Sunday, November 23, 2014

Avoid The Black Friday Frenzy


With the Black Friday shopping frenzy quickly approaching we just wanted to remind our readers that the World Bird Sanctuary has many unique and environmentally friendly options for that “hard to buy for” person on your Christmas list. 
If a t-shirt is on your shopping list come and browse our large selection
 By surprising your family and friends with these one-of-a-kind gifts they will feel special because their gift will also help the World Bird Sanctuary fulfill its mission through wildlife rehabilitation and environmental education.  Your gift may help to save the life of a wildlife hospital patient, feed one of our birds for the year, or present an educational program to an underprivileged child.

Shop Green on Black Friday and give a gift with meaning!
Below is a selection of special gifts available from World Bird Sanctuary this holiday season. 

Return to the Wild! Buy a gift certificate for the release of a rehabilitated bird back into the wild.
Return to the Wild gift certificates help to treat injured birds in our hospital, such as this one
Treating a wild bird of prey admitted to our wildlife hospital can cost more than $1,000.  This special gift certificate entitles the recipient to take part in the release of a rehabilitated bird back into the wild.  Invite family and friends to release a bird of prey at your home or nearby park.  The World Bird Sanctuary Wildlife Hospital is a cornerstone of the World Bird Sanctuary, and is entirely funded by donations from the public. Help us give our patients a second chance to fly. Buy a Return to the Wild! Gift Certificate today! 
Be the one to release a rehabilitated bird of prey back to the wild!

$150.00.  Click here to order your Return to the Wild! Gift Certificate, or email Callie Plakovic, or call 636-225-4390 ext. 0 and tell the person answering that you want to purchase a Return to the Wild.

Help us Pave the Way!   Buy-a-Brick and help us pave our amphitheater while leaving a lasting impression of your environmental values!
Have your inscribed brick installed in our amphitheater
Your brick will be laid in our amphitheater.  Each year our environmental education programs teach thousands of people how to make small everyday changes that will have a lasting environmentally sustainable impact for years to come.  Your purchase of one of our engraved bricks will allow us to achieve this goal, while providing you with a new and lasting way to recognize loved ones or commemorate special occasions.  Donor certificates are available to be presented in person or to be mailed to the recipient.
For just $7.50 you can present this certificate with your inscription on it to the recipient of a brick

Options range from $125 - $425  Click here to order your Engraved Brick.

Adopt-a-Bird! Make someone special the proud adoptive parent of one of over 200 animals at World Bird Sanctuary!
Minerva, just one of the animals available for adoption
Your adoption fees help us to care for your animal for one year, as they live at the Sanctuary and travel around the country, teaching thousands of people about how to protect their friends in the wild and their habitats!  Your adoption packet includes a Certificate of Adoption, photographs and natural histories of your adopted animal and special visiting privileges.
Adoption fees range from $50 for small animals such as a Screech Owl to $150 for a majestic eagle
Adoptions range from $50 - $150.  Click here to see our gallery of animals available for adoption. In addition to the animals in our photo gallery there are dozens more that have yet to be added to our web page.  Just call Marion at 636-861-3225 if you don’t see a particular animal that you wish to adopt.

Give the Gift of Friendship!  A "Friend of World Bird Sanctuary" Gift Subscription is the gift that keeps giving all year!
Give the gift of friendship by giving your friends or family a gift subscription as a World Bird Sanctuary Friend.  WBS Friends receive invitations to "Friends only" events, and a membership card gives Friends a 10% discount on program fees at World Bird Sanctuary and on any item in our gift shop.
 
"Friends" subscriptions help to keep our birds flying
"Friends" subscriptions range from $35 - $100.  Click here to sign a friend or family member up for the "Friends" program.

Special gifts to Help our Wildlife Hospital!  All proceeds from the sale of these products go directly to treating and caring for animals in our wildlife hospital.

”Save the Future” CD
World Bird Sanctuary's in-house band, The Raptor Project’s, first CD, Save the Future. It consists of original songs about birds, the environment, and taking care of our planet.  This fun and entertaining children's CD comes with lyric sheets and education sheets embedded in the CD.  Proceeds from the sale of this CD go directly to our wildlife rehabilitation hospital to provide care of injured wild birds of prey.

Save the Future CD - $12 plus $3 shipping and handling for online orders.
Click here to order.

The Raptor Project's CDs both entertain and educate at the same time

“All Along The Watershed” CD
World Bird Sanctuary’s in-house band, The Raptor Project’s, second CD, All Along The Watershed.
This CD tells the story of the creatures that live within a watershed and stresses the importance of clean water through fun, and sometimes hilarious songs, such as The Food Chain Blues, The Greatest Possum, Mr. Frog Blues, and many others.  All proceeds from the sale of this CD go directly to our wildlife rehabilitation hospital to provide care of the 400+ injured wild birds of prey that cross its threshold each year.

All Along the Watershed CD - $12 plus $3 shipping and handling
Click here  for online orders.

“Beak to Beak” Book by Walter C. Crawford, Jr.
This book by World Bird Sanctuary Executive Director, Walter C. Crawford, Jr., is filled with his musings on wildlife, conservation, and life in general, told through a collection of short, sometimes hilarious, true-life stories. 
A great gift for the bird lover/book reader on your list
This book is available in the WBS gift shop or online.  To order online Click Here 
$10.00 on site plus $3.00 shipping and handling for online orders.

Visit our gift shop for other unique items.
Bring your Christmas list and check out the wide array of merchandise in the gift shop
Gift shop merchandise includes a large array of bird of prey themed merchandise, such as: T-shirts, jewelry, sculptures, coffee mugs, bird I.D. books, bird themed books for the kids, coloring books, and many other items too numerous to mention.  Proceeds from all gift shop items help to feed and house our birds.

Come browse our gift shop to fill out your shopping list.  The World Bird Sanctuary is open from 8 am to 5 pm every day except Thanksgiving and Christmas (barring closures for inclement weather).

The World Bird Sanctuary is a 501 (c) (3) organization and receives no federal or state funding.  All funds are raised through corporate grants and donations from individuals like you.




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