In May the Beckham Bird Club will have its 2004 Birdathon. The club has requests for funds from many different organizations this year. We need your support. Please let us know if you will sponsor us as we try to raise money for the following projects approved by the Beckham Bird Club Board of Directors for this year's Birdathon. CONSERVATION ORGANIZATIONS: Kentucky State Nature Preserves Commission - To assist in purchasing an addition to Crooked Creek Barrens State Nature Preserve in Lewis County in NE Kentucky. Home to breeding population of Henslow's Sparrows and five rare plant species. Kentucky Resources Council, Inc. - Funds to be used for general office needs to support and promote environmental laws; Kentucky Natural Lands Trust - To assist in purchasing land that would provide migration route for animals, birds and plants from Virginia to Tennessee contiguous with Pine Mountain. Kentucky Conservation Committee - Funds requested to support lobbying for environmental issues. SPECIFIC REQUESTS FOR BIRD-RELATED PROJECTS Raptor Rehabilitation of Kentucky - Located in Jefferson County - Raptor education program in Kentucky School Systems Louisville Nature Center - To cover cost of Title 1 students visiting the Nature Center Jefferson County Memorial Forest -Purchase bird egg replicas, books, etc. for interactive exhibit in information building. Beckham Bird Club - Update and supplement collection of bird slides for use in presentations. No pledge is too small or too large. You may give a set amount or an amount per species found. Hopefully we will get our 100+ species again this year as we search all over Jefferson County . If you have any questions please let us know. Thank you for your support! Jane Bell and Pat Bell beckhambc@xxxxxxx ================NOTES TO SUBSCRIBERS============== The BIRDKY Mailing List requires you to sign your messages with first & last name, city, & state abbreviation. -------------------------------------------------- To post to this mailing list, send e-mail to: birdky@xxxxxxxxxxxxx -------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, send e-mail to: birdky-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the Subject line. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Visit the Kentucky Ornithological Society web site at http://www.biology.eku.edu/kos.htm * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * BIRDKY List Manager: Gary Ritchison, Richmond, KY E-mail: gary.ritchison@xxxxxxx