Accessibility Statement Skip Navigation
  • Why PRWeb
  • How It Works
  • Who Uses It
  • Pricing
  • Login
  • GDPR
  • Create a Free Account
Return to PRWeb homepage
  • News
  • Resources
  • Contact
When typing in this field, a list of search results will appear and be automatically updated as you type.

Searching for your content...

No results found. Please change your search terms and try again.
  • News in Focus
      • Browse News Releases

      • All News Releases
      • Multimedia Gallery

      • All Multimedia
      • All Photos
      • All Videos
  • Business & Money
      • Auto & Transportation

      • Aerospace, Defense
      • Air Freight
      • Airlines & Aviation
      • Automotive
      • Maritime & Shipbuilding
      • Railroads and Intermodal Transportation
      • Supply Chain/Logistics
      • Transportation, Trucking & Railroad
      • Travel
      • Trucking and Road Transportation
      • View All Auto & Transportation

      • Business Technology

      • Blockchain
      • Broadcast Tech
      • Computer & Electronics
      • Computer Hardware
      • Computer Software
      • Data Analytics
      • Electronic Commerce
      • Electronic Components
      • Electronic Design Automation
      • Financial Technology
      • High Tech Security
      • Internet Technology
      • Nanotechnology
      • Networks
      • Peripherals
      • Semiconductors
      • View All Business Technology

      • Entertain­ment & Media

      • Advertising
      • Art
      • Books
      • Entertainment
      • Film and Motion Picture
      • Magazines
      • Music
      • Publishing & Information Services
      • Radio & Podcast
      • Television
      • View All Entertain­ment & Media

      • Financial Services & Investing

      • Accounting News & Issues
      • Acquisitions, Mergers and Takeovers
      • Banking & Financial Services
      • Bankruptcy
      • Bond & Stock Ratings
      • Conference Call Announcements
      • Contracts
      • Cryptocurrency
      • Dividends
      • Earnings
      • Earnings Forecasts & Projections
      • Financing Agreements
      • Insurance
      • Investments Opinions
      • Joint Ventures
      • Mutual Funds
      • Private Placement
      • Real Estate
      • Restructuring & Recapitalization
      • Sales Reports
      • Shareholder Activism
      • Shareholder Meetings
      • Stock Offering
      • Stock Split
      • Venture Capital
      • View All Financial Services & Investing

      • General Business

      • Awards
      • Commercial Real Estate
      • Corporate Expansion
      • Earnings
      • Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG)
      • Human Resource & Workforce Management
      • Licensing
      • New Products & Services
      • Obituaries
      • Outsourcing Businesses
      • Overseas Real Estate (non-US)
      • Personnel Announcements
      • Real Estate Transactions
      • Residential Real Estate
      • Small Business Services
      • Socially Responsible Investing
      • Surveys, Polls and Research
      • Trade Show News
      • View All General Business

  • Science & Tech
      • Consumer Technology

      • Artificial Intelligence
      • Blockchain
      • Cloud Computing/Internet of Things
      • Computer Electronics
      • Computer Hardware
      • Computer Software
      • Consumer Electronics
      • Cryptocurrency
      • Data Analytics
      • Electronic Commerce
      • Electronic Gaming
      • Financial Technology
      • Mobile Entertainment
      • Multimedia & Internet
      • Peripherals
      • Social Media
      • STEM (Science, Tech, Engineering, Math)
      • Supply Chain/Logistics
      • Wireless Communications
      • View All Consumer Technology

      • Energy & Natural Resources

      • Alternative Energies
      • Chemical
      • Electrical Utilities
      • Gas
      • General Manufacturing
      • Mining
      • Mining & Metals
      • Oil & Energy
      • Oil and Gas Discoveries
      • Utilities
      • Water Utilities
      • View All Energy & Natural Resources

      • Environ­ment

      • Conservation & Recycling
      • Environmental Issues
      • Environmental Policy
      • Environmental Products & Services
      • Green Technology
      • Natural Disasters
      • View All Environ­ment

      • Heavy Industry & Manufacturing

      • Aerospace & Defense
      • Agriculture
      • Chemical
      • Construction & Building
      • General Manufacturing
      • HVAC (Heating, Ventilation and Air-Conditioning)
      • Machinery
      • Machine Tools, Metalworking and Metallurgy
      • Mining
      • Mining & Metals
      • Paper, Forest Products & Containers
      • Precious Metals
      • Textiles
      • Tobacco
      • View All Heavy Industry & Manufacturing

      • Telecomm­unications

      • Carriers and Services
      • Mobile Entertainment
      • Networks
      • Peripherals
      • Telecommunications Equipment
      • Telecommunications Industry
      • VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol)
      • Wireless Communications
      • View All Telecomm­unications

  • Lifestyle & Health
      • Consumer Products & Retail

      • Animals & Pets
      • Beers, Wines and Spirits
      • Beverages
      • Bridal Services
      • Cannabis
      • Cosmetics and Personal Care
      • Fashion
      • Food & Beverages
      • Furniture and Furnishings
      • Home Improvement
      • Household, Consumer & Cosmetics
      • Household Products
      • Jewelry
      • Non-Alcoholic Beverages
      • Office Products
      • Organic Food
      • Product Recalls
      • Restaurants
      • Retail
      • Supermarkets
      • Toys
      • View All Consumer Products & Retail

      • Entertain­ment & Media

      • Advertising
      • Art
      • Books
      • Entertainment
      • Film and Motion Picture
      • Magazines
      • Music
      • Publishing & Information Services
      • Radio & Podcast
      • Television
      • View All Entertain­ment & Media

      • Health

      • Biometrics
      • Biotechnology
      • Clinical Trials & Medical Discoveries
      • Dentistry
      • FDA Approval
      • Fitness/Wellness
      • Health Care & Hospitals
      • Health Insurance
      • Infection Control
      • International Medical Approval
      • Medical Equipment
      • Medical Pharmaceuticals
      • Mental Health
      • Pharmaceuticals
      • Supplementary Medicine
      • View All Health

      • Sports

      • General Sports
      • Outdoors, Camping & Hiking
      • Sporting Events
      • Sports Equipment & Accessories
      • View All Sports

      • Travel

      • Amusement Parks and Tourist Attractions
      • Gambling & Casinos
      • Hotels and Resorts
      • Leisure & Tourism
      • Outdoors, Camping & Hiking
      • Passenger Aviation
      • Travel Industry
      • View All Travel

  • Policy & Public Interest
      • Policy & Public Interest

      • Advocacy Group Opinion
      • Animal Welfare
      • Congressional & Presidential Campaigns
      • Corporate Social Responsibility
      • Domestic Policy
      • Economic News, Trends, Analysis
      • Education
      • Environmental
      • European Government
      • FDA Approval
      • Federal and State Legislation
      • Federal Executive Branch & Agency
      • Foreign Policy & International Affairs
      • Homeland Security
      • Labor & Union
      • Legal Issues
      • Natural Disasters
      • Not For Profit
      • Patent Law
      • Public Safety
      • Trade Policy
      • U.S. State Policy
      • View All Policy & Public Interest

  • People & Culture
      • People & Culture

      • Aboriginal, First Nations & Native American
      • African American
      • Asian American
      • Children
      • Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
      • Hispanic
      • Lesbian, Gay & Bisexual
      • Men's Interest
      • People with Disabilities
      • Religion
      • Senior Citizens
      • Veterans
      • Women
      • View All People & Culture

  • Hamburger menu
  • Cision PRWeb provides efficient communication tools to continuously engage with target audiences across multiple online channels
  • Create a Free Account
    • ALL CONTACT INFO
    • Contact Us


      11AM ET Sunday – 8PM ET Friday

  • Send a Release
  • Sign up
  • Log in
  • Resources
  • RSS
  • GDPR
  • News in Focus
    • Browse All News
    • Multimedia Gallery
  • Business & Money
    • Auto & Transportation
    • Business Technology
    • Entertain­ment & Media
    • Financial Services & Investing
    • General Business
  • Science & Tech
    • Consumer Technology
    • Energy & Natural Resources
    • Environ­ment
    • Heavy Industry & Manufacturing
    • Telecomm­unications
  • Lifestyle & Health
    • Consumer Products & Retail
    • Entertain­ment & Media
    • Health
    • Sports
    • Travel
  • Policy & Public Interest
  • People & Culture
    • People & Culture
  • Send a Release
  • Sign up
  • Log in
  • Resources
  • RSS
  • GDPR
  • Send a Release
  • Sign up
  • Log in
  • Resources
  • RSS
  • GDPR
  • Send a Release
  • Sign up
  • Log in
  • Resources
  • RSS
  • GDPR

Desert Dweller Kids Help Desert Dweller Animals while Rocking out to Their Favorite Songs
  • USA - English


News provided by

Julie Originals

Nov 06, 2013, 03:10 ET

Share this article

Share toX

Share this article

Share toX

"Bubba" the great horned owl from Tucson Wildlife Center. Photo by Jennifer Mead
"Bubba" the great horned owl from Tucson Wildlife Center. Photo by Jennifer Mead

Tucson, AZ (PRWEB) November 06, 2013 -- Lots of kids, a wild animal and loud rock music could be some people's worst nightmare...but not the families at The Desert Dwellers Party! Held outside Mildred & Dildred Toy Store on Saturday, November 2nd, this menagerie of desert dwellers raised $300 for their local non-profit, Tucson Wildlife Center, in an hour.

Tucson Wildlife Center is a non-profit organization dedicated to the rescue, rehabilitation, and release of injured and orphaned wild animals throughout southern Arizona.

In one hour, The Desert Dweller Party raised $300 for Tucson Wildlife Center!

Post this

Julie Rustad and her son, Syver, kicked off the desert animal party by welcoming the crowd and thanking all of the businesses that donated raffle items. As "Bubba" the great horned owl was about to take the stage, 3 year old Syver told the large crowd that when Bubba was a baby he broke his wing when he fell out of his nest.

Today, "Bubba" and Tucson Wildlife Center Education Director, Joan Cass, educate the community about "Bubba's story and how they can help injured animals in southern Arizona.

Games using Desert Dwellers Flash Cards by their creator, Julie Rustad, proved how much the children love learning about their southwest animals. The children learned how fast roadrunners can really run by using the facts on the back of the "R" for Roadrunner card! Other fun facts included how coyotes use their howls to communicate at night. Playing with the animal flash cards concluded with the whole crowd of kids howling like coyotes in unison.

Just as the children's brains were almost full of desert dwellers educational info, the family band The Nap Skippers stepped on the stage. From "Yellow Submarine" to "Wheels On the Bus" to originals like "Cowboy Kitty" and "Cars and Trucks" - the 35 minute set was fresh and inspired some cool dance moves from the audience.

Towards the end of the Desert Dwellers Party, the crowd gathered around the raffle prizes in anticipation to see what they won. Generous gifts were donated from Armitage, Fading Vintage, Frost, Goldies, Motion X Training, Julie Originals, Madaras Gallery, Metro Car Wash, Mildred & Dildred Toy Store and the Tucson Jewish Community Center.

In one hour, $300 was raised for Tucson Wildlife Center from the sale of raffle tickets! Donations like this can be used to feed coyote pups or pay for triage and care for injured animals.

"Overall the party was a success!" exclaims Julie Rustad. "Maybe this will turn into an annual event! I loved the energy from the crowd, the collaboration of local organizations and most importantly, my son had a blast!"

Photos from the Desert Dwellers Party can be seen here.

About the Desert Dwellers Flash Cards

Artist, graphic designer and Tucson, Arizona mom Julie Rustad created the Desert Dwellers Flash Cards to teach her son, Syver, the alphabet and animals that we see in Tucson.

So while her son Syver napped, Julie set to work with paintbrush and acrylics to create paintings of southwest animals and fun facts for kids.

A tarantula carries the description 'Fuzzy Wuzzy', with quick facts about its predators, food, habitat and lifespan. A vulture is described as 'Not A Picky Eater'. A hummingbird is proclaimed a 'Show Off!'

An appearance of the Desert Dwellers Flash Cards on the Tucson Morning Blend can be seen here.

The southwest animal flash cards, priced at $20 each (with shipping) and packaged in a colorful 4" x 7" box, make a perfect learning tool and a Holiday gift that will appeal to kids and their parents, grandparents or caregivers.

When she's not painting and running her award-winning graphic design firm, 24-7 Creative Solutions, Julie plays drums in two bands, The HypnoGogs and The Nap Skippers. The latter consists of Julie, husband Jon, and Syver, who plays anything he can get his hands on, but has a soft spot for his red ukelele.

The Desert Dwellers Flash Cards, prints and greeting cards are available online at Julie Originals.com.

Julie Rustad, Julie Originals, http://julieoriginals.com/, +1 520-240-7839, [email protected]

Modal title

3 year old Syver Rustad, The Nap Skippers lead singer! Photo by Jennifer Mead.
3 year old Syver Rustad, The Nap Skippers lead singer! Photo by Jennifer Mead.
Tucson businesses donated amazing raffle items to benefit Tucson Wildlife Center.
Tucson businesses donated amazing raffle items to benefit Tucson Wildlife Center.
Joan Cass and "Bubba" from Tucson Wildlife Center. Photo by Jennifer Mead.
Joan Cass and "Bubba" from Tucson Wildlife Center. Photo by Jennifer Mead.
Artist and Drummer Julie Rustad. Photo by Jennifer Mead.
Artist and Drummer Julie Rustad. Photo by Jennifer Mead.
Desert Dwellers Flash Cards by Artist Julie Rustad - Southwest Animals from A-Z
Desert Dwellers Flash Cards by Artist Julie Rustad - Southwest Animals from A-Z
3 year old Syver Rustad, The Nap Skippers lead singer! Photo by Jennifer Mead. Tucson businesses donated amazing raffle items to benefit Tucson Wildlife Center. Joan Cass and "Bubba" from Tucson Wildlife Center. Photo by Jennifer Mead. Artist and Drummer Julie Rustad. Photo by Jennifer Mead. Desert Dwellers Flash Cards by Artist Julie Rustad - Southwest Animals from A-Z

Contact PRWeb

  • 11AM ET Sunday – 8PM ET Friday
  • Contact Us

About PRWeb

  • About PRWeb
  • Partners
  • Partnership Programs
  • Editorial Guidelines
  • Resources

Why PRWeb

  • Why PRWeb
  • How It Works
  • Who Uses It
  • Pricing

Accounts

  • Create a Free Account
  • Log in
  • Contact Us

Do not sell or share my personal information:

  • Submit via [email protected] 
  • Call Privacy toll-free: 877-297-8921

Contact Cision

Products

About

My Services
  • All News Releases
  • Online Member Center
  • ProfNet
Cision Distribution Helpline
888-776-0942
  • Legal
  • Site Map
  • RSS
  • Cookie Settings
Copyright © 2025 Cision US Inc.