We welcome Mouse, a much loved dog whose best friend and partner has become ill and can no longer look after her. On her first day here Mouse is at the crossroads, looking through the gate for her friend to find her and looking over her shoulder at the friends waiting to help her. She will eventually choose the ones that are here. Their kindness and compassion and respect for her grieving, bewilderment and uncertainty are apparent to her. Mouse knows she is safe here but this is not yet home and that is what she longs for.
(Mouse arrived at SAINTS March 12, 2021. She is as sweet as she looks and has slowly settled in)
OUR WISH
Last year's The Amazing Raise campaign stated that the year 2020 was unprecedented as we were going through a global pandemic. SAINTS was unsure how we would survive the coming year as we had to close down all of our live events, public tours, lost some volunteers, and (like every individual out there) had to learn to live with supply chain issues. Good news is we got through the year because of our dedicated supporters. Bad news is that we are still limited in how and when we take on new volunteers, our public tours are still on hold, and we still cannot do live events. What does that mean for The Amazing Raise 2021. It has officially become our largest fundraiser because we have again cancelled our open house and our fall dinner and auction. The staff, volunteers, and even the saintly crew have their fingers, toes, paws, and a few feathers crossed that this will be our biggest year ever in raising much needed funds. Our goal is $48,000.
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HOW THIS FUNDRAISER WORKS
The Amazing Raise has always put the fun into fundraising. And this year is no different. The SAINTS’ are divided into 4 teams based on that part of SAINTS they consider home. There is the House , the MP Room, the Barn, and the Shop. Each group is on a race to raise the most amount of money for their respective areas; it’s all very exciting and for such a great cause! Each group has a team captain. We will be sharing their stories in an effort to showcase the type of animals that come to live at SAINTS.
