Saturday, June 12 from 9 a.m to 4 p.m., we held a volunteer event to renovate current seabird enclosures and build new ones to prepare for potentially receiving oil spill victims. There were so many volunteers that other things were also cleaned up and repaired, and a second work day has has been scheduled for June 26th. Lisa provided a great summary of everything that was accomplished on the first work day:

• Frosty got her stall cleaned, she got brushed, a pedicure, a shampoo, haircut and set! She was so happy!! Thanks to all of her ladies and gentlemen in waiting!
• Sushi the otter was so enthralled by his fresh sand that he did "push ups" with his play toy and entertained us all with his antics. He is one happy otter!
• The 3-compartment seabird enclosure was a feat of carpentry craftsmanship! 3 enclosures with 2 different size pools! It looks amazing with the synthetic wood.
• The large pelican aviary was demolished and the rebuilding of the back wall, support and decks is on it's way to being completed on our next workday. Again, the craftsmanship is superb!
• The smaller pelican aviary was another demolition job with an almost complete status--the decking on the circular pool is beautiful--and the supporting structure is truly a work of art!
• The trails and road are so much clearer!! The nursery is 100% clean and the sterilized in bleach cages will be perfect to help the newbies along. The paint color is a soothing cappachino color!
• And speaking of drinks--the food, the tents, the chairs, the treats--all so good--we actually ran out of Gatorade!
• And our nursing care was so sweet and professional!! Thanks to nurse Melanie and the hospitality ladies who took around water, iced towels, doughnuts and hot dogs!
• You even got to the 2 ramps in the other pelican aviary! And no deer stampedes!

Chris and Lisa wrote a thank you letter to all the volunteers. Read their letter here.

There are lots of photos to share from the event - a link to those will be posted here soon!

Extreme habitat makeover - second workday planned!

Saturday, June 26 from 8 a.m to 2 p.m., there will be another volunteer event to renovate current seabird enclosures and build new ones to prepare for potentially receiving oil spill victims. We'll be completing jobs from the June 12 workday and doing other cleanup and renovation tasks as supplies and volunteers permit. We still need supplies and donations to complete the jobs. There's a huge need for lumber for this project. Paypal doantions and Lowes gift cards will be extremely helpful. See the list below for specific lumber needs, and scroll down further to make a Paypal donation.

To sign up to volunteer, please join the new email group set up for these events and post an email that you'd like to volunteer. The email group is being used to coordinate tasks, volunteers, supplies and donations.

Here's our location via Google Maps.

If you can't volunteer but still want to help, donations of supplies and money are extremely helpful - they allow us to give the volunteers all they need to complete the tasks.

Here's a list of what we need:

• 2X4X8s
• 2X4X10s
• 2X6X8s
• 2X8X8s
• Decking
• 1X6X10s
• 1x4x8s
• Tin Roofing
• Shade Cloth
• Hardware Cloth 1/2 Inch
• Nails
• Marine Plywood
• 3/4 Plywood
• t-111
• LOWES/LUMBER YARD GIFT CARDS!!!!!

PLEASE HELP US TO HELP THEM

We can always use financial assistance as we rely solely on grants and donations to do the very good work that we do for our local wildlife.

You can send a tax-deductible donation to Florida Wild Mammal Association, 198 Edgar Poole Road, Crawfordville, Florida 32327, or use the Paypal button below to make an instant donation.

Baby Season Brings Urgent Need for Donations

From Chris: Babies are arriving and we need your help. They need special formulas, food, medical care, and caring hands to nurture them. FWMA is in desperate need of donors to help cover the expenses that so many babies generate. We have received over 40 orphaned wildlife babies in the past 2 weeks. They need your support and we do too!

PLEASE CONSIDER BECOMING A MONTHLY DONOR DURING OUR BUSIEST TIME OF YEAR! (It's tax deductible and greatly appreciated.)

Scroll down to the Donate button or send your donation to:

FWMA
198 Edgar Poole Road
Crawfordville, FL 32327

Shop The White Elephant and Friends to Help FWMA

FWMA has a booth at The White Elephant and Friends, with t-shirts, framed photos of wildlife, gourds and birdhouses. Ubi Doobie Blu Glass Works has made one of a kind clocks, dishes and wind chimes out of wine and beer bottles and all profits from the sale of these items will be dontaed to FWMA. Many other glass items are available for purchase - come in and take a look! Also in the booth are some lovely knitted items - pocketbooks, afgans and scarfs and the profit from these items will also benefit FWMA.

Thank you for your support!

The white Elephant and Friends
3051 Crawfordville Highway
Crawfordville, FL 32327

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Donate to FWMA

If you can make a material donation to help FWMA, we always need:

• bleach

• paper towels

• fruit cocktail

• birdseed & nuts

• pelican fish (pinfish, finger mullet, thread herring, butterfish)

• fresh fruit & vegetables

• Pedigree wet & dry dog food

• Friskies wet & dry cat food

• Dawn dish liquid

• gift cards from local grocers to give FWMA flexibility in purchasing when needed items are not on hand.

For cash donations: enter any amount that you wish to give and follow the Paypal instructions.

Blogs: Judy Cooke, a dedicated volunteer with a love of wildlife and photography, keeps twp blogs featuring an interesting photographic journal of her work at FWMA. Enjoy her journey and learn a lot about several rehabilitation cases. See her photos and commentary at:

• Judy's most recent updates
• Past posts