One elderly lady even put a life-size clay penguin next to the collection box on the reception desk to exhibit her solidarity. The owner of a local plant nursery contributed his lifetime accumulation of used toothbrushes, which will be used to clean around the penguins eyes. There are many far more important causes. If everyone put as much effort and money towards reducing crime, we would have a safe country. I beg to differ.
Humanity has to start somewhere and work from that point.
The simple fact that people from such diverse backgrounds have united in this warehouse in a country so often portrayed as one plagued by perpetual internal struggles is remarkable. Experts estimate that if the 40,000 penguins affected are not saved, the species could be extinct by as early as 2010. Cultural, racial and class differences aside, by August 25, the last volunteers will clean and feed the remaining penguins, the warehouse will close its doors and the rescue effort will be deemed a success. The human hand will have salvaged an entire species from annihilation. Claire M.L. Bourne is a first year student at Middlebury College.