Arnie Schrier has served
World Bird Sanctuary for many years, both as a volunteer and as a Board
Member.
Arnie retired from the
board and from his weekly volunteering at World
Bird Sanctuary in 2012. In 2013,
Arnie’s family honored him and his unwavering service to WBS by purchasing an
engraved brick for his 85th birthday as part of WBS’s “Buy A Brick”
program.
Sentiments expressed on WBS bricks are only limited by your imagination
On Sunday, September 1st,
Arnie, his wife Thelma, and his children and grandchildren visited World Bird
Sanctuary to view the brick, a fitting tribute to his dedication to our
mission.
Arnie and his family came to view his brick
Arnie will be recognized
by our long-term visitors as the helpful and smiling face that greeted visitors
at the Visitor Information Center (the VIC) – the first stop on a visit to World
Bird Sanctuary. Arnie would let
visitors know what there was to see and tell them about some of the birds they
could see at the VIC. In addition
to chatting with visitors, Arnie put birds out into the weathering area in the
morning, diligently scrubbed their overnight quarters, and then made sure they
were fed and put to bed safely for the night before leaving. Skyler, the Lizard Buzzard, who has
since passed away, was Arnie’s favorite – and the two would “chat” back and
forth while Arnie was going about his work at the VIC.
Arnie visiting with his old friend, Patriot the Bald Eagle
After an absence of over a
year, it was wonderful to see Arnie back at WBS again. We think that the engraved brick – a
gift from Arnie’s family – was a great way to commemorate his 85th
birthday and honor the work he has done for World Bird Sanctuary.
Thank you, Arnie – we hope
that you will visit us again soon!
You can find out more
about our engraved brick program here (https://www.bricksrus.com/order/worldbird/)
Submitted by Catherine
Redfern, World Bird Sanctuary Naturalist/Fundraiser
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