Benefit for the Methow Mule Deer Herd

[Eagle_view]

For those of us that want to do more than just talk about rebuilding the Methow Mule Deer Herd please attend this benefit dinner sponsored by the Mule Deer Foundation.  Contacts and info below.


November 22nd benefit dinner in Winthrop, WA for fire recovery


Dan McKinley

Regional Director at Mule Deer Foundation

Top Contributor


Our benefit dinner and auction will be at The Barn, in Winthrop, WA on Nov. 22. We will be having a live and silent auction, raffles, a great prime rib dinner, and lots of fun raising money to help with the recovery of habitat, winter range protection, and helping the deer herds survive through this winter.
 If you know anyone who may be interested in attending, donating, or supporting this event, send them my way and we'll get them involved. Looking for lots of publicity, too, so feel free to share the event and contact info. Can call, text, or email me for more details.
 Dan McKinley
 509-995-0819
 dan@muledeer.org

[jackelope]

Bump this up for a great cause.
It's coming up.

[dibbs]

Sounds like a good cause to support!  Long term, the fire should benefit wildlife, but with so much winter range destroyed, the next few years are going to be a problem. 

(BTW, How many extra special hunt permits/second tags etc., did WDFW issue to substantially reduce herd numbers because of the Carlton Complex wildfire- I had heard thru the rumor mill 2,000?) I HOPE that was a gross exaggeration.

[jackelope]

Sounds like a good cause to support!  Long term, the fire should benefit wildlife, but with so much winter range destroyed, the next few years are going to be a problem. 

(BTW, How many extra special hunt permits/second tags etc., did WDFW issue to substantially reduce herd numbers because of the Carlton Complex wildfire- I had heard thru the rumor mill 2,000?) I HOPE that was a gross exaggeration.

I thought it was 1000 but please let's not sidetrack this thread.
Thanks to all.

[Alchase]

They should set up a booth for donations the Friday after Thanksgiving as well. That is the Christmas Lighting festival, and it draws in a lot of money over that weekend.

[jackelope]

They should set up a booth for donations the Friday after Thanksgiving as well. That is the Christmas Lighting festival, and it draws in a lot of money over that weekend.

In Winthrop?

[Alchase]

Yes!

http://winthropchamber.com/2014/11/winthrop-holiday-lighting-festival/

"The 23rd Annual Winthrop Chamber of Commerce Holiday Lighting Festival is two weeks away!!  Join us Friday November 28th from 3:00 PM to 6:00 PM in Winthrop Center for an afternoon of holiday cheer.  We will have appearances by Cervizzi’s, Girl Scouts, Vocal Vikings, Winthrop School of Performing Arts, Lori Wadkins students, Winthrop Playmakers and a Holiday Ho Ho Hocus Pocus show with Abrakidabra’s, Mike Bent!  There will be free photos with Santa from 3:00 PM to 5:00 PM, reindeer rides, games and raffles.  Special appearances by The Grinch, Frosty the Snowman, Teddy, Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer and more."

They close the streets and everyone gathers in the middle of town for a fireworks show (from the little park a crossed the bridge on the north end) then Light up the town Christmas lights. We use to go every year but I have not made it last two years.

Tons of people in town that weekend.

[MuleDeer]

Thanks for the idea about the lighting weekend.  I'll have to ask and see if they would let us be there to raise more funds for the work, and see if one of our local guys could be there for a few hours.
By the way, ALL of the money raised at this dinner (100% of profits) are going to stay in Okanogan county for use ONLY on Mule Deer and critical habitat for them, or other crucial needs for the herds in the county.  Not $1 will leave the county, so this is a really cool opportunity to maximize our effect there.  Only time in my 20 years of doing these fundraisers that I've ever heard of 100% staying for projects! 

[mkcj]

The lighting weekend is a pretty big event especially when HWY 20 is still open, and there's a good fireworks show

[Boss .300 winmag]

Yes!

http://winthropchamber.com/2014/11/winthrop-holiday-lighting-festival/

"The 23rd Annual Winthrop Chamber of Commerce Holiday Lighting Festival is two weeks away!!  Join us Friday November 28th from 3:00 PM to 6:00 PM in Winthrop Center for an afternoon of holiday cheer.  We will have appearances by Cervizzi’s, Girl Scouts, Vocal Vikings, Winthrop School of Performing Arts, Lori Wadkins students, Winthrop Playmakers and a Holiday Ho Ho Hocus Pocus show with Abrakidabra’s, Mike Bent!  There will be free photos with Santa from 3:00 PM to 5:00 PM, reindeer rides, games and raffles.  Special appearances by The Grinch, Frosty the Snowman, Teddy, Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer and more."

They close the streets and everyone gathers in the middle of town for a fireworks show (from the little park a crossed the bridge on the north end) then Light up the town Christmas lights. We use to go every year but I have not made it last two years.

Tons of people in town that weekend.

Alchase posted the wrong Winthrope. 

Here is the right one.

http://winthropwashington.com/event/christmas-end-road/?eID=833

[Alchase]

Thanks for having my back!

I must have been tired
LOL

[Jingles]

Yepper that is the last big event before we get the town back until the Skinney skiers start showing up

[Boss .300 winmag]

Yepper that is the last big event before we get the town back until the Skinney skiers start showing up

Jingles you know you love us wetsiders. 

Hope to see you 27 or 28 Nov Ill be in town for the holiday festivities. 

[Ridgerunner50]

How does one buy tickets to this event. Will be in town with my three boys and if the wife gives us the ok we would like to attend. It will be a crazy night in town.

[Jingles]

If you are inquiring about the end of the road event it is open to all that show up. If you are inquiring about the mule deer benefit I can't help you on that as I have no idea.
If you are coming to town for either event use the phone number in my signature and we'll get together for coffee