What do the Ironman and World Bird Sanctuary have in common?
This is a guest post by Catherine Redfern. She is the Director of Development at the World Bird Sanctuary. If you want to guest post on this blog, please contact me directly.
World Bird Sanctuary is a non-profit 501(c)3 organization that works to protect threatened bird species and their habitats. We do this primarily through environmental education and wildlife rehabilitation.
At the forefront of developing future generations of self-aware young Americans, the World Bird Sanctuary encourages them to make decisions that lead to responsible earth stewardship and management of natural resources. As an acknowledged leader in the fields of environmental education and raptor wildlife rehabilitation, the World Bird Sanctuary is considered to be the best center of its kind in the United States. With over 30 years of success in achieving our mission through our four focus areas, and numerous accolades and awards for our achievements in wildlife conservation and education, the World Bird Sanctuary is a consistently successful and credible environmental education and wildlife rehabilitation organization.
So, what does this have to do with Ironman?
Well, World Bird Sanctuary receives no state or federal funding. We rely entirely on the generous donations from members of the public and businesses in our community to achieve our mission. We are also very dependent on our core of dedicated volunteers, who donate their time and unique skills to help us encourage others to lead an environmentally sustainable lifestyle.
So, what does this have to do with Ironman?
Mike Seavers is a dedicated World Bird Sanctuary volunteer. Mike and his wife Sherry have revolutionized our online presence – working to make our website dynamic and up to date. This is something that we knew needed to be done, but simply could not afford. The work that Mike and Sherry have donated is worth thousands of dollars, and has enable us to attract more visitors and engage more audiences in our education programs.
Now, Mike is taking his dedication to World Bird Sanctuary’s mission one step further. Together with the huge physical and mental challenge of training for and participating in the Louisville Ironman race, Mike is using his participation as a platform to raise funds for World Bird Sanctuary. Through the Janus Charity Challenge, Mike has set a goal of raising $10,000 through individual sponsorships of his participation in the race.
Mike has set up Twitter feeds and blogs for us to monitor his progress. This is where you can show your support for Mike and goals – by pledging financial support to World Bird Sanctuary through his participation in the race.
We know that Mike will do well, and we appreciate all of his efforts to help the World Bird Sanctuary. You can help Mike and help us too, by checking out his blog at Motive 9.
Click here to make a donation today!
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