<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif">Hi all:</span><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><div class="gmail_quote" style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_quote" style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);display:inline">​Just writing to let you know that the movie, The Messenger will be showing at the Apollo Theatre in Kitchener in case you missed it.  </div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);display:inline">I saw The Messenger at the Princess Cinemas earlier this spring but I will be seeing it again.  It is a thought provoking do</div><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">cumentary about the rapid decline of our songbirds worldwide<div class="gmail_default" style="display:inline">​ that is best seen on the big screen.</div></span></div><div class="gmail_quote" style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><br></span></div><div class="gmail_quote" style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">A couple of our volunteer photographers who help collect data for our species inventories out here in the Laurel Creek Environmentally Sensitive Landscape have organized a showing at the Apollo Theater in Kitchener in support of Joy Huggins of Wildlife Haven Waterloo.  I am hoping maybe some of you might want to come too.</span></div><div class="gmail_quote" style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><br></span></div><div class="gmail_quote" style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Wildlife Haven Waterloo is licensed under the Canadian Wildlife Service and the Ministry of Natural Resources</span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"> for the care of injured animals and birds, and Joy will soon have her licence to care for amphibians too.  She has rehabilitated so many songbirds in past years (animals as well), and has released quite a few locally including Jane Schneider's property on Wilmot Line.  It is</span> <div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);display:inline">​a </div>volunteer run <div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);display:inline">​operation ​</div>and relies on fund raising and donations for its <div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);display:inline">​success</div><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">.</span></div><div class="gmail_quote" style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><br></span></div><div class="gmail_quote" style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif">Tickets are $15 each<br></div><div class="gmail_quote" style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif">Thursday, June 16 at 7:00 pm<br>Apollo Cinema -141 Ontario St. N. Kitchener<br>There will be speakers and draw prizes.<br><br>Please check out the<div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);display:inline">​ trailer and website for more information</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);display:inline">​:  </div><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LjQtRr4CKcc" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LjQtRr4CKcc</a><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);display:inline">​  ​</div>(<a href="http://songbirdsos.com/about/messenger/" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">http://songbirdsos.com/about/messenger/</a>).<br><br>If you are interested in attending <div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);display:inline">​this event, ​</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);display:inline">you can buy your ticket on the Wildlife Haven Waterloo website</div><div class="gmail_default" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;display:inline">: </div><a href="http://wildlifehavenwaterloo.ca/" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif" target="_blank">http://wildlifehavenwaterloo.ca/</a><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">, or at the door if they are still available.  Also, if you know anyone who might be interested in joining us, please feel free to pass this information on.</span></div><div class="gmail_quote" style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);display:inline"><br></div></div><div class="gmail_quote" style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);display:inline">I have to tell you, I don't usually see the same movie twice; but this one I plan to see again not only because it was visually stunning, but especially to support Joy Huggins who has worked tirelessly to help so many injured birds and animals in our community.</div></div><div class="gmail_quote" style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_quote" style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">​Hope to see you there,</span><br></div><div class="gmail_quote" style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);display:inline"><br></div></div><div class="gmail_quote" style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);display:inline">Deb Swidrovich</div></div></div></div>