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The Bodega Bay Lodge & Spa looks to make 2003 the year of "The Birds" - Hitchcock's birds to be specific. Celebrating a cinematic milestone, the Lodge will celebrate the 40th anniversary of the movie with a yearlong fundraiser to benefit the Roar Foundation/Shambala Preserve - the organization formed in 1972 by Tippi Hedren, the movie's star.

"Bodega Bay has had a 40-year affiliation with "The Birds" movie and the Lodge sits in close proximity to many landmarks that were featured in the movie," said General Manager Jana Wacholz. "This year-long fundraiser will allow the Lodge to pay homage to the area's cinematic history, recognize Ms. Hedren's celebrity while also making a donation to a one-of-a-kind and notable organization."

Launched on January 1 of this year, the fundraiser will focus on the Lodge's Ocean Club Suites - each named after a member of the local bird community. Aptly dubbed "Trumpeter Swan," "Long-Billed Curlew" and "Brown Pelican," just to name a few, each suite offers wide-sweeping views of Doran Beach and Bodega Bay Harbour. During the course of the year, the Lodge will make a $5 donation to the Roar Foundation/Shambala Preserve for every night the suites are occupied by a guest at the published room rate.

The Lodge will also welcome Ms. Hedren to the Lodge in early May for a reception to further celebrate the movie's anniversary.

"The Bodega Bay Lodge has really developed a creative way to celebrate the 40th Anniversary of the debut of 'The Birds,'" said Ms. Hedren. "All of us at The Roar Foundation and the wild ones of the Shambala Preserve thank them so much for their support. As guests stay in luxury, this donation will help our Shambala guests, the wild ones, live the remainder of their lives with the respect and dignity they deserve."

Other activities throughout the course of the year will extend to seasonal "bird" specials in the hotel's award-winning Duck Club Restaurant and periodic showing of the movie for hotel guests in the Den, located off the main lobby. Copies of the movie will also be for sale at the front desk.

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