Puako Home Sales / Kohala Coast Properties

Aloha Jonathan, Many thanks!! WE sure can use some serious help here since with the economy in the dump the animals get left for last when people think of donations. We are still holding the private educational tours for visitors. They take 2 hours, must be booked in advance and you need to wear shoes for walking on uneven ground. No heels or flip flops. The tour is amazing and people who visit say that it is the best part of the trip on the island. Not ok for children under the age of 6. This rule is hard and fast since kids just can not control the natural movements that scare our residents. The total in any group may be up to 15 if one family but we try to keep it under 10. I like 6-10 as group size. No fee for the program but we suggest a minimum donation to the 501 c 3 facility of $35 per person. This goes 100% to feed and care for the critters.

Many many thanksTell everyone who visits or rents in Puako and maybe we’ll have some regular tours from that end of town. We run the tours at 11 am so that it is after feeding rounds and before any afternoon rains. This also beats the traffic time. AnnThree Ring Ranch Exotic Animal SanctuaryKona, HawaiiAnn Goody, Curatorwww.threeringranch.org

IN HAWAII

During the month of September Sack N Save and Foodland stores are running their annual Give Aloha Campaign and will match up to $300,000 in donations to Hawaii’s non-profits.

Go to any Sack N Save or Foodland store in the State and present your Maika’i Card at the checkout. Tell them that you want to make a donation to the Sanctuary and give them our program id: 78357. It’s that easy.
Give Aloha is an great way for you to get the most bang-for-your-buck. When you make a donation (up to $249 per Maika’i Card) to support the animal care and educational programs at the ranch, the Give Aloha program will match a portion of your donation up to a total of $300,000 for all non-profits enrolled. Donations are tax-deductible and a receipt will be given at the register.
OUTSIDE HAWAII

Here is a link to the Support page on our website where you can make a donation, adopt an animal, visit the Ranch Store or view our wishlist

The Three Ring Ranch is a 501(c)(3) Non-Profit Organization

All donations are tax-deductible and will go 100% towards taking care of the animals and furthering our educational programs.

Projects they are working on.

Video of Classroom Teaching Program for DVD Distribution toSchools

On-site Classroom and Museum Building

Teachers all over the Big Island, and even from Oahu and Maui, now book our programs but there is just no set place where the students can actually see all of the specimens or experience the hands-on education that would be possible in one set-up room. Although I take some of the specimens on the road now but only a fraction of them are ever seen.

For several years we have felt that our programs could be better, sharper, clearer and make more of an impact if the educational work we were doing at the Sanctuary had a physical home. Currently, we hold our classes in areas on site, such as the on the lawn or in the barn. These are often not ideal options with the rain, bright sun or wind that we commonly face. Early 2007, with the help of State Representative Josh Green, we applied for a State GIA grant (Grants in Aid) with the goal of building a modular, environmentally self-sustained (solar and catchment), fully handicapped accessible classroom/museum building. This structure would house our specimens, contain a lab area for students to learn in, have audio-visual equipment for teaching and the equipment and workspace to create educational film and photographs. Unfortunately, the Legislature was not able to grant this financial request and we are now appealing to individuals and private grant funding.

It is estimated that construction will cost $74,400 in total. We have a great deal of in-kind labor promised from local contractors.

Handicapped Accessible Bathroom

to have children from the Public School System visit the Sanctuary we MUST provide a bathroom that complies with the Americans with Disabilities (ADA) guidelines.

Another long standing dream of the Curator and Board of Directors has been to videotape the classroom teaching program, edit it into a series of DVDs, and making them available, along with course curriculum, FREE of charge to teachers. An excellent partnership has already been established with the award winning Interact club of Kealakehe High School. Working with high school students in the video production classes, we could create images that could then be used to share the animals with children who were not able to physically visit the Sanctuary. Each year the video interns would be able to train others in the editing and filming required as we care for more and different species. The students would not only learn about the animals we care for and the fragile ecology of our islands but how to use high tech video tools to profile our work and educate. This series could focus on the care and rehabilitation of Hawaii’s fragile wildlife including the endangered species we save. Work to create this series would be one of the many things done in the new building.

We are a private sanctuary and not open to the public. If you want to reach us via phone please remember that Hawaii is EARLIER than the US Mainland! We are 2 hours earlier than the West Coast (PST) during the winter and 3 hours earlier in the summer (Hawaii has no daylight savings time).

Telephone
808-331-8778

FAX (toll-free)
866-365-5097

Postal address
Ann and Norm Goody
Three Ring Ranch, Inc.
75-809 Keaolani Dr.
KAILUA KONA , HI 96740-8815

Email
Animals@ThreeRingRanch.org

Ann Goody , the Curator of the Three Ring Ranch is a great coordinator and has helped so many animals that otherwise would have not lived without their efforts. Thank you for all you do.

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