Hey everyone-

      As you may have read in my last posting, I am a member of the 2008 ABA
Tropicbirds youth birding team that will be heading to the Rio Grande Valley
for the Great Texas Birding Classic.  
      As a member, I am also responsible for a fundraising component, to
earn money for the ABA's great youth birding programs such as the
Tropicbirds.  If you are interested in sponoring our team at any level, it
would be greatly appreciated.  
      How To Donate:
      If you wish to donate, please send me an email at                    
                            Include your full name,
address, and pledge amount, and I will add you to my pledge form. In
mid-May, after the competition, I will email you a report and bill with
payment instructions.  There are two different ways to pledge: flat rate or
amount per species that we see on our big day (probably somewhere around 200
species). You can also pledge online at 

http://www.americanbirding.org/yb/tropicbirds/pledge.html

I'd appreciate pledges being sent directly to me so I can keep better track
of how much money I've raised.  If you do pledge online, please check off
the "Great Texas Birding Classic" box, and write "Through Nico Sarbanes" in
the comment box.

Once again, any contributions would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks,

Nico Sarbanes
Baltimore