UPDATE - FUNDRAISERS
WE WOULD LIKE TO SAY A GREAT BIG THANK YOU TO ALL WHO HAVE RESPONDED TO OUR URGENT APPEAL AND TO ALL OUR SUPPORTERS, FRIENDS, LOANERS, TRUSTEES AND OUR BRILLIANT AND SUPPORTIVE PATRONS.
WE WOULD ALSO LIKE TO ADD A HUGE THANK YOU TO OUR WONDFERFUL AND RELIABLE BAND OF VOLUNTEER HELPERS AT BOTH SANCTUARIES WHO TURN OUT REGARDLESS OF WEATHER AND ROAD CONDITIONS TO ENSURE ALL OUR HORSES AND PONIES ARE WELL AND FED.LASTLY BUT FAR FROM LEAST A HUGE THANK YOU TO TRUSTEES ANN AND BRYAN AT LODORE FOR TIRELESSLY KEEPING ICE BROKEN AND WATER TROUGHS AND TAPS RUNNING EARLY MORNINGS AND LATE EVENINGS.
Mid -January - SEVERE WEATHER CONTINUES TO COVER THE UK
At our sanctuaries we are facing ever bigger outgoings as this harsh winter continues to inflict sub-zero temps and snowfall. the meadows are white and iced and it will be a while before grazing is usuable as a food source again.
We are facing hard times head on and our meagre funding reserves are taking a battering.
Please consider one of the ways below to support this charity through this crisis period.
If you are a UK income tax payer a cash donation via JUST GIVING can bring in extra money for this charity as we claim back the tax you would have otherwise paid.
£2 buys a bag of carrots £10 buys a bag of feed £30 buys 8 bales of hay £100 covers worming costs for 4 months
This charity EQUINE MARKET WATCH Sanctuaries UK works in auctions, markets and horse fairs across the UK. It is staffed by unwaged volunteers with all donations going to the upkeep of the resident horses and ponies, donkeys and a Mule! in the two sanctuary bases, in Herefordshire and Powys.
Both Sanctuaries have a maximum numbers policy so we can give our residents a good quality of life and all our resident equines are with us because they have problems that won't allow this charity to be placed in pre-checked loan homes like our other 70 horses and ponies.
The charity currently has 70 horses and ponies out in excellent homes across the UK
During 2009 we noted month on month a decline in donations/income which has resulted in a hole in our funding needs for the Winter 09/10 period. At the same time demands on the charity and requests for help have quadrupled with over 30 calls each day for help.
We need public support to allow this charity to continue its work and to be able to offer places of sanctuary to horses and ponies in peril. There are many ways to support this small but important UK charity.
We have various up coming fundraising events including NIGHT OF 1000 STARS - an evening of glittering entertainment and super prize auction.
This event is now open for booking tables and individual tickets So don't delay book your places. £25 pp or a table of 8 for £180
NIGHT OF 1000 STARS will be held in Worcester on March 27th, starting at 7.00pm more details of this and other fundraisers can be found on the website HERE
LOSE A SMALL PONY IN WEIGHT
Elaine is started the diet on January 2nd, aiming to shed the weight of a small Shetland pony (approx 50 kilo's - and YES!she does need to lose this!)
Fundraiser Paul also joined her, as did one of our younger trustees, Sam.
If you would like to join them and lose with them while being sponsored by your friends and family please do so, just e-mail us to let us know and we'll add your success to our Blog and news, or if you would like to sponsor our dieters weight loss at just 25p per kilo that would be a great big incentive for them to keep going.
They will report her weight loss each Friday starting from 8th January. STARTING WEIGHT IS (cringe) 13 stones 4lb
JANUARY 8TH total weight loss of our 3 dieters is 9lbs
SPONSORSHIP
100 CLUB
Please consider joining our 100 Club.For just £5.00 a month subscription you could win a prize of £45 (this prize level rises the more players are involved)
Details are of the 100 club also on the website
SPONSOR A RESIDENT HORSE/ PONY Lastly our resident horses and ponies are open for sponsorship at just £20 for a year each. This makes a nice gift for many celebrations (Birthdays/Valentines Day/Anniversaries/Christmas) as it comes with an appropriate gift card, small gift, and quarterly news letter with news about the chosen horse/pony as well as all the general news within the charity. Sponsorships are tailored to fit the age of the person receiving the package.
We appreciate all our supporters very much indeed and to say thank you we have a wonderful summer event planned for you.
THE WHOLE HORSE WEEKEND held near Brecon Powys on June 26th and 27th 2010 where you can camp over in fabulous surroundings and enjoy a great social and educational two days as well as a folk evening and craft stalls to browse.
Look out for more details of THE WHOLE HORSE WEEKEND coming in late January.
APRIL/MAY
In late Spring 2010 we will be holding open days at our Herefordshire sanctuary but our resident horse/pony sponsors are always welcome to visit whatever the season of year within our opening times schedule. In winter we advise wellies and very warm clothing!
FINAL APPEAL
Please help...we can only continue to be there and stand by our motto of "WE will NOT look away" with the support of the public, fundraisers and donations. Thanks for reading this.
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