so, after all was said and done after the children's hospital fundraiser, we had about 800$ left to spend, so for our second charity we chose the Ray Hickey Hospice House. its about 8 miles from us and is where my grandma Harriet Stout spent her last weeks on earth. she was in a coma but we still really liked the place a lot and were impressed by them.
first we checked online but all online donations actually go to the hospital that run the hospice. which is totally fine, but we wanted to do something specifically for the Ray Hickey House, so sarah called them up, told them we wanted to do something, and the lady said they really wanted 18 bird feeders outside each of their patient windows, so their patients could watch birds feed. they had a few already and those were a big success, so they wanted more.
so we shopped around, found some we liked at Home Depot and purchased those. since they didn't have quite enough, we then went to a place called Backyard Bird Shop, and purchased a few more. plus they requested a bird seed that didn't germinate into plants and whatnot, which only this store sold. so there ya go. plus we had to purchase 18 'shepherd's hooks', which you hang the feeders on.
my dad went with me and we installed them all in about an hour, after filling them up with birdseed. we also purchased a couple extra bags of feed so they should be able to keep them stocked for awhile, i would think.
they were pleased, and we heard back from some people staying there that they really appreciated the bird feeders. success.
all in all, it was a good experience, getting to see what charity is like up close. plus apparently its good for your taxes, according to both the hospital and the hospice. so thanks to all that contributed, it was nice to do something good for a change. mwah ha.
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