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Monday July 1, 2013 at 1:00 AM EDT
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Teresa Butler, President
OBG - Cocker Spaniel Rescue
president@cockerspanielrescue.com
Dear Friends,
In honor of Independence Day, the OBG Cocker Rescue July 2013 Freedom Foster Drive starts July 1, 2013. Our goal for the month of July is to free as many foster dogs from the kennels as possible by increasing the number of existing OBG foster homes. Naturally, the more dogs we can move into foster homes, the more dogs we can also free from death row at the shelters.
Here are simple ways that each and every one of YOU can help with the Freedom Foster Drive:
- Print a stack of the attached flyer seeking foster homes and take with them with you wherever you go. If you see a community bulletin board while you are out and about, hang a flyer on the bulletin board. Please also ask your vet, your groomer, your local pet store, your doggy day care and any other pet related service providers if you can hang a flyer in their office.
- You can also take this a step further and ask if you can leave a stack of flyers by the register at various establishments, particularly pet service providers. We have attached a smaller foster flyer to this email that should be perfect for this use. Note: if you want to help, but cannot print or copy a stack of flyers for yourself, email me at President@cockerspanielrescue.com and we will arrange to have flyers mailed to you. This leads me to another way to help . .
- Some people may not have the ability to print and/or copy these flyers, so I am looking for volunteers who are willing to print the flyers, make copies and mail to volunteers who request that copies be mailed to them. We may also ask the same volunteers to mail flyers to various vet offices who have agreed to help.
- You can also mention opportunities to foster and other volunteer opportunities to anyone who will listen! This includes friends, family, coworkers, people you meet at adoption shows, etc. The more we spread the word about our need for foster homes and other volunteer opportunities, the better.
- Last, but certainly not least, CONSIDER FOSTERING YOURSELF! I'm happy to talk to anyone about foster opportunities and what it is like to foster. Click here to complete a foster application.
To share our great foster experiences, we will be conducting interviews with various fosters throughout the month and posting them on OBG's blog. If you foster and are interested in being interviewed, email me at President@cockerspanielrescue.com. We would love to hear from you!
Please also watch OBG's Facebook page for Freedom Foster Drive posts and share, share, share!
OBG is fortunate to have such wonderful volunteers and with help from all of YOU, we can free many dogs from kennels and shelters, not just in July, but also for many months to come.
Thank you,
Teresa
Teresa Butler
OBG President