Macomb Audubon is set to hold its 13th Annual bird-a-thon, raising money for Joe Rogers’ Wildlife Recovery Association (WRA) with much success on the weekend of May 7 - 9, 2010.

A Bird-a-Thon is like a Walk-a-Thon, but it is much more fun to do. During the weekend of the North American Migration Count, birders will donate their lists to the Bird-a-Thon in hopes of amassing as many species as possible. Virtually any area in the "MOO" (Michigan, Ontario and Ohio) is included. In years past, more than 175 species have been recorded.

Your pledges of either cents-per-species or flat donations help WRA. If you pledge 10 cents a species, you would owe somewhere around $17.50.

In past years, we have raised more than $600 annually for this worthy cause. In the 12 years we’ve had the fund-raisers, MAS has raised an astounding total of more than $7,000 for WRA.

The WRA is an organization devoted to helping injured raptors, in hopes of releasing them in the wild. Also, Joe Rogers, WRA’s director, had devoted much of his life to educating in his unique, high-energy way many students of all ages.

As with many nonprofit organizations, the WRA is walking that fine line of insolvency and solvency. School budgets and grants have all but dried up. The WRA needs your help to keep the programs going. Please pledge either by mail or at the monthly membership meeting.

Your pledge is tax deductible to the fullest extent of the law.

Name ____________________________________________

Address ____________________________________________

Phone ______________________

Amount of pledge._____ per species, or a flat donation of_________

Make your checks payable to Wildlife Recovery Association, and mail c/o

Mike Mencotti
25378 Wykeshire
Farmington Hills, MI 48336