A donation program, Wands for Wildlife, has gone viral along with images of small animals being combed with mascara wands.
The “Wandraiser” collects mascara wands, which Appalachian Wildlife Refuge uses to clean fly eggs and larvae from the fur of rescued animals. The volunteer, nonprofit refuge coordinates wildlife rehabilitation efforts in Western North Carolina.
The Wands for Wildlife program has garnered more than 20 articles in state, national and international media outlets, and millions of views on videos created for Facebook by media outlets like The Dodo and Yahoo.
Appalachian Wildlife Refuge has started a crowdfunding campaign to raise $15,000 needed to open a triage facility for injured animals.
The organization encourages people to host their own local “Wandraisers” to benefit the project, and provides a printable “Wandraiser” poster and forms for mailing the wands. — Carl Blankenship
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3 responses to “Mascara Wands to the Rescue for Appalachian Wildlife”
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I was so happy to be a part of something Wonderful,I understand you are looking for a sponsor I would love to help with this .please let me know how!
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I would Love to know how i could help and Here it is 😉 being disabled i dont do alot but if this is all that i need to do I’m in 😉 Please let me know how 😉 I will Do My Best 😉 Thank you for the opportunity to help, And THANK YOU FOR ALL YOU DO ;).
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Please tell us where to send the mascara wands…
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