Ollies Parrots Perch

MEET OUR VOLUNTEERS

	Alysa Radtke is our Webmaster. She has had birds (her passion) since she was a little girl and loves being able to help Ollie's Parrots Perch/A Place to Call Home. She has a degree in graphic design/illustration with over 20 years experience and runs her own graphic design business, Parrothead Studios. She is co-founder of BeaksUp.com and also enjoys living a healthy lifestyle. She is a Reiki Practitioner at Center for Integrative BodyWork. She enjoys spending time with her family, parrots, bowling, the outdoors, wine tasting and visiting with Mickey Mouse and friends at Disney World where she gets creative ideas for future projects.
	Junior volunteer, Mikhail and his bird, Riley who was adopted from us.
	Katherine, daughter of Tracy our shelter manager, often helps out at the rescue with cleaning cages and feeding the birds. Hobbies/interests: librarian, science, reading, jazz, helping others. Pets: 3 cats, 2 dogs, 5 birds (ringneck, 'tiel, meyers, finch, and 'too) Occupation: Librarian an student at Kishwaukee College I started working at Ollie's because I have animals and I wanted to give back to the community. I love spending my time at Ollie's and playing with the birds because they are so loving and great!
	Tracy is the Shelter Manager for APTCH and is owned by Matty, and umbrella cockatoo and Nellie, an Indian ringneck. Matty was adopted from us and often visits the rescue with Tracy. Tracy trains our new volunteers and is in charge of feeding the birds as well as keeping the place in order!
	Hi! I'm Kim and I've loved birds for as long as I can remember. I've only recently purchased companion parrots and it's the best time I've had in a long time. The thrill of being able to communicate with a bird, teaching them your language while you're learning theirs .... Wow! There are so many beautiful and loving birds that need a good home. Please consider adopting before you go to a breeder!
	Libby Zanker
	Tom and Matt Guschl: A father and son team who work together to care for our birds.
	Hank and Carl Johnson
	Amanda Villacreses volunteers her time doing Animal Communication for the rescue birds. She is also co-founder of BeaksUp.com . Amanda has lived with animals her whole life, but discovered her love for birds at the ripe old age of 19, when she began working for an avian vet in Los Angeles. Her family includes 3 birds, 2 human children, and 3 cats (and 1 very patient husband). Amanda has been working with birds for 17 years. She has been a veterinary technician, an animal keeper at the Los Angeles Zoo and the Playboy Mansion Zoo, and a bird nanny in Beverly Hills. She has worked with breeding birds-finches, toucans, macaws and other parrots, condors. She has also been a bird-sitter for the last 10 years. Amanda truly feels that birds have guided her to a healthful lifestyle of fresh organic foods, holistic medical care and communing with nature.

Past Volunteers

Volunteers Wanted!!!!!

Ollie's is looking for reliable volunteers in the Dekalb area who would like to learn about the care and training of parrots in a hands-on environment. No experience necessary, but you shouldn't be intimidated by beaks! The position is for one or two days a week, during the daytime hours. Cleaning cages, preparing and feeding the birds, giving showers, exercise and love are what's involved. Interested? Call Sandi at 815-384-3170.

Click here to download volunteer application.
Click here to download volunteer waiver.

Email to:
olliesparrotperch@yahoo.com