Welcome to the historic meeting of two herding cultures in Ojai California August 9, 2008
Cowboys meet the Tuareg....
shopping
the ride
the artists
Paintings created on the day of the festival were auctioned and raised $3750 for the NOMAD Foundation's Center for Nomadic Life at Tamesna. Kent Butler, Gayel Childress, Leslie Clark, Karen Lewis, Mick Reinman & Linda Taylor
THANK YOU !!!!!!!
the animal market
arrival
the Party
the race
tuareg vs cowboys
and the winner .....the TUAREG! Alago
second place: chongo, the dog third place Jim, the cowboy
Fourth place: Ahmed on a mule that is older than he is.
Last place: Bilal on a donkey that had never been ridden...preferring to lie down.
Getting him to the finish line deserves a prize--Bravo Bil!
Champion Alago...I think the cowboys have not heard the end of this!
martini man-Brian Monsour
created by Ojai artists: Sherry Loehr, Sharon & Kent Butler, Linda Taylor and Gayel Childress
2 lambs donated by Bert and Linda Lamb, fattened by their daughter Susana and cooked to perfection by Bert
THANK YOU LAMBS FOR THE LAMBS!
delicious food cooked by Wendy Berger
our favorite band...TIDAWT
Hasso
Alhassane
Alago
Bilal
..and honorary member, Dylan
...and good night
Nomad foundation representative in Niger, Sidi Mamane
before you go let us thank a few more people...
Bob and Jill Sorel and Barabara Bowman set up slaves and endurance supporters.
Michael Price champion slave
The most important thank you is to all of you who attended, purchased or donated. From all our summer 2008 events, because of you, the Nomad Foundation has deposited
$ 59,300.00
We are well on our way to the Tamesna Center for Nomadic Life.
NOMAD Sale, Ojai
Rotary International Convention, LA
African Market, Los Angeles
Keely official photographer
David our cameraman & Ruthie sales tent manager & all our other volunteers--too many to list!
Levitt Pavillion, Pasadena
Job well done!