Month: December 2016

Thank You Donors! You Are Angels!

As we approach the end of the calendar year, our first as an organization, we want to take the time to thank all the wonderful donors who have given of their time and money to help bats in trouble in Central Texas.

You prevented suffering for over 150 bats this year; a great majority of whom arrived due to human or human-related causes.  You gave these bats a second chance at a wild and free life.  Some had very serious injuries and did not survive, but you provided a safe and comfortable spot for all in which they could either recover or pass on in peace.

They all knew that someone cared.  You did.  Thank you!

If any of you had meant to donate, but wanted to see how the end-of-the-year tax situation played out, here is a worthy cause, an opportunity to show compassion for the little souls that make up a big part of our natural world here in urban Texas.

We’re so grateful for the support shown to our friends and allies, the bats!

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Cold-stunned bats Released!

The strongest cold front in years blew through last week and bats in Austin suffered through the cold and windy nights.  Many fell, cold-stunned out of their roosts.  But kind-hearted people safely contained some and brought them to us for thawing, some bats every day for a week!  We filled their bellies with tasty mealworms and had the pleasure of sharing some Holiday spirit with them.   And last night it was finally warm enough to release many of them.
This little guy is your bat Jocelyn.  He’s a great bat and he would have died if you hadn’t cared enough to rescue him.  Thank You!
And thanks to Christie, Christina, Giselle, and Natalie stopping and taking the time to care for those bats you saved.  You are Heroes!

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Here’s Natalie’s bat flying off into the night to join the few thousand others overwintering under the Congress Avenue Bridge.
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Cottonwood Foundation

Thanks so much to the Cottonwood Foundation for the generous grant to our fledgling organization!

The seed money they have provided will make a huge difference for the orphaned, injured, and displaced bats of Central Texas.

We are honored to join over 400 organizations whose diverse projects they have funded, including half-way homes for battered women, a library for children in Kenya, a dance studio in Harlem, a jobs program in the Bronx, arts in the Connecticut prison system, combating hunger, innovative pre-schools, peace work, disability rights, etc.

Thank you from the bottom of our hearts!
Austin Bat Refuge

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Pollination Project

We are so honored to have received a grant from the Pollination Project!
Thanks so much for believing in our mission!

The Pollination Project provides micro grants for social change projects worldwide.
This is a link to some of the projects they funded in 2016.
https://thepollinationproject.org/portfolio_skills/grants-awarded-2016/

austin bats Pollinatio Project
The Pollination Project values “compassion consciousness.”

Compassion consciousness means we think through and acknowledge the impact of our choices and our work: from the food we eat, to the questions we ask, to the office supplies we use, to the projects we fund and, ultimately, to the institutions and systems we challenge.

Thanks all!

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