PENSACOLA, Fla. – Gulf Winds FCU has committed $50,000 in a matching donation fund to assist the Wildlife Sanctuary of Northwest Florida to help fight the spreading oil spill in the Louisiana side of the Gulf.
“In short,” said Chris Rutledge, president of the $345 million credit union, “we want to turn our $50,000 into a $100,000 donation with help from the Gulf Coast residents.”
Rutledge said that the Wildlife Sanctuary will be doing rehabilitation during and after the oil spill cleanup, and Gulf Winds wants to help it with the funds it needs for the work ahead.
“The Wildlife Sanctuary has been a part of this community for over 28 years and will be here long after the BP cleanup operation has left the area,” he stated.
The Wildlife Sanctuary of Northwest Florida is preparing for a potentially overwhelming amount of work and has already received injured birds from Tri-State Rescue and Research, the organization contracted by BP to rehabilitate wildlife in this incident.
The Wildlife Sanctuary of Northwest Florida is a non-profit organization that has been serving Northwest Florida since 1982.
