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Originally posted by Saeed:
Ladies and Gentlemen,

As you all know, AR has always been free from any commercial sponsorship, and as far as I am concerned, it will remain so.

I have had many people who have expressed interest in supporting the site, and I have always thanked them for their kind gesture, and declined their offers.

Some of these people have been very persistant, and I finally had to give in and accept.

However, I laid down just one condition. AR will NOT have any banners of endorsements showing on the site. We will use those donations for a free hunt to offer our members.

So here is the deal.

This is a 16-day hunt in the Selous
One hunter and one observer with Pierre van Tonder Safaris.

Dates are as follows:

I should have made it clear, the hunt is for next year, 2006.

28th of July arrive in Dar Essalam
29th of July fly out to camp
30th of July to 14th of August hunt
15th of August fly back to Dar Essal and in the evening fly back home.

Hunt includes all daily fees and trophies for the following animals:

2 buffaloes
1 Hartebeest
1 Impala
1 Waterbuck
1 Warthog
1 Nyasa wildebeest
1 Zebra
1 Topi

Import duty for 2 rifles
One night shared hotel room for one day before the hunt, and half a day at the same hotel after the hunt.
2 return air tickets from the country of origin of the winner, to Tanzania.

Anything that is not specifically mentioned above, is NOT included.

The rules are very simple.

All AR members, with a minimum of 100 posts to their credit AS OF TODAY, are eligible to enter.

Please enter your Forum ID, and the number of posts you have as an answer to this thread.

Any comments or should be posted on a seperate thread, NOT this one.

We have not finalized the method of drawing as yet. It could be something as simple as dropping names into a hat and drawing the winner, or it could be something so complicated that even Walter won't understand it.

At the day of the drawing, we will draw two additional names. These will be our Standby One and Standby Two Winners, in case the winner cannot make it, for any reason, Standby One will take his place.

This hunt is NOT transferable. The winner has to go or the next in line does.

The winner picks his companion observer.
Additional animals can be hunted, but the trophy fees have to be paid by the hunter.
Upgrade from economy class air tickets to either business or first class is also possible, as long as the winner pays the additional costs.

Upgrading the hunt from a 16-day hunt to a longer hunt is also possible, proving hunting days are available and the winner pays the extra charges.

Needless to say, our decision on the method of the draw to decide the winner is ours alone.

This draw is open to all members of AR, including the Moderators - except me and Walter - as long as they have the required minimum number of posts - 100 as of today.

This will remain open until the 15th of June. The name of those who wish to enter will be collected, and a winner is drawn and before the end of June.

Just a reminder, though, those who do not have 100 posts to their name, cannot make it up and post their name towards the end of this draw. The rules require that you ALREADY have 100 posts today.

Good luck to you all.

Your name on the forums and number of posts you have ONLY PLEASE on this thread.