Melbourne Avian Rescue Sanctuary

Sponsorship

Our annual fill the Christmas Tree Toy Drive is coming to a close.

This year we are excited to say we have raised $675.00 from our  Facebook posting toward our annual “Fill the Christmas Tree Toy Drive”. Four very generous donors helped us get this far and we are so very grateful to them for doing so.

Now here is the reason for this post so late in the toy fund drive. All here at Melbourne Avian Rescue Sanctuary are wondering if our supporters who receive  our web page feed, or simply follow our blog posts which sorry to say are few and far between, might just be able to help us reach our goal of  an additional 200.00 more so we can place our toy order ASAP……

We know this is last minute but as always we need all of your help to continue doing what we do here at M.A.R.S..

So if any of you can find it in your heart to donate at this wonderful time of the year  we can safely say you have helped  keep a whole lot of  parrots very quiet and happy for many months to come. At least three or four that is……

Donations can be made right here through our web page by simply clicking on the donate button.  And as I always say you will have made many beaks here at our  Florida based Parrot Rescue very very happy indeed.

Happy Holidays everyone and a very Merry Christmas to all.

Amazon Smile could put a smile on all of our beaks

imageThis year we hope you keep MARS in your thoughts as the holiday season approaches. Shopping at amazon smile using this direct link https://smile.amazon.com/ch/80-0161378 would surely help put a smile on all our beaks here at Melbourne Avian Rescue Sanctuary our Florida based parrot rescue.

It has been a long and hard but very rewarding journey since M.A.R.S. Began in the Spring of 2008 and our journey is far from over. To continue on we need all of your help to do so. Amazon.smile.com is really an easy way to help out,  all you have to do is shop and spend,  they do all the rest. Although the percentage is very small it could add up if you pass the word and get everyone you know to use the site and specify Melbourne Avian Rescue Sanctuary as their charity of choice. Thank you to all who do so.

 

 

 

M.A.R.S. is in Space Coast Living Magazine.

Unfortunately as my computer skills are limited I can only hope this link takes you to the magazines site. I can honestly say this article was something we had hoped would happen for a very long time. M.A.R.S. As you all know by now is the short version for Melbourne Avian Rescue Sanctuary our exotic bird rescue located on Florida’s Space Coast. We are always seeking ways to get the word out of our organization but lack the funds to promote all the work we do and programs we offer here at the rescue. Having a page featured in a magazine such as Space Coast Living will certainly aide us in reaching a far larger audience and we so thank them for this chance to do so.  As those that follow our Facebook page know this article is also a bit bittersweet as it is the last photos taken of our beautiful Blue and Gold Macaw Woody and her life long partner Paco.  Woody passed away shortly after these photos were taken. As always all here at our Florida Parrot Rescue MARS want to thank all of you for your continued support of our cause and for reading this posting.
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Fun, fundraising, M.A.R.S. Yard sales

Although it is often a difficult task to put together these sales, it seems  they have become the only sure fire way to raise much needed funds for the parrots of M.A.R.S. We do receive a certain amount of donations from some very caring individuals but nothing that provides the on going funding necessary to keep a rescue operational.

 

So now comes the task of  keeping up the flow of funds by continuing to clean out and breakdown estate sales and yard sales,  acquiring as much resalable goods as we can    possibly store here at Melbourne Avian Rescue Sanctuary  in our outback barn area.

 

Then of course it becomes time to actually  schedule, organize, and set up the sale and pray it does not rain on the days we choose. Against a lot of odds we pull these sales off but the biggest obstacle of all is a volunteer pool willing to put in many hours of prep time as well

 

Here is where the difficulty lies. The time it takes away from the rescue which is in itself a full time job,  makes keeping up this way of funding more and more difficult.

 

Although no other alternative has shown itself and of course we are very  great full this way has proved so successful. It is becoming increasingly hard to keep up the pace.

 

We are now putting it out there to all of you who follow M.A.R.S. to give us your best suggestions for seeking and finding resources and funding for this coming year.  Thank you to all who read this message.

Your end of the year charitable donations helps M.A.R.S. to help all of them in the New Year.

All here at Melbourne Avian Rescue Sanctuary, ask that with all your hearts you remember us at this time of the year. When it so means the most to us, that your end of the year charitable donations, will allow M.A.R.S. to start the new year knowing that we will have the ability to continue helping the parrots and the people who need us, and count on us to be here for them.

A huge shout out to all our future new supporters, and a heartfelt thanks to those of you who are continuing to do so. Knowing, that you, have seen and understand the need for rescues such as ours to exist and maintain and hopefully grow, means our voice for all of them is being heard.

To all of you from all of us here at our exotic bird rescue simply known as M.A.R.S.. we wish to you and yours a very healthy and happy and wonderful New Year.