Flamingo Migrates 48 States in 30 Days by Motorcycle!

One of our AWSOM fundraising flamingos is going nationwide to raise funding and awareness for the upcoming opening of the Monroe County Animal Shelter on Godfrey Ridge Road. Dr Clair Thompson of East Stroudsburg Veterinary Hospital is embarking on a major motorcycle ride to visit 48 states in 30 days. He's wanted to take this trip for years and has recently been given time off from work and decided to go for it! Our AWSOM flamingo will be riding shotgun the entire trip and is intended to stimulate discussion and conversation with other animal advocates throughout this great land of ours! Dr Clair has promotional material available to handout directing curious onlookers to our www.awsomanimals.org website so they can learn more and donate to our effort using a variety of payment options, including PayPal. You can also become a FaceBook fan of East Stroudsburg Veterinary Hospital to follow their route. Dr Clair and his travelling companion plan to be back in the Poconos by October 31 for the Howl-o-ween opening of the shelter!

Flamingos Are Adjusting Fine!

Despite the corny title, our flamingos are fine! The great folks at Marshalls Creek Chiropractic offered much needed "support" for our flock! The Drs. AnneMarie and Brett Coryell have always been great animal advocates and community supporters. Their new location offered a great roosting spot for our fundraising flock with tremendous visibility and exposure. Marshalls Creek Chiropractic was recently spotted at another separate fundraising event for local animal rescue organizations and were believed to be the first flamingo participants to actually go out of their way to request a "flocking" so they could continue to demonstrate their supprt for AWSOM's efforts to open the shelter on Howl-o-ween!

Wayward Birds Above Billboard!

Recently during our FNCB "Flocking" on Lower Main Street, a couple of birds went MIA/Missing in Air and were spotted across the street on a billboard for East Stroudsburg Saving Association! This unintentional flocking was purely anonymous and unintentional, however we did like the pictures that turned up from this. Our lead flamingo wrangler was questioned as to his possible involvement in this random act but Dr Clair assured everyone it wasn't him, saying "he's afraid of heights!", which recent pictures AND video don't seem to bear out! Thanks to both FNCB and ESSA for their being "good sports" and great community supporters!

Flamingos Are Financially Savvy!

You may not have known that our flamingos are a financially savvy bunch of birds! They were quick to see FNCB's free checking offer and decided to check it out! Our fundraising flamingos continue to generate buzz whenever and wherever they roost and rest! In fact, at the FNCB "flocking", an unidentified flamingo fan created a bit of unintentional awareness when he (or she, for that matter?) crossed the street and climbed the East Stroudsburg Savings Association billboard and flocked ESSA by default? Something about the Fairness in Lending Laws maybe, but our lead flamingo wrangler managed to get a photo or 2 before the billboard company made an emergency site visit to remove the wayward birds and repair/replace the unfortunately damaged billboard. Our flamingos would like to apologize to ESSA for any harm done and would really like to thank FNCB for their excellent exposure and show of community support! AWSOM's Opening of the shelter on Howl-o-ween is rapidly approaching and we're still in need of serious funding. Any of you flamingo followers have any flocking suggestions please forward them to board@awsomanimals.org and we'll do our best to add some color to their location if nothing else!

Flamingos Are Flockin' Crazy!

 
Today was an ASWSOM day! Between the crowds at StroudFest, the festival atmosphere at Putts for Mutts and all the generous donations made to help AWSOM open the shelter on Halloween, October 31, our flamingos were flying high! In fact one of the crazier birds was photographed flying high above Hazleton, nearly 2 miles high to be more precise! When the AWSOM Board of Directors recently announced the shelter opening date, they also announced that we needed to raise at least $45,000 in the next 6 weeks to ensure the shelter can open and stay open.
At that particular meeting, Dr Clair Thompson announced he would do or try ANYTHING to increase funding and awareness for the cause! No measures were too extreme to try and he would stop at nothing and won't take NO for an answer! While watching his nephews taking their first skydives in Hazleton on Saturday, Dr Clair realized he had one of our fun-draising flamingo flock along and decided to"jump at the chance" to promote AWSOM! One of the birds was tattooed with the AWSOM logo across it butt and our group took to the air. Dr Clair said that if he's willing to jump from a perfectly good airplane to promote AWSOM, what are you willing to do or raise? AWSOM raised over $1,000 today and we're psyched!!! However, people need to know that AWSOM must raise $1,000 per day every day of the year to run the shelter and stop the senseless killing of unwanted animals in Moroe County! Let's do it!!!

Monroe County Animal Shelter Announces Halloween Opening!

The excitement in the air was palpable as the members of Animal Welfare Society of Monroe Board of Directors decided on an opening date for the shelter. A vote was taken and it is now a matter of public record the shelter will be open within 8 weeks. There is a lot to be done and we need to raise at least $1,000 per day from here on out to keep the doors open. Don't be scared, We're opening Halloween Saturday!

Horny Henry Flocks Our Flamingo!

Many of you will recognize Henry, the greeter from East Stroudsburg Veterinary Hospital! Imagine the thought racing through his tiny bird-brain when he looked out the front of his cage and spotted 70 of his feathered friends perched on the lawn. He literally turned green with envy and couln't be consoled until he was allowed to go out and meet the members of this famous flock! Henry was especially smitten with one of the original flock members in the cockpit of Dr Clairs yard art airplane! Henry is always ready to do his part! Are you?

Liztech Flamingo Fundraising Pin a Reality!

Big news on the Flamingo Fly-By Fundraising Front! Our good friends at LizTech on Crystal Street in East Stroudsburg have really stepped up to the plate to help open the animal shelter in Monroe County. To help commemorate this momentous occassion their jewelry designers have brought out of retirement and reconfigured a pink flamingo pin to help raise awareness and funding. The AWSOM Board of Directors has set Saturday, October 31, 2009 as the Grand Opening of the Monroe County Animal Shelter! That's right, Halloween! Come to the grand opening gala with your furry friends and other friends as well. There will be trick or treating, best dressed pets contests, scariest costume contests, Flamingo FlyBy Photo opportunities and the chance to buy our LizTech AWSOM Flamingo Fly-By Limited Edition Pin!!! Tell your friends about this event and don't be afraid to show your support!