Please read and if you are touched, donate.
I am passing this on for a friend that I made through the Pepsi Challenge. She has done really great work with her rescue in rural TX and is trying to raise funds for a spay/neuter program. This article shows how badly this is needed: http://www.globalgiving.org/pfil/9995/projdoc.pdf
If anyone is looking for a great charity, please consider donating to Tri City through the global giving link so that they can become permanent members of global giving which should help them raise money for years to come. http://goto.gg/9995
Thanks!
Deb
This is an email I asked Vickie to send to me so people can see what they are about :)
Tri-City Animal Sanctuary was started in 2005 by Vickie Eckert and Lawrence Patrick. Lawrence and Vickie purchased five acres in 2005. Our kennels are not the average kennels because we are a sanctuary we want our dogs to feel they have a yard to run and play. Our smallest kennel is 50 x 30 and our largest kennel is 100 x 100. Since 2005 we have in years taken in over 2000 dogs /cats.The first years were hectic for the Sanctuary due to many obstacles that happened. Lawrence was in a bad car accident that broke his back in September 2005. During that time we thought about stopping the sanctuary but we kept going cause we knew our purpose in life was to help "God's creatures." It was also during this time the scandal in Jourdanton Texas was taking place where a public works supervisor gave order to drown the pounds dogs in the water sewer plant. Many meetings and news media were in Jourdanton, Texas during this time. Vickie didn't back down and made her presence known at those meetings.
In 2007 Vickie was diagnosed with Cancer once again the thought was to stop the Sanctuary but we didn't. Vickie had surgery in May 2007 to remove the cancer. She didn't need chemotherapy or radiation due to the tumor being found 2 mm in size. Lawrence and Vickie have been through trials and money issues through out this all but we continue to do what we believe. We currently have 95 dogs and 37 cats. We are continuously needing support. In the past if we took in a litter of puppies or kittens we would spay the momma for free. We did this out of or pockets. Because we a rural shelter the donations are very limited plus you have to deal with a mentality of "It's just a dog".
Other shelters have been in Atascosa county but they have shut down and this past may lost their non profit status. That leaves just us. We desperately need a spay/neuter program and have a chance to implement one. Global Giving asked us be apart of the April open challenge. Global Giving is known world wide for their efforts in helping non profits raise money. First off by donating with Global giving you know the money is going to be used for what we say it is going to be used for. Report and receipts are sent to Global giving showing where the donations went and what the money was used for. We are asking for help with this project. Please consider helping us with a donation. You can donate by clicking on this link: http://goto.gg/9995
Sincerely,
Vickie Eckert
www.tricityanimal.org
