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Bad Gifts can help BATS

Tuesday, December 29th, 2009

 

Did you get a new cell-phone – what are you going to do with the old one?

 

Maybe you received a Holiday gift that you don’t need (or don’t really want)… : – )

 

And don’t throw out your used ink cartridges either…

 

Did you know that your cast-offs can equal support for our dogs and cats? 

 

CELL PHONES – Don’t throw away your old cell phone – even if it is not working!  Donate it to Bobbi and the Strays – your old phone equals cash for our dogs & cats. You can drop off phones at our Adoption Center – or even mail them to us.  Click here for more info.  

 

DONATING through EBAY – Need to get rid of some gifts you don’t really need – why not make some money for yourself and give to a great cause at the same time? 

 

If you sell on eBay and help support our cause through ‘eBay’s GivingWorks’ you can receive some great benefits such as fee credits, added search & visibility of your items to the public, and a tax-deductible receipt for your donation!  Click here for more info.

 

DONATING GOODS – We will also directly accept almost any type of saleable item in NEW or VERY GOOD condition to sell, auction, or raffle for fundraising purposes.  You can also receive a tax-deductible receipt for eligible items that you donate.  Please follow this link to see what we are most in need of and for further information.

  

DONATE used ink CARTRIDGES – Don’t throw your used ink cartridges in the trash.  Did you get a new printer and have no use for your old ink cartidges?  Donate them to Bobbi and the Strays instead.  We recycle them which helps the planet and we get money for recycling too – which helps our dogs and cats!  You can drop off cartridges at our Adoption Center – or even mail them to us. Please click here for further information..  

  

 

Please visit our website – www.BobbiAndTheStrays.org , call us at (718) 326-6070 or email donate@bobbicares.org.

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Shop Till You Drop!

Tuesday, November 17th, 2009

The Holiday Season is fast approaching – are you thinking about your gift giving yet?

 

Give a Gift Donation!

 

Give a meaningful gift to your family or friends and help an animal in need at the same time! Your donation can be a gift to someone you love, or in memory of a loved one (human or pet).

 

We will mail an event appropriate card acknowledging your gift to the recipient of your choice.  This is perfect for those animal lovers’ Birthdays, Anniversaries, Graduations, Mothers’ Day, Father’s Day, Weddings, and Christmas!

 

Just follow this link – www.bobbiandthestrays.org/Donate2.aspx  to download a Gift Donation form – then mail the form to us along with your donation.  In person, you can also give a Gift Donation – just visit our Adoption Center.  Please contact us for more information at (718) 326-6070 or email donate@bobbicares.org

 

 

Use GoodShop.com!

 

If you shop on-line at your favorite retailers through www.GoodShop.com, those retailers will donate up to 30% of your purchase price to Bobbi and the Strays!  And best yet – THE DONATION WILL NOT COST YOU A THING!

 

There are over 1,000 retailers who participate and they include: eBay, Amazon,com, Petco, BestBuy, HSN, Macy’s, Toys R Us, Barnes & Noble, Target, GAP, Sears, Kohl’s…

 

Just go to www.GoodShop.com, select “Bobbi and the Strays” under “who do you good search for” before you shop, and then click through to the various retailers and go shopping!  (Just make sure you always start at GoodShop.com and have Bobbi and the Strays chosen before clicking through to retailers.)

 

 

Shop on eBay!

 

Shopping on eBay? Just visit our eBay Giving Works page linked from our website.     (Directly the address is: http://donations.ebay.com/charity/charity.jsp?NP_ID=26844)

 

As a buyer, if you buy items directly from seller I.D. BobbiAndTheStrays on eBay, your purchase amount goes directly to us to help the many animals that we rescue.

 

If you buy items from our supporters, who have chosen to donate all or a percentage of their item’s sale price to us, that also helps support our animals.

 

 

We at Bobbi and the Strays want to Thank You for your continued support and wish you and your furry family a Wonderful, Happy, Healthy, and Safe Holiday Season!

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Pay tribute to lost loved ones

Monday, October 5th, 2009
 
We have all lost cherished family members who happened to also be our pets.  Maybe a loved one of yours has recently lost a member of their animal family.  Maybe you would like to pay tribute to someone that you have lost.  There are a few ways that Bobbi and the Strays can help – and at the same time you can help our homeless dogs and cats.
 
GIFT DONATIONS - Give a meaningful gift to your family or friends and help an animal in need at the same time by giving a Gift Donation.  A Condolence Card - acknowledging your gift - will be sent to the recipient of your choice.
To find out more about this program – please follow this link – http://www.bobbiandthestrays.org/Donate2.aspx
 
IN MEMORIAM DONATIONS – Send a message from the heart in the memory of a loved one – human or animal. Donations will be acknowledged to families with a card.  For memoriam donations of $100 or more, loved ones will also be honored on their own In Memoriam page on our website.
To find out more about this program and to view the lovely tributes to those that have passed on – please follow this link – http://www.bobbiandthestrays.org/In_Memoriam.aspx
 
Gift Donations and In Memoriam Donations are a wonderful way to honor your loved one with the knowledge that your gift will help us help so many animals in need of care and loving homes.

And if you have recently lost a loved one we would like to send our condolences to you.  It is never easy for those that have been left behind when a loved one leaves us.  We truly understand your grief and your need to grieve.  If we can help - please do let us know. 

There may be a possibility that a new addition to your home may help heal your heart some.  Maybe you can pay tribute to the one who loved you but who had to leave you – by passing on your love to yet another dog or cat that could use some love.  Please contact us if and when you are ready to receive some furry love again. 

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Your company Donates to us?

Tuesday, August 18th, 2009

 

More and more companies – even smaller ones – are donating to charities.  Many, in order to encourage their employees to donate to charity, even have Matching Gift programs where your employer “matches” your own donation, thereby doubling your gift to our homeless dogs and cats.  Some employers will even “double-match” your donation thereby tripling the impact of your original donation. 

 

Before you donate to Bobbi and the Strays, please be sure to check with your Human Resources department or your Office Manager to see if your company has a Matching Gift Program.  If it does be sure to follow your company’s guidelines when making a donation to increase your impact to Bobbi and the Strays.

 

If your company requires an application to be completed by us, or other documentation, please just contact us.  We would love to be included in any of your company’s charitable campaigns. 

 

Federal & State Employees

Federal Employees can participate in the annual Combined Federal Campaign (CFC), which runs from September 1 through December 15.  Just locate the Bobbi and the Strays section in your CFC materials.  Many states now also conduct their own annual government employee campaigns – please check to see if Bobbi and the Strays is included in those charities from which to select.  If not – let us know how we may be included.

 

United Way

Many companies hold United Way fund-drives.  Through the United Way’s “Donor Option” program, you can now select Bobbi and the Strays as the beneficiary of your United Way gifts – please remember to write Bobbi and the Strays in as your choice.  (Since procedures vary with each local or regional campaign, please check with your workplace coordinator to make sure that you write your choice in correctly.) Many employers will also match your United Way donations and usually donations taken from your paycheck are not taxed.  


For more information on Workplace Giving – contact your Human Resources Department or Office Manager.  You may also call us at (718) 326-6070 or email donate@bobbicares.org.

 

Thank you for helping us to rescue, rehabilitate, adopt, and educate!  Your donations are so greatly appreciated!!!

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