Blogathon

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Please forgive me, but this is completely off the topic. Since this

group has a lot of members, and I truly feel this is a worthwhile

subject that should reach a lot of people, please allow me to post

this plea. We are, after all, vegetarians because we feel it is wrong

to eat another sentient and intelligent being, and this is just

another way to help the animals....even if these are not animals one

eats (at least not in most countries)

This is about a cat rescue that has nearly been forced to close

because of lack of donations. This rescue is run almost entirely by

one selfless woman who, herself, suffers from many health issues, yet

she carries on and tries to help all the cats and kittens she can in,

and the areas surrounding, her rescue. The rescue is run almost

entirely by her husbands income and the few donations of food,

supplies, blankets and cash that she gets throughout the year. Jean

and her husband have even remortgaged their home and now the money

has all but run out. They recently put out a plea by placing an

article in their local newspaper about the shelter, and received some

donations. Also they received donations through the efforts of her

friends spreading the word about, but the rescue is still far from

out of the woods financially (the vet bills do not miraculously just

go away!)

Carrie (of the Catmoms webring) has kindly offered to do a

Blogathon for Catkin Cat Rescue to help raise some much needed funds

for this wonderful No-kill cat shelter. For those who do not know

what a Blogathon, weblogs or the " blogging " community is,

for the last three years, bloggers from around the world have been

participating in an event called Blogathon. The purpose of the

Blogathon is to raise money for charity by having sponsors support a

blogger who will blog for 24 hours straight. (Kind of like a

walk-a-thon with weblogs!) Last year, Carrie helped a friend with

his weblog and raised over $300.00. This year, she wants to help

Jean of Catkin Cat Rescue. The Blogathon begins at 6:00 am Pacific on

July 26 and will run for 24 hours. You can give a flat donation, or

pledge by the hour (so if you pledge .10 an hour and Carrie stays

awake and updates for the full 24 hours, that would come to $2.40.

Once the blogathon is over, you are on your honor to visit Catkins

and make your pledged donation directly to the Catkin Rescue through

either PayPal or the secure server on their web site, so you know the

money will go straight to Catkins.

 

For more info and to sign up to sponsor Carrie go to

http://www.blogathon.org/sponsorsignup.php?p=559

 

There is also a link on Carries web site at

http://www.atlanticrancher.net/journal

and there is a donation link for the Blogathon, as well as a link to

Catkin Cat Rescue (so you may check out the rescue) on that page.

 

THANKS for helping the CATS!!!!!!!!

Sharon