated in early 1995 as a non-profit organization to engage in educational ...

Free Willy (1993) - IMDb
Directed by Simon Wincer. With Jason James Richter, Lori Petty, Michael Madsen, Keiko.

Marine Mammals: Keiko | Ocean Futures Society
The Free Willy Foundation is formed with a $4 million donation from Warner Bros. ... The staff of the Free Willy Foundation sets a goal of releasing Keiko into a pen ...