This fundraiser is being held for many rescues by the Mid-Atlantic English Springer Spaniel Rescue and they have invited Weeping Willow to join in the proceeds. The info below is from the person conducting the rescue raffle. The Team at Weeping Willow ------------------------------------------------------------------ Please see below for the 50/50 raffle that I am doing. If you would kindly copy and paste and send to all of your contacts I would like to include Kato and Weeping Willows in the proceeds of this fundraiser. If you have any questions please feel free to contact me. I am having a very positive response to this! --------------------------------------------------------------------- Hello fellow animal lovers Can you believe that we are coming to the end of 2010 and before we know it 2011 will be here. You are all probably wondering why you are receiving this email and why am I mentioning the years, well here it is, our shelters and rescue groups have seen a huge decline in donations but an increase in the number of animals that we are taking in. Many shelters that typically have an 'open door' policy are having to turn away some very needy animals simply because they themselves do not have the funds and resources to care for them. Rescue groups are also facing the same dilemma because many of their volunteers that would normally take in discarded pets are facing their own financial challenges. The average cost for each animal taken in is approximately $400, and that is if the animal is fairly healthy. Many rescues take in sick animals and the cost is even higher, which many of you are well aware of. So, for this holiday season I will be holding a 50/50 drawing with half of the donations going to an individual and the other half being divided up amongst some very needy and worthy shelters and rescues. The cost to you is low, for each $2.00 donation that you make your name will be entered into the drawing. The drawing will then be held on Sunday, December 5, 2010 - just in time to get some extra holiday cash! A $20 donation to a shelter or a rescue group can mean that a dog gets vaccinated or the cats get to eat that day, you all are so very, very aware of this. So please, won't you help me to help the four legged furbabies! When making your donation, please enter your favorite shelter or rescue that you would like to see receive a holiday donation from this fundraiser. Please be sure to give complete and accurate information (name, address, phone number and email address) when making your donation so that is will be easy to contact you when you are the winner! Email address for Paypal donations is: renee.ayers@xxxxxxxxx : go to the 'personal tab and then gifts' or if you prefer to send a check you may email me for my address. Please share this with everyone that you know, the more money raised the more we can help! Thank you for your support and making a difference! Renee Ayers MAESSR Volunteer Mid-Atlantic English Springer Spaniel Rescue www.maessr.org renee.ayers@xxxxxxxxx 412-607-0039 Don't walk in front of me ~ I may not follow. Don't walk behind me ~ I may not lead. Walk beside me ~ And just be my friend. ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2010. 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 NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================