Co-founders Dedicated to Daniel Boone Butterfly Palace's Special Needs Mission
Charlotte Ruffoni, Guide Dog Flite and Sheila Boone pictured above discuss the mission of the Daniel Boone
Butterfly Palace project and the special exhibits for handicapped individuals, including exhibits
for the blind. Charlotte, who is visually challenged and is always accompanied by her faithful guide dog " Flite " of
the Butterflies." Flite is a black Labrador Retriever guide dog, who loves to chase butterflies, but of course never captures any.
For more information on the project see "Archives " on the home page " Sheila Boone's Amazing Dream " to learn more about the mission of the project to bring public awareness to the need to save the endangered migration of the western monarch butterfly; to give healing & comfort to others by inviting them to visit a major over-wintering wild Western monarch butterfly habitat located on the California Coast. The co-founders are personally dedicated to bringing attention to the symbolism of hope, peace and spiritual renewal represented by the butterflies unique life-cycle changes from a caterpillar to a magnificent butterfly. They said, " it is our goal to build a live butterfly conservatory in California and to give that hope to many others".
Ms. Ruffoni is a former business woman, educator & school teacher and has been an owner of a garden plant nursery. She has a life-long interest in horticulture and although she is retired continues to enjoy her garden.
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Chris Fredrickson
06/20/2007