Based on what I am seeing on the Rescue List not only for Newfs but for other breeds...the numbers of of dogs needing re-homed due to the economy ..well...it's GROWING astronomically and I doubt that there is any end in sight.
We feel badly for the families that have to face losing their jobs...their homes ...and very often they have to surrender a much loved family pet because they can barely afford to maintain themselves...let alone a pet.
Sad to say, I think, even with the most concerted efforts it is soon going to come to a point when even the MOST dedicated shelters and Rescues..organized as well as Individuals and Independents just cannot save them all....so in some small way...I truly have the belief that between ALL of us we can help a few more...and those few more dogs are going to be VERY appreciative of OUR collective efforts.
Also THANKS for all your prayers and good thoughts; we'd had some nasty weather last night but a safe trip to the Cardiologist and back...breakfast sucked but you can't win them all. Ron will be having a Thallium Stress Test the Monday after Christmas and this will confirm the validity of the Treadmill Test he'd had last month; he will also have another Echocardiogram and Lower Extremity ultrasound as he has some other complaints which could be cardiac vs sciatic vs diabetic so we should know a lot more after the Thallium test and where we need to go from there.
SO....YOU WANNA KNOW WHO THE WINNERS ARE ?????
First of all....
THANKS TO YOU.... THE FINAL TOTAL WAS.......
$ 2,050.00
WHICH MAKES EACH SHARE WORTH
$1,025.00
1227 Tickets were sold and the half-gallon jar I was using was plumb FULL so hubby had to reach into a pillow case to pull the winning ticket...was the ONLY way to make sure tickets were all mixed up properly.
THE BASKET WINNER IS.........MICHELLE SUMNER of Laguna Beach, CA
SO....Michelle.....you need to get back with me to let me know where to ship ALL your Goodies. the cookies will be shipped separately as I still have to bake the Grain Free ones...those are only done by Special Order and the base mixture is thawing out.
.......... NOW....YOU WANNA KNOW WHO THE WINNING RESCUE IS ????
WELL, DO YOU ??????
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THE RESCUE 50% CHECK GOES TO:
Newfoundland Health & Rescue of the Newfoundland Club of Northern California and it was a great pleasure to telephone Summer Poris with this news and to forward the envelope of checks to Mrs. June Gibson ( Rescue Chair ).
The Health Challenge Committee of the Newfoundland Club of America ( Mrs Kathy Paxton ) received the other $ 1,025.00 from you to further their involvement in medical research for health problems plaguing our Newfoundlands.
UPDATE: Our Basket Winner, Michelle Sumner has gracious donated the contents of the Basket back to Rescue so after the Holidays I will be splitting the contents up into 4 separate boxes and drawing the names of 4 Newfoundland Rescues and ship a box to each of them .
These Rescues will then have the option of using the contents for their own Rescue Intakes, using them in their Rescue Fund-raiser "Brown Bag Auctions" or in their baskets that each Club assembles and takes to the National Speciality for the Health Challenge Silent Auctions.
So...THANKS AGAIN to Michelle who has really shown the "Pay it Forward" aspect of these fund-raisers.
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