Help Buy New Doors for the Letaba Elephant Hall
The Bushveld Region Honorary Rangers and Kruger National Park need your help to pay for new doors for the Letaba Elephant Hall.
The new hand-carved doors
for the Letaba Elephant Hall
Early in 2007 Kirsty Redman, Interpretive Officerfor the Nxanatseni Region, approached the Bushveld Region Honorary Rangers for help in replacing the 15 year old entrance doors to the Letaba Elephant Hall. The old and worn doors were no longer doing their job to protect the contents of the Elephant Hall from the elements or unscrupulous ivory dealers - bear in mind that the doors are open 365 days of the year and guard the ivory from Kruger National Park's legendary tuskers.
Recognising that the tusks in the hall are a priceless national treasure, and they need to be protected for generations to come, the Bushveld Region Honorary Rangers took up the challenge. After a long hunt for the perfect doors (from both practical and aesthetic perspectives) a matching pair of hand-carved wooden doors were decided upon.
Although the public have responded well to the call to raise funds for this worthy project R5 500,00 is still needed!
The Bushveld Region of the Honorray Rangers encourages members of the public to help with this outstanding sum by making a donation via the SANParks website. Donors should select "Any Project" and then send an e-mail confirming the amount donated, and specifying that it is for the Elephant Hall doors, to e-commerce manager Nedret Saidova. These e-mails will be kept confidential and are for administrative purposes only.
The good news is that the new doors have arrived and been installed at Letaba in time for the holiday season and are proudly guarding the Elephant Hall and the priceless heritage housed therein. The old doors will be repaired and used in less 'stressful' conditions.