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SOUTHERN TAILS
The official newsletter of Furry Weekend Atlanta
November 2005

In this issue...
- Meet Our Charity Organization
- Art Show
- Conbook Submissions
- Attention Dealers
- Reserve Your Room Online
- Volunteers Needed

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Meet Our Charity Organization: The Ellijay Wildlife Rehabilitation Sanctuary

The Ellijay Wildlife Rehabilitation Sanctuary is a 50-acre facility that medically cares for all species of orphaned and injured wildlife indigenous to Georgia and the southeast. It began 30 years ago when a young boy named Craig Cylke began rescuing and caring for injured animals that he found in the wild. It wasn’t long before the surrounding community learned that Craig would take care of any wild animals in need that were brought to him. Today, the sanctuary is a state and federally licensed facility that remains under the guidance of Craig and his wife, Debbie who are both certified in wildlife rehabilitation.

To date, the sanctuary’s dedicated staff has educated over 100,000 children and adults through on-site course offerings, summer camps, and mobile education programs. It is their hope that through environmental education, schools, churches, civic groups and families will come to learn about the “Circle of Life” –realizing that if we all help to take care of "mother nature,” she in turn will take care of us.

Furry Weekend Atlanta hosted Ellijay in 2005 and was proud to have them returning to visit us again in 2006! Furry Weekend attendees donated almost $3,000 to the Sanctuary in 2005 and we are looking forward to shattering that record again in 2006!

As all know, "Doodles" wrote to alt.fan.furry on Sun, 6 Nov 2005 13:36:43 -0800:

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Winter draws nigh, and the great beasts shall sleep
But we shall putter away in our mysterious keep
For we scurrying creatures have so much to do
Before we can bring our convention to you --
And you may not know it, but you can lend a paw too.

For our convention is not run by magic, oh no;
Only with your aid shall it continue to grow.
If you are cunning like the fox, swift like the hare,
Stout like the ox, or smarter than the average bear,
Then lo, come forth!  Bring your bids to the table!
And perhaps next time you'll be part of the fable...

In this issue:
1.  An Important Message From AAE
2.  Hotel Room Block Issues
3.  Pre-Registration Closing Soon
4.  FC2005 DVD update
5.  FCTV Submissions
6.  Furry Night Live
7.  Parking for FC
8.  Extreme Fursuit Makeover, Season 2: Transformation!
9.  FC Weapons Policy
10. FC2006 Dance Lineup
11. Fursuit Badge Submissions
12. Panels of Note
13. Next Public Meeting

Quentin 'Cubist' Long here, announcing that the covers of the first two issues of Anthro are available as posters. Want to put Leomorphic Da Vinci (the cover of #1) or Straightaway! (the cover of #2) up on your wall? Now you can!