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Change for the good: Pennies for Pelicans

Gather your loose change and donate to IBRRC's Brown Pelican program

IBRRC RESPONDS TO THE GULF OIL SPILL 2010

Pennies for Pelicans

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Would you like to make a difference in the life of pelican? Donate your pennies and loose change to IBRRC's new Pennies for Pelicans program.

All proceeds will go towards changing the lives of these birds, and giving them a second chance to return to the wild.

Just a little bit of change can add up fast. Its fun and easy program for anyone to participate in and help save the beloved Brown Pelican!

Why pelicans need your help

Each year more and more Pelicans are brought to our two California bird centers. They are incredible birds with an iconic face, long bills, unique pouches and they are big eaters. One pelican can eat up to five pounds of fish a day during a rehabilitation!

See: Brown Pelicans battered by Winter 2010 California storms, pollution run-off

Brown Pelican rescue photo

Brown Pelican rescue. (IBRRC photo)

To help us pay for all the fish, IBRRC will be placing collection boxes at specific locations. If you would like to have one at your high traffic location, please let us know.

Soon we will have Brown Pelican curriculum available for teachers with age-specific educational activities. Stay tuned for information on this exciting new program.

Since 1971, the non-profit International Bird Rescue Research Center (IBRRC) has been dedicated to saving oiled, injured and sick aquatic birds worldwide. IBRRC is a member of the Oiled Wildlife Care Network (OWCN) and manages two bird rescue centers in California: Cordelia/Fairfield (Solano County) and San Pedro (Los Angeles County). The organization has responded to over 200 oil spills.

IBRRC is a non-profit 501-c-3 organization. Your contribution to any of its programs is tax deductible. To donate online, we can accept donations through PayPal. You can also adopt-a-pelican.

Pennies for Pelicans was the idea IBRRC volunteer, Liz Drummond. The logo was designed by Michelle Bellizzi, our Rehabilitation Manager at the Northern California bird center.

For more info, please e-mail Pennies for Pelican program

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Pennies for Pelican shirt

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