Golden Triangle Parrot Club

January 11, 2012 – “A new beginning…….”

Suzan — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 00:46:51 +0000

As we have mentioned before, 2012 is going to be an exciting new year as we begin the process of creating a new path and vision for the GTPC, namely:

Focus on parrot conservation
Raise funds for the Canadian Parrot Conference’s Pennies4Parrots 2012 Challenge (benefiting the Abaco Parrot project in the Bahamas)
Provide support and education to our members and the general public

PLEASE NOTE: We respectfully request that this be a bird free meeting.

We plan to have a round table discussion on ideas, suggestions, etc on what we can do as a club to raise funds and work on education projects. Goals will be set, time lines enacted, plans of action will be put in place and participation by all members will be expected. Please come prepared with your ideas and suggestions.

Membership fees will be payable at this first meeting.

We have some great leaders in our club, but as we are sure you can appreciate a strong team is what builds the cornerstones of support for any reputable organization. We have a wonderfully diversified membership and we hope to see many of you at this inaugural meeting of the renewed GTPC.

December Social & Gift Exchange

Suzan — Mon, 28 Nov 2011 18:41:41 +0000

December 14, 2011 -Holiday Inn (Christmas Social)

NEW DATE and LOCATION THIS MONTH: 2nd Wednesday (Dec 14th) at the Holiday Inn, 601 Scottsdale Drive, Guelph

Doors open at 7pm, socializing begins at 7:30pm. Ask Holiday Front Desk for room number.

Yes folks that time of year has crept up on us once again when our feathered kids can’t wait to tear into their Christmas goodies and the beautifully decorated tree, other folks pressies and all those wonderful morsels you have been preparing for your soon to arrive guests (lol).

For our Christmas Social we ask that everyone bring a wrapped birdie gift for the gift exchange (please indicate if for a Small, Medium or Large parrot), food donation for the food bank and a tasty dish to share with everyone. The club will provide soft drinks and warm apple cider.

We have exciting plans for the club for 2012 and hope you will be able to take a break from your holiday preparations this one evening to learn all about it and how you personally can participate and make a difference in the parrot world.

See you on December 14th!

Sad news from the Hagen Family

Suzan — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 00:10:34 +0000

Montreal, Canada – October 24, 2011 – Rolf C. Hagen, Founder and Chairman of Rolf C. Hagen Inc., passed away suddenly yet peacefully at his home in Montreal surrounded by his loving wife Marianne and grandson Justin on Saturday, October 22, 2011.

Please visit http://www.hari.ca/from-the-hagen-family/ for more details and to sign the guest book.

October Meeting and CPC weekend Pass Raffle

admin — Wed, 05 Oct 2011 16:41:57 +0000

October 26, 2011 – raffle for Canadian Parrot Conference weekend pass

Join us this month at our meeting and get a chance to win a weekend pass to the Canadian Parrot Conference!
There are a great list of guest speakers. Check it out at www.canadianparrotconference.ca
There will also be raffle prizes and the usual treats.

NEW DATE and LOCATION THIS MONTH: 4th Wednesday (Oct 26th) at the Holiday Inn, 601 Scottsdale Drive, Guelph

Doors open at 7pm, meeting begins at 7:30pm. Ask Holiday Front Desk for room number.

We have had to change our meeting location for this month due to more renovations being done at the hall (replacing windows this time).
If you didn’t make it out at our September Festival of Parrots, you didn’t get a chance to see the great changes that were made to the CAW hall.
It now has a raised – peaked ceiling, new floors, more space, updated kitchen and bathrooms. They increased the space by removing the small stage.

ABV testing will be available at the next club meeting for a reduced price of $30. Join the fight and be ABV free! Help the continued research for PDD testing and prevention.

Remember that we do not meet in November as we are busy with the Canadian Parrot Conference. We may have a couple openings for volunteers at the event,
contact Nathalie at info@gtpc.ca if you are interested in volunteering.

Sep 25/11 – Festival of Parrots & Annual Picnic

Suzan — Sun, 21 Aug 2011 18:04:31 +0000

It is hard to believe that we are planning for our Annual September Festival of Parrots & Picnic – WOW where did the summer go???

This event is also a fund raiser for the Canadian Parrot Conference’s Pennies4Parrots 2011 Challenge. There will be lots of games & competitions for members and feathered companions alike. This is the perfect time to show off your FIDs and their “special talents”. There are categories for everything, even the most “unique feathering”, so don’t be bashful, come one come all. Ribbons will be awarded to the winners. Once again we are trying to recruit none parrot owners for our judges – keeps the judging interesting!

As this is also our annual picnic we ask everyone to bring a food item to share. Drinks and all paper supplies (plates, napkins, utensils, cups, etc) will be supply by GTPC.

See you on Sunday, September 25th. The fun begins at 1:00 PM

Location: CAW Hall (small school house) located at 611 Silvercreek Parkway, Guelph (close to the Hanlon (Hwy 6) and Hwy 7 intersection)

Jun 15/11 Meeting

Suzan — Tue, 14 Jun 2011 15:06:07 +0000

Educational Video Night – We have several videos that would be great to view, so we will ask members in attendance to vote on their viewing pleasure. Living with our feathered friends is an ongoing learning experience, especially for us humans (lol).

May 28/11 – Garage Sale to benefit Pennies4Parrots

Suzan — Mon, 16 May 2011 02:56:37 +0000

GOLDEN TRIANGLE PARROT CLUB

invites its members to participate in the

GARAGE SALE, BAKE SALE & MORE

with proceeds being donated to the Canadian Parrot Conference’s 2011 “Pennies 4 Parrots” recipient, Macaws Forever.

Feathered friends are also welcome to show support for Parrot Conservation

Saturday, May 28^th – 9 AM – 1 PM

9 Tanager Drive, Guelph

Lots of Great Stuff

Bake Table (donations welcome)

Plants

Furniture, Costume Jewellery, Books

Parrot toys, gifts and cards

PROSCIUTTO HAM RAFFLE

GTPC April Meeting

admin — Mon, 18 Apr 2011 13:06:56 +0000

WHEN: April 20, 2011 starting at 7:30 pm (doors open at 7 pm)

WHERE: CAW Hall Silvercreek Pkwy

TOPICS:

We are happy to advise that fellow member, Jennifer Weber, will be joining us at this meeting to give a presentation about her work in Mexico with macaws. Coincidentally, this also happens to be the same project as the CPC 2011 Pennies4Parrots Challenge. We will have our P4P collection jar at the meeting, so feel free to bring along any loose change to add to the pot. There are 5 parrot clubs involved in this year’s challenge so we are going to have our work cut out for us this year! Also at the April meeting we will be having a round table discussion about the direction in which we would like to take the club moving forward.

This meeting will be open to paid members only (if your membership is due it can be paid at the meeting). We are looking for constructive ideas as well as the steps that would be needed to implement them. We are particularly looking for ideas that will include an active role in parrot conservation. We look forward to your joining us as an active participant in the club and its future. If you are unable to attend in person, please feel free to drop us an email and we will include your ideas at the meeting.

RAFFLE: Jennifer is bringing a folding shower perch to the meeting to raffle. All proceeds from this raffle will go to P4P 2011 Challenge!

DONATIONS: We have several bags of food that we will be offering to club members for a small donation towards P4P.

It will be great to see everyone again!

Toy Making Session – Wed Feb 16th

admin — Fri, 04 Feb 2011 13:31:42 +0000

We have our annual toy making meeting coming up this month (Wed Feb 16) at the CAW hall. For this year’s event, we would like to invite everyone to create their favourite toy(s) to show others what you do for your feathered companions. It might be a chew toy, or perhaps a foraging treat or maybe even some foot toys. Feel free to bring along supplies so you can share your ideas with others. We would love to add these toys to our meeting raffle.

CAW Hall (small school house) located at 611 Silvercreek Parkway in Guelph.

GTPC February Meeting

admin — Mon, 17 Jan 2011 19:01:42 +0000

To all club members,

Our February meeting will take place on the THIRD WEDNESDAY at the CAW Hall starting at 7 pm.

WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 16th
CAW Hall, 611 Silvercreek Pkwy North

This month will be a toy making session. Bring items to make toys or donate $5 to use supplies provided by the club to make toys.

We look forward to seeing everyone again!