Raise the Roost International Owl Center Summer Fundraising Party

Help us build a new gold-standard Owl Center facility!

This event is planned for fun, connection, and progress toward realizing the new, state-of-the-art facility. Get in the spirit and wear your best owl fashion—owl themed t-shirts, ties, scarves, dresses, jewelry, slippers, or even an owl costume—and participate in our Owl Runway Fashion Show during this event.

PROGRAM
5:00 – 6:00 PM: Meet the owls at the International Owl Center (126 E Cedar St)
5:00 – 6:30 PM: Tours of the Loft 105 VRBO rental above the Owl Center (a 2-night stay will be featured in the live auction)
5:00 – 6:30 PM; Tours of the Owl Center building site, with building and aviary footprints staked out
5:00 – 7:30 PM: Heavy hors d’oeuvres, cash bar
5:00 – 9:00 PM: Pick out your favorite children’s owl art from around the world to take home with you
6:30 PM: Owl Runway Fashion Show (for everyone who wants to show off their best owl apparel!)
7:00 PM: Presentation: Why a new Owl Center facility is needed, and why it will be the best in the USA!
7:30 PM: *Live Auction (concludes with a Paddle Raiser so you can make a donation without winning an item)
8:30 PM: Wine Pull (buy tickets earlier in the evening to draw a cork corresponding to a numbered bottle of wine)

REGISTER here.

Click here to see the innovative facility plans.

*There will be an online auction for friends who cannot join us the evening of the event. You can either pick up your items or pay shipping costs for us to mail them to you. Contact us if you’d like to bid by proxy on in-person auction items but cannot be with us in person.