Sunshine Coast twins Bridgette and Paula Powers have turned an interview last week that went viral into an opportunity to raise money to assist their rehabilitation of sick and injured pelicans and seabirds.
The insync twins, captured the world for their ability to finish each other’s sentences, even appearing on the US TV host Jimmy Kimmel show, after they spoke to reporters following a fatal accident on the Bruce Highway and a second one on Steve Irwin Way.
The twins told how their mother, Helen, had gone to the aid of a person she thought was an accident victim, and ended up escaping from a man armed with a gun who was later charged by police with 15 offences.
Bridgette and Paula with Helen have run Twinnies Pelican Seabird Rescue, a 24 hour rescue and rehabilitation facility, for the past 25 years.
Even on Jimmy Kimmel’s show the dedicated wildlife carers told the TV host if they ever went to the US what they would most like to see would be the country’s pelicans and wildlife.
Now, they’re asking for support to continue helping rehabilitate birds through their facility.
“We run a seabird bird rehab facility 24/7 and have never turned a bird away,” they say on their gofundme page.
“We rescue them, and give them any necessary medications for rehabilitation. Care can last anywhere from two weeks to nine months.
“We never give up on a bird.
“We never skimp on the quality of food. We go through seven loads of washing every day, and the machines are running non-stop.
“We will use funds to help the facility in many ways including ongoing costs, food bills, repairs to our older building and a disabled toilet for people who visit which anyone can use.”
To donate to The Twinnies visit gofundme.com/f/qv4qs-twinnies-pelican-and-seabird-rescue
