Help keep Wende and Sami in a home
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UPDATE: We will be ending this fundraising campaign for Wende and Sami at 9:00pm MST on 8/7/15. We will be posting photos and updates on our Facebook page after we receive the funds and transfer them to Wende in person. Thank you ALL so much for your support and generosity!!
Wende adopted Samela (Sami), a Double Yellow-headed Amazon parrot a number of years ago and they have a wonderful relationship. Through a series of unexpected life events and bad luck, Wende fell on hard times and became homeless. She came to us (The Gabriel Foundation ) for help in caring for Sami until she can get back on her feet and bring her home.
While Wende has been unable to pay for Sami's care financially, she does repay us in other ways... When she comes to visit Sami, she also sings and performs for the hundreds of rescued birds at The Gabriel Foundation.
We personally had a chance to see the effect she had on our birds during a recent visit and decided to take a quick video because we were so enchanted by what we saw. They LOVE her! Her music, her quiet and kind manner, and her positive energy bring joy to our birds and organization every time she visits.
Wende is a member of Denver's long-time Queen City Jazz Band and has been in a number of films and theater productions. We have fingers and wings crossed that Wende and Sami will be able to be home together again in the future.
9News (one of Denver's news stations) decided to do a story on Wende and Sami. It was just recently aired and you can watch it here: Homeless jazz musician finds solace singing with parrot
The good news that was announced at the end of the news story is that Wende has found a place to live and will be able to once again have Sami at home with her. We know that it will still be a struggle for her as she continues to get back on her feet and we would love to find a way to help them stay together. That is the reason for this page.
Edited to add this photo of Wende and Sami, taken a few days ago when she came to take her home!
We hope that you will join us in giving Wende and Sami this unexpected gift. We will collect the donations for Wende and then give them to her directly. These are not donations to The Gabriel Foundation and therefore are not tax-deductible.
With gratitude,
The Gabriel Foundation
National parrot welfare organization (501c3) dedicated to adoption, rescue, education and responsible care for companion parrots.
Wende adopted Samela (Sami), a Double Yellow-headed Amazon parrot a number of years ago and they have a wonderful relationship. Through a series of unexpected life events and bad luck, Wende fell on hard times and became homeless. She came to us (The Gabriel Foundation ) for help in caring for Sami until she can get back on her feet and bring her home.
While Wende has been unable to pay for Sami's care financially, she does repay us in other ways... When she comes to visit Sami, she also sings and performs for the hundreds of rescued birds at The Gabriel Foundation.
We personally had a chance to see the effect she had on our birds during a recent visit and decided to take a quick video because we were so enchanted by what we saw. They LOVE her! Her music, her quiet and kind manner, and her positive energy bring joy to our birds and organization every time she visits.
Wende is a member of Denver's long-time Queen City Jazz Band and has been in a number of films and theater productions. We have fingers and wings crossed that Wende and Sami will be able to be home together again in the future.
9News (one of Denver's news stations) decided to do a story on Wende and Sami. It was just recently aired and you can watch it here: Homeless jazz musician finds solace singing with parrot
The good news that was announced at the end of the news story is that Wende has found a place to live and will be able to once again have Sami at home with her. We know that it will still be a struggle for her as she continues to get back on her feet and we would love to find a way to help them stay together. That is the reason for this page.
Edited to add this photo of Wende and Sami, taken a few days ago when she came to take her home!
We hope that you will join us in giving Wende and Sami this unexpected gift. We will collect the donations for Wende and then give them to her directly. These are not donations to The Gabriel Foundation and therefore are not tax-deductible.
With gratitude,
The Gabriel Foundation
National parrot welfare organization (501c3) dedicated to adoption, rescue, education and responsible care for companion parrots.
Organizer and beneficiary
Dawn Garner
Organizer
Denver, CO
Kelly Haynes
Beneficiary