The goal of The Alex Foundation is to support research that will expand the base of knowledge establishing the cognitive and communicative abilities of parrots as intelligent beings.
These findings will be used to encourage the responsible owners
These findings will be used to encourage the responsible owners
Photos
2 of 6 albumsSee All
Alex ToyUpdated about a week ago
Parrot QuiltCreated about 2 months ago
Events
1 upcoming eventSee All
- Fundraiser
St.Charles, ILL
Saturday, May 22 at 7:00pm
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Dr. Irene Pepperberg will be present at the Midwest Bird Expo in St. Charles, Illinois on May 22, 2010. The Alex Foundation will have merchandise available and books will be sold. Tracy Hylka of Bella Embroidery and The Avicultural Society of Chicagoland will host a special fundraiser-dinner for The Alex Foundation ...that evening at the same location. Our Italian dinner with vegetarian choices will be served buffet style. Wine, beer and soft drinks are included. The tickets are $40 per person or $75 per couple. Dinner will be served at 7pm in the foyer of the Expo building at the Kane County Fairgrounds. For questions about this fundraiser-dinner please email: Tracy@midwestbirdexpo.com
Time:7:00PM Saturday, May 22nd
Location:St.Charles, ILL
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African Grey Emma received this toy as a holiday gift and just can't get enough
of it. She gives this toy a definite 2 talons up!
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Loves her new Alex Toy! This toy CAN be purchased online at TNT Toys.
The Alex Foundation Available from The Alex Foundation and TNT Toys. Comes in 2 sizes "What Bigger" and "What Smaller"
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We have a winner of the beautiful parrot quilt. I want thank everyone for
purchasing
tickets; because of everyone's generosity we raised $2,665.00 for The Alex Foundation. You can view the video of Arthur and Griffin selecting the winning ticket.
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Arthur and Griffin selected the winning number for The Alex Foundatin quilt raffle.
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Just a reminder that there is still time to purchase your raffle tickets for the beautiful
parrot quilt generously donated by Carol Sokalski. Deadline to purchase
tickets will be Tuesday, December 15th at 10:00am
EST.
To purchase your tickets, please visit our site at the link below:
www.alexfoundation.org
The Alex Foundation gift shop helps support research that will expand the base of knowledge establishing the cognitive and communicative abilities of African Grey parrots as intelligent beings
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As of December 1st, Mr. Sterner will now match 100% of all individual
contributions of $100 or more, and 50% of contributions less than $100.00 to The
Alex Foundation. The matching gift program will be ending on December 31,
2009.
To make a donation through PayPal please visit the link below or you may send your check... to:
The Alex Foundation, c/o Brandeis University/MS-062, 415 South
Street, Waltham, MA 02454
www.alexfoundation.org
The Alex Foundation supports research that will expand the base of knowledge establishing the cognitive and communicative abilities of African Grey parrots as intelligent beings
The Alex Foundation Chase Bank is donating $5 million to non-profits around the United States. The 1st round of voting ends on December 11th, and the top 100 vote-getting charities will all receive $25,000. Please give The Alex Foundation a vote, it will only take a few minutes of your time. Just click on the "Chase Giving" tab on The Al...ex Foundation fan page above and type "The Alex Foundation" where it asked to enter your charity. You can also go to the link below and add "Chase Giving" as a friend and then vote for us. Thank you!
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If you missed the Wild About Pets radio show today, here is a link to the audio achieve of the
interview with Dr. Pepperberg.
www.wildaboutpets.net
African Grey Parrots Are Smarter Than You Think!With Guest: Irene M. Pepperberg, head of The Alex Foundation and author of "Alex & Me: How a Scientist and a Parrot Discovered a Hidden World of Animal Intelligence - and Formed a Deep Bond in the Process.
The Alex Foundation Dr. Pepperberg will be interviewed in about 10 minutes.
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African Grey Parrots Are Smarter Than You Think!With Guest: Irene M. Pepperberg, head of The Alex Foundation and author of "Alex & Me: How a Scientist and a Parrot Discovered a Hidden World of Animal Intelligence - and Formed a Deep Bond in the Process.
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I wanted to let you know about a unique
opportunity to bring in a large amount of money. All it requires is a few
clicks of the mouse and less than a minute of your time. The program is run through
Chase Bank, who is donating $5 million to non-profits around the United States.
They are doing this by giving all Facebo...ok users 20 votes to distribute to up to
20 charities (each person can give only one vote per charity), and
after the first round of voting ends on December 11th, the top 100
vote-getting charities will all receive $25,000.
Give The Alex Foundation a vote
at the site below. To sign up vote, you need to 1) Become a fan
of Chase Community Giving (which can be undone afterwards) and 2) Install the
Chase Community Giving Application (which connects to your profile and allows
you to publish your vote & encourage friends to join). 3)
VOTE!!!
apps.facebook.com
The Alex Foundation Dr. Pepperberg will be on "Wild About Pets" hosted by Susan Frank. The show will air on Friday, December 4, 2009 at 12:00 noon Central Standard Time (CST) on TalkZone.comhttp://www.talkzone.com/show.asp?sid=661
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The Wild about Pets show presents interviews with leading authors, experts and personalities all revolving around the world of household pets and wild animals. There is no limit to the number of topics ...
The Alex Foundation
The Remembering Alex memorial T-shirts are on sale for the
holiday's.
All sizes are now reduced to only $15.00. They come in Men's and Women's
sizes, Small, Medium, Large, XL, 2XL and 3XL. We also have children’s
sizes available.
We have a limited quantity of these t-shirts, and once they are gone they
will not be r...estocked.
http://www.alexfoundation.org/alex_memor
Happy Holiday's
www.alexfoundation.org
The Alex Foundation gift shop helps support research that will expand the base of knowledge establishing the cognitive and communicative abilities of African Grey parrots as intelligent beings
The Alex Foundation Available from The Alex Foundation and TNT Toys. Comes in 2 sizes "What Bigger" and "What Smaller"
The Alex Foundation Available from The Alex Foundation and TNT Toys. Comes in 2 sizes "What Bigger" and "What Smaller"
4 new photos
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For
the first time, an image has been created of Alex, Griffin and Wart -
“The Acknowledgment of the Past, the Promise of the
Future”. The spirit of Alex will be
forever with his colleagues and fans. The portrait is now available on The Alex Foundation
website.
www.alexfoundation.org
The Alex Foundation gift shop helps support research that will expand the base of knowledge establishing the cognitive and communicative abilities of African Grey parrots as intelligent beings
