Fresh Start Rescue brings our animals to you! We're happy to come to private parties, birthdays, community events, schools, clubs, and more!
Birthday parties
Small Parties
We bring about 8-10 animals to your party. We'll tell the kids all about each animal and then let them touch. We'll also have time for photos at the end. The birthday child gets a t-shirt and a stuffed snake as a gift from us. You (and the other parents) have an option to buy extra stuffed snakes. Generally lasts about an hour. This is more of our educational type program that we customize based on the ages in attendance.
Price starts at 200. Price does go up depending on distance from rescue (onslow, coastal pender and much of brunswick are 250, locations over an hour from the rescue will go up)
We bring about 8-10 animals to your party. We'll tell the kids all about each animal and then let them touch. We'll also have time for photos at the end. The birthday child gets a t-shirt and a stuffed snake as a gift from us. You (and the other parents) have an option to buy extra stuffed snakes. Generally lasts about an hour. This is more of our educational type program that we customize based on the ages in attendance.
Price starts at 200. Price does go up depending on distance from rescue (onslow, coastal pender and much of brunswick are 250, locations over an hour from the rescue will go up)
Larger Parties
Larger outdoor parties are the perfect place for our new mobile trailer. The trailer is almost 40ft long with the back door open and we also leave the truck attached so we'll need a lot of clearance. We also need to be able to get in and out pretty easily. The trailer brings 28 animals for all the kids and parents to come aboard and learn about. After everyone comes on, we'll bring a select few out for photos and touching. The birthday child gets a t-shirt and stuffed snake. Stuffed snakes are permanently on the door of the trailer so they are available for sale to other guests if they'd like to buy, as well as our shirts and jewelry which are normally carried on the trailer. We don't solicit sales at a private party but we're happy to sell if the parents want to buy. We come for at least an hour. The trailer may not be available in months that are too hot or cold, or in the rain.
Price starts at 300. Further distances are 350-450.
Larger outdoor parties are the perfect place for our new mobile trailer. The trailer is almost 40ft long with the back door open and we also leave the truck attached so we'll need a lot of clearance. We also need to be able to get in and out pretty easily. The trailer brings 28 animals for all the kids and parents to come aboard and learn about. After everyone comes on, we'll bring a select few out for photos and touching. The birthday child gets a t-shirt and stuffed snake. Stuffed snakes are permanently on the door of the trailer so they are available for sale to other guests if they'd like to buy, as well as our shirts and jewelry which are normally carried on the trailer. We don't solicit sales at a private party but we're happy to sell if the parents want to buy. We come for at least an hour. The trailer may not be available in months that are too hot or cold, or in the rain.
Price starts at 300. Further distances are 350-450.
Community events
Fresh Start Rescue would love to bring our mobile unit to your community event. Since we are a non-profit we ask for a free or discounted space and the right to sell our items and solicit donations. You can also hire us at the private party price for shorter (up to 2 hour events) where you'd rather we don't ask for donations. We will need enough room to get in, open up all the doors, and get back out.
EDUCATION
Fresh Start Rescue is all about helping to educate the children of our community. We want all children's groups to be able to book a presentation so we have different prices for different groups. These are smaller class type presentations without the trailer. Please ask about the trailer if you have a very large group or want us for several hours.
Public Schools
We know budgets are non-existent in public schools. So all we ask is for a donation. You can donate money or cleaning supplies. Many teachers have asked children to bring in a roll of paper towels or other cleaning supplies. We go through a lot of cleaning supplies here and this is the best way for us to not only give back to the schools but have the schools help us. Some teachers have even done a penny war with other classes. We get the donation, the winning class gets a party, and all of them get to see the reptiles.
We know budgets are non-existent in public schools. So all we ask is for a donation. You can donate money or cleaning supplies. Many teachers have asked children to bring in a roll of paper towels or other cleaning supplies. We go through a lot of cleaning supplies here and this is the best way for us to not only give back to the schools but have the schools help us. Some teachers have even done a penny war with other classes. We get the donation, the winning class gets a party, and all of them get to see the reptiles.
Community-funded Programs
Some summer camps and children's clubs are free to the child and paid for by community funds or donations. For these we also ask for a donation for our time and travel expense. We do not require a set amount and we can discuss a supply drive to cover the donation.
Some summer camps and children's clubs are free to the child and paid for by community funds or donations. For these we also ask for a donation for our time and travel expense. We do not require a set amount and we can discuss a supply drive to cover the donation.
Paid Programs
For summer camps and programs where the child pays a fee to attend, we do require our base private party fee of 200. We do at times charge more for distance and if you require us for more than 1 class we may charge more for our time. If your group is paid but small, please give us a call and we can discuss the price. While we can't afford to do everything for free, we want to make sure kids don't miss out on this fun presentation because of price. We try to be as flexible as possible.
For summer camps and programs where the child pays a fee to attend, we do require our base private party fee of 200. We do at times charge more for distance and if you require us for more than 1 class we may charge more for our time. If your group is paid but small, please give us a call and we can discuss the price. While we can't afford to do everything for free, we want to make sure kids don't miss out on this fun presentation because of price. We try to be as flexible as possible.