2019 Dine On The Wild Side

SATURDAY MAY 11 2019 Celebrating 25th annual “DINE ON THE WILDSIDE” at the St Augustine Alligator Farm and Zoological Park.
HAWKE Inc (Humane Association of Wildlife Care & Education), hawkewildlife.org a 501 c (3) non-profit rehabilitation and educational organization announces its 25th Annual “Dine on the Wild Side” Fundraiser Benefit to be held on Saturday, May 11, 2019 from 5 to 9 PM The ticketed event will be held and sponsored by the St. Augustine Alligator Farm Zoological Park. The public is invited to this event, your ticket includes a wild Saturday of fun exclusive evening at a major attraction and a complete dinner this is a great deal. Bring your mom for a Mothers day gift its something the entire family will enjoy. There are no state or federal funds for wildlife rehabilitation of injured and orphaned wildlife. HAWKE Inc., a professional 501 3 not for profit private facility started in 1987, cares for owls and hawks and other birds, but has special facilities for difficult and endangered species with trained professionals to care for them around the clock. Extreme species such as eagles, falcons, bobcats, and river otters and more need 24-hour care and very few facilities are set up for them . HAWKE’s goal is to release animals back to the wild, giving them a second chance at life.They also have trained birds of prey and give wildlife environmental programs for schools, groups even private celebrations . website hawkewildlife.org Donations and fundraisers are the main support for HAWKE. Melanie Stage, president of HAWKE, reminds the public that the Alligator Farm is much more than a recognized zoo, its natural wild bird breeding sanctuary. There are also many varied educational exhibits with the wildlife. You and your family will enjoy exclusive use of the entire park from 5:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. The event includes a guided boardwalk tour of the bird rookery where thousands of nesting, wading birds, herons, egrets, endangered wood storks and roseate spoonbills can be viewed and with their young. You can get close up photographs of many rare creatures and birds. See the new exhibit “Oasis of the Nile. You can sit down and eat while enjoying the live music.
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