I guess I’m the last one to tell his Saga for Giving Tuesday. My name is Frodo, and as you may have guessed from my photo, I’m a bullfrog. I’ve been one of Ranger Eric’s Animal Ambassadors for more than 10 years, if you can believe it!

But no one is quite sure how old I am, because I lived with someone else for a long time before that. My original owner was going to let me go in a local pond, but Ranger Eric advised against that. It’s always a bad idea to let pets go. First of all, we’re used to being fed, and don’t do well getting our own food. And also, we might have bacteria, fungi, or parasites that would do a number on our wild relatives.

So Ranger Eric took me, and I’ve been following him around ever since. And now, we’re at CEED.

I like it here, and I’m happy to be one of CEED’s Animal Ambassadors, so I’ll cut to the chase. People think I say “Ribbit! Ribbit!” But I don’t. I say “Givit! Givit!” That’s right, I say “Givit, Givit on Giving Tuesday,” and Givit to CEED.

I’ve been around longer than most of CEED’s Animal Ambassadors. And I’ve been around longer than most wild animals as well. I’ve seen things, and I know things, and I know CEED is worth supporting.

So Givit! Givit!

Support all of CEED’s educational and discovery programs that connect people to nature by making a Giving Tuesday gift right now. A CEED Board member has offered to match any gifts made to CEED (up to $2,500), so your gift will go twice as far.

The Matching Challenge ends at Midnight, so Givit now!

You’ll help provide a home for me and my new Animal Ambassador friends, and even more importantly, you’ll connect people to nature so they will care about the environment, and wild animals can thrive.

Thank you!

Frodo the Bullfrog

Dear CEED Friend,

As one of the newest members of the team, I want to tell you my story.

It’s a Giving Tuesday Saga of generosity towards animals in trouble. Sadly, my mother was hit by a car and killed. But a naturalist walking along the road wisely thought to check my mother’s pouch and found me, just a tiny baby. Yes, my mother had a pouch, because as a Virginia opossum, I’m a marsupial, one of about 300 marsupial species in the world, and the only one in North America!

My foster mom fed me with an eyedropper and then raised me until I was fully grown. But she couldn’t keep me anymore, so she asked Ranger Eric if I could live at CEED.

And the rest is history. I’m very tame, and to be honest, I haven’t a clue about finding food in the wild, so I’m here to stay. I’m glad to be a CEED Animal Ambassador, and I’ve met so many nice people at CEED!

That’s why, when Sally asked me to write to you about supporting CEED on Giving Tuesday, I jumped right up on her keyboard and got to work.

So please support CEED today – Giving Tuesday. A CEED Board member has offered to match any gifts made to CEED (up to $2,500), so your gift will be doubled. Add a little extra if you can.

You’ll help provide a home for me and my new Animal Ambassador friends, and even more importantly, you’ll connect people to nature so they will care about the environment, and wild animals can thrive.

Thank you!

Edward the Opossum

Dear Friend of CEED,

Hi!  It’s me, Hubert the great horned owl. Last year, I was one of the key players in CEED’s Giving Tuesday Matching Gift Challenge last year.  But I’m taking a break this year.

So you may be wondering, “If not Hubert, then Who, Who, Who will be CEED’s Giving Tuesday stars?”  Let me introduce them:

Robert – a “wild” northern bobwhite quail who was brought to us because he’s not really very wild and is a little too friendly with humans.

Edward – an adorable and sweet Virginia opossum.

Frodo – a large, and slippery bullfrog.

Be sure to watch for the CEED Giving Tuesday Matching Gift Saga … coming to your email and social media soon. Click here to get on our email list.  Click here to get in on the CEED Giving Tuesday Matching Gift Challenge even before the Saga begins …

Hubert the great horned owl