Meet Amazing Rescued Animals for FREE!
Due to a generous grant from The Summerlee Foundation, the Refuge is pleased to offer free transportation to and from the Refuge for current UNC grad and undergrad students!
Our Day with the Turkeys Tour & Explore on November 29 will be one of our most memorable and significant tours of the year, in which we celebrate our beautiful, charismatic turkey residents. As part of the celebration, we’ll have a raffle, one-time sponsorship opportunities, turkey coloring, festive treats for the turkeys, and turkey trivia, in which you can learn—or show off your knowledge of!—tons of fun facts about these special birds. This will be the debut tour of some of our newest residents, three magnetic, magical turkeys we’ve named Morgana, Merlin, and Minerva. We’ll have our usual tour activities, too, so you can also feed and interact with our other amazing goat, sheep, chicken, cow, duck, and geese residents on your self-guided tour of the Refuge.
Participants in the program receive free transportation on a charter bus, free admission to a sanctuary tour, and $25 vouchers to buy lunch at the on-site vegan food trucks. Students are also welcome to drive themselves.
How it works:
1. Select the corresponding link below for the Tour you want to attend, and sign our waiver (be sure to use your UNC email address!).
2. On the day of the Tour, arrive at the designated campus location (sent via email upon signup) no later than 11 AM and board the charter bus.
3. Arrive at the Refuge around 11:20. You will receive your food vouchers and additional information at check-in. We will have a list of program participants, so no need to show a confirmation email.
4. Enjoy the tour and the amazing vegan food from our food truck vendors and please fill out our post-Tour survey so we can continue offering programs like this one.
5. Depart the Refuge for University Drive around 2 PM and tell all your friends about the amazing day you had with us!