Yesterday there was a story in the local paper that the biggest no-kill
shelter locally, Ten Lives, has had to start turning away cats due to
nearly
insurmountable vet bills. Tenth Chance is in a deeper crapper, and also
must
turn cats away. So people are dumping kittens at 2 AM on known volunteers'
doorsteps, and someone at Petsmart got pissed and complained about the
fundraising efforts. Now the Tenth Chance people aren't allowed to
verbally
ask for donations. We can put up all the signs we want, but can't outright
ask. On top of it, Tenth Chance was moved for their store shows...into the
d*g area! I love the D-critters as much as anyone, but it's a hell of a
place
to put cats for adoption.
Part of Ten Live's problem is actually the gas crunch. They have a
cor****ate
sponsor in Delta-Sonic. (Sorry, i don't know if this place is limited to
Western NY or not. It's a gas-and-wash chain.) More people take the bus,
the
less buy gas, and fewer people in to buy the car-wash ticket bundle that
benefits the shelter. Tenth Chance, however, may be the poorest of the
bunch.
I try to crochet handbags and things to sell, but I can only work so fast.
(Part of my recent absence from the board was spent playing with yarn, so
that the kitties can get their care.) But dammit, i am only one person. I
have four feet of hair, and I want to pull it out. It is time to organize.
I
have never done a full-out, butt-kicking fundraiser before. Any ideas on
how
to get one going? I'm ready to rip oiff the MD Carnival idea to get
something
rolling.
Blessed be,
Baha
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