Virginia Living Museum Animal Aid Club

The Virginia Living Museum supports children who respect animals, especially those indigenous to our state. Our goal, first and foremost, is for children to have fun and enjoy helping the animals that teach us valuable lessons every day at the Museum. Volunteerism at an early age can be rewarding and fun. Each one of us can make a difference, and by working together we can give back to our community.

You help the animals at the Virginia Living Museum!

1.  Join our Animal Aid Club, stop by our Admission Desk or print the application form and mail it to:

VLM Development
524 J. Clyde Morris Blvd.
Newport News, VA 23601

2.  Choose how you would like to help our animals:

• Lemonade Stand (held at your home or a business place)
• Cell Phone or Juice Pouch Brigade (recycling keep millions of juice bags and cell phones out of our landfills!)
• Create your own individual fundraiser!<

3.  Collect donations and return to the VLM by Aug. 17, 2011.  

Individuals who make a donation of $15 or more will receive a complimentary invitation to our Wild Animal Party on Aug. 20, 2011.

4. Join us for the Wild Animal Party on Aug. 20, 2011.

Awards will be announced with a prize for each child in attendance! Prizes include offers from: Virginia Air & Space Center, Pirates Cove Adventure Golf, Science Museum of Virginia, Norfolk Botanical Gardens, Shenandoah Caverns, Ripley's Believe It or Not, The Lost Colony, Cheeseburger in Paradise, Busch Gardens, Virginia Zoo, Young Chef's Academy.

 Special thanks to:
Trader Joe's
for our lemonade coupons
and
Hampton Roads IcePlex
for skating coupons

Coupons inside in the Animal Aid Club registration packets!

Thank you for your interest in helping the VLM animals.

The Virginia Living Museum is home to more than 250 species of animals and plants found throughout Virginia including reptiles, mammals, birds and fish. Virginia has 110 species on its Endangered and Threatened List. Six of them can be seen at the Virginia Living Museum: the loggerhead sea turtle, red wolf, shortnose sturgeon, hellbender, bald eagle and canebrake rattlesnake.

Proceeds from the AAC support the care and feeding of more than 1,000 animals at the Virginia Living Museum where animal care expenses are approximately $600,000 annually.

The Virginia Living Museum is a not-for-profit 501(c)(3) Internal Revenue Service designation. Museum financial information is available form the State Office of Consumer Affairs, P.O. Box 1163, Richmond, Virginia 23218. Your donation is deductible to the full extend of the law, consult your tax advisor.

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2011 Photos:

			Congratulations to Mrs. Hodgkiss' 5th Grade class at Hilton Elementary.
			The class raised $382 for the Animal Aid club at their school car wash!  Great Job!

Photos from 2010 club members:

	Justin Petrowicz, 7, of Gloucester brought Aid for Sea Turtle rescue... LemonADE that is! Justin raised $50.23 for sea turtle rescue by selling lemonade in 90+ degree heat in June 2010. Pictured here is Justin and VLM Assistant Development Director Rebecca Kleinhample when Justin brought in his bucks yesterday to make his donation.
	Nate Gouker of Poquoson raised funds for the Animal Aid Club through a garage sale and concession!  Nate's grandparent matched his donation to the museum.  What a great family project.  Way to go Nate!

 

Photos from the Animal Aid Club July 2010 Car Wash!

Special thanks to our car washers:  Kim, Cayle, Tajha, Rashaun, Corey, Melquan, Briana, Gina, Sarah, Breanne, Katie, Elyse, Julia & Amanda!  Great Work Everyone!

Donations received help VLM animals!

Photos from the Animal Aid Club 2009 lemonade stands: