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Dawn L. Brown
Second Chance Wildlife, Inc.
90 Mountain Road
New Sharon Maine 04955

Email: dawnbrown@hciwireless.net

phone# 207-778-2902

Everything Is For The Bears!

Dawn & Michael working on fence line
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Dawn working on building
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Bear building
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Dawn Painting den box
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Michael working on the homemade bear trap
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It works great!

Dawn Cutting Plywood
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building for transporting prep,and immediate care
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We purchased all building supplies
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Immediate care building

immediate care bear building
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Michael staking the fence line down
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Dawn stapling the fence to post
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Michael working
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digging post holes

Dawn working
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Gate handles,fasteners,insulators..
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Michael woking on fuse box,connecting wires...
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Keeping bear facility In tiptop shape 

  • Camera upkeep & repairs
  • 2011 new security cams,monitor screen, cameras,dvr recorder....
  • Lost 6 cams...due to lightning storm In the process of working on fixing this issue....
  • Gate handles
  • Fasteners
  • New gate
  • Insulators
  • Clearing trees along fence line...
  • Checking post,fence line..continually monitoring facility!
  • 2010 New fence charger bought,ground pipes,fencing material/upkeep...

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Second Chance Wildlife,Inc. Is Now a 501(c)(3) nonprofit . The IRS has received all forms needed,and necessary for filing and has now approved! I have also Starter cost/fee: Submitted the 990-N file;this has been processed. A $750.00 user fee to the IRS was  sent certified mail 5-15-09.Though we have only received small donations in the past couple years (all donations are listed on the website) A budget has been created in hope to gain some larger donations. (Everything is money & time) No wages have been made ever over the past 17 years I have been rehabilitating...First donations appeared In: 2007,2008,2009,2010,2011,2012,2013.. any check paid to me personaly Is deposited into SCWI.$ has been deposited also out of pocket-Me and my husbands personal account/  deposited into The Second Chance Wildlife,Inc. account.I,nor my husband have ever made earnings . I have been a Maine lisenced Rehabilitator since 1997. All work effort  has been purely been my passionate hobby.   
Begining /starter cost for:The Foundation Group was: $1,200.00-phase I & II. also 990-N preparation $100.00 for a couple years,and I have filed there after (the foundation group prepared forms for the 501c3,and I do thank them,but there are times; I  had questions Indeed for why some things may be worded a certain way;after a while they prefer to not answer questions.I will often question; because I like to make sure everything is reviewed thoroughly, by making sure we are in agreement the way everything is prepared,and it is accurate/correct. I also send The State of Maine annual report filing fee cost of: $85.00 yearly fee.In refernce to The 501c3 On: 8-13-09 I faxed over additional information/forms that were required for the IRS to complete the application process for: Second Chance Wildlife, Inc.(regarding the 1023 application,8821 form.)Every thing was approved:o)