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DONATIONS

As a non-profit organization, we survive due to the generosity of individuals, corporations, and foundations that are committed to seeing the collections of the Western Foundation last in perpetuity and remain available to researchers, educators, and students.

If you would like to donate to the WFVZ, please contact us! We have opportunities for planned giving and other creative ways to contribute!

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OUR CURRENT WISH LIST...

The following items represent our most pressing program needs at this time. If you are interested in supporting the Western Foundation, please consider making a donation to address one of these!

Acrylic boxes: many of our live-mount specimens still need boxes to protect them from dust. Priced from $25 to $500 depending on the size of the bird specimen, any donation toward the boxes would be helpful!

The Ed N. Harrison Memorial Scholarship Fund: if you are interested in contributing to this fund, please note that all donations will go toward the student scholarships. No money will be spent on Western Foundation operating expenses or other projects. In addition, since the Western Foundation is a
501(c)(3) tax-exempt non-profit organization, any donations made to the Ed N. Harrison Memorial Scholarship Fund are tax-deductible.

Guatemala Bird Diversity Project involves inventories of breeding birds throughout the country, monitoring of birds by banding and population counts, classes for Guatemalan biology students, and outreach to local Guatemalan people. As part of our outreach, we purchase textiles, jewelry, and other items from Mayan and Ladino Guatemalans, to help get money into the local economy. We sell these items at our fundraising events, to help the Foundation continue its work in the country. If you like our project, please feel free to donate at any level!

OUR DONORS...

The following people and organizations have made recent donations to the WFVZ:

Patrons ($20,000 and higher)
Joe Kice
Douglas & Eunice Goodan

Contributors ($1,000 to $4,999)
Dr. Bertin Anderson
Linnea Hall
Mary Whitfield, Southern Sierra Research Station

Sponsors ($500 to $999)
American Birding Association
Conejo Valley Audubon Society: Annual Contribution
Cele & Don Hall
Betty Harrison

Colleagues ($200 to $499)
Breakfast Rotary Club
Conejo Valley Audubon Society: Building Fund
Jeff Davis
John Maio

Associates ($50 to $199)
Jaami Abdul-Samad
Robert Awo
Carolyn Bailey
Andrea Eady, Christian School
Coleen Cory
Ted Lee Eubanks, Fermata Inc.
Foster Family Foundation
Barbara Frantz
Nobuko McClure
Michael Morrison, Texas A & M
Oregon Coast N.W.R.C.
David & Jeanette Powles
Linda Reynolds
Ventura County Museum of History & Art
Cristina Vanderland & the California Conservation Corps
Jeffrey Zimmerman

Donations in Memory of Ed N. Harrison
Richard & Nancy Banning-Call
Albert E. Bradbury
Douglas & Eunice Goodan
Kathy & Brian Killelea

Donations to the Ed N. Harrison Memorial Scholarship Fund
Howard & Bessie Cogswell
René Corado
Betty Hale McLaughlin
Michael L. Morrison

Donations to the Library
Sandy Brem: Monetary donation
Don Cunningham: Books and Russian journals
Pat Farris: Books & Ornithological journals
Nobuko McClure: for the Elliott McClure Collection
Jeannette Powels: for the Elliott McClure Collection
Christopher W. Swarth: H. Swarth field notebook
Summer Wilson: Ornithological journals

Donations to the Native Plant Relandscaping Project
Chris Bumbar: native plants
Morris Brown & Susan Eley: monetary donation
Linnea Hall: monetary donation
David & Carrie Hare, Eco-Logics Inc.: mulch
Tom Hayduke & Earlyn Mosher, Soka University Botanical Research Center & Nursery: native plants
Susan Van Atta & Jack Kiesel, Van Atta & Associates: native plant landscaping plans
Kathy Killelea: monetary donation
George Poung: monetary donation
Margaret Stevens: monetary donation
 Native Sons Nursery: native plants
Santa Monica Mountains National Recreational Area Nursery: native plants

Donations of Goods and Services
Amgen Inc.: equipment & supplies
Dixie & Bill Anderson: binoculars, An Inconvenient Truth DVD, computer desk, digital camera
Jennifer Brown: office and computer supplies
René Corado: typewriter
Peggy Ellis: laptop computer
Daniel Frietas: office furniture
Stephan Giovanisci, DDS: tools for specimen prep
Diane Hall: chest freezer for specimens
Mark Holmgren, University of California, Santa Barbara: 6 specimen cabinets
Chrystal Klabunde: WFVZ decals & badges, 2 computers
Don Klabunde: computer, monitor, & keyboard
Nobuko McClure: bird banding traps & binoculars
Ottavio's Italian Restaurant: gift certificate for raffle
Santa Barbara City College: 2 glass display units
Andrew Starrett: Banding supplies
Summer Wilson: Books
Wood Ranch BBQ & Grill: gift certificate for raffle

 

 

 

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