The Gallup Birdhouses

You've heard of the Chicago Cows.
You've heard of the New Mexico Painted Ponies.

Now presenting — The Gallup Bird Houses
Second Annual Relay For Life Fundraising Auction

Auction —
Saturday, May 9th, 2009, 7pm
Sammy C's (Downtown Gallup, NM)

Gallup/McKinley Relay for Life
Ups & Downs Team Fundraiser

Mark you calendar — plan on bidding on your favorite birdhouses. If you can't attend, email Linda with your bid. Linda2175@msn.com

This spring we put out a call for help to the artists, community members, businesses and organizations of Gallup and the surrounding area to take part in the Birdhouse Project.

Each participant had the option to make or buy their own. They were asked to decorate, reinvent, repurpose, or embellish it.

These will be on public display in Downtown Gallup, and will be auctioned off during the May Arts Crawl, May 9th at Sammy C's Sportsbar and Restaurant at 7pm. 

Gallup/McKinley Relay for Life annually raises money for research, education, advocacy and cancer patient services. Relay  is the major fundraising activity of the American Cancer Society. Our goal for the 2008 Gallup/McKinley Relay for Life is at least $80,000.

The response to the project was overwhelming.

We have all ages participating, the youngest being 5 years old. Artists, clubs, city departments (check out the ones from the library and the fire department), others created one of a kind birdhouses. Not only is Gallup represented, but also Thoreau and the Navajo Nation. 

Detail of birdhouse by Aztec Floral