| TO: Members of the Apalachee Audubon Society FROM: Birdathon Committee DATE: April 2010 SUBJECT: Birdathon 2010 Birdathon 2010, Apalachee Audubon’s major fundraiser, begins April 9th and wraps up April 25th. Please note that we are not sending individual solicitations or staffing a phone bank this year but we still need your help. Money raised during Birdathon pays for Apalachee Audubon’s environmental education programs such as Audubon Adventures. These subscription kits, developed by The National Audubon Society help 3rd through 5th graders form positive attitudes about nature and support teachers with instructional content aligned with national and state standards for Social Studies (with an emphasis on Civics), Science, and Language Arts. Each Audubon Adventures kit comes with a Classroom Resource Manual and different editions of a student newspaper. The teacher’s manual includes classroom tips, hands-on activities, and background material for teachers. Each year there is a new theme, currently “Action for Planet Earth.” For more information about this program visit www.audubon.org/educate/aa/index.html. One Audubon Adventures subscription package costs approximately $45. Birdathon 2009 funded kits for 55 classrooms in 25 Leon, Gadsden and Wakulla county schools. In 2010 Apalachee Audubon aspires to expand the program to over 100 classrooms. If we exceed this goal, we might offer scholarships for teachers to attend an Audubon Field Environmental Camp. AAS pledges that 100% of your contribution will stay in our region for local projects. Please fill out the pledge form below and return to the AAS address on the form. You may choose to support one of the teams listed, or the combined teams. You may donate a flat sum, for instance $10, $25, $50, $100 or any level that suits your budget. Or, you may add some extra interest by pledging an amount per bird, to your favorite team or to the combined team lists. For example, if 125 species are seen by a team, at $.10 a bird your commitment would be $12.50. At $.50 per bird, it would be $62.50, etc. After Birdathon 2010, we will report our sightings and collect the pledged donations. Your gift is tax-deductible as AAS is a 501(c)3 organization and no goods or services will be exchanged for your contribution. We look forward to hearing from you. Thank you for your support! |
Apalachee Audubon Society Birdadathon Teams Team Number 1 Fran Rutkovsky, Ed Woodruff Team Number 2 Harvey/Judy Goldman, Kathy Besbekos, Ann Bruce, Karen Wensing Team Number 3 Marvin Collins, Melissa Forehand, et al Team Number 4 Pam Flynn, Tracee Strohman, Fred Dietrich, Luke DeGrotte, Bill Hudgens, Mike Tucker Team Number 5 Chris Borg |