Bake Sale Success - and the Winning Raptor IS ...

We had a very successful "bake sale for the birdies" this morning! Everything sold out. After paying for all of the supplies, we still had enough for a gold level sponsorship (two years of care) of a raptor at the Leslie Science and Nature Center! This $220.00 donation will go for food, medical treatment, and everything else it takes to care for one of the beautiful birds of prey that can not be released into the wild due to significant injuries of one sort or another.

The children have learned a lot about raptors over the past couples weeks - especially these raptors. Careful consideration went into our drawings and our posters. I gave the children time, if they would like, to make short speeches about what raptor they felt most deserving of our sponsorship. We heard from several children who stood (or sat) and talked about their favorite ones - very moving and impressive! Then, we had a paper ballot vote, and the winning raptor IS.....




































the glorious TURKEY VULTURE!