Special Event!
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BONNIE ZIMMERMANN
Executive Director of Indonesian Parrot Project SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 2019 10:00AM - 12:00PM Doors open at 9:30AM SPRINGFIELD, VA Parrots in Indonesia are highly endangered. Join us for a special event with Bonnie Zimmermann, Executive Director of the non-profit organization, Indonesian Parrot Project. Zimmermann will discuss the challenges facing rare species of cockatoos on the Indonesian archipelago, which have been devastated by wildlife trafficking and environmental destruction. She will also talk about the organization’s work with local communities to ensure the future of these intelligent and exquisite birds. There will be a showing of Wildlife Messenger’s half-hour documentary profiling the Indonesian Parrot Project’s work in action. The morning’s events begin at 10 a.m. There will be a special auction to benefit the Project’s work. Phoenix Landing’s Helping Parrots store will have a pop-up shop offering parrot merchandise. Adoptable parrots from Phoenix Landing will be available for a “meet and greet.” Email contact@phoenixlanding.org with any questions. |
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LocationGrace Presbyterian Church
7434 Bath Street Springfield, VA This event is free and open to the public. Free parking is available at the church for event attendees. This event is sponsored by Phoenix Landing Foundation. |
Check back for event updates, including information about special auction items available at the event to benefit Indonesian Parrot Project.
Auction items to benefit Indonesian Parrot Project
"Sweet Rosie" by Deb Knowlson
A watercolor painting from a photograph by Frank Rutowski. With mat and frame. Framed dimensions are approximately 20 3/4" x 16 3/4".
"Sweet Rosie" by Deb Knowlson
A watercolor painting from a photograph by Frank Rutowski. With mat and frame. Framed dimensions are approximately 20 3/4" x 16 3/4".
- Bidding instructions will be posted on this page.
- Bidding will open on Wednesday, August 28, and will close at September 7th at 11:00a.m. at the Springfield event at Grace Presbyterian Church. Bids will be placed online, and local bidders are invited to attend the event.
- Winner may pick up the painting at the end of the September 7th event in Springfield, VA or pay to have the framed painting shipped to them at shipping cost to their location in the continental United States (estimated between $25 - $30.)
Deb Knowlson, an incredible artist who is committed to conservation and supports conservation through her art, painted this portrait of Phoenix Landing's Rosie from a photograph by Frank Rutowski. Follow Deb on Instagram at @artisindebsnature2. Knowlson donated the original, one of a kind "Sweet Rosie" painting to us in hopes it could be used to benefit parrots. Phoenix Landing can think of no better fate for this beautiful painting of Rosie, who was very special to Phoenix Landing, then for it to benefit the Indonesian Parrot Project, so it can help wild Moluccan cockatoos and other parrots in Indonesia.
Rosie was a 35+ year old, wild caught, Moluccan cockatoo who passed away in May of 2018. She spent more than 30 years with the same family before coming to Phoenix Landing. She would mutilate her chest. Phoenix Landing worked with incredible veterinarians to try to help her, including Dr. Echols, Dr. Orosz, Dr. Powers, and Dr. Applegate. Michaeline, a Phoenix Landing volunteer, saw Rosie through all the ups and downs, and loved her unconditionally. Lack of exercise throughout her life contributed to heart and bone density problems, which led to her mutilation. We tried medicines, activities, collars, different foods... but she still had many medical ups and downs. Exercise is so important to birds' health throughout their lives, just as it is to our own.