Recently a church group
from the Manchester United Methodist Church contacted the World Bird Sanctuary
and volunteered their services for an annual “workday”. WBS was grateful to these volunteers
for all their help. Here is their
group leader, Vickie Foster’s, description of their day at the World Bird
Sanctuary.
“We had the pleasure
recently, of working at the World Bird Sanctuary during our church’s Faith in
Action Day.
Members of the work party clean a weathering area while two eagles supervise
“A crew of 25 members from
Manchester United Methodist Church worked from 8 until noon. We had all ages
participating, including families and children. We like to have a place to work that has wildlife and
animals because it is always so popular with the kids. The team enjoyed the day
thoroughly.
“Our church had worked at
the sanctuary during last year’s workday also. We were excited to be back again. We cleaned the cages for the “education” birds while they
were out on a field trip. Everyone
pitched in and swept, scrubbed and moved the cages. We had the company of a raven in his cage and he was very
calm despite all our noise.
“Then we moved into the
outdoor aviaries and pulled weeds.
This gave us a chance to see several tethered eagles up close. Such
magnificent creatures! I even saw
an eagle taking a bath – just like he was a little robin in a birdbath,
splashing all around.
“We had a great time
during our workday and especially wanted to thank Teri Graves. She was so well organized, informative,
fun and kept us on track that day.
It was a fantastic day for us all.”
If your church or
organization is looking for an interesting community service project the World
Bird Sanctuary usually has a project that will work for you. For more information call 636-225-4390
and tell the operator that you have a group that wants to volunteer to do a
community service project.
Submitted by Vickie L.
Foster, Guest Contributor
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