Many Tears Animal Rescue
Supported by Burns Pet Nutrition
Friends of Many Tears
The Friends of Many Tears was founded in January 2007. We are still growing in number and always welcome anyone with an interest in raising funds for Many Tears. We have our own website www.friendsofmanytears.co.uk and from there will keep you up to date with all the news and lots of ways that you can help. We have raised a magnificent £10500 in our first year. However with the withdrawal of the Dogs Trust neutering vouchers we need to aim even higher in our second year. So we really need your support. Please read below and on our website to see if there is any way that you can help. We are always looking for collectors at street collections. Could you send us your unwanted foreign currency? Have you joined Lily's Lotto? Would you like to join our standing order scheme? Please don't just sign on, look at the pictures of the dogs and sign off. Make your visit count, if everyone that signed on did just one thing for the Friends of Many Tears we would raise an amazing amount in 2008.
FRIENDS OF MANY TEARS
Glenda's e-mail address has changed and she can now be contacted on glenda.fry@btinternet.com for anything to do with raising funds for Many Tears.
The Friends have various Sponsor Forms so if you would like to help us raise much needed funds by competing in a sponsored event Glenda would love to hear from you. Or if you need help or guidance for any fundraising event please contact us. We are only here to help promote Many Tears and raise funds so would welcome any like minded people who want to help us achieve our goal.
LILY'S LOTTO
The winning dog's names were drawn by Judge Harold Godwin on
4 July 2008.
|
PRIZE |
DOGS NAME |
WINNER |
|
1st........£100.00 |
Charlie |
Mrs M Dalrymple, Colston, Glasgow |
|
2nd......£50.00 |
Jack |
Dawn Thurlby, Tadley, Hants |
|
3rd.......£25.00 |
Trefor |
Caroline Davies, Broad Oak, Carmarthen |
|
4th.......£25.00
|
Sammy
|
Claire Hogan, Wrexham
|
|
|
Hi it's Lily here |
SHAVING OFF THE PROFITS FOR MANY TEARS
Dorian, who is a new fosterer and has Mulberry staying with him at present, has made us a great offer. He runs an on line business that sells shaving creams, soaps, skin care products, bridal tiaras, teddy bears and some nice costume jewellery. If anyone would like to purchase any products, please mention Many Tears in the comments box at the checkout stage, then 5% of the order value will be donated to the Friends of Many Tears. Simply visit www.abbiegails.co.uk and shop, shop, shop. Don't forget to mention Many Tears in order to get our donation.
In addition to that a £15 voucher to spend on the site will be offered to the best or hardest working fundraiser each month. Fundraising can be hard work but now some lucky Friends will be able to order something nice to pamper themselves as a reward for all their hard work.
STOP PRESS........ Earn 10% for Many Tears on the new Natural Grooming Company and Natural Real Shave ranges. So if you order from these ranges, the commission we can earn is doubled. Please take a look and see if you can help our cause. If you want to check out the website please go to www.abbiegails.co.uk and shop, shop, shop. Don't forget to mention Many Tears in your order to get our donation. This could be a great help to us so please check out the website to see if there is anything suitable for you.
CHARITABLE FRIENDS
The Friends are happy to welcome Jean, Joe and Brian to our group. The trio have acquired a shop at 58 High Street Grorseinon, Swansea which they are to call Animal Charities in Need. The first charity that they have decided to support is Many Tears. We are delighted that they have chosen us. The shop is open so if you are in the area please go along and support them and see if you can grab yourself a bargain. They will also be glad to accept any items that they can add to their stock so please also drop those off at the shop.
Many thanks Jean, Joe and Brian we look forward to a long and happy association.
2008 COLLECTION AND AWARENESS DAYS
Our street collections in 2007 were very successful and raised over £3000. We have now arranged most of the collections for 2008 and these are listed below. We need help with these as the more people that are out on the street the more money we will collect. If there is anyone who can bring a dog along please do so as, from past experience, it is the dogs that collect the money. Maybe you have had a dog from Many Tears and would like to help by bringing that dog along and collecting for whatever time you can spare. Please let us know if you can help at any, even if it is just an hour or two. Look out for new dates and venues as they are added:
Caerphilly - Friday 24th October
Please contact Sarah at sarah@swatkins3.wanadoo.co.uk
Bristol - Saturday 15th November 2008
Please contact Debbie at deborah@louiseworrall.freeserve.co.uk.
Carmarthen - Saturday 22nd November 2008
Please contact Glenda at glenda.fry@btinternet.com
Cardiff - Saturday 29th November 2008 CANCELLED
Swansea - Sunday 7th December 2008
Please contact Glenda at glenda.fry@btinternet.com
2009
Windsor - Saturday 24th January - to be confirmed
Swansea - Sunday 20th December
Please contact Glenda at glenda.fry@btinternet.com
If you can help at any of the collections even if just for a few hours between 10am and 4pm please contact the relevant person as above. We really need your help with these collections so that we can raise much needed funds for Many Tears. We would like to introduce a few more street collections so if you would like to hold one where you live please contact Glenda at glenda.fry@btinternet.com.
CHRISTMAS FARES
GREETING CARD COMPETITION
We had a huge response, receiving over 600 photos. It was a daunting task to pick just 4 pictures out of over 600. Paula did an incredible job of getting it down to a final 30. We then enlisted extra judges, 8 altogether to try to whittle it down. Only one dog was chosen outright by all 8 judges and then our other winners were chosen on a voting system. The dogs with the most votes were our winners.
However we really couldn't choose just four and have 15 winners. We will be having 3 packs of cards made with five cards in each pack. Our judges decision is final but we do reserve the right to change any chosen dog at a reprint for another of our 30 finalists. Many of the 600 dogs deserved to be in the final 30 but unfortunately weren't as the photo quality was not good enough to be transferred onto cards or there was a human body part in the picture....legs, arm, head etc so again not suitable for cards. All the dogs were lovely though and we can see why you are all so proud of them. As we have said before, they are all winners.
However our chosen 15 are:
| Pack 1 - Small Dogs | Pack 2 - Large Dogs | Pack 3 - Winter dogs |
| Manny by Fiona Alfie by Yvonne Georgia by Peg Maddie by Jan Lilly by Ruth |
Bow Peep by Sally Lola by Heather Indie by Emma Dulcie by Theresa Bella by Julia |
China by Katrina Amber by Michelle Fen by Sian Penny & Honey by Sarah Jake & Sweep by Julie |
We are hoping that the cards will be printed and on sale in October/November just in time for stocking fillers. The price will depend on the final printing costs but we will over the course of 2009 try to offer all 30 finalists a pack of 5 or 10 cards of their own dog.
We hope the cards will be a big success as all the money raised will go to help less fortunate dogs who are still waiting at Many Tears for their forever homes. Many thanks to everyone who sent in photos.
SAVED FOR CHRISTMAS DOGS
You may be aware that one of the busiest times for Sylvia and Many Tears is the period leading up to Christmas and through into the New Year. This is because most animal rescues close down at this time of year but the pounds stay open. Sylvia, however, keeps Many Tears open all through this period and takes in as many dogs as she can, which places a huge strain on resources So, to plan ahead for that time of year when Many Tears needs the extra funds, we launched the Saved for Christmas Dogs Appeal 2007. With the help of this appeal we were able to give Many Tears a cheque for £3000 and £200 worth of treats, so we will continue this appeal into 2008. Find yourself a jar or a dish or a bottle and simply save your 20p's whenever you receive one in your change. It may only be a few a week, but you won't miss it and over the year it will build into a nice sum, especially if there's lots of us involved. Sometime in November, I will ask you to pay your collection into the bank and then send me a cheque payable to Friends of Many Tears Animal Rescue (mark the back of the cheque Christmas Dogs). Early in December, we will pass on a cheque to Sylvia that will hopefully ease some of the weight on her mind just before the busiest time of the year. We also hope to get some press coverage for the handover to alert people that there will be more dogs looking for homes after the holiday period.
STANDING ORDER SCHEME
We have introduced the standing order scheme and are looking for a small regular amount paid monthly by standing order from your bank account to ours. A small amount from £3 upwards would be great as lots of small payments all added together will raise much needed funds for Many Tears.
To join simply e-mail Glenda at glenda.fry@btinternet.com for a standing order form.
FOREIGH CURRENCY
We are now saving foreign currency. We all come back with little bits that we can do nothing with but if you send any notes to:
Danny Westwood, 9 Gallivan Close, Little Stoke, Bristol BS34 6RW
We will collect it all together and change into sterling. At present the only coin we can take is Euros. No amount is too small as it all adds up.
PAULA HELPS US TO ADVERTISE MANY TEARS
Paula has kindly made us some lovely postcards which she will mail to you if you want to place one on a notice board at work or in a newsagents window etc to advertise Many Tears. Please get in touch with her at frostyaq@googlemail.com. Thanks Paula, great idea.
*******************************************************
Remember the Friends of Many Tears cannot exist without the support of like minded people. We need your help. If anyone has any novel ideas for raising more funds please get in touch with Glenda at glenda.fry@btinternet.com. Please also look at our website www.friendsofmanytears.co.uk to read lots of other ways that you could help us raise much needed funds.
