So many good fundraising ideas come from the UK

Small gorilla In the spirit of yesterday’s posting, with Ewan McGregor as the voice of a homeless gorilla, here is a shot of the recent “Great Gorilla Run” through Golden Gate Park in San Francisco. It’s a fundraising run organized by the Gorilla Organization which saves endangered gorillas in Africa. There are only about 700 mountain gorillas left in the wild.

The San Francisco run was limited in size by the number of gorilla suits available (400) for participants. They chased a banana… “I had to cut out. I feared for my life,” laughed Erin Hillier, a social worker and avid runner. “I got outrun. I’m faster when I’m not a banana.” In London1,000+ runners take part the annual 7K race.

Gorilla run

Starting line

Banana

Photos from the San Francisco Chronicle.

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