Last night we sent the 501(c)(3) application packet to our CPA, Liz Williams, for review…. ahhh! Once I get her feedback then it can be sent off to the IRS… and then we wait! Not really, so much to do. Can you help? We’re looking for a web designer and a social media marketer… If you can help or know some one who can let me know… thanks.
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End of the Week Report
– CPA secured. – Fundraiser in place. – IT coach meeting productive. – Tax Exempt Application Packet moving forward nicely. Good News: A Celebrity gets on the anti-trafficking band wagon Have a marvelous weekend, remember nothing can make you feel quite as good as doing something kind for someone.
Talk about a Couple with a Mission!
Several weeks ago while researching wildlife conservation and education efforts in South Africa I came across an amazing little school/rescue center with a simple and powerful concept. As I sorted through everything I’ve discovered, the Daktari school kept standing out. It was time to make contact, so over the past few days I’ve had the pleasure of exchanging emails with Michele Merrifield. The road to Daktari… and a Daktari Classroom. Yes, it is way out there in the South African Bush! Michele and her husband Ian are the founders and operators of Daktari. Injured or orphaned wildlife, like Spikey the baby…
A New Perspective
“Ambassadors for their kind” is what Shannon calls the birds of prey who cannot be returned to the wild. At the Bird of Prey Sanctuary, in Kwazulu Natal South Africa, about 150 injured and wrongfully caged birds are treated, nursed back to health and released each year. Those that stay behind at the Sanctuary, like Jelly Bean, worm their way into the hearts of visitors like me and you just have to help. How tragic it would be if her species disappeared! This could readily happen without educational and conservation efforts like those of Shannon and Ben. Get involved! As NIKELA…
Officially Incorporated!
Today NIKELA is officially incorporated as a non-profit. Now the paperwork for 501(c)3) status can be filed. NIKELA like the spring is slowly budding. Come the summer this fledgling worldwide network of wildlife lovers funding private wildlife conservation and education efforts in South Africa will be underway. If you are a wildlife enthusiast, have connections to South Africa and want to get get on the band wagon, let me hear from you.