What We at WBS Are
Thankful For….
Thanksgiving is the time
of year when we all step back from our busy schedules and reflect on the things
for which we are thankful.
Here at WBS we have many
blessings…
* The
dedicated staff, interns and volunteers who work so tirelessly to rehabilitate
the more than 300 injured birds that pass through our hospital doors each year
* The
Education Department staff who work long hours and give up their weekends and
even some holidays to carry the message of environmental responsibility to
schools and organizations across the country
* The
Propagation Department staff--the often unsung heroes and heroines of our
organization--who remain “behind the scenes” caring for and training our large
roster of non-releasable birds
* The
“Tuesday Crew” – a group of retired tradesmen who show up every Tuesday, rain
or shine, to lend us their construction trade skills, and literally “keep us
together”
* The
many volunteers without which we could not exist. These dedicated individuals come from every walk of life and
span every age group—all for the love of the birds
* The
Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts who choose the World Bird Sanctuary as their Eagle
Scout or Girl Scout Gold project.
Most of our outdoor structures would not exist without them
* The
many wonderful corporate sponsors who support us financially and in so many
other ways.
* The
individuals who call us from out of the blue offering to donate anything from
raptor food or birdseed to automobiles or tractors
* Our
wonderful visitors who purchase merchandise from our gift shop because they
know that the profits help to feed house and care for the birds, or the drive
through visitor who stops to drop a few dollars in our donation box as they
enter our site.
* All
the diehard supporters who show up at WBS special events in spite of weather
conditions ranging from rain and cold to hundred degree temperatures
FOR ALL THIS WE ARE THANKFUL!
To all of you out there—HAPPY THANKSGIVING!
