We received our education permit yesterday!!! This means that we can show our animals for educational purposes. We can start setting up programs to take the animals to schools and libraries and any where else that would like to have us present. We also have a request for our younger boys' preschool to come to our house for a field trip to see all the animals.
We will talk about the animals specifically, as well as the importance of conserving nature so that our captive animals aren't the only ones left.
This permit also enables us to collect animals from the wild. So we can take in orphaned animals. In a couple of weeks, I will be taking a class to learn how to care for orphaned animals and re-introduce them to the wild.
This is very exciting for us!!! Things are really starting to move now. The only permit left to get is the tax-exempt status. This is the most involved application, and the most expensive. It costs several hundred dollars just to apply for tax-exempt status. I guess the IRS figures that this is their last chance to get any money from these organizations.
In other news, we are getting business cards, and working on that website. I know it still has a long way to go. But we have help with that.
We still need the land to expand. And for that we are going to need money. Lots of money. Which is why we need the tax-exempt status. That will allow us to apply for grants and donations.
One day at a time...
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