2019 Winter Newsletter
- Learn About a Great Horned Owl Patient
- 2019 Photo Contest Rules and Entry Form
- 2019 Annual Dinner Auction Registration
- Wildlife Enrichment
- Animal Care Internship Second Place Essay
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Sat09Feb2019
8:00 am - 10:00 amApplebee's Elgin, 125 South Randall Road, Elgin
Bring the family to our Flapjack Fundraising Event at Applebee's in Elgin!
Your breakfast will be prepared by Applebee's and served by Fox Valley Wildlife Center volunteers.
This delicious breakfast will consist of 3 pancakes (all-you-can-eat!), 2 slices of bacon and your choice of beverage (coffee, soda, tea, orange juice or milk). Now that's what we call short stacks for a TALL cause!
Tickets are just $8 each and can be purchased online, or by contacting Roberta via email at RobertaS@fvwc.org.
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Fri01Mar2019
Are you an amateur photographer? Be sure to check out our Photo Contest Rules and enter to win Fox Valley Wildlife Center's 2019 Photo Contest. The deadline for submission is Friday, March 1, 2019 and all photos must include an entry form. Prizes will be awarded for first, second, third, fourth and fifth places, and the winners will be announced at the center's Annual Dinner Auction at Pipers Banquets in Aurora.
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Sat06Apr2019
5:00 pm - 10:00 pmPipers Banquets
Join us at our annual dinner auction for a night of friends, food, and fun! The event will be held at Pipers Banquets. We will have a silent and live auction, a 50/50 raffle, and more! Tickets are $50 per person, or reserve a table of 10 for $500. Tickets can be purchased online, or by printing this form and mailing with your payment to Fox Valley Wildlife Center. Please be sure to include your meal selection, vegetarian or chicken.
Enter to win $100, $150 or even $250 cash! A winner will be drawn at our Annual Dinner Auction. Raffle tickets are $1 each, 6 for $5 or 12 for $10. Tickets can be purchased online, or at the Annual Dinner Auction. You do not need to be present to win.
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Sun14Apr2019
12:00 pm - 4:00 pmFox Valley Wildlife Center
Come help us celebrate the beginning of spring and the start of baby season at our annual Baby Shower! There are activities for children and weather permitting, appearances from our ambassadors! Please check out our wishlist to see what we need and help us start off this baby season right.
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Fri14Jun2019
9:00 amSettler's Hill Golf Course
Treat Your Dad to a Day of Golf : The Thirteenth Annual Critter Classic Golf Outing to Benefit the Spring Wild Babies who are Admitted to our Hospital
This event is the Friday just before Father's Day, June 14th, at Settler's Hill Golf Course, tee times starting at 9:00. This event is a Scramble. After a morning of golf and good times there will be a barbecue lunch served, along with raffles.
Cost for this event is $75.00 per golfer and includes cart rental and barbecue lunch. Contests are an additional $30.00, which include Longest Drive, Straightest Drive, Closest to the Pin in the first nine and the second nine.
Please respond to a-krueger@sbcglobal.net if you want to sign up: with your name, your companion golfer names and your phone number.
Also, let us know if you want to play any contests or if you have a desired tee time.
We try to accommodate tee times but it is not always possible.
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Sun06Oct2019
12:00 pm - 4:00 pmFox Valley Wildlife Center
Come get a glimpse of what our center looks like at our open house! This is the one day of the year that we open our doors to the public. Come take a tour of our facility and see how we care for our animals throughout the year. Our education ambassadors will also make appearances throughout the day. Due to the high level of stress, our patients will not be on display.
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Sun20Oct2019
Save the date! Sunday, October 20 is our Tasting Event.
Check back for more information.
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Sun03Nov2019
1:00 pm - 5:00 pmHickory Knolls Discovery Center
Join us at our 8th Annual Wild About Wildlife Fundraiser. Directions to Hickory Knolls can be found here.
Please check back for more information.
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Sat09Feb20198:00 am - 10:00 amApplebee's Elgin, 125 South Randall Road, Elgin
Bring the family to our Flapjack Fundraising Event at Applebee's in Elgin!
Your breakfast will be prepared by Applebee's and served by Fox Valley Wildlife Center volunteers.
This delicious breakfast will consist of 3 pancakes (all-you-can-eat!), 2 slices of bacon and your choice of beverage (coffee, soda, tea, orange juice or milk). Now that's what we call short stacks for a TALL cause!
Tickets are just $8 each and can be purchased online, or by contacting Roberta via email at RobertaS@fvwc.org.
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Fri01Mar2019
Are you an amateur photographer? Be sure to check out our Photo Contest Rules and enter to win Fox Valley Wildlife Center's 2019 Photo Contest. The deadline for submission is Friday, March 1, 2019 and all photos must include an entry form. Prizes will be awarded for first, second, third, fourth and fifth places, and the winners will be announced at the center's Annual Dinner Auction at Pipers Banquets in Aurora.
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Sat06Apr20195:00 pm - 10:00 pmPipers Banquets
Join us at our annual dinner auction for a night of friends, food, and fun! The event will be held at Pipers Banquets. We will have a silent and live auction, a 50/50 raffle, and more! Tickets are $50 per person, or reserve a table of 10 for $500. Tickets can be purchased online, or by printing this form and mailing with your payment to Fox Valley Wildlife Center. Please be sure to include your meal selection, vegetarian or chicken.
Enter to win $100, $150 or even $250 cash! A winner will be drawn at our Annual Dinner Auction. Raffle tickets are $1 each, 6 for $5 or 12 for $10. Tickets can be purchased online, or at the Annual Dinner Auction. You do not need to be present to win.
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Sun14Apr201912:00 pm - 4:00 pmFox Valley Wildlife Center
Come help us celebrate the beginning of spring and the start of baby season at our annual Baby Shower! There are activities for children and weather permitting, appearances from our ambassadors! Please check out our wishlist to see what we need and help us start off this baby season right.
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Fri14Jun20199:00 amSettler's Hill Golf Course
Treat Your Dad to a Day of Golf : The Thirteenth Annual Critter Classic Golf Outing to Benefit the Spring Wild Babies who are Admitted to our Hospital
This event is the Friday just before Father's Day, June 14th, at Settler's Hill Golf Course, tee times starting at 9:00. This event is a Scramble. After a morning of golf and good times there will be a barbecue lunch served, along with raffles.
Cost for this event is $75.00 per golfer and includes cart rental and barbecue lunch. Contests are an additional $30.00, which include Longest Drive, Straightest Drive, Closest to the Pin in the first nine and the second nine.
Please respond to a-krueger@sbcglobal.net if you want to sign up: with your name, your companion golfer names and your phone number.
Also, let us know if you want to play any contests or if you have a desired tee time.
We try to accommodate tee times but it is not always possible.
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Sun06Oct201912:00 pm - 4:00 pmFox Valley Wildlife Center
Come get a glimpse of what our center looks like at our open house! This is the one day of the year that we open our doors to the public. Come take a tour of our facility and see how we care for our animals throughout the year. Our education ambassadors will also make appearances throughout the day. Due to the high level of stress, our patients will not be on display.
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Sun20Oct2019
Save the date! Sunday, October 20 is our Tasting Event.
Check back for more information.
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Sun03Nov20191:00 pm - 5:00 pmHickory Knolls Discovery Center
Join us at our 8th Annual Wild About Wildlife Fundraiser. Directions to Hickory Knolls can be found here.
Please check back for more information.
