[mou] The Raptor Center Needs Help

[Jim Williams]

I'll contribute a dollar per Great Gray Owl seen this winter, give or 
take five dollars. Put me down for $50. How about the rest of you? Are 
the owls worth helping or just worth seeing?

And how about the MOU? With a quarter million dollars in the bank, can 
it afford to help an owl or two?

Jim Williams
Wayzata




On Mar 16, 2005, at 5:45 PM, sharonks@mn.rr.com wrote:

The University of Minnesota's Raptor Center has admitted over 90 great 
gray owls this winter.  The owls are coming from collision injuries 
with vehicles as opposed to starvation and the average cost of a 
surgical patient at TRC is $1500.  Typically this time of year is slow 
at TRC but with the unusually high patient load, the center is facing 
some financial constraints.

The Kathering B Andersen Fund of the Saint Paul Foundation is offering 
a 1:1 matching challenge grant to The Raptor Center, so any money 
donate right now will be matched dollar for dollar.

If you have been enjoying the great gray owls this winter please 
consider making a donation.  The Raptor Center receives more than 50% 
of it's budget from contributions.  They take in a lot of birds and 
none of them have health insurance.  You can call in or donate online 
at www.raptor.cvm.umn.edu.

Sharon Stiteler
Minneapolis, MN
www.birdchick.com

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