On March 3rd, the World Parrot Refuge was the recipient of a wonderful benefit concert orchestrated by Toronto singer-songwriter, Lindi Ortega. Lindi is an avid supporter of the Refuge, and organized the benefit which featured many talented and generous local musicians. Wendy was invited to attend, and she returned with rave reviews and wonderful memories.
From Wendy:
The Benefit Concert was amazing. The people involved are all professional singer/songwriters and/or bands. They donated their time and work to raise funds for the Parrot Refuge – and they didn’t even know who we were. John, the sound guy, worked all night – he is brilliant. The room at the Supermarket was donated by the owners for the concert. I just cannot get over how much was done by these people because they care for other living beings.
The location will be in my memory for years. It was like being transported back to the Hippie Era. The whole street was definitely ‘different’. It was way after 2am when I left, and the streets were full of people. Coombs closes everything at 9pm!
The concert raised a fantastic $625. Lindi worked so hard to get this organized, and believe me: it went as smooth as cream – not even one hitch. We even have a new contact who will be a halfway house for surrendered parrots in the Toronto area. This concert has opened the eyes of many and has given us more exposure than we could have dreamed of. And we have Lindi as a friend and supporter for life. She is a true parrot person.
The World Parrot Refuge would like to sincerely thank Lindi and her friends, The Supermarket, and everyone else who helped make this such a special evening. And for all music fans out there, do take a moment to check these musicians out. They are all wonderful, talented, good-hearted people!
Sara Kamin
Mandipaal Jandu
The FrameWork
Emma-Lee
The Donefors
Dylan Murray
Lindi Ortega
The Supermarket, Toronto
Thank you all, so much!