Save The Frogs Day - April 27th, 2013
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Thanks to everyone who participated in the 2012 Save The Frogs Day events! Our supporters held over 200 educational events in 39 countries. Please mark your calendar for the 5th Annual Save The Frogs Day: April 27, 2012.
Save The Frogs Day is the world's largest day of amphibian education and conservation action. Help us reach our 2013 goal of 300 events in 50 countries: please organize an event in your community, and ask your local schools and environmental organizations to take part as well. Please be sure to register your event, no matter how big or small it may be. You can email your five best event photos to us at: photos@savethefrogs.com
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Save The Frogs Day 2012: Stories & Photos
Save The Frogs Day 2011: Stories & Photos
Save The Frogs Day 2010: Stories & Photos
Save The Frogs Day 2009: Stories & Photos
Introduction
In an effort to raise awareness of the plight of amphibians, the scientific community and Governor Bev Purdue of North Carolina have declared Saturday April 28th, 2012 the 4th Annual 'Save The Frogs Day'. On this day we encourage the appreciation and celebration of amphibians by people from all walks of life.
Please get involved and help spread the word! Only a small proportion of our public is aware that frogs are disappearing, and amphibian conservation efforts will not be successful with an un-informed public. Our goal is to make the amphibian extinction crisis common knowledge, and Save The Frogs Day is our best way to make this happen!
If you can't participate in Save The Frogs Day, please place a tax-deductible donation or fundraise for the frogs, and help us spread frog awareness to the furthest reaches of the planet. Together we can SAVE THE FROGS!
"Congratulations because Save The Frogs Day has become an icon in conservation around the world!!! Thanks for such inspiring work!!!"
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Dr. Nicolas Urbina-Cardona, Faculty of Environmental and Rural Studies, Javeriana University, Bogota, Colombia
Save The Frogs Day is a de-centralized event!
While SAVE THE FROGS! is organizing events in Seattle and San Francisco this year, Save The Frogs Day is still a de-centralized event: that means it's up to you to make something happen in your part of the universe. The frogs are depending on you. Your children and their children are depending on you. The future of the planet lies in your hands and in your actions.
SAVE THE FROGS!
Inspiration and ideas for your event
If you are looking for Save The Frogs Day inspiration or ideas, please visit the Save The Frogs Day 2009, 2010 and 2011 events webpages: they hold an enormous wealth of ideas that will help you create your own fantastic frog-saving event!
Need educational materials for your event?
We've got them, and want you to distribute them. Once you register your Save The Frogs Day event, you are eligible to order a Save The Frogs Day Event Organizer Package, which we can provide to you at cost (i.e. we make no money off these).
Please donate to the Save The Frogs Day Fund!
Save The Frogs Day is the world's largest day of amphibian education and conservation action, and it is your generous financial support that makes it all possible! Your tax-deductible contribution will enable us to coordinate, promote, expand and improve Save The Frogs Day, and to create all the educational materials that we freely provide to students, teachers, scientists and naturalists around the world. Let's double the size of Save The Frogs Day every year!!! Thanks for your support! Please contact us with any questions.
Save The Frogs Day Awards
SAVE THE FROGS! has awarded $6,930 in grants to help fund Save The Frogs Day events. People and groups who have held events in the past are eligible for grants of up to $500 to assist their Save The Frogs Day event. These frog savers have proven their abilities and dedication, and their past Save The Frogs Day experience(s) will ensure their event is even more successful this year. If this is your first Save The Frogs Day event, ensure you make yourself eligible for funding next year by registering your event, no matter how big or small it may be. Learn about the Save The Frogs Day Awards and see past winners here.
Teachers
Save The Frogs Day is a perfect time for teachers and students to learn about amphibian extinctions and discuss ways that we can all contribute to amphibian conservation efforts. Please get your students involved in Save The Frogs Day activities, and be creative! Please check out our Save The Frogs Day Tips For Teachers webpage as well as our more general Teachers For Frogs webpage for lots of ideas on how to get involved. If you have any type of frog-related class or event planned, please be sure to REGISTER YOUR EVENT. Spread the word to your fellow teachers! Good luck and have fun!
Students
It's up to you to get your school saving the frogs this Save The Frogs Day! You can start by telling your teachers about Save The Frogs Day and referring them to this page. Then have a look at the Students For Frogs page, and our page for University Students.
Kindergarten through 8th grader: Please print this flyer and deliver it to your teachers. High school and university students: Please look through this PDF.
Ask your teachers for permission to set up a SAVE THE FROGS! informational table in the school hallway this Save The Frogs Day. We can provide you with informational flyers to hand out, and you can help raise money for SAVE THE FROGS!. Be sure to contact us if you are able to set up a table.
Does your school still dissect frogs? Collect petition signatures asking your biology teacher or principal to abandon your school's dissection program. Then set up a meeting with them on Save The Frogs Day to deliver the petition signatures. Learn all about frog dissections here. Remember: our goal is to have frog dissections out of all USA public schools by 2014!
Have a school newspaper? If so, you can write a short article for the paper announcing Save The Frogs Day. Get your classes involved in the Frog Art Contest, the Frog Poetry Contest and the Frog Essay Contest. Give a 5-minute talk on frog extinctions to your class (ask your teacher permission well in advance and they will likely grant you permission). If you are a university student, see if you can give a frog presentation to K-12 students at a local school. If you are a K-12 student, see if you can give a short presentation on frogs to students a grade or two below you. Have a look at our Spread The Word page. Also, read through the Teachers section on this page.
Whatever you decide to do, please be sure to Register Your Event. And have fun!
Scientists
It is our duty as scientists to protect amphibian populations, and this will not be possible unless we rapidly and successfully educate the public about the amphibian extinction crisis. This Save The Frogs Day, please give a public presentation on amphibians and/or lead a frog walk to show people wild amphibians in their native habitat. This is a great way to spread the word about amphibian declines, and it is guaranteed to get students interested in amphibian conservation. Feel free to use one of our freely downloadable PowerPoint presentations.
If you are affiliated with a herpetological society, please have your group send a Save The Frogs Day announcement to all of its members. Add the Save The Frogs Day icon at the top of this page to your personal or professional website and that of your society. Post the Save The Frogs Day flyer up at your place of work. Finally, please be sure to register your event! We need to track what is happening!
The Official Poster of Save The Frogs Day 2012
Save The Frogs Day 2012 Poster
In commemoration of the 4th Annual Save The Frogs Day, we present this Limited Edition 18x24" print featuring the fantastic photography of SAVE THE FROGS! Founder Dr. Kerry Kriger. These posters look great at your event or on your bedroom or classroom wall. All proceeds help us coordinate, promote and grow Save The Frogs Day, so please order one right here.
Spread The Word
We need Save The Frogs Day to be more popular than Thanksgiving!!! Please take a few minutes to read our Spread The Word About Save The Frogs Day webpage, which has flyers, icons and other ideas about how you can spread the word and help us GROW Save The Frogs Day!
Help get Save The Frogs Day recognized in your state
Save The Frogs Day has been officially recognized by:
- Governor Bev Perdue of North Carolina (view proclamation here)
- Governor Nikki Haley of South Carolina (view proclamation here)
- Governor Tim Kaine of Virginia (view proclamation here)
- Mayor Vincent Gray of Washington, D.C.
(view proclamation here)
- Mayor Mike Rotkin of Santa Cruz (view proclamation here)
- Mayor Gregor Robertson of Vancouver, BC (view proclamation here)
- Mayor Tom Lowry of Three Rivers, MI (view proclamation here)
- Mayor Bob Buckhorn of Tampa, FL (view proclamation here)
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Chairman Corey Stewart of Prince William County, VA
- Mayor Harry Parrish of Manassas, VA
It's up to you to get Save The Frogs Day recognized in your city, county, state, shire, province or nation! You will be educating your politicians about amphibian extinctions, and helping ensure that their next vote is a frog-friendly one!
Learn more and take action here.
Save The Frogs Day 2012 In The News
Save The Frogs Day is our single greatest chance to raise awareness of frog extinctions. We call on all journalists to write articles and talk about Save The Frogs Day and frog extinctions on your TV and radio shows. Please contact us to set up an interview. You can use view our press releases here.
Save The Frogs Day has been featured on CNN Worldwide television, the front page of Le Monde, and a multitude of other frog-friendly communications networks. Once we start making news for this year's event, we'll post articles here. You can check out our Save The Frogs Day 2011 worldwide news coverage here.
Fundraise for the Frogs
Please check out our Fundraising page, where you can find lots of tips on how to raise money for the frogs this Save The Frogs Day. And be sure to create your own fundraising webpage as well (it's easy, and if you need assistance, just contact us).
Fundraising house parties and office parties are great ways to celebrate Save The Frogs Day. Not only are they an excellent method of raising funds for Save The Frogs' worldwide amphibian conservation efforts, they also spread the word and educate people about amphibian extinctions. Plus, fundraising parties are a fun way to catch up with friends. And they aren't very hard to set up. Here's how to have a successful party!
Sponsors
Great thanks to our Save The Frogs Day sponsors! If your business or organization would like to become an Official Sponsor of Save The Frogs Day, please see our Sponsors page and contact us. Our Businesses For Frogs page has lots of ideas on how your business can take part in Save The Frogs Day activities. Your support will be invaluable to the success of Save The Frogs Day, and we will see to it that you get the positive publicity you deserve!
FrogBox
Soyjoy
Toadal Fitness
Whole Foods Market
Digital Frog International
On The Rise Bakery
Partners
Thanks to our partners for promoting Save The Frogs Day and amphibian conservation in their region of the world! If your organization would like to partner with Save The Frogs, please contact us!
Animal Welfare Institute
Center for Biological Diversity
The Center for Biological Diversity works to secure a future for all species, great and small, hovering on the brink of extinction. We do so through science, law and creative media, with a focus on protecting the lands, waters and climate that species need to survive. We want those who come after us to inherit a world where the wild is still alive.
Just Frogs & Friends Amphibian Center
National Wildlife Federation
The National Wildlife Federation is America's largest conservation organization. We work with more than 4 million members, partners and supporters in communities across the country to protect and restore wildlife habitat, confront global warming and connect people with nature.
Outdoors NW
Graphic Designers needed for Save The Frogs Day
Save The Frogs Day events are more successful when they have great graphic design for their flyers, web icons and t-shirts. If you are a designer skilled in Photoshop, Illustrator and/or InDesign who is willing to team up with an event organizer and volunteer to help their design (preferably via Skype screenshare), please contact us.
The 5th Annual Save The Frogs Day: April 27, 2013
Mark your calendars and start planning your 2013 Save The Frogs Day event: The 5th Annual Save The Frogs Day will be Saturday, April 27th, 2013.
Thanks for your support!
Together we can SAVE THE FROGS!
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