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 3D printed reptile as a gift from us. You have an option to extra stuffed snakes or 3D printed reptiles as gifts for your party guests. The presentation generally lasts about an hour. This is more of our educational type program that we customize based on the ages in attendance. It is also our most popular party option.
Price starts at 250. It does go up depending on distance from rescue (onslow, coastal pender, coastal new hanover, and much of brunswick are 300, locations over 60 miles 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 3D printed reptile as a gift from us. You have an option to extra stuffed snakes or 3D printed reptiles as gifts for your party guests. The presentation generally lasts about an hour. This is more of our educational type program that we customize based on the ages in attendance. It is also our most popular party option.
Price starts at 250. It does go up depending on distance from rescue (onslow, coastal pender, coastal new hanover, and much of brunswick are 300, locations over 60 miles from the rescue will go up)
Some months, such as April and October, will have very limited availability for parties. During any time of year, we prefer to book parties for weekdays or Sundays whenever possible.
Larger Parties
Larger outdoor parties are the perfect place for our mobile unit. 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 3D printed reptile from us. 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 other merchandise 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. For some events, we can remove these items and not sell. We come for at least an hour. We can be the main attraction or we can just have the trailer open for the kids to come aboard as they please, this works best if there are other things to do also like bouncy houses. The trailer may not be available in months that are too hot or cold, or in the rain.
Price starts at 400. Further distances will go up according to mileage. The trailer does not generally travel more than an hour and a half from the rescue.
Larger outdoor parties are the perfect place for our mobile unit. 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 3D printed reptile from us. 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 other merchandise 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. For some events, we can remove these items and not sell. We come for at least an hour. We can be the main attraction or we can just have the trailer open for the kids to come aboard as they please, this works best if there are other things to do also like bouncy houses. The trailer may not be available in months that are too hot or cold, or in the rain.
Price starts at 400. Further distances will go up according to mileage. The trailer does not generally travel more than an hour and a half from the rescue.
Paint Parties
Our newest party offering is a Paint Your Own Reptile party offered in downtown Wilmington! The party guests will start out by painting their very own 3D printed reptile - they'll have a choice of 10 different species. While their masterpieces are drying, the kids will learn all about the live reptiles we bring from the rescue and then get to enjoy pizza, drink, and cupcakes (you can always bring your own cake if you'd prefer). Each child will get to leave with their cool new toy to remind them of this fun party.
This option is not only super fun for the kids, combing both reptiles and art, but also so much easier for the parents! No kids or mess in the house and no clean up - Just show up, have a great time, and leave with a happy birthday child! We'll take care of the rest!
Price starts at 400 for 10 kids, additional kids can be added on for an additional $25 each, includes food, decor, and art supplies.
YOU MUST BOOK THIS PAINT PARTY DIRECTLY WITH JENN AT THE ARTSEA SHOP.
Our newest party offering is a Paint Your Own Reptile party offered in downtown Wilmington! The party guests will start out by painting their very own 3D printed reptile - they'll have a choice of 10 different species. While their masterpieces are drying, the kids will learn all about the live reptiles we bring from the rescue and then get to enjoy pizza, drink, and cupcakes (you can always bring your own cake if you'd prefer). Each child will get to leave with their cool new toy to remind them of this fun party.
This option is not only super fun for the kids, combing both reptiles and art, but also so much easier for the parents! No kids or mess in the house and no clean up - Just show up, have a great time, and leave with a happy birthday child! We'll take care of the rest!
Price starts at 400 for 10 kids, additional kids can be added on for an additional $25 each, includes food, decor, and art supplies.
YOU MUST BOOK THIS PAINT PARTY DIRECTLY WITH JENN AT THE ARTSEA SHOP.
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. The fee we charge for these classes goes directly to the care of the rescue animals. NO CLASSES ARE AVAILABLE IN OCTOBER AND APRIL HAS LIMITED AVAILABILITY.
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. Please also ask us about STEM nights or career days. Some schools may be too far for us to do them by supply donation only, for those further schools you may want to talk with the PTA, the administration, or even the class parents to see if there are funds to cover our fees.
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. Please also ask us about STEM nights or career days. Some schools may be too far for us to do them by supply donation only, for those further schools you may want to talk with the PTA, the administration, or even the class parents to see if there are funds to cover our fees.
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 monetary 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 if needed.
This option is usually for after-school programs, scouts, and low-income 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 monetary 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 if needed.
This option is usually for after-school programs, scouts, and low-income programs.
Paid Programs
For summer camps and programs where the child pays a fee to attend, we do require our base private party fee of 250. 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 really small, please give us a call and we can discuss the price.
This option is for summer camps, daycares, adult day programs and libraries.
For summer camps and programs where the child pays a fee to attend, we do require our base private party fee of 250. 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 really small, please give us a call and we can discuss the price.
This option is for summer camps, daycares, adult day programs and libraries.