Our Third Annual Celebrity Roast has come and gone.  I hope everyone had a great time.  We did raise right at $12,000 to help us get through this baby season.  Our very special thank you to State Representative David Farabee as our guest of honor.  A very nice gentleman who provided tremendous support for our efforts.  A special thank you to his guest speakers, The Honorable Jim Keffer, Mr. Hal Ray, Jr., Mr. Rick Orr and Honorable Janice Sons.  They did an outstanding job of poking fun at their friend.  Mr. John Hirschi was our Master of Ceremonies and did a great job of introducing the guests and keeping the peace at the head table.

Our “Wild Bird Classic” is coming up next.  This fund raiser is being presented by MSU’s Prof. Liz Minden’s Public Relations Campaign graduating class.  The event is a Four-person Golf Scramble on April 22nd.  Please see the Upcoming Events Category for details.  For all you golfers, this is a great opportunity to have a good fun golf day and support Wild Bird Rescue.

Bob

Busy, busy, busy.  Our 3rd Annual Celebrity Roast is this Friday at the MPEC.  The time is 6:30pm to 10pm.  We are really looking forward to this year’s event.  We have received a lot of good comments on David Farabee as our special guests.  Ticket sales have really picked up, but there are still plenty available.  If you have not purchased yours, they are available here at Wild Bird Rescue,  Pack & Mail (on Kemp, across from Sikes Senter) and at Wilson Office Supply (8th & Lamar).  They are $25 per person or a table of 8 for $175.  If you want to purchase your tickets via credit card you will need to come to Wild Bird Rescue to do so.  Tickets will also be available at the door.

There has been a change in venue and date for the MSU PR Campaigns class four-person golf scramble.  The fund raiser will take place on Thursday, April 22nd, at Weeks Park Golf Course.  Start time is 1pm.  The entry fee is $75 per person.  Entry fee includes cart, green fees, buffet and awards.  Registration deadline is April 16th.  So, for all you golfers…a fun way to support Wild Bird Rescue.  (Upcoming Events category has been updated.)

As many of you know, I am helping out at the Humane Society (as if I did not have enough on my plate already).  They are doing a nation wide search for a new Executive Director.  But, in the mean time, they have a fantastic, dedicated staff who are taking great care of the dogs and cats and adaptions are going on daily.  Unfortunately, new dogs and cats are still coming in faster than we can adopt.  Please have your dogs or cats spayed or neutered.  You really are providing your pets with a healthier life and reducing the number of animals needing homes.  Unless they find a new director soon, I will be helping through the end of April.

After I finished my last update saying the winter birds are still with us, I stepped outside and saw two large flocks of Sandhill Cranes flying North.  Later in the afternoon, I saw two more flocks.  Two of our volunteers emailed me to say they saw Sandhill Cranes on Sunday.  So, the spring migration has started.

Penny Miller called me to say Terry McKee had her first Purple Martin scout at her house over the weekend.  I saw Terry yesterday and she said there were two more that morning.  This morning we had three Martins sitting on the perches of the Martin house here at the Rescue Center.  They were really fussing because I had not removed the plugs.  The holes are all open and the house is extended skyward so they can start getting settled in.

I love spring.

Also, there was a self-propelled lawn mower on the front porch when I got to work this morning.  A note attached read “A gift to WBR.  Your welcome”.  There was no name.  So, if you left us the mower and are reading this blog – THANK YOU.

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