"Baha via CatKB.com" <u18616@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
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> 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
>
Ouch. Rough stuff, Girlfriend. Mandy's boyfriend, Jim's church used to
do
a flamingo thing where someone could pay to have flamingos placed on
someone's yard and they they'd have to pay to get them removed. It worked
a
treat until people decided to just keep the flamingos. Not cost
effective.
Do you sew (sewing machine?) I made nip s****s using flour sacking, white
thread, and a sewing machine. For a bit more money and effort, I could
add
Velcro to the end to close it. Even selling them at $1.00/ea one would
come
out ahead. I'd try for more though. I got 8-16 s****s out of a piece of
flour sacking depending on the style of sacking and the width of the
s****.
One of our no-kill shelters sponsors a couple of yard sales every year.
They sell donated stuff from their members and sometimes baked goods as
well. Everyone has a good time and it makes some money. I'd do that the
first weekend of a month, if it were me. More people with disposable
loot.
They also have pictures with Santa for Christmas, Halloween, Easter,
Thanksgiving themed pictures offered through the local PetSmart.
They also take food, supply, toys, and litter donations at the local
stores
that let them sit outside of them for these purposes.
If there is access to a local TV station which is game, a local telethon
is
possible. They've done it down here with jobseekers, diseases, and other
fund raisers. Why not pets as well?
Oh, one of the local charities raffled off a gas card for $500 worth of
gas.
It is a thought.
Sherry is the best person to ask, IMO, about this as she is as inventive
as
she is experienced.
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