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Here's your portal to amazing animal rescue stories told by local media. From the beautiful Trumpeter Swans to the exciting release of three fox kits, we have your heartwarming video fix.
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WRC ANNUAL REPORT & UPDATE AVAILABLE
Our annual report is available here in a PDF (1MB). Thank you for your interest and support in our Mission.
Here is our 2010 Spring Update (pdf).
SIMPLY SCIENCE VISITS WRC
One of the Twin Cities more popular evening news segments, Simply Science with Sven Sundgaard, stopped by WRC to film a segment on the work we do.
Sven had dropped off an injured pigeon earlier in the week and was interested in learning more about what happens "behind the scenes."
Watch the KARE11 video clip here.
WRC GALA NETS MORE THAN $70,000
Thanks to more than 200 attendees and sponsors, our annual gala, "Nocturnal," raised more than $70,000 for patient care.
Many thanks to our event sponsors and volunteer board:
Premier Sponsors // $10,000+
Babs & David Koch
Walt McCarthy & Clara Ueland
Gold Sponsors // $5,000 +
Michael & Kerry D’Amato
Faricy Law Firm
Sue Keator
Otten Brothers
Mary Faricy Pardue
Silver Sponsors // $2,500 +
Lucy Rosenberry Jones
Peggy Menzel & Dr. Ed Creagan
Trust Point
Paige Winebarger
Bronze Sponsors // $1,000+
Andrew Bean
Susan & Alan Carlson
Scott Caverly
Mary Lee Dayton
Rick & Carmen Diamond
Fredrickson & Byron
Jim & Sharon Hale
Phil Jenni
Kate Johnson & Scott Berry
Jim & Joni Lane
Nancy & Clarkson Lindley
Dale & Randy Lindquist
Neiman Marcus
Patron // $500 and above
Ned & Sherry Ann Dayton
Helen & Daniel Lindsay
Event Board:
Hosts: Richard and Jude Miller Burke
Guest of Honor: Walt McCarthy
Honorary Chairs: Barbara “Babs” Koch, Harry Sweatt, and Zita Hawley Wright
Chair: John Faricy
Treasurer: Lenny Dayton
Secretaries: Jennifer Carlson & Pat Johnston
Advisor: Kate Johnson
Executive Director: Phil Jenni
Consultant: Nancy Lindley