The charity selected this year was an organization that is trying to
[save the Tasmanian Devil](http://www.tassiedevil.com.au/) from
extinction. Professor Hamish McCallum, the chief scientist with the
-program gave a talk after dinner and before the auction began.
+program, gave a talk after dinner and before the auction began.
The native population is suffering from a fatal facial tumor disease that
results in horrible lesions, and is likely to kill off all the Devils within
a decade or three. My family and I all have a strong love of nature, and