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We promised to update you throughout the day on where we stood with regard to today's donation matching activities.  Here is our final report on today's activities.

We promised to update you throughout the day on where we stood with regard to today's donation matching activities. We have raised our $20K goal for today through YOUR collective generosity.

We promised to bring you updates throughout the day on where we stood with regard to today's donation matching activities. So far we have raised 96% of our $20K goal for today through YOUR collective generosity.

We promised to bring you updates through the day on where we stood with regard to today's donation matching activities. Overall, we have raised 84% of our $20K goal for today through YOUR collective generosity.  *Mickaboo* challenge grant funds remain - give now at www.mickaboo.org (look for the "Donate" buttons at the left) to take advantage of them!

A VERY generous anonymous donor has stepped forward with a surprise $5000 challenge grant! Give at Mickaboo's donation website and your gift will be matched at 50%!

Let's use ALL of that challenge grant!  Henrietta (pictured at right) thanks you in advance for your consideration!
 

GlobalGiving's matching funds have run out! Thanks to your generosity, we raised $5400 (including matching funds) while the event lasted. That's about a week's worth of vet bills!

Still want to give?  Our birds still need your help!  Please give at either of the donation buttons at www.mickaboo.org (left margin).  Thank you thank you thank you!

Thanks to your continued support, Mickaboo Companion Bird Rescue has been able to continue our work of rescuing, rehabilitating, and re-homing companion birds.  We have accepted 48 and adopted out 65 birds so far this year, while caring for a flock of ~450. (See photos and read stories about many of our birds here.)

I have a few Cheezburger captioned photos playing off the classic commercial of the 1960s about a certain candy on a stick.  First up, this entry from November 16, 2012:

Non Sequitur provides an interesting twist on the "Polly wanna ..." cliché in this panel from August 3, 2010:

Mutts from March 16, 2011.