Calendar of Events

Orang Utan Republik Foundation volunteers will be doing outreach, education, and fundraising events on a continuous basis in communities across the country and around the world.  This page will list those events that are open to the public so that you or your friends can learn more about and support OURF’s efforts to raise awareness in order to save the species.  If you are interested in hosting an event, please contact us at info@OrangUtanRepublik.org.  We can discuss various ways you can get involved to make a difference. 


LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - April 2024

Earth

Event: Earth Day- LA Zoo’s Wild For the Planet 2024

Location: Los Angeles Zoo, 5333 Zoo Drive, Los Angeles, CA 90027-1498

Date/Time:  Saturday, April 20/ 10 am -4 pm & Sunday, April 21 /8:30 am -4 pm

Description of Event: Visitors will have an opportunity to meet with OURF volunteers and other organizations helping to address nature, conservation, and sustainability. For more information about the event, call 323-579-1722 or nfreeman@lazoo.org


INDONESIA - June 2024

river

Event: OURF Ecotour to Tanjung Puting National Park, Central Borneo

Location: Jakarta to Pangkalan Bun and Tanjung Puting National Park

Date/Time:  June 23 - June 30, 2024 (8 days/7 nights)

Description of Event: OURF President Dr. Gary Shapiro will host a small ecotour group to visit Tanjung Puting National Park.  Besides visiting the locations where Shapiro conducted orangutan and river research in the late 1970s and 1980s, the ecotour will be an opportunity to support the Orangutan Caring Scholarship program. For more information and to sign up, visit  https://linktr.ee/OrangutanCaringEcotour

Contact Rosa through WhatsApp at (+62)81325252454 or Gary at glshapiro@gmail.com to book your place and for additional answers to your questions.  Act soon as space is limited. 


SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA - OCTOBER 2024

Pongo Awards

Event: 10th Annual Pongo Environmental Awards & OURF's 20th Anniversary Gala Fundraiser

Location: To Be Announced

Date:  October 2024 (Date TBD)

Description of Event: The Orang Utan Republik Foundation plans to hold the 10th Annual Pongo Environmental Awards and its 20th Anniversary Gala Fundraiser during mid-October. The Award ceremony will also be Livestreamed for those who cannot be in attendance. More information will be posted when available.


INTERNATIONAL - November 2024

OCW

Event: Orangutan Caring Week

Location: Globally- local events TBA

Date:  November 10-16, 2024

Description of Event: A week set aside for orangutans. more at www.orangutancaringweek.org.