Gloria, Maddy's Fund has given a grant to a local organization here in Wisconsin similar to yours. Has anyone applied for one of these grants?
http://www.maddiesfund.org/ Bonnie in WI ----- Original Message ----- From: "Gloria B. Lane" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Friday, March 4, 2005 1:13 pm Subject: OT - need help for North Carolina cats > I work with Feline Rescue and Rehome(FuRR) here in Arkansas, and > we're helping to raise money to spay and neuter a colony of > feral/stray > cats in North Carolina. If you can donate to help with this, go > to > <http://www.teamfurr.org/>www.teamfurr.org to contribute thru > Paypal, and > indicate that its for the NC cats. > > If you have spay/neuter contacts in NC, let us know that too! > > Rita, a rescue worker here in Arkansas, went home to Magnolia, > Duplin > County, North Carolina at Christmas. Magnolia's about 2 hours west > of > Raleigh. She discovered that her sister was feeding some 20 cats > daily on > her property. Most were ready to give birth in early January. > Naturally, > Rita freaked out. > > Rita contacted some North Carolina rescue groups there but had > little luck > finding help. She did find one volunteer who's helping but works > for animal > control in Wilmington. She sent out letters to nearby NC vets, and > found a > couple of NC vets who will help with this project. > > Keep in mind we're about 1000 miles away from NC. And, the > rescues tend to > work with the larger cities, so the county where the cats are has > no > assistance or information about ferals and strays. > > Feline Rescue and Rehome (FuRR) appreciates any help you can > give. It > will probably cost $1,500 to $2,000 to spay and neuter all these > cats in > North Carolina. Should we by any chance collect more than needed, > the > remainder will go to FuRR, who runs a monthly spay-neuter clinic > in Little > Rock, Arkansas. FuRR is a 501-c3 organization, so tax deductible. > > Again, go to <http://www.teamfurr.org/>www.teamfurr.org for a > Paypal link > and our mailing address. Please indicate that it's for the NC cats! > > Thanks so much! > > Gloria > > > >
