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Carolina Wildlife Sanctuary

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Carolina Wildlife Sanctuary

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Wonders of Wildlife Raffle & Handmade Gifts 2026

329 McGill Ave NW

Concord, NC 28027, USA


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1. The Deuce
$5

Inspired by Deuce, our corvid ambassador. Includes a CWS t-shirt, a plush crow, Great Tales and Poems of Edgar Allan Poe, a coffee mug filled with candy corn, a puzzle, a notepad, and colored pencils.

2. Sweater Weather Owl (Tractor Supply 1)
$5

Bundle up for fall. Includes a $25 Tractor Supply Co. gift card, an owl figurine in a knit hat and scarf, and more.

3. Night Owl Harvest (Tractor Supply 2)
$5

A harvest basket for the porch. Includes a $25 Tractor Supply Co. gift card, an owl figurine, and more.

4. Bumble Bee Baby Basket
$5

A sweet gift for a new baby. Includes a crocheted bumble bee, bee-print goodies, and more.

5. Goldfinch Garden (Woodlands 1)
$5

For the backyard bird watcher. Includes a plush hedgehog, a pair of goldfinch figurines, a “Hope” garden stone, a candle, a bread mix, and more.

6. Hedgehog Hollow (Woodlands 2)
$5

A cozy woodland kitchen basket. Includes a plush hedgehog, woodland-animal kitchen items, a bread mix, and more.

7. Wild Sketchbook (Arts & Crafts)
$5

A creative kit for sketching, painting and stitching. Includes a nature journal, a paint set, wildlife sticker sets, a beginner embroidery kit, colored pencils, and more.

8. Load Up at Lowe’s!
$5

A Lowe’s bucket packed for weekend projects. Includes a Kobalt mini toolset, insulated tumblers, a Scrub Daddy, and more.

9. Steak Out
$5

A Texas Roadhouse night out. Includes two adult dinners and one kids meal, a free appetizer, two Texas Roadhouse seasonings, four steak knives, and a bag of their peanuts. Donated by Texas Roadhouse.

10. Go Wild
$5

A game-day bucket from Buffalo Wild Wings. Includes socks, a seasoning, three bottles of wing sauce, a ball cap, a scarf, a heavy glass goblet, and a cookie. Donated by Buffalo Wild Wings.

11. Night Watch (Great Horned Owl Needlework)
$5

A framed vintage needlework of a great horned owl and its owlets on a pine branch, stitched in textured, raised yarn.

12. Snow Day (Capybara Warmies & Christmas Blanket)
$5

A cozy winter basket with a Warmies capybara plush (heatable and lightly scented) and a rolled snowman Christmas blanket in a “Let It Snow” bucket.

13. Red Panda Holiday (Warmies & Christmas Blanket)
$5

A Warmies red panda plush (heatable and lightly scented) and a rolled red Christmas blanket in a holiday tin.

14. Owl Night In (Screech Owl Box + Ron Frye 2027 Calendar)
$5

A handmade wooden nest box sized for eastern screech owls, paired with Ron Frye’s signed 2027 North Carolina bird calendar. We have two of these, so we’ll draw two winners.


15. Cardinal Café (Wild Birds Unlimited)
$5

A backyard bird feeding basket from Wild Birds Unlimited in Huntersville: a cardinal-shaped seed cake, a covered metal holder to hang it from, and a $25 Wild Birds Unlimited gift card. Donated by Wild Birds Unlimited, Huntersville.

Buy: Handmade Birdhouse + Ron Frye 2027 Calendar
$30

This is a purchase, not a raffle ticket. A handmade wooden birdhouse built by industrial design students at Christ the King High School, paired with Ron Frye’s signed, first-run 2027 North Carolina bird calendar. Pick up at the CWS table on November 14.

Buy: Ron Frye 2027 North Carolina Bird Calendar
$20

This is a purchase, not a raffle ticket. A signed, first-run 2027 wall calendar by Ron Frye of RLF Captures: twelve months of original photos of birds seen in North Carolina. Ron donated these copies to CWS. Pick up at the CWS table on November 14.


Buy: Northern Cardinal Whirligig
$35

This is a purchase, not a raffle ticket. A hand-cut, hand-painted wooden northern cardinal whirligig made by Greg and Michelle, two of our volunteers. The wings spin in the wind. Mounted on a metal stake, ready for the garden. Pick up at the CWS table on November 14.

Buy: Lady Pride Crystal Spider (rainbow)
$20

This is a purchase, not a raffle ticket. A one-of-a-kind hanging spider, hand-beaded by Tammy, one of our volunteers. Hangs from a chain and catches the light in a window. Pick up at the CWS table on November 14.

Buy: Queenie Crystal Spider (black & red)
$20

This is a purchase, not a raffle ticket. A one-of-a-kind hanging spider, hand-beaded by Tammy, one of our volunteers. Hangs from a chain and catches the light in a window. Pick up at the CWS table on November 14.

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