So tell me more about this Cat-A-Thon thing….
It starts Monday, June 17th at 10:00 a.m. and runs until Saturday June 22nd.
There will be a board of envelopes numbered 1 through 400. The first row of envelopes will all be 10 and the second row will all be 20. Rows 3 thru 23 have envelopes in sequential order up to 400. The number on the envelope on all rows is the number you agree to donate to FFRC.
Since going to this format Cat-A-Thon a few years ago, we like to think of it as ‘Adopting’ an envelope. Just like any adoption, there is responsibility and trust. We trust that if you adopt an envelope you will follow through with that adoption and send the amount you have pledged to us via Paypal, Venmo, or by calling in with a credit card. You can also send us a check, but you need to call us first so we know that is what you are doing.
You can call us each day between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. (Megan is willing to take calls later in the night if needed). The phone number to call is 1-419-393-2400 or email us at fofrescue@gmail.com. A phone call is the quickest and easiest way to adopt an envelope.
As each envelope is ‘adopted’ we will mark off the envelope board so everyone knows that envelope has been adopted. For some reason, the past few years we haven’t quite gotten the right markers but this year we put all our collective heads together and got ourselves some Bingo Daubers. We are confident in our ability to mark off the envelopes so everyone can see those already adopted.
Now Rows 1 and 2 are different. Each envelope on row 1 is $10 and each envelope on row 2 is $20. These are for those of our Friends who want to adopt an envelope but are not in a financial situation to donate an amount exceeding $10 or $20. We ask that these two rows are not adopted to anyone who is able to and willing to adopt a higher amount. For example, if you can donate $60, please adopt the envelope with 60 on it, instead of adopting three envelopes with 20 on it.
When you adopt an envelope your name will be put in a drawing for the row the envelope is on, and at the end of the Cat-A-Thon a drawing will be held for each row with a fantastic gift basket given to the name drawn.
We want this week to be fun. We also want this week to help the financial situation of FFRC so we will have funds at the ready when needed. We have a long term goal of saving enough money to someday open a spay/neuter clinic with a vet on duty to help with basic veterinary care (similar to Earth Angels from way back).
We also recognize that some people cannot afford to give financially. Please, never, ever feel bad about that. You can help us in so many ways:
> Like our videos on YouTube and Facebook
> Come into chat and thank those who are adopting or who have donated the baskets to be given away
> Be positive, be kind and be a best Friend to everyone who wants FFRC to succeed and help as many cats as possible
We simply cannot do what we do without YOU. We need our Friends. Our cats need you. Our cats are your cats. Your cats need their Friends.
Thank you for all you do for FFRC. Without our Friends where would we be? Without Friends where would our cats be?
