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From
Crisis Situation to Catalyst for Change
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After effectively running our operation from our Bridge Road location
for nearly twenty years, in May 2003, the landowner informed us that
we must leave! A lawsuit filed against the Treasure Coast Wildlife
Hospital by the landowner made the situation urgent and time sensitive.
Practically speaking, there was no local, ready-made wildlife hospital
to which we could either temporarily or permanently relocate. We
cannot house our eagles in a cow pasture or rehabilitate deer in
a rented storefront.
To satisfy the requirements of the landowner, we vacated the Bridge
Road property on October 31, 2004. Audubon of Martin County donated
a 20 acre parcel from its Loop Road Nature Preserve to be the future
home of the new Wildlife Center. For now we operate from temporary
facilities, adjacent to our owned property, which we
rent from Audubon. The Wildlife Hospital
will build permanent facilities as rapidly as funding becomes available
and construction timelines allow. For the sake of the wild creatures
in our care, for whom no alternatives exist, any other scenario is
simply unacceptable.
While the eviction notice was completely unexpected, we had already
been planning for years the evolution of our present operation into
a more effective tool for serving wildlife and the community. The
eviction, in effect, has been a catalyst for positive change for
the Treasure Coast Wildlife Hospital.
FUND
DEVELOPMENT PLAN OF ACTION
The Treasure Coast Wildlife Hospital is currently developing a comprehensive
Fund Development Plan to identify funding needs for the long-term
fundraising goals of the Community Wildlife Center.
A combined campaign strategy is being used to raise funds for the
capital campaign, support of operations, support of programs, and
building an endowment. A consultant has been hired to assist us in
creating our fund development plan, strengthening our organizational
structure, and improving our marketing materials and communications
efforts with the general public to further engage them in supporting
the Treasure Coast Wildlife Hospital’s plan for the Treasure
Coast Wildlife Center.
Capital
Campaign
Our Capital Campaign goal is to raise approximately $2.32 million
during the next three to five years. Center Costs below shows the
number and size of gifts needed to reach this goal.
A Capital Campaign Cabinet is being developed to provide the campaign
with the necessary leadership to effectively move the process forward.
A market survey is currently being administered to provide additional
insights into the campaign goals, objectives and strategy.
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Groundbreaking
April 2004
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County
Commissioners, community leaders, conservationists, architects, builders,
TCWH staff and Board Members of TCWH and TCWF
“..people
who normally couldn’t agree on the time of day... slapping each
other on the back”
“...the
Center is as much a cradle for the county’s collective soul as
simply a beloved institution.”
"You
plain don’t threaten the Wildlife Center...”
Nancy
Smith, Associate Editor, The Stuart News
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the Case
Statement for the new Center, including the complete vision for
its development
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