WRI RESCUER NEWS

Get in on the Action

If you would like to help our wildlife rehabilitation efforts, but you don't have much time, then we have a great opportunity for you in our Squirrel Soft Release Program.

When it is time for baby squirrels to be released back into the wild, they often face a cold, cruel world for which they are not quite ready. In order to give them a softer, kinder entry into the wild, the WRI Squirrel Team is looking for community members who are willing to release from one to four of these little ones into their yards.

You provide a safe, quiet yard, make sure the squirrels have fresh food and water, and close them in for the night if necessary. A commitment of approximately one week is needed. Wildlife Rescue provides a 4'x4' cage, the food, and a group of one to four squirrels ready for release. We can deliver and pick up the cage if needed.

Please call our office at (650) 494-7417 if you are interested in helping out.

Making an Impact

Community Impact, a nonprofit group of volunteers from all around the San Francisco Bay Area, sent 18 volunteers to WRI on August 14 to build outdoor squirrel cages with WRI volunteers Teri Furey and Phil Scowcroft. Community Impact organizes "done-in-a-day" volunteer projects of all kinds to make it easy for busy people to volunteer. "These cages make the next-to-last stage of raising squirrels a lot less messy, hectic and time-consuming," said Teri.

1999 Donation Drawing Winners

Wildlife Rescue's annual donation drawing brought in $9,400, thanks to the efforts of our own members and those of Wildlife Center of Silicon Valley and Palo Alto Humane Society. Thanks to all who bought tickets and to our wonderful prize donors.

GRAND PRIZE: 3 nights in Mexico for 2 from SunTrips: Sara J. Jennison

Armadillo Willy's, Los Altos, dinner for 2: Alyson Costello
Body Therapy Center, Palo Alto, massage and sauna: Liz Brand
Boulder Creek Golf & Country Club, round of golf for 2 with cart: Patricia Marriott
Budget Rent A Car, Weekend Convertible Rental: Klaus Von Hagen
Disneyland, park admission for 2: Samantha Chang
Fish Market, $50 dinner or lunch for 2: Denny Brisley
Garden Court Hotel, Palo Alto, one-night stay for 2: Lawrence G. Olinger
Gaslighter Theater, Campbell, 2 tickets for Interactive Theater: Dorothy Mortensen
Good Earth Restaurants, Cafe Card: K. Wangelin
Hobee's California Restaurants, 2 dinners: Nicole Choy
Hobee's California Restaurants, $10 gift certificate: Sandy Echon
Kepler's Books, Menlo Park, book: M. Mulbry
Macy's West, $100 gift certificate: Stephanie Helm
Mission Soaring Center, hang gliding lesson: T. Granoff
Monterey Bay Aquarium, admission for 2: M. Martin
Monterey Bay Kayaks, Kayak tour for 2: Celeste Blaseck
Prolific Oven, Palo Alto, $20 gift certificate: Linda c/o Kris Dollard
Rose Devlin, San Jose, haircut: Erica Torbrimson
Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk, 2 All-Day Ride Passes: C.A. Sinay
See's Candies, 2 lbs of candy: P. Roberts
SF Blue & Gold Fleet, Bay Cruise for 2: Mrs. Mildred Chin
SF Red & White Fleet, Golden Gate Bay Cruise for 2: Kathy Moore
Shirley Singleton, Cupertino, facial: Sally Andrews
Stanford Inn by the Sea and Catch A Canoe & Bicycles Too!, Mendocino, Big River canoe trip: Lynn & Tom Meadows
Sundance Mine Company, Palo Alto, $35 gift certificate: E. Anderson
TheatreWorks, Palo Alto, 2 tickets: Stacey Vansyckle
The Lodge at Skylonda, Woodside, 2-night package for 2: Vanessa Rechkemmer
Whole Foods, Palo Alto, Bag of Goodies: Nitti Dollard
Zibibbo, Palo Alto, dinner for 2: Cathy Bonwick

At Press Time:

This issue of The Rescuer went to print only days before our annual Raptor Release, which will have been held at Fogarty Winery by the time this issue is mailed. We would like to acknowledge the following local businesses for generously donating products and services for the event:

Fogarty Winery for discounted rental of facilities and wine
Just about Eating for discounted food
Just Desserts for a discounted cake
Melinda Nakagawa of Mari Florist for a full donation of flowers
Hyatt Rickeys for donated table linens
Michelle Garrett for donated public relations services

Wish List

New PC system: at least a Pentium 120 with 32 megabytes of RAM, a CD-ROM drive, and a 15" monitor
White 8.5"x11" copy paper, preferably recycled
20- and 32-cent stamps
Paper towels
Toilet tissue, white and unscented
20-pound bags of dry Feline Maintenance Science Diet
Gerber's chicken baby food in unopened 2.5-ounce jars
Peanut butter, no sugar or salt added
Bleach, unopened bottles
Invisible tape
Clean cardboard pet carriers
Electronic gram scales in one-gram increments
Metal foot-pedal garbage cans
General medical and office supplies (please call first)
Pillow cases without holes (light color preferred)