The organizers of the Apalachicola City Square Community Garden have embarked upon what appears to be a very effective fundraising tool.While Gail and I were returning home before day light Saturday morning June 13 around 3:30AM from visiting our youngest daughter Ashley in Chipley.
As usual, Gail was driving, as I hate driving at night can’t hardly see the road anymore… anyway, as we approached our home we noticed a large flock of Pink Flamingos wandering freely through the front yard of our home.
Clueless as to how the birds got there and somewhat apprehensive about exiting the truck, we eventually noticed and lifted a note from the neck of one of the birds that was grazing nearest the entrance to our home.
The note read in part, “Congratulations You’ve Been Flocked” and then listed a contact number for information on what to do next.
The only thing that kept me from dialing the number right away was that I recognized the number as belonging to friends of ours and felt that my inquiries could definitely wait until a more reasonable hour.
Around 9:00AM later that morning, I learned from calling the number and talking with Karla Ambos, Chairperson of the Community Garden that the flamingos were an effort to raise funds to support and promote activities of the garden group.
Here’s how it all works:
Someone pays to have a yard planted or flocked with plastic Pink Flamingos when the homeowner is absent or late at night. In our case, Gail and I were flocked between the hours of 10:30PM Friday night June 12 and 3:30AM Saturday morning June 13.
The person flocked then has to donate $15 to have the birds removed and/or another $15 for insurance to guarantee that they aren’t the victim of another flocking for at least the next six-months. Subsequently the person flocked gets to choose the next person to be flocked.
This method of fundraising has proved to be extremely effective and has really taken off throughout the country.
For more information on how to participate, email Karla Ambos at dambos@mchsi.com.
Here’s how it all works:
Someone pays to have a yard planted or flocked with plastic Pink Flamingos when the homeowner is absent or late at night. In our case, Gail and I were flocked between the hours of 10:30PM Friday night June 12 and 3:30AM Saturday morning June 13.
The person flocked then has to donate $15 to have the birds removed and/or another $15 for insurance to guarantee that they aren’t the victim of another flocking for at least the next six-months. Subsequently the person flocked gets to choose the next person to be flocked.
This method of fundraising has proved to be extremely effective and has really taken off throughout the country.
For more information on how to participate, email Karla Ambos at dambos@mchsi.com.
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