tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74183321352598755182024-03-19T03:16:32.403-07:00The South Bay unites to help the animals in Japanwww.walkthedogmb.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11730980519997179017noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7418332135259875518.post-8504558189716217062011-04-11T10:57:00.000-07:002011-04-11T10:57:28.556-07:00Thank You...<div style="text-align: center;">Thank you for participating in our raffle to help the animals in Japan.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">This was a huge success and we sincerely appreciate all the fantastic businesses who pitched in and donated their services. Thank you! </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">We are in the process of finalizing all the last details and will be emailing the winners this afternoon!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: left;">(If your just visiting this site for the first time, sorry our raffle has now concluded. </div><div style="text-align: left;">But, your more than welcome to donate to Animal Refuge Kansai anytime- see below, they are amazing...)</div>www.walkthedogmb.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11730980519997179017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7418332135259875518.post-83587714497849546792011-03-24T19:48:00.000-07:002011-04-08T16:25:44.614-07:00a raffle to help the animals in Japan<div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;">Hi, I'm Suzanne Tadros owner of Walk the Dog pet sitting in Manhattan Beach, California. Over the past 2 weeks I've been watching the news from Japan and wondering what I could do to help. I donated to the red cross, but the feeling of "doing something good" quickly faded that night when I saw a You Tube video of <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_IcignrTWhU"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">2 dogs</span></a> in Japan. That video broke my heart. After quite a bit of online research to find a reputable rescue organization based in Japan I found the <a href="http://www.arkbark.net/?q=en/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">Animal Refuge Kansai (ARK)</span></a>, a non-profit that has helped over <a href="http://www.arkbark.net/?q=en/node/1"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">3,700</span></a> dogs and cats over the past 21 years. ARK was founded by Elizabeth Oliver, who originally moved to Japan to teach English and her love for animals caused her to start ARK in 1990. Elizabeth posts <a href="http://www.arkbark.net/?q=en/node/2926"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">updates</span></a> on her website and the <a href="http://drupal.animalrefugekansai.org/?q=en/node/2901"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">stories</span></a> of the heroic efforts of the ARK volunteers are truly amazing.<br />
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While I do have a business administration degree, I certainly don't have a "fundraising" background - so I've teamed up with Kathy Nelson Clarke (of Kathy's Dog Walking) and Rebecca Mandell (Dog's Best Friend). Together we are hoping we can spread the word and make a difference for these animals. </div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;">Please help ARK to continue their efforts of rescuing, housing, feeding, and giving medical attention to the animals that are injured and homeless in Japan.</div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;">We have received raffle items from several local businesses that have agreed to donate their work (see links in blue on the right). We hope that we can persuade you to donate (every small bit counts) and you might even win something really cool in the process.</div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc0000;"><b>How the raffle works:</b></span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;">You will receive 1 raffle ticket for each $10 donation (approx. 810 Japanese Yen).</div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;">For $20 (approx. 1620 Japanese Yen), you would receive 2 tickets. </div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;">For $50 (approx. 4050 Japanese Yen), you would receive 5 tickets. </div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;">For $100 (approx. 8100 Japanese Yen), you would receive 10 tickets.</div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;">And so on - you get the idea....</div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc0000;">Step 1</span></b>: Make a donation to the <a href="http://www.arkbark.net/?q=en/">Animal Refuge Kansai</a> via their PayPal site:<br />
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The currency is in Yen (since they are a Japanese based non-profit) here is a <a href="http://finance.yahoo.com/currency-converter/#from=USD;to=JPY;amt=10"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">currency converter</span></a>, should you need it.<br />
<div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;">You will need to click the button "update total" after you type in your donation amount.</div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;">Be sure to include your email address in the transaction so that you receive an electronic receipt.</div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc0000;">Step 2</span></b>: Please forward your receipt to us - so we know that you participated and know how many raffle tickets to send you. Our email is: WeCareRaffle@gmail.com</div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;">Please email us your receipt right away, by skipping this step you won't be eligible for the raffle. <br />
(so sad!)</div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc0000;">Step 3</span></b>: Within 24-hours of <a href="mailto:wecareraffle@gmail.com"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">emailing us</span></a> your receipt we will forward your "electronic" raffle ticket numbers back to you. <br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">The drawing will take place at 10 am Monday, April 11th, 2011.</span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div></div><div style="text-align: left;">Thank you so much for your support & helping us spread the word. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: auto;"><a href="http://www.walkthedogmb.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;">Suzanne Tadros</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;">, </span><a href="http://www.kathysdogwalking.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;">Kathy Nelson Clarke</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;">, </span><a href="http://www.rebeccadogsbestfriend.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;">Rebecca Mandell</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;"> and many others (see list of amazing contributors on the right)</span></div></div>www.walkthedogmb.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11730980519997179017noreply@blogger.com