Without donors, charities simply dont exist. Being in the animal welfare realm is harder still because animals fall after human need and there are a zillion charities set up to help humans all vying for supporters and donors to keep their programmes running. So any person or organisation that contributes to our programmes is a friend indeed.
Facebook is a brilliant invention. It has its downfalls and critics but overall is gives us the opportunity to distribute information and communicate with supporters with very little effort and zero financial output. By posting quick little notes on my own profile and the SPAW supporters page we can recruit volunteers and encourage donors from all over the world.
Which brings me to the crux of my blog today.
I want to say THANK YOU to two donors who have made my day through their generosity and understanding of the job we face in carrying out important work in the pacific that will ultimately improve the way animals are treated and the life they live.
Today at SPAW we received an incredibly generous donation from Cathy King of World Vets, all the way in the USA, of over 1000 heart worm tablets. This kind of donation makes me literally jump up and down with excitement because it is so valuable. We could never afford to buy it and dont yet have a profile global enough to source it for free ourselves so I am incredibly grateful. Of course, our global profile and donor streams will increase over the coming years, but for now, we are very much at the grass roots stage of our development.
I have been told that currently, they have absolutely nothing in terms of flea and worm meds on the market in Tonga so the tablets will be well utilised.
Also, I must thank Julie Muir from New Plymouth who collects all sorts of product from veterinary clinics and doctor rooms and ships them up when and as she can. Today 3 boxes of medicines and surgical utensils were delivered from Julie. This donation will be taken up to Tonga on the 22nd May 2010 and used to help relieve the suffering of the many animals we know are in dire shape without any relief for their various ailments.
If you have access to veterinary products, please donate it to SPAW.
Karen
