Support the Falconcam with “Bricks for Chicks”
As you know, the Rochester Falconcam is operated by the Genesee Valley Audubon Society, a not-for-profit organization as defined under section 501(c) 3 of the US Internal Revenue Service code. We operate on a limited budget and we depend upon the generosity of our fans for the majority of our funding. So you can imagine how happy we were to learn that a group of dedicated Fans of the Falconcam have pooled their talents and energies to raise money for the Rochester Falconcam!
Their imaginative program is called “Bricks for Chicks“, and here’s the story.
For as long as Peregrines have been nesting on the Kodak tower, adults and fledglings alike have used the three smokestacks at the RG&E BeeBee Station as convenient landing spots and hunting perches. On their early flights, these tall open cylinders can present hazards for the fledglings, and more than one has needed rescue over the years. Once they’ve learned to control their landings, the fledglings have found the smokestacks to be excellent places to eat, rest weary wings, or just hang out.
The recent renovations at the BeeBee Station will leave only one smoke stack standing. In commemoration of the role these industrial relics have played, our friends in the Bricks for Chicks program have obtained a limited supply of the original masonry from the center and northern smokestacks that are being demolished.
Now you too can own a little piece of Rochester Falcon history, and support the Rochester Falconcam program at the same time! Click the Bricks for Chicks link above, or click the button at the right to get your brick, and other fine commemortive photos of the Rochester Falcons. (you’ll need Adobe Acrobat Reader to open the document. If you don’t have it, you can CLICK HERE to get it). Help keep the Rochester Falconcam running. Visit Bricks for Chicks!
We’re really excited about this community-centered effort, and the Rochester Falconcam extends our gratitude and heatfelt thanks to the folks at Bricks for Chicks, and to you, our generous fans, for your continuing support!
-Jess
April 29th, 2008 at 11:09 PM
This is a great idea, my order is on the way.
Jess,
Will there be another naming contest this year?
April 30th, 2008 at 2:28 AM
@Erin – Thanks!
Regarding naming, we try not to count our eyases before they’re hatched, as it were. As soon as hatching takes place we’ll start working out how the naming will be done this year. Part of the Rochester Falconcam’s mission is community involvement, so it’s a fair bet that there’ll be an opportunity for our viewers to get in on the naming.
April 30th, 2008 at 3:24 AM
Hey Jess! The link on the Bricks for Chicks Logo doesn’t work. Thanks for posting this information. – Carol P.
April 30th, 2008 at 11:36 AM
Thanks for the plug, Jess. We’re glad we could help. Just to clarify, the contributor will receive a piece of a brick, not a whole brick, which you can imagine would cost a small fortune to ship.
April 30th, 2008 at 12:28 PM
I thought you intended to build something with the bricks and put the Falcon’s family tree on each brick… something everyone in and around interested in the Falcons would enjoy….
April 30th, 2008 at 12:30 PM
Sorry, didn’t explain fully.. those interested buy a brick and the names of all the family members engraved on each brick up to current date…
April 30th, 2008 at 2:49 PM
Hi Shirley – No, I’m sorry to say it’s not that fancy. We have “pieces” of bricks, not whole bricks. All levels come with a small piece of a brick from the center stack, that no longer exists. This is the stack that gave Mariah and Kaver’s young the most trouble. Please take a look at the Bricks for Chicks order form for all the options.
May 2nd, 2008 at 12:34 AM
I THINK THAT IS A GREAT IDEA, FOR US ALL TO HELP THIS WORTHY CAUSE. I LOVE THE FALCONS AND I ESPECIALLY ENJOY READING AND SEEING PICTURES OF THEM. IF I CAN HELP IN ANY WAY..ALRIGHTTTT. THANK YOU FOR ALL YOU DO.