Thank You Events for Our Volunteers and Donors

​By Outreach and Communications Director Kristin Butler

Our work to conserve birds and their habitats through science and outreach would not be possible without the people in our community who give generously of their time and money.
 
To thank our supporters this year we held our Volunteer Appreciation Party in May and our Big Sip last month.
 
On May 19th, we threw our Volunteer Appreciation Party at the Don Edwards San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge Environmental Education Center in Alviso. Our program directors gave project ...

updates, Board President Jan Hintermeister thanked everyone for their service, and Executive Director Yiwei Wang tried out a fun new social media survey to get feedback from our guests. Participants also enjoyed eats from Lunch with Tony, got to learn about some of our science work by reading conference-style posters, and competed in a bird and habitat bingo walk.
 
On June 30th, we hosted our annual Big Sip to thank our major donors. The event was at NUMU (New Museum Los Gatos), which featured modern artwork and an exhibit about the history of Los Gatos during the 1960s.

Guests also enjoyed delicious wine donated by Guglielmo Winery, science poster presentations by some of our science staff, a silent auction, and an interesting presentation and bird walk about bird languages by Jeff Caplan of The Common Language Program. Thank you to everyone who participated for joining us and for your support!

You can reach Outreach and Communications Director Kristin Butler at [email protected]. You can learn more about volunteering, or make a donation, on our website. ​