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OUR MISSION is to protect and care for stray and abandoned dogs and cats in the Sonoma Valley while working to reduce pet homelessness through shelter, rehabilitation, community education and public service.

Notes From the Shelter
Desiree Stinson, Executive Director

June 23 2009

Congratulations to our Volunteer Rummage Sale Team! This weekend our rummage sale produced over $1300.00 for the animals at Pets Lifeline!

This was just another terrific example how being a volunteer makes a difference for the homeless dogs and cats of our community. - Chances are that if you are visiting our website you are an animal person and you care about our mission - it is also possible you, like so many people today, may be struggling to make ends meet.

So today I'm offering up some simple ways you can help Sonoma Valley's only animal shelter on the cheap. As it so often happens the best ideas come from our volunteers. For example:

1) Donations instead of Birthday Gifts. Roxanne Ridgway, a dedicated volunteer, had a birthday recently and asked her guests to make donations to her favorite charity, Pets Lifeline, in lieu of gifts. She raised an impressive $450. This terrific idea would work well for any special occasion including weddings, anniversaries and retirement. You could even use the PLL Wish List published on our Web site to request specific items the animals need most.

2) Garage Sales. Another PLL devotee and board member, Ann Jones, recently held a garage sale and sent all the proceeds to the shelter. Summer is the season of garage sales so consider making yours a fundraiser. You could donate all your proceeds, a portion of your proceeds or designate specific items as benefiting PLL.

3) Company Matching Program. Remember to take advantage of your company's charitable match program if your company has one. If you're not sure you can check with your human resources department. This is a wonderful way to stretch your dollars and literally double your support to nonprofits like PLL.

4) Shop! with eScript. Get on board with the community give-back program called eScrip in which a portion of your spending can be funneled back to PLL. Imagine, just by doing your regular grocery and other shopping you can help the animals. All you need to do is complete a simple sign up and they take care of the rest.

5) Volunteer. All this costs is time, and we are hungry for volunteers to do everything from providing care for the animals to doing office and handy work. We love it even more if you have special skills you can share. Graphic artist? Carpenter? Painter? We need you.

6) Family fundraisers from Home. Ever thought about putting on your own fundraiser? Kids on vacation can have a lemonade stand, artists can sell handmade jewelry or scout troops can organize a bake sale to benefit Pets Lifeline. Businesses like Mary's Pizza Shack have even created their own fundraiser by designating a day on which they donate a percentage of their sales to the shelter. You can really get creative here.

The fact is, it's fun and rewarding to get the whole family involved in creative fundraising for a worthy cause. It makes everyone feel great and you may be surprised at how easy it is to raise money for your favorite charity - even in an economic climate like this one.

Thank you for caring - we wish you a wonderful summer! Look for us in the July 4th Parade or come by and visit our booth!

Cheers,

Desiree Stinson
Executive Director
Pets Lifeline

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