I'm absorbing what I've read about what not to do when raising money for a charity: 2. Beating around the bush. Because some people think asking for money violates good manners, they'll hint at it rather than asking directly. "We are so broke I just don't know how we're going to pay the bills. By the way, I just love your new car." That said, WE CAN'T DO THIS WITHOUT YOUR HELP! People who adopt dogs from Coastal GSR always say the same thing- "How did this awesome dog land at a kill shelter?" Most of the time we don't know the answer to that, but we do know that there are hundreds of thousands of amazing dogs who have the same fate. While the shelters can only give them so much time, Coastal GSR gives them all of the time it takes to find that perfect home. That costs money (more than $300/month for boarding, alone), but gives the dog a chance to be found by someone who thinks they're perfect. Without that time, they would've been put to sleep in the back of a shelter, because the facility needed room for all of the incoming dogs. Please donate to Coastal German Shepherd Rescue CROSSROAD'S GERMAN SHEPHERDS SIGNER OF THE BREEDER'S CODE _www.sbrgsdc.org_ (http://www.sbrgsdc.org/) _www.coastalgsr.org_ (http://www.coastalgsr.org/) ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2014. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Each Author is responsible for the content of his/her post. This group and its administrators are not responsible for the comments or opinions expressed in any post. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://showgsd.org SUBSCRIPTION: http://showgsd.org/mail.html NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================