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Welcome
"The Richmond Audubon Society promotes the enjoyment, understanding, and preservation of birds, other wildlife and habitat through birding, education, advocacy, and fellowship."
Come Join Us
You are invited to join this active organization in our appreciation of birds. We offer frequent bird watching field trips and events, members meetings and an array of bird related resources, plus local bird news articles. We welcome everyone who has an interest in our feathered friends, from the casual back yard birders and kids, to life-long birding veterans. Most all RAS sponsored events are open to both members and non-members; visitors are always welcome and encouraged to participate. A Richmond Audubon Society chapter membership includes benefits like: automatic membership in the National Audubon Society, a subscription to "Audubon" magazine a bimonthly national publication, our local "Thrasher" newsletter (now available online), chapter meetings, premeeting fellowship dinner and activities, volunteer opportunities available through an array of active RAS committees, youth outreach, fund raising, annual picnic, annual pot luck dinner and auction, plus access to RAS website, and RAS Listserv and more. The current issue of Richmond Audubon Society's newsletter "The Thrasher" is now available online, plus archives of back issues. Use the search page to find the information you are looking for quickly. Visit the all new RAS Kids Corner and Members Area, then see "For The Birds" for a wide array of birding tools from housing and feeder maintenance to photography tips. Please contact us with your suggestion and comments.
What's New?
SEE: WHAT'S NEW:
• "It's For The Birds" Annual RAS Auction Sponsorship Information Available
• RAS Kids "EXPOSED" to Nature Photograhy
• Digital Cameras (new or used) needed for RAS Kids
• NAS Magazine Back Issues needed
• Online Donations and Memberships
• National Audubon Society - 2007 Annual Report Posted
• RAS Avian Defender Award Issued to Dr. Mitchell Byrd
• Membership Incentive Award Presented
• Richmond Birding Hot Spot Checklists Now Available
• Local Hotspots Checklists
Announcements
RAS Annual Picnic
The annual RAS picnic will be held at Buz and Nelda Snyder's on Saturday, June 21st. Mark your calendar and save the date! Plan to come, bring a friend or two and have a great time with old and new RAS friends.
SEE: RAS ANNUAL PICNIC
Northern Neck Audubon Society "Birds and Flowers Quilt" Raffle
The Northern Neck Audubon Society is raffling of a Birds and Flowers Quilt to raise funds for the "Teachers on the Bay Program, sponsored by the Chesapeake Bay Foundation. We give scholarships to teachers in the Northern Neck each year in order to encourage their participation in this program.
The quilt was hand appliquéd and hand quilted by the King Carter Quilters and donated to NNAS for a fund raiser.
SEE THE QUILT: www.picasaweb.google.com/jpsps1/NNASBirdQuiltRaffle
To purchase tickets: $ 1.00 each or six for $5.00
Send a check to NNAS, in care of Paul Servis • 83 Whaley Way • White Stone, VA 22578
Ukrops Golden Gifts Program
RAS is now registered with Ukrop’s Golden Gifts program. This year Ukrops has designated $400,000 to be divided among all the registered charities and non-profits, based upon the number of points donated to each charity. Customers accumulate points – one point for each dollar spent – from February 4 to March 29.
SEE: GOLDEN GIFTS PROGRAM
Donate Plastic Pots for Arbor Day - RAS Kids
RAS kids is helping with Arbor Day at Swansboro School. 305 kids are planting trees in pots to be taken home, planted at the school or planted else where. HELP! we need your pots. Please bring your extra landscaping pots, 4" to 10" in diameter to RAS's monthly membership meeting April 17th or drop them off at Mary Arginteanu's, 3320 Landria Drive, Richmond, VA or contact Mary for pick up (804) 320-0138 or Email: RASKids@RichmondAudubon.org
RAS Auction Planning Committee
We have openings on the planning committee, several sub-committees including sub-committee chairs and committee members for marketing, publicity, publications, donations, live auction, silent auction, sponsorships, volunteer coordination, and many more. If you are interested and have a little time and/or skills to help, please let us know.
SEE: RAS AUCTION
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