12/52: Toys for Critters

Earlier this week I headed down to the Tijuana Zoo with three of my fellow Shape of Enrichment volunteers to deliver some Boomerballs, garage door springs, burlap, bobbins, and faux logs. The animal toys were part of the Toys for Critters initiative that I'm starting up at The Shape of Enrichment, Inc. I'll write up a post soon about the day (as it was fantastic!), but in the mean time, here is my photo of the week:

12/52

March 20, 2011

Canon Rebel XT

Birthdays come but once a year...

... and this year, like last, I'm trying to make it count for something a little more then just celebrating myself.

Last year I was able to raise some money for The Shape of Enrichment, Inc. - a fabulous organization, which I have written about before, and I volunteer for a lot (it is my Mom's company, but still - wonderful group of people).

This year I'm hoping to raise some more money, for a pilot project called Toys for Critters. We are trying to raise money for Boomer Ball products for the animals at the Tijuana Zoo, in Mexico. I'm hoping we get some donations, because I'll be one of the people going down to their zoo and giving them their toys - and photographing the critters with them!!!

If you would like to help me out - I'd greatly appreciate (and some critters will too!). Click the link below to access my Birthday Wish on Causes, and thanks for making my birthday be a bit more awesome!

http://wishes.causes.com/wishes/174543

 

The Shape of Enrichment

The Shape of Enrichment, Inc is a non-profit organization dedicated to the promotion of animal welfare through environmental enrichment and behavior management. It was started by two pretty incredible women, Valerie Hare (my Mom!) and Karen Worley, in 1991. What started as a small newsletter to allow keepers to exchange enrichment ideas for their animals has become a multi service international non-profit organization.

Shape still publishes the quarterly newsletter (which goes to about 40 countries), runs enrichment video libraries out of several region branches, is the official publisher of the International Conference on Environmental Enrichment’s (ICEE) proceedings, and provides workshop curricula and instructors to institutions around the world. I’m now in the Core Group for Shape, and am excited to announce our new website at www.enrichment.org.

Also, I’m excited to go to the 9th ICEE conference, hosted by the Paignton Zoo during the first week of June in Torquay, England.