|  Charitable Donating  |
End-of-year giving

December 31 is the last day of the 2008 tax year. Please remember The Bird Rescue Center as you make your final 2009 charitable donations.

Holiday giving for the bird lovers in your life has never been easier! Our gift shop has great gifts and stocking stuffers:

• Choose from a selection of fluffy and fun finger puppets — owls, penguins, hawks, eagles, baby chicks and ravens, oh my!
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• We also have our Holiday mug with original artwork by local artist Colleen Caubin
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• Black micro-fiber zippered Totes embroidered with our logo. These durable take-with-you totes are really useful storage and can even house a laptop!
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• T-shirts with beautiful owl illustration and BRC logo. Available in adult and youth sizes.

• Black baseball hats embroidered with the BRC logo

Gift Shop hours:
  Wednesdays • 1–5 pm
  Saturday 12/5 • 1–5 pm
  Sunday, 12/21 • 1–5 pm
  By appointment: call the Center at 707 523-2473 and leave a message Mary Ellen Raynor

And don’t forget about gift memberships

Consider a gift membership for the bird lover in your life! Our quarterly newsletter keeps members up to date with all that’s happening at The Center. With the Holidays fast approaching, it’s easy to give.

Contributions are tax-deductible to the extent allowed by law.

|  Help the birds while shopping!  |
Nickels for Nonprofits Program at Whole Foods Market benefits Bird Rescue

Shop at Whole Foods Market now through December when proceeds from the Nickels for Nonprofits Program will be donated to Bird Rescue.

How does this work? When customers shop at Whole Foods and bring their own grocery bags, they have the option of either receiving $0.05 per bag as a refund on their bill or donating that money to a participating recipient organization.

Help the birds by shopping at Whole Foods during this time, bring your own bag and ask that your nickel be donated to Bird Rescue!

Do you love birds? Your donation can help ensure the future of our area’s wild native birds.

Our long history of success rests on a foundation of concern and generosity from many people and businesses throughout the community. You can help ensure the future of The Bird Rescue Center’s rehabilitation and educational programs with your contribution.

• While it’s quick and easy to give with our online donation program, when you donate directly to us with your check, we are able to make use of 100% of the dollar amount of your contribution.

• Consider becoming a member and receive our quarterly newsletter. Download our membership form PDF.

• Visit our Support pages for more info on memberships, sponsorships, donations, bequests and other great ways to help the birds.

Contributions are tax-deductible to the extent allowed by law.

| Hours of operation |

Fall-Winter hours  9am to 5pm. The Center is open seven days a week, 365 days a year.

| Visitor Days |

Bird Rescue Center is open to the public on the first Saturday and third Sunday of every month (unless it’s a major holiday; if in doubt, give us a call at 523-2473). Come by and meet our 18 resident raptors. This is a unique opportunity to see these beautiful wild birds up close. Photography of the birds is permitted outside the residents’ compound.

Well-attended Raptor Lecture series

This year’s series, presented by BRC President Alida Morzenti, was well-attended. A sought-after expert in the field of Raptor Biology, Alida covered identification, natural history, migration, husbandry and falconry. This series of lectures is the first step for the volunteers entering the Center’s Raptor Program training (now underway) to learn to work with our resident birds.

This series is offered every Fall with new subject matter yearly. An easy way to hear about next year’s series is to become a member. Our quarterly newsletter keeps members up to date with all that’s happening at The Center.

|  Volunteer opportunities  |
Do you have an interest in local wildlife?  Want to help? There are many ways!

We’ve had a great response to our call for volunteers this year. If you are interested in volunteering, please call the Center at 707/523-2473.