2019 California Fall Challenge
The California Fall Challenge (CFC) is our biggest fundraising campaign of the year! This year's CFC is Sept. 14-Oct. 13 and aims to raise $30,000 for our science and outreach programs. The CFC will culminate at our Annual Membership Meeting on Sunday, Oct. 27, at the Shoup Park Garden House in Los Altos, where we will enjoy a bird walk and brunch; receive a State of the Observatory update from executive director; hear guest speaker Dorian Anderson share about his cross-country biking-for-birds adventure; raise money through a silent auction and raffle; and hand out the CFC contest awards.
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Raise Money ...
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Fun Contests ...
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More Ways to Enjoy the CFC ...
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Here are some examples of how your support can help us conserve birds and their habitats through science and outreach ...
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$10 - Send 1 child to a free family science night and teach them about conserving threatened Snowy Plovers and Burrowing Owls
- Recruit 1 volunteer to rescue sick and injured birds from South Bay sloughs $25 - Provide 1 free "mindful birding" experience for a military veteran who is recovering from trauma - Provide 1 free "Birds in Your Neighborhood" event to teach people about the colonial waterbirds that nest in their community $50 - Pay for an oil change for a truck that is used to survey waterbirds and tidal marsh habitats - Keep the lights and heat on at our Coyote Creek Field Station for 1 month so we can collect data on 300 birds $100 - Train 1 citizen scientist in our Colonial Waterbird Program to collect nesting data used by the Audubon Society to protect birds - Provide 2 months training for 1 citizen scientist at CCFS to collect data to answer questions like how climate change affects birds $250 - Pay 1 biologist for 1 day to count nesting California Gulls to understand how they affect threatened Snowy Plovers and other birds - Educate 1 Bay Area company about the importance of restoring our tidal marshes so marshes can better adapt to sea level rise $500 - Provide 1 free program for a local school, Scout troop, or Boys and Girls Club to teach kids about science and conservation - Pay for 1 hard drive to store our data so we can share it with collaborations like the South Bay Salt Pond Restoration Project $1,000 - Buy 1 spotting scope so we can monitor waterbirds or teach people how to identify bird species - Underwrite our mission and help us create a future where Bay Area birds and people enjoy healthy populations and ecosystems |
2019 CFC T-Shirt! Depicts nesting California Gulls, designed by artist Julie Ho, and available for a CFC donation or registration of $50 or more (available on a dark gray shirt in women's small, medium, large, and XL and men's small, medium, large, XL, and XXL). The value of the t-shirt ($10) is not tax deductible.
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