You are making a difference for bears with your votes and donations. People around Ely are realizing that Lily fans make a difference. They get this from the occasional newspaper article, local TV broadcasts, and word of mouth.
In four days, the announcement should come that you scored $20,000 for Ely Schools in the Care2 school contest.
Today, we talked with Betty Firth, the director of the Ely Area Food Shelf, and found an ally for the bears. The address for donations to the Ely Area Food Shelf is PO Box 786, Ely, MN 55731. This update is brief.
There may or may not be one tomorrow. But the next one, whether tomorrow or the day after, will have some significant news, we hope.
Thank you for making a significant difference in the Ely area for the bears. More on that next time.
—Lynn Rogers and Sue Mansfield, Biologists, Wildlife Research Institute and North American Bear Center