Hello MOU members and MOU-net subscribers, We’re just about two weeks into the $5,000 Savaloja Fund Challenge, with seven more weeks to go until the Paper Session on December 4. Our current donation total is $835, which is a good start, but we’ve got a long way to go yet. You can donate online here:
https://givemn.org/story/Savaloja In a recent MOU membership survey, just over 95% of respondents said they knew about the Savaloja Fund. However, less than half of them had ever donated or considered donating to the fund. Let’s change that statistic, starting today. Take it from living legend Bob Janssen, who has described our Savaloja grants program as one of the most important things that the MOU does. Bob would know, as he’s been birding in Minnesota since the 1940’s and has seen changes in both Minnesota’s birds and birders. As an MOU member long before the Savaloja Fund was established and a close friend of Terry Savaloja, Bob was instrumental in the fund’s creation as he recognized the potential of these grants to help us learn more about our birds and encourage more people to pay attention to them in a rapidly changing world. As he approaches 90 years of age, Bob remains steadfast in these assertions. Please, consider donating to the Savaloja Fund via the link above. You can also mail a check to our physical address (be sure to make it out to Minnesota Ornithologists’ Union and include “Savaloja” in the memo line): Minnesota Ornithologists’ Union Carpenter Nature Center 12805 Saint Croix Trail South Hastings, MN 55033 As always, many thanks for your continued support! Bob Dunlap, Past President ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html During the pandemic, the MOU encourages you to stay safe, practice social distancing, and continue to bird responsibly.
