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
In 2012 the 100 Club contributed £500 towards the cost of the Bat Box, paid over £2,000 to help with the cost of Miriam's trip to South Africa in October, and £1,000 to purchase some much-needed heated lamps for the aviaries. Our remaining funds, totalling around £3,500, were carried over for use in 2013.
For 2013 the 100 Club intends once again to fund a Falconer's visit to South Africa in the autumn. It is also planned to support the building of new rehabilitation aviaries, and to contribute to the cost of installing camera equipment in the pre-release aviary and the National Bird of Prey Hospital. This will allow visitors to view the wild birds receiving treatment and prior to their release without causing the patients more stress."
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.
100 CLUB Updates for April 2013
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Income and Expenditure
Finances up to 30th April 2013
The 100 Club currently has 173 shares held by 138 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 |
£41.115.00 |
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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 the Raptor Nest Box Project 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 Raptor Nest Box Project HQ, GPS equipment, Falconer's trip to South Africa and Kestrel Survey |
£6,800.00 |
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2012 |
Bat Box, Falconer's trip to South Africa and Heated Lamps for Aviaries |
£3,500.00 |
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Total |
£91,522.52 |
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Money in the bank for our next project |
£6,590.06 |
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