China Tour 2001

[Guest guest]

Hi everyone:

I am leaving for my fourth concert tour of China in a few days where

I hope to help spread the message of compassion for all living creatures.(

And yes of course, I fight for human as well as animal rights, but humans

have voices that animals do not. We must be their voice.)

I will be doing many press conferences throughout the country and always

will be bringing up this subject of animal welfare and hope to influence

many people to make more compassionate choices. Keep your fingers crossed

and wish me luck.

If you could take me off your mailing list for 5 weeks until I return,

I would greatly appreciate it. Below is the press release that explains

more about my work in China. The road to change is slow if I am to continue

to have a voice there, but hopefully there will be changes in the coming

years. I know we wish we could change them instantly, but that seems to

be an impossibility.

Have a great summer and keep up the great fights for the animals!

Linda

http://www.mp3.com/Gentille ( Listen to You Make A Difference for the

animals here)

PS. As soon as I return from China, I go to Canada where I will be performing

concerts to benefit Canadian animal causes. You can find out more at my

website at:

http://www.Gentille.com

NEWS RELEASE

 

 

Popular US Pianist Returns to China in August

July 12, 2001 For immediate Release Press

contact: Barbara Gandy at: 609 628-4544

Linda Gentille, the most popular western classical/crossover pianist

to perform in China returns this year for her fourth consecutive concert

tour of The People’s Republic of China. She has performed in more Chinese

cities than any other western entertainer including Anshan, Changsha, Chengdu,

Forshan, Harbin, Ruian, Luyang, Xiamen, Shenzhen, Shejiajiang, Shantou,

Shenyang, Beijing, Hong Kong, Nanjing, Nanning, Guanzhoue, Hangzhoue, Wuahn,

Kunming, Wenzhou and Zhengzhou. This year she will perform in Beijing,

Guiyang, Wuhan , Xian, Shanghai and Shenzhen. One of the keys to Linda’s

success in the orient is the unique fact that Linda speaks and performs

in the Mandarin dialect. This tour, she will perform in Beijing, Shanghai,

Guiyang, Wuhan and Xian.

Linda is a great lover of animals and protecting the environment. She

is very concerned about the dog and cat markets , but especially

the bear bile farms where animals suffer terribly. Because of this concern,

she will be donating one of her concert fees to a The Animal Asia

Foundation. A wonderful organization that helps protect and free these

animals. Linda will also be speaking about her vegan lifestyle, and

the need for mankind worldwide to treat animals fairly and to end the terrible

suffering animals continue to endure at the hands of humans.

This year for the first time, Linda will also bring her anti-drug school

assembly, Say No Way to the students of China. She hopes to be a positive

replacement to some of the harsher methods of propaganda that the government

is currently using. There is a huge campaign underway by the Beijing government

to encourage students to say no to drugs and smoking. Linda has performed

this anti-drug assembly for 5 years all over the US accompanied by her

musical partner, Jim Yester. Jim Yester was the founding member of

the successful "60's" singing group "The Association". Their legendary

hits included Windy, Never My Love, Along Comes Mary and the beautiful

classic Cherish. In 1967, The Association had the distinguished honor

of outperforming The Beatles and became the number on group of the year.

In addition to her music and speaking the universal language of love

through her kindness, actions and radiant smile, Linda speaks nine different

languages, Chinese, Japanese, Portuguese, German, French, Dutch, Italian,

Spanish and English. It is her unique style and mass appeal that

crosses all age barriers and cultures that distinguishes this rare performer.

Linda is an entertainer, magician, singer, composer, actress, spokesperson,

entrepreneur, teacher, and humanitarian. For more information on Linda

and her concert tour of China, please visit her website at www.Gentille.com.

Her web site will have a weekly newsletter for students detailing her travels

throughout China during the months of August and September. She will have

students across America following her groundbreaking concert tour.

 

Kathryn Kovach wrote:

 

Good

to have on hand for those people who say, "gee, I WISH I could help you

BUT ... "

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Re: 100 ways that can help John

Bodenheimer wrote: 100

Ways to help Rescue Organizations Without Adopting a Dog or Cat or

Fostering a Dog or Cat, Can you...

1. Transport a dog or cat?

2. Donate a dog/cat bed or towels

or other *bedding* type items? (Gently used dog/cat equipment is always

welcome)

3. Donate MONEY?

4. Donate a Kong? A Nylabone? A

Hercules?

5. Donate a crate?

6. Donate a x-pen or baby gate?

7. Donate a food dish or a stainless

bucket for a crate?

8. Donate a leash?

9. Donate a collar?

10. Donate some treats or a bag

of food?

11. Donate a halti or promise collar

or a gentle leader?

12. Walk a dog?

13. Groom a dog or cat?

14. Donate some grooming supplies

(shampoos, combs, brushes, etc.)?

15. Donate a lawnmower?

16. Make a few phone calls?

17. Mail out applications to people

who've requested them? 18. Provide local vet clinics with contact information

for educational materials on responsible pet ownership? 19. Drive a dog

or cat to and from vet appointments?

20. Donate long distance calling

cards?

21. Donate a scanner or digital

camera?

22. Donate a photocopier?

23. Attend public education days

and try to educate people on responsible pet ownership? 24. Donate a gift

certificate to a pet store?

25. Donate a raffle item if your

club is holding a fundraiser? 26. Donate flea stuff (Advantage, etc.)?

27. Donate Heartworm pills?

28. Donate a animal first aid kit?

29. Provide a shoulder to cry on

when the rescue person is overwhelmed?

30. Pay the boarding fees to board

a dog for a week? Two weeks?

31. Be a Santi-paws foster to give

the foster a break for a few hours or days?

32. Clip coupons for dog food or

treats?

33. Bake some homemade doggie biscuits?

34. Make book purchases through

Amazon via a web site that contributes commissions earned to a rescue group?35.

Host rescue photos with an information link on your website?

36. Donate time to take good photos

of foster dogs for adoption flyers, etc.?

37. Conduct a home visit or accompany

a rescue person on the home visit?

38. Go with rescue person to the

vet to help if there is more than one dog or cat?

39. Have a yard sale and donate

the money to rescue?40.

Volunteer to do rescue in your area?

41. Take advantage of a promotion

on the web or store offering a free ID tag and instead of getting it for

your own dog, have the tag inscribed with your rescue's name and phone

# to contact?

42. Talk to all your friends about

adopting and fostering rescued dogs and cats?

43. Donate vet services or can you

help by donating a spay or neuter each year or some vaccinations?

44. Interview vets to encourage

them to offer discounts to rescues?

45. Write a column for your local

newspaper or club newsletter on dogs on dogs currently looking for homes

or ways to help rescue?

46. Take photos of dogs available

for adoption for use by the rescue groups?

47. Maintain web sites listing/showing

dogs and cats available?

48. Help organize and run fundraising

events?

49. Help maintain the paperwork

files associated with each dog or enter the information into a database?

50. Tattoo a rescued dog?

51. Microchip a rescued dog?

52. Loan your carpet steam cleaner

to someone who has fostered a dog that was sick or marked in the house?

53. Donate a bottle of bleach or

other cleaning products?

54. Donate or loan a portable dog

run to someone who doesn't have a quarantine area for quarantining a dog

that has an unknown vaccination history and has been in a shelter?

55. Drive the fosters' children

to an activity so that the foster can take the dog to obedience class?

56. Use your video camera to film

a rescue dog in action?

57. Pay the cost of taking a dog

to obedience class?

58. Be the one to take the dog to

its obedience class?59.

Go to the foster home once a week with your children and dogs to help socialize

the dog?

60. Help the foster and rescue organizations

clean up the yard (yes, we also have to scoop what those foster/rescued

dogs/cat poop)

61. Offer to test the foster dog

with cats?

62. Pay for the dog or cat to be

groomed or take the dog or cat to a *Do It Yourself* Grooming Place?

63. Bring the foster take out so

the foster doesn't have to cook dinner?

64. Pay a house-cleaning service

to do the spring cleaning for someone who fosters/rescues dogs and cats

all the time?

65. Lend your artistic talents to

your club's newsletter, fundraising ideas, t-shirt designs? 66. Donate

printer paper, envelopes and stamps to your club?

67. Go with a rescue person to the

vet if a foster dog or cat needs to be euthanized?68.

Go to local shelters and meet with shelter staff about how to identify

your breed or provide photos and breed information showing the different

types of that breed may come in and the different color combinations?

69. Go to local businesses and solicit

donations for a club's fundraising event?

70. Offer to try and help owners

be better pet owners by holding a grooming seminar?

71. Help pet owners be better pet

owners by being available to answer training questions? 72. Loan or donate

a crate if a dog needs to travel by air?

73. Put together an *Owner's Manual*

for those who adopt rescued dogs/cats of your breed?

74. Provide post-adoption follow

up or support?

75. Donate a coupon for a free car

wash or gas or inside cleaning of a vehicle?

76. Pay for an ad in your local/metropolitan

paper to help place rescue dogs?

77. Volunteer to screen calls for

that ad?

78. Get some friends together to

build/repair pens for a foster home?

79. Microchip your own pups if you

are a breeder, and register the chips, so if your dogs ever come into rescue,

you can be contacted to take responsibility for your pup?

80. Donate a small percentage of

the sale of each pup to rescue if you are a breeder?

81. Buy two of those really neat

dog-items you "have to have" and donate one to Rescue? 82. Make financial

arrangements in your will to cover the cost of caring for your dogs after

you are gone - so Rescue won't have to?

83. Make a bequest in your will

to your local or national Rescue?

84. Donate your professional services

as an accountant or lawyer?

85. Donate other services if you

run your own business?

86. Donate the use of a vehicle

if you own a car dealership?

87. Loan your cell phone (and cover

costs for any calls) to s/one driving a rescued dog?

88. Donate your *used* dog dryer

when you get a new one?

89. Let rescue know when you'll

be flying and that you'd be willing to be a rescued dog's escort?

90. Do something not listed above

to help rescue?

91. Donate a doggy seatbelt?

92. Donate a grid for a van or other

vehicle?

93. Organize a rescued dog picnic

or other event to reunite the rescued dogs that have been placed?

94. Donate other types of doggy

toys that might be safe for rescued dogs?

95. Donate a roll-a-treat or Buster

cube?

96. Donate clickers or a video on

clicker training?

97. Donate materials for a quarantine

area at a foster's home?

98. Donate sheets of linoleum or

other flooring materials to put under crates to protect the foster's floor?

99. Donate an engraving tool to

make ID tags for each of the rescued dogs?

100. Remember that rescuing a dog

involves the effort and time of many people and make yourself available

on an emergency basis to do *whatever* is needed?

PetPals, a national organization, is one of the Fuzzy Face Pet

Rescue Community Service Groups. Founded by Billieann Brady, << RescuedDog

>> Post Office Box 8799, Fort Worth, TX 76124-0799.

PetPals, a volunteer network, offers to provide help to the elderly

or handicapped pet owners with special needs pets.