Alan
why does one have to financially commit to a twitchathon to express an opinion
on it? I would have thought that those that don't participate would be in a
good position to provide comment as they are somewhat independent of it.
you took my line "..a bit of a yawn really..." a bit out of context. The
concept is a yawn. The bragging rights at the end of it are a yawn and there
seems to be more of a focus by some groups on who saw the most birds and who
are the champions rather than how much money was raised.
Being a member of ABSA is likely to be a form of a donation.
How much did Shell, Caltex, Mobil, BP and other independent service stations
make from the twitchathon?
Peter
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>>> "alan morris" <> 12/04/2007 10:32 am >>>
Hi Birders,
I have read with interest all that people have had to say about the
Twitchathons but I do note that many of those commenting don't contribute in
any financial way to the appeal.
However under seperate cover I have given you a full report of the NSW 2006
Twitchathon including all prize winners, together with the list of the
amount of money raised by each team. The 2006 Twitchathon raised $16500 for
the Australian Bird Study Association's Reserach Fund. The interest from
which is used to give grants to University Students who are studying
Australian Birds. Those people who find Twitchathons "..a bit of a yawn
really..." can send their donation direct to the ABSA!
Alan Morris
NSW Twitchathon Co-ordinator
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