June 2007 - Action - mickaboo.org

[Mickaboo Action] I can store cages
by Michelle Yesney 08 Jun '07

08 Jun '07

I can take one or two more cages to store, but we don't have a vehicle that will haul the bigger cages. If someone in the South Bay area that has a pick-up or bigger SUV can offer to team with me, we can provide a reasonable level of access for this part of the world.

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[Mickaboo Action] Accomplishments and challenges!
by Nancy Powell 08 Jun '07

08 Jun '07

Hello everybody-- We are doing an incredible job right now on just about every front. **We have expanded our bird care class offerings and now have regular classes scheduled in the South Bay, East Bay, and San Francisco. We're moving toward a standard schedule in the Sacramento Area as well. We are also hoping to expand our curriculum to include more advanced topics----we're working on setting up a Large Bird Handling class right now. **We have EXCELLENT shelter teams that do welfare checks on birds in almost every shelter from Watsonville to Sacramento and quickly respond to situations where birds need transportation to vets. **Our Tech Team is just amazing and has succeeded in shifting 95% of the website to formats that allow instant updates by anyone authorized. Matt can tell you MUCH more about the technical advances, so I'll leave that to him. :-) **Thanks to Cathy Hesse, who answers mail@mickaboo and the dedication of the Voicemail Team, the days of missed contacts and unreturned phone calls are far behind us. **We have shortened the adoption process in almost every case because all of you have stepped up in a *major* way to do phone screens and home visits. I don't want to make this list so long it's unreadable (!), so I'll stop there. BUT, you knew there was going to be a "but" didn't you??!! We are in trouble in two areas: 1) We don't have enough people willing to store and move cages. So mundane! But the lack of a cage can mean a bird stays in a shelter or can't be surrendered. If you are able to help in this area, you don't have to commit huge amounts of time. If 30 people agreed to do one cage transport per month, we're there! If one or two people in each part of the Bay Area could store one or two cages, getting them where they need to be would be much, much easier. Right now we often have to move cages from the South Bay to the North Bay or Sacramento. 2) We need more income streams---our vet bills have been astronomical lately. Cathy Hesse is doing an absolutely fabulous job as the Fundraising Coordinator, but this isn't a one-person job. Now, I don't want to sound ungrateful, but PLEASE don't respond to this issue by saying "I have a great idea that Mickaboo can do." YOU are Mickaboo. If you have a great idea and can follow through on it yourself, that's what we need. So there it is! It would be so unfortunate if our amazing record in 2007 was negatively impacted by something as simple as moving cages. :-( And we are now a very large group of fabulous, committed bird lovers--a little creativity and follow through by everybody could increase our income by a lot and keep us on this wonderful run of success. Thanks for listening! --Nancy -- Nancy Powell Operations Manager Mickaboo Companion Bird Rescue www.mickaboo.org

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[Mickaboo Action] Maxwell to WA
by Francie 07 Jun '07

07 Jun '07

In the next week or so Sue and/or I will be transporting Maxwell the too to WA to Mollywood-too sanctuary. We really need help in getting him from Prunedale area to Sacto area. I am pretty sure his foster will take him as far as San Jose or nearby but that is probably all. Sue and I will be confirming who.when re transport in next day or two.l Please help us get Maxwell to his new home. Mollywood has made great strides in their aviaries etc in the past year and Betsy their Director is very, very nice.

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[Mickaboo Action] Home visit in Daly City
by Susan Zizumbo 06 Jun '07

06 Jun '07

Hi, Can anyone do a home visit in Daly City? If so, please email me offline. Thanks! Susan

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Re: [Mickaboo Action] [Mickaboo Discuss] How are we doing so far??
by Nancy Powell 06 Jun '07

06 Jun '07

The reason for these statistics is the expansion of classes and the willingness of people (like you, Karen!) to do home visits and phone screens. And more people are volunteering for those tasks all the time! 2007 is going to be an amazing year for Mickaboo. On 6/5/07, Karen Mierta <kmierta(a)cox.net> wrote: > > That IS great news!! Let's keep it going and get adoptions and FTAs to > pull away from the surrenders like they didn't know what happened!! > > -----Original Message----- > *From:* discuss-bounces(a)mickaboo.org [mailto:discuss-bounces@mickaboo.org] > *On Behalf Of *Nancy Powell > *Sent:* Tuesday, June 05, 2007 9:28 AM > *To:* Admin Group; Discussion Group; Action Group > *Subject:* [Mickaboo Discuss] How are we doing so far?? > > Just wanted you all to know that so far in 2007 we have: > > 139 Adoptions > 32 Birds in foster to adopt situations > 158 Surrenders > > The good news is that the number of adoptions and FTAs exceed the > intake! > > Great, great work everybody!!! > > --Nancy > > > > > -- > Nancy Powell > Operations Manager > Mickaboo Companion Bird Rescue > www.mickaboo.org > > > _______________________________________________ > Discuss mailing list > PERSONAL SETTINGS: https://mickaboo.org/cgi-bin/mailman/options/discuss/ > LIST ARCHIVE: https://mickaboo.org/cgi-bin/mailman/private/discuss/ > -- Nancy Powell Operations Manager Mickaboo Companion Bird Rescue www.mickaboo.org

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Re: [Mickaboo Action] home visit in San Mateoj - HANDLED
by Michelle Yesney 05 Jun '07

05 Jun '07

Thank you, Bernice. Michelle Yesney <msyesney(a)yahoo.com> wrote: All, We have another hopeful budgie adopter in San Mateo. She has attended a class at FOLT, Karen Mierta had done a phone screen. Only the home visit remains. Please let me know if you can help with this. Thank you again. Michelle

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[Mickaboo Action] Fwd: Large Bird Foster Homes Needed - PARTIALLY HANDLED
by CLAUDIA MELTEFF 05 Jun '07

05 Jun '07

CLAUDIA MELTEFF <cmelteff(a)sbcglobal.net> wrote: Date: Mon, 4 Jun 2007 18:03:50 -0700 (PDT) From: CLAUDIA MELTEFF <cmelteff(a)sbcglobal.net> Subject: Large Bird Foster Homes Needed - AGAIN/STILL To: action(a)mickaboo.org Hi! We still have some big birds waiting patiently to be surrendered to Mickaboo. Blue & Gold Macaw "Claudette", 20 - 25 years old, gender unknown, seems to prefer females. NEW. Red Lored Amazon "Daphne" , 15 years old, DNA sexed female, friendly, prefers men. HANDLED. Yellow Nape Amazon "Birdy", mature, gender unknown, needs resocialization - experienced caretaker only. SURRENDER WITHDRAWN. Three birds from one home all need resocialization. Prefer to keep the two amazons together if possible but not a deal breaker. Blue & Gold Macaw "Sammy", 18+ years old, gender unknown, Yellow Nape Amazon "Emerald", 20 - 25 years old, gender unknown, large vocabulary (estimated 500 words including songs) Double Yellow Head Amazon "Dolly", 22 years old, gender unknown, large vocabulary including songs In each case there is some urgency to surrender caused by caretaker illness, old age, etc. If you can help please let me know. Thanks. Claudia Melteff Amazon/Macaw Adoption Coordinator Mickaboo (650) 583-1940 Claudia Melteff Amazon/Macaw Adoption Coordinator Mickaboo (650) 583-1940

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[Mickaboo Action] URGENT BUDGIE TRANSPORT NEEDED -- STOCKTON TO SAN CARLOS
by Michelle Yesney 05 Jun '07

05 Jun '07

All, There is a budgie with a tentative diagnosis of terminal liver disease in Stockton that we would like to move to San Carlos. We are seeking a second medical opinion for a severely ill bird. We would also like to move his friend with him, since his friend is keeping him alive by feeding him at this point. Please respond to me or Tammy. Thank you. Michelle

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[Mickaboo Action] home visit in San Mateo
by Michelle Yesney 05 Jun '07

05 Jun '07

All, We have another hopeful budgie adopter in San Mateo. She has attended a class at FOLT, Karen Mierta had done a phone screen. Only the home visit remains. Please let me know if you can help with this. Thank you again. Michelle

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[Mickaboo Action] home visit in Sunnyvale, anyone?
by Kathleen Franz 05 Jun '07

05 Jun '07

Hello, We have a PA for mini macaws, particularly Buddy. Is anyone available to do a home visit some time this week in Sunnyvale? If so, please contact me off list (kathleen-franz(a)sbcglobal.net) and I will give you further information. thanks for considering, Katie Franz

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