That sounds good to me. The way I've come to tell this story to the public is something to the effect of- -Our society is becoming aware of all the puppies & kittens in shelters that need rescue -But something most people aren't aware of is the growing homeless pet bird crisis -Birds: long-lived, smart, sensitive and complex, are often given up by owners. -Bird rescues are full of wonderful pet birds that cannot be released into the wild and who need homes. -Pet bird relationships can be extremely successful and satisfying when their needs for proper diet, environment, enrichment and care are met and heartbreaking when not. -Mickaboo Companion Bird Rescue is an all volunteer nonprofit serving the greater Bay Area by providing free bird care classes and counseling and by providing avian vet & foster care to birds that would otherwise be homeless. -Mickaboo is a WONDERFUL partner for any pet bird lover because of the resources & opportunities we provide. -You can get a free bird care education, learn first-hand info about hundreds of available pet birds, foster before making that lifetime commitment to adopt and always have a knowledgeable and responsive group of fellow bird lovers to help along the way. -Mickaboo is always in need of more volunteers, foster homes, adopters and donations. Our avian vet bills in 2010 were up 41% over 2009 and YOUR support for these amazing birds is much appreciated & much needed, in whatever ways you can provide it. -Even getting the word out about the homeless pet birds is a huge help. Until there are homes for all of them, please- don't buy, don't breed, ADOPT. www.Mickaboo.org (repeat spelled out) and phone number. If any mention at all of Pepsi is made, I'd do it at the end and invite folks to text 105245 to 73774 everyday in January to help us win a Pepsi Refresh grant. LOL! Not that anyone asked nor that Patty or anybody else wants or needs my spiel but there it is. In black & white. 8 O No wonder I am ALWAYS behind. e Elizabeth Y PLEASE vote for Mickaboo & 'Coo today and every day this month to help us win a MUCH needed $50K grant! www.refresheverything.com/mickaboobirdrescue www.RescueReport.org -----Original Message----- From: Patricia Blau Sent: Tuesday, January 25, 2011 9:57 AM To: Mickaboo media advisor team Subject: [Media-advisors] Jonathan Ricker, T E R radio in SF, (510) 962-5693 Here's the scoop: He has a group of non-profits/charitable, local community organizations he says he "kind of cycles through," giving them a (brief) voice on a regular basis (it sounds like he interviews for 15 minutes & edits to 5 minutes). The person who speaks to them (which doesn't have to be the same person) and/or the organization decides the topic for each interview; I'm sure he decides which ones really work for him, too. The first appointment available to us is either today-- he has one slot left, between 2:30pm & 4pm -- or Friday, when he's pretty open. Do we want to open with talking about the wild parrots of SF and how we care for them (Jennifer)? - always a good attention getter. This will also be a venue for talking about Rio, the movie, when it comes out, and macaws in general. I suspect the radio station is not highly listened to, so my hopes are not high that this will give us incredible exposure, but any exposure is good exposure (except that brutal divorce situation), so they say. I don't necessarily think pitching that everyone vote for us on pepsi would be the best way to open? - I'm wondering if we want to save that pitch for March or whenever we go back to that, to give more bang for the buck at that point. What does this group want to do? p