One of the many perks of being a Member of the Hawk Conservancy Trust is that you become eligible to join the 100 Club. This is a group of Members who want to do that little bit more to support the work of the Hawk Conservancy Trust and their conservation projects but perhaps do not have time to volunteer or live at a distance from the Trust and can’t make regular visits.
100 Club members pay just £5.00 per month for a share in a monthly draw, with an extra draw in November as a Christmas Special. Payment can be made by cheque or Bankers Draft, either monthly, quarterly half-yearly or annually, and members can hold as many shares as they wish.
Each month the winners receive a first prize of £100, a second prize of £50 and a third prize of £25
It was with great pleasure that we handed over a cheque for £1,000 to Penny Smout, CEO, on the 15th February. This was to support the Kestrel Survey being carried out by the Conservation and Reasearch Department, and was the last of our 2011 projects.
In 2012 the 100 Club will purchase heat lamps for some of the aviaries (£1,000), assist with the cost of a bat box, to be fitted on top of the water tower near the hides (£500), and sponsor a Falconer's trip to South Africa (presently estimated at £2,000). There is also the possibility of funding a showcase aviary, maybe two, near to the new Feathers Restaurant, but details have yet to be finalised so we will keep you informed here as we learn more..
If you are not a Member of the Hawk Conservancy Trust and are inspired to help us help the birds, we would love to hear from you. Please contact us, Thelma and John Cobbold, through the Hawk Conservancy Trust Office, send an email to hundredclub@hawkconservancy.org or ask in the Shop when you next visit the Park.
From the figures below you will see how much we have paid out in prizes and donations since the 100 Club began in 1994.
NEWS FLASH - SPECIAL EVENING FOR 100 CLUB MEMBERS
On 30th June there will be another complimentary evening held at the Park especially for 100 Club members. The doors open at 6.30 pm., and there will be a talk by Ryan Stephens about his trip to South Africa last year, presentations by Ashley Smith and Penny Smout about the new working set-up at the Hawk Conservancy, a flying display and refreshments. Any of our members who wish to book places can do so by contacting the HCT Office or e-mailing us at the address shown below before 16th June. Each member is entitled to bring one guest, and we hope to see as many of you as possible for what should be a most enjoyable evening.
100 CLUB Updates For April 2012
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Income and Expenditure
Finances up to 30th April 2012
The 100 Club currently has 157 shares held by 124 members who pay £5 per month per share. Each monthly draw has a £100 winner, one £50, and one £25 runner-up.
Prize money allocated |
£38,840.00 |
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Donations to the Hawk Conservancy Trust |
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Proceeds from various Members’ Raffles and Donations since inception of the 100 Club in |
£38,373.76 |
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2004 |
Incubator for White Backed Vulture project |
£2,974.88 |
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2005 |
Tarmac Disabled Parking to Entrance + Path round top of grounds |
£7,000.00 |
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2006 |
Laptop + Projector for presentations, etc. |
£1,286.63 |
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2007 |
Two wheelchairs |
£180.00 |
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2008 |
Lift for the Griffon Rooms |
£13,007.25 |
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2009 |
Research on Red Kite nest sites, Ranger training in Kruger Park, South Africa, GPS equipment, travel costs for Falconer’s visit to South Africa and the running costs of the Bird of Prey Hospital for August. |
£9,200.00 |
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2010 |
Contribution toward Fund-A-Bird HQ build, Research on Red Kite nest sites travel costs for falconer’s visit to South Africa, and donation to work of the Bird of Prey Hospital in winter. |
£9,200.00 |
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2011 |
Swift Tower for Park, Bee Bank, Landscaping of Fund-a-Bird HQ, GPS equipment, Falconer's trip to South Africa and Kestrel Survey |
£6,800.00 |
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Total |
£88,022.52 |
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Money in the bank for our next project |
£2,111.06 |
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