TheRenoAreaAvianEnthusiastsClubwasformedin1992with amissiontobringtogetherpeoplewhoshareacommoninterest inthekeepingandbreedingofcagebirdsincaptivity.RAAVEisa non-profit501(c)3educational/charitableorganizationregistered withtheNevadaSecretaryofState.Currentmembershipincludes individual,familyandbusinesssponsors.Dozensofspeciesof birdsarerepresentedinthemembership,fromthelargestof Macaws,CockatoosandAmazons,toCockatiels,Canariesand thetiniestofFinches. Allpersonsinterestedinthewelfareofbirds are invited to attend the informative monthly meetings.Educationalprogramsarepresentedattherequestofteachers, librariesandresidentialsitestopromoteinterestandeducational opportunitiesformembersoftheNorthernNevadaarea. Volunteerstakeavarietyofbirdsandmaterialstothevisits. Presentationsincludebriefhistoriesoftheoriginofthevarious species,displaysofbirdbehaviorsandinformationonthecare andkeepingofbirdsaspetsandforbreedingpurposes.RAAVE donatesmoniesfromouryearlyfundraiserstolocalandregional organizationsforthebenefitofalltypesofavianissues.Current donationshavebeenmadetotheAnimalArk,SierraExotic Animal Parkand the Dayton Valley Wildlife Reststop. MEETING LOCATIONRIVER SCHOOL FARM7777 White Fir StreetReno, NV 89523Meetings Held 3rd Saturday of each Month1:00 - 3:00 p.m.Except for Special EventsSEE MONTHLY NEWSLETTERS FOR MEETING DETAILS