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Ways to Fundraise for Wildlife 


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Appalachian Wildlife Refuge operates solely through donations and community support. Thanks to your help, we have saved and released thousands of orphaned and injured wildlife, help thousands of people each year, and provide conservation education and a
​7-day-a-week Wildlife Emergency Hotline to the public. 

You can help save even more wild lives by helping Appalachian Wild raise funds! It's easy, and there are lots of fun ways you can fundraise to increase your impact for the wild ones who need us!
If you'd like to host a fundraiser to help wildlife in need at Appalachian Wildlife Refuge, reach out to Development Coordinator, Kerri Conrad, to chat. She can be reached at kerri@appalachianwild.org, We'd love to hear from you! 

Start a Facebook Fundraiser for the Wild Ones​

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​With the click of a button, you can start your very own Facebook fundraiser to save orphaned and injured wildlife at AWR. Invite your friends! (You must be logged into Facebook first.)
Start Your Fundraiser

Host
​A Supply 
Drive

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Help ensure the wild ones have the supplies they need to thrive and get their second chance! You can host a supply drive for common items like paper towels and cleaning supplies or raise funds for formula and medical supplies. AWR has pre-made flyers. Reach out if you want to host a supply drive in your business or community!
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Launch a Peer to Peer
​Crowdfunding
Campaign

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Start your own peer to peer crowdfunding campaign to share with your network that raises much-needed funds for wildlife in need at AWR. Easy to use, and can be shared across all social media platforms, in newsletters, and more!
Start Your Campaign

More Wildly Wonderful Fundraiser Ideas To Get You Started:

- Take pledges for AWR for your next run, golf game, or athletic event.

- Host a party  or event to raise awareness and funds for wildlife in need.

- Include a wishlist of commonly needed items in your next newsletter.

-Host a bake, plant, craft, art, or yard sale and donate the proceeds to AWR!

-Host a wild baby shower for baby season.

-Ask for donations to AWR in lieu of birthday, graduation, or holiday gifts.

​-Hold a benefit concert with your band. 
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-Sell Back to the Wild Adoption Packages as a School Fundraiser to Save Wild Lives.

-Host a Wild Night Out at your bar, restaurant, or neighborhood. 

-Do a gift card drive to buy produce for hungry wild ones.




That's just a sample of the many ways you might be able to help raise funds for life-saving wildlife rehabilitation efforts at Appalachian Wildlife Refuge.

​If you have an incredible idea you'd like to carry out to help save the wild ones, reach out to Kerri Conrad, Development Coordinator, at kerri@appalachianwild.org and share your bright idea!
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A glimpse at past fundraisers supporters have held
​on behalf of Appalachian Wildlife Refuge:


​Hill Fowler, a young wildlife lover, took it upon himself to approach his neighbors and trusted adults he knew to pledge a certain amount of money for each lap he rode his bike around the park to donate to AWR. Incredibly, young Hill raised an astounding $1,000 with his heartfelt bike-a-thon, making a tremendous impact for orphaned and injured wildlife!
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The fine print: 

All of us here at Appalachian Wildlife Refuge are wildly grateful for any efforts on your part to help raise funds for wildlife in need! Your compassion for the wild ones is the fuel that keeps our life-saving work running.

As a developing non-profit focused on maximizing the impact we're making for orphaned and injured wildlife, all fundraising efforts carried out in-house are done by AWR's Development Coordinator, Kerri Conrad, (that's me!), and a small group of volunteers who pitch in when they can. As such, AWR's ability to participate hands-on in outside fundraising efforts is somewhat limited, and we are sincerely grateful for your understanding that we unfortunately cannot take on every idea brought to us.

​While we love partnering with members of our community to make the biggest impact, please know, due to capacity, we can only take on a certain number of events each year. We are unable to share peer to peer fundraising campaigns on our social media pages, but we are happy to provide watermarked content and preferred verbiage for any supporters who are kind enough to fundraise on the wild one's behalf.

As a final disclaimer for those fundraising for AWR outside of Facebook or the GiveLively P2P campaign links: Please know that collecting donations for a nonprofit organization is serious business that AWR reports to the IRS. While we have never encountered an AWR supporter who would dream of violating the trust and goodwill of anyone donating to a crowdfunding campaign, please ensure any material posted on AWR's behalf accurately portrays the intent to support Appalachian Wildlife Refuge, and does not portray wildlife being handled by non-wildlife professionals or being mistreated in anyway.

In most cases, it is desired to encourage your contacts to donate directly to Appalachian Wildlife Refuge rather than collecting the money yourself. This can be done via the Peer to Peer Fundraising campaign link found above,  by creating your own Facebook fundraiser through the provided link, by giving online via www.appalachianwild.org, or by mailing a check to Appalachian Wildlife Refuge, PO Box 824, Candler, NC 28715.  For any questions, please reach out to Kerri Conrad, Development Coordinator, at kerri@appalachianwild.org

For businesses who are interested in partnering, check out the Corporate Impact page to learn more.  

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​Appalachian Wildlife Refuge is 501(c)(3) charity organization. All donations are tax-deductible. 
​EIN: 47-2214085.
​For any questions about donations, or to get together to chat about your passion for saving wildlife in need through your charitable giving, feel free to reach out to Development Coordinator, Kerri Conrad, at kerri@appalachianwild.org, or by phone at 828-633-6364 ext 4.
Appalachian Wildlife Refuge
828-633-6364
P.O. Box 824, Candler, NC 28715
​EIN: 47-2214085