Mickaboo Blog
The Winter edition of Mickaboo's newsletter features useful information and news about the birds and events you help support. Read articles with:
* Thanks to our Holiday Party donors!
* Stories about our rescue activities
* Ways you can help Mickaboo, via tax-deductible year-end donations or otherwise
* And MORE!
Please send suggestions, photos, ideas and comments to our Newsletter Staff for consideration in our next quarterly newsletter!
Happy Holidays to One and All!
Rico is the greenwing macaw at the left. Rico has Papilloma, a disease which caused him to have extensive surgery to remove a mass in his mouth last week - and may necessitate additional surgery in his trachea and vent areas. Needless to say, this surgery is and will be expensive. Would you consider helping us earn a grant to pay for it?
Mickaboo is in a competition to earn a $1500 grant which could help pay for this surgery. We are very close to earning that grant, and need your help. The grant rewards nonprofits with the most donors giving a "tribute card" in honor of someone else; the tribute card donation can be as little as $10! We just need 15 more people to earn it! Donations must be made by 9 pm PT on December 31, 2011.
Think of it - your $10 tax-deductible donation can turn into $1500 for Mickaboo! Thanks for considering; please email pr@mickaboo.org if we can answer any questions for you about this contest.
Global Giving has a contest in progress where Mickaboo can earn a $500 prize. Would you like to help Mickaboo earn it? It’s called the “Tribute Card Campaign”. Essentially, supporters such as you make donations to Mickaboo, as gifts in tribute to others. Examples – you might make a $10 donation to Mickaboo in honor of your bird-loving neighbor, or a $25 donation to Mickaboo in tribute to your mom, etc.
The fifteen Global Giving projects with the highest number of tribute cards given get $500 each. Mickaboo could earn this money if as few as ten people give these sorts of gifts, between now and the end of the year. Ready to give? If you are, go to http://www.globalgiving.org/projects/rescue-unwanted-and-abandoned-companion-birds/ and under the orange “donate” button, click the “gift or in-honor of” tab. Fill out the forms you see to name your honoree and do your gift.
Send any questions you may have to pr@mickaboo.org. Thanks so much for all your support, now and throughout the year.
The Artist Formerly Known As Poopsie - Artie - is a Goffin's Cockatoo who was given a second chance at life by Mickaboo Companion Bird Rescue when she was plucked from San Francisco Animal Care & Control in 2003. She had been found in the home of a hoarder who had passed away. It took several days until someone found what was left of everyone, both human and avian: Artie was one of the "lucky" ones. After surgery and lots of TLC, she blossomed into the charmin little bundle of inexhaustible energy that we love.
The art in this calendar was created by Artie's parront's friend, John Jablonski, who calls Artie his "muse".
Calendars are $20 each, plus shipping costs (if not picked up in person). A portion of all calendar sales will benefit Mickaboo. To order yours, email pr@mickaboo.org and let us know how many you want!
Mickaboo's traditional 2012 calendar is also available - see http://www.cafepress.com/mickaboo
Mickaboo has several items up for auction - from jewelry to kitchen items to gift certificates. And we'll be adding more items over the next day or so. Click here to see links to each item, and to bid! Auctions end at 10 pm PT on Friday, December 9, 2011.
All proceeds benefit your favorite bird rescue - Mickaboo! Send any questions to pr@mickaboo.org