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A Very Big Thank You for Making this Spring2ACTion a Success!
Spring2Action was successful beyond our wildest dreams! Through 113 donations, we raised $10,160. We exceeded our goal of $9850 at the last minute!
Sping2Action is happening on April 28!
WILDLIFE RESCUE LEAGUE announces that they will participate in the 11th annual Spring2ACTion fundraiser (S2A) and encourages everyone that supports our wildlife community in the Northern Virginia region to participate. Sponsored by ACT for Alexandria, this 24 hour...
Kent Knowles (July 10th, 1936 – February 6th, 2021)
On February 6th, we lost Kent Knowles, our area raptor rehabilitator and founder of the Raptor Conservancy of Virginia (RCV). Kent, a native New Yorker, was a Navy veteran and attended Harvard Law School. In the mid 1960s, Kent and his family moved to the DC area...
In-kind donations July 2020 – Thank you for your generosity!
Big Thank You to all our generous donors! This month Wildlife Rescue League has received direct donations (knitted and crocheted nests, sewn masks, hammocks, pouches, cage liners and upholstery fabric) from Annette Torrey, Nicole Gauvin, Martha Bennett, Barb Gallick,...
Amendments will allow Fairfax county rehabilitators to keep wildlife!
With the help of Wildlife Rescue League, licensed rehabilitators, the Humane Society of Fairfax County, George Mason University PhD candidates in wildlife conservation and environmental policy, and Category IV Care providers, the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors...
Nothing squirrelly about this scout project
On a recent hot and humid day in June, this group of dedicated and wildlife-loving Boy (and Girl) Scouts constructed a release cage for squirrels on the property of rehabber Karen Pratzner in Manassas, VA. Coordinated and partially funded by WRL member Olivia LoBalbo...
CFC Combine Federal Campaign extended through June 30
OPM re-opened the CFC online pledge portal and the CFC mobile giving app for a CFC Special Solicitation period through June 30. This allows federal employees and retirees to make supplemental one-time or recurring donations via credit/debit card or bank draft. Anyone who did not pledge during the 2019 CFC will also be eligible to start a payroll deduction pledge.
A very big thank you!
Spring2Action was successful beyond our wildest dreams! Through 108 donations, we raised $10,341.57. We exceeded our goal of $8535 at the last minute, literally. At 11:57 PM and 11:58 PM, two donors contributed $261 each to take us over the top. Then as an extra...
Spring2ACTion 2020 was a success!
Spring2ACTion - a one-day online fundraiser was held on April15, 2020. Because of the generosity and compassion of our supporters, we not only reached our goal-we surpassed it! WRL raised $8831 from 103 donations. Given the uncertainty of peoples' lives right now,...
Wildlife Rescue League remains open
Wildlife Rescue League remains open and available to help wildlife in need during these challenging times. As we are primarily a virtual organization, we are still able to assist animals in need of rehabilitation.
