Category: Fund raising

Joanna Simm, a galgo/greyhound enthusiast in the Aude, raised the manificent sum of 1,466 euros with her Spice Night.

She writes, ‘My curry night on Saturday raised much more than I had ever hoped for….enough for me to give 733 euros to L’Europe des Levriers and the same amount again to Nuria Blanca at Amigos de los Galgos for Loli at Pedro Munoz refuge, who are desparate for help at the moment.

My friend sandi has worked to help Nuria for some years now and asked if there was enough money raised, could I help…and I hope everyone agerees that 1,466 plus was a great amount! It was hard work though..I never want to cook curry for 60 people ever again! Its worth it for the Galgos though.’

Any one else planning a fundraising event?

Feeling fit? Fancy walking to raise funds for ADANA?

This is an organised walk, starting in Estepona on Sunday 16th March, and finishing in Sevill on Saturday, 22nd March. Everyone will travel back to Estepona by car on Sunday, 23.

You can walk for the week, or part of the week.

Overnight accommodation is arranged, and the approximate cost is 60 euros per person.

Book by 15th February.

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Too many dogs; too little money; too few helpers, rock bottom morale.

In an earlier post I reported on the Pedro Munoz refuge at Cuidad Real, 200 kms south of Madrid.

A refuge half built, before the Mayor pulled the plug on the funding.

Over 100 dogs, only three volunteers, and bills piling up which they haven’t the funds to pay.

They’re desperate for help.

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Nights in the Spanish winter can be bitterly cold. And if you are a galgo with a skeletal frame and very little hair, it can be hell.

So one of the ways people can help to improve quality of life is to make dog coats. It doesn’t matter if you’re not a Zandra Rhodes or Mary Quant, even those who are not a dab hand with a sewing machine can make these stylish dog coats.

I’ve been sent the following from a supporter in France. So go on, give it a try!

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SATURDAY FEBRUARY 9th 2008
Auberge du Balestie, Malegoude, Ariège.
8pm
Tickets 20 euros including wine, 15 euros excluding wine
Tombola/raffle

(The Auberge is situated off the main road between Fanjeaux and Mirepoix. It is well signposted from the road. For further directions please contact Joanna on the number given below).

It can be hard to get a good curry in the depths of the French countryside…and we will do our best to supply some! All tastes catered for, from mild to hot hot hot!! There will also be a selection of vegetarian dishes. Please come along and lend your support…and have a good evening too!

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All that’s needed for the volunteers to complete the construction of the new refuge at Pedro Munoz, Ciudad Real.

Ciudad Real is a city 200 km south of Madrid. I visited the La Bienvenida refuge there in July 2007, to bring out 4 galgos for rehoming in France. I’ve now discovered the town has a second animal refuge, this one in the Pedro Munoz area.

Construction was begun with the support of the Mayor, but it’s only half built because the funding ran out.

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Weathertogs, who make stylish high quality dog coats, with an especially well-designed range for greyhounds/galgos, recently donated a quanity for use in the rescue centres in Northern Spain, where the nights can be very cold for thin-skinned galgos.

Based in Suffolk, UK, the challenge was to get the coats transported at minimum cost!

Responding to a posting on AngloInfo, John Chambers offered to collect them whilst visiting family in Essex, and brought them back to France. A dog lover himself, he said he was very happy just to help.

The coats should soon be winging their way southwards. Thanks to Wendy Amon, proprietor of Weathertogs, for her extremely generous donation.

Any more tales of donations, email me direct.

In November, Operation Scooby were notified of an appalling situation in El Cuervo, in Sevilla, where there were almost 200 dogs all together, males, females, big, small.

Lots of dogs all together, pregnant bitches about to give birth, dogs with recent wounds, terrible skin problems, dogs on short chains, emaciated.

You can read the whole story and the latest updates on the Operation Scooby website.

To help fund the rescue, care and rehabilitation of the dogs saved from this hell, a couple of galgo lovers have designed and produced some fridge magnets to sell. They have covered the production and postage costs themselves, so 100% of the profit goes to help the Scooby team.

The magnets are currently on sale via the following UK dog rescue websites:

http://www.dogpages.org.uk/forums/

http://www.sighthoundsonline.org.uk/forums/

http://www.rykat.org/forums/

Why not purchase some and pop them in your family and friends’ Christmas stockings.

Donations are still coming in from people who couldn’t attend the L’Europe des Levriers pre Christmas lunch on 2nd December, so the total amount now raised is over 1650 euros. Wonderful. Thank you everyone.

The fundraising pre-Christmas lunch organised on 2nd December by the Deux-Sevres (79) group of l’Europe des Levriers’ raised 1615 euros and more donations are still coming in. This is a Thank You from the EDL president to everyone who helped

FUND RAISING
I enjoyed very much to be with you at my first fund raising. Thank you for your help and be sure that this money will be well used. We raised 1615 euros : this amount will save approximately 10 galgos !!! Thank you for them. They deserve it so much ! Béatrice from L’europe des Lévriers