Hi folks, We received a $2500 grant from Banfield recently. We have a request for info (below) so they can publicize our work. Anyone up for handling this? Please let me know today/tomorrow – my plan B is, per usual, to take it on myself. i’ll borrow heavily from our already-published newsletters, and ping folks. Let me know if you’re up for this by emailing pambudgie@yahoo.commailto:pambudgie@yahoo.com. Thanks for considering! -Pam From: Mickaboo Companion Bird Rescue [mailto:donations@mickaboo.org] Sent: Wednesday, November 07, 2012 10:20 AM To: Jodi.Heintz@BanfieldCharitableTrust.org; Lee, Pamela A Subject: Re: [Ticket#01109408] Banfield Charitable Trust grant 11/07/2012 10:15 - Jodi Heintz wrote: Greetings, Pamela: I’d like to do a story on the grant we recently gave to your great organization. I’m hoping you or someone in your organization can answer these questions in the next week or two. To help, I’ve jumped started some of the questions with content pulled from your application. Please feel free to edit as you see fit. And I would love to include 2-3 photos of birds you’ve helped through this program, if possible. What inspired you to start Mickaboo? In 1996, I was working as a veterinary technician and saw so much neglect and mistreatment of smaller, inexpensive species of birds like cockatiels and budgies. I felt compelled to engage the community on a level that could help these victimized birds on a larger scale. That passion and concern led to the formation of MCBR. Where does the name Mickaboo come from? Since many of us don’t have companion birds, how would you describe the bond between a companion bird and their human family? Do humans get the same kinds of emotional and physical benefits of bonding with a companion bird as they would with a dog or cat? What are the different services that Mickaboo now provides? We provide behavioral consultation and retention assistance, bird care education, in-home foster care for surrendered birds (over 1,000 in 2011 alone), avian vet care for sick or injured birds in shelters, foster homes, or found abandoned, outreach and public relations to make people aware of our programs. We also recruit bird adopters and foster care providers. At any one time, we are overseeing more than 300 foster birds in our network that includes hundreds of volunteers. Do you have a story of a particular bird that Mickaboo has helped that you could share to illustrate your work and the challenges companion birds face with unprepared owners? For companion bird guardians that are struggling with a bird right now—what three things would you encourage them to do to help improve their relationship? Jodi Heintz Director of Marketing 503.922.5228 www.banfieldcharitabletrust.orghttp://www.banfieldcharitabletrust.org Like us on Facebookhttp://www.facebook.com/banfield.charitable.trust Banfield Charitable Trust is a national nonprofit working to keep pets and people together. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This message w/attachments (message) is intended solely for the use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain information that is privileged, confidential or proprietary. If you are not an intended recipient, please notify the sender, and then please delete and destroy all copies and attachments, and be advised that any review or dissemination of, or the taking of any action in reliance on, the information contained in or attached to this message is prohibited. Unless specifically indicated, this message is not an offer to sell or a solicitation of any investment products or other financial product or service, an official confirmation of any transaction, or an official statement of Sender. Subject to applicable law, Sender may intercept, monitor, review and retain e-communications (EC) traveling through its networks/systems and may produce any such EC to regulators, law enforcement, in litigation and as required by law. The laws of the country of each sender/recipient may impact the handling of EC, and EC may be archived, supervised and produced in countries other than the country in which you are located. This message cannot be guaranteed to be secure or free of errors or viruses. References to "Sender" are references to any subsidiary of Bank of America Corporation. Securities and Insurance Products: * Are Not FDIC Insured * Are Not Bank Guaranteed * May Lose Value * Are Not a Bank Deposit * Are Not a Condition to Any Banking Service or Activity * Are Not Insured by Any Federal Government Agency. Attachments that are part of this EC may have additional important disclosures and disclaimers, which you should read. This message is subject to terms available at the following link: http://www.bankofamerica.com/emaildisclaimer. By messaging with Sender you consent to the foregoing.