The American Birding Expo isn’t just about enjoying birds; it’s about helping them, too. One of the fundamental purposes of the Expo is to promote conservation of wild birds and their habitats. Buy your tickets for the American Birding Expo’s daily raffle to support the Expo Conservation Fund! Take a chance on winning birding optics, bird art, a discount on a birding tour, or who knows what other prizes on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday at the Expo. Expo exhibitors are eager to prove their commitment to helping birds by donating their goods and services to benefit the Expo Conservation Fund. Drawings will be at the end of vendor hours each day of the Expo. Raffle tickets will cost $5 each, or five for $20, and winners must be present at the time of drawing to claim their prize.
In addition, you can bid on big-ticket items at a daily silent auction, with winners to be determined each afternoon at the close of vendor hours. Top bidders must be present to claim their prize—and all bidders might want to stick around to make sure theirs is the top bid at the end of the day!
Raffles and silent auctions are exciting and fun, but their purpose is to raise money to support research, habitat acquisition, and other aspects of bird conservation. Every penny raised through the raffles and silent auctions will go to the Expo Conservation Fund, and will be donated to groups directly involved in protecting birds.
For the 2018 Expo, bird conservation organizations and projects are invited to apply for grants of up to $2,500 from the Expo Conservation Fund. Applications must be completed and submitted by August 31, 2018. Grant winners will be announced in mid-November 2018. For additional information, please see the accompanying PDF.