PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE

SRF: 2012- AN ATTEMPT TO TRAVEL TO CUBA, OR MAYBE BACK TO COSTA RICA.

READY FOR OUR 17th YEAR

June 24- July 4, 2012

Dear potential SRF student adveturer:

The 2011 expedition of the Student Rainforest Fund is history and for the 16th consecutive year we helped to meet the financial needs of a group of American college students, studying the health professions, to make a journey to some of the last remaining rainforests in the Western hemisphere. For the second time we traveled to Ecuador, one of the most bio-diverse countries in the world.

We’re gearing up for #17. We have a slim hope of possibly traveling to the natural and health-conscious island of Cuba. I have applied to a license to take our team with the U.S. Department of the Treasury. Our chances remain slim since the U.S. government still has travel restrictions to this ‘hidden’ island. I have personally been there four times and I cannot think of a better place to study plant medicines, natural therapies and alternative means of healing. The Cubans are ‘top-notch’ natural healers and the students could not get a better education.

If Cuba does not go through, we are gearing for our fourth trip of Costa Rica. We have had wonderful trips there and Costa Rica offers a variety of eco-systems that are macrocosms for ‘healing’ plants. We hope to return to Luna Nueva, the ginger farm and botanical gardens of New Chapter- one of America’s leading herbal supplement companies. We also plan to travel to the Atlantic coast of Costa Rica to visit Wilson Botanical Garden, part of the famous Los Cruces Biological Station. It is well known that Wilson is the largest and most diverse botanical garden in all of Central America.

In either case we plan to have another memorable ‘green’ adventure. Dr. Steve Morris, our noted 2012 SRF BOARD OF ADVISORS, and I want to THANK YOU for your consideration and courage in attending this ‘once-in-a-lifetime experience. Email me at dtwherb@gmail.comif you are interested. We have given the SRF experience to over 300 students from 22 universities over the years.

In health and spirit,

Dr. Dan Wagner, President

Dr. Steve Morris, Chairman