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Christmas Raffle 2011
The Christmas raffle raised a grand total of £534:
Torrington raised £147
Bideford raised £91
Barnstaple raised £196
Minehead raised £100
Thank you to all who bought tickets
If anyone has any unwanted Christmas gifts that we could use in next year’s raffle,
please bring them into our shops; they will be gratefully received.
New Shop
Those who know us think we are mad! We are flat out at the moment with animals, shop work and paperwork but we’ve taken on another shop in Gold Street, Tiverton. It is a lovely big shop with plenty of light and a loading bay outside for you to deliver all those lovely donations. We took on the shop because the charity needed to move forward financially so we could seriously look at having our ‘Footprints’ Centre and cope with the financial strain due to the increase in our animal activities. We opened on 4th November and are pleased to welcome Joan and Linda who have kindly held the fort since opening.
Fund Raiser Appeal
 Everyone is complaining about the financial squeeze, and SPRA is no exception. We are being contacted by pet owners, Social Services, local councils and vets from all over the south west to help with re-homing - the main reasons being evictions and moving to rented accommodation, death, illness, divorce and of course financial reasons and strays. We are already stretched to our limits both physically and financially, and our four shops are struggling to support the work we are being asked to, and sometimes expected to, undertake. The main areas of increase are cats, dogs and wildlife; we have also seen a significant increase in the help required in the home, particularly dogs with some serious problems. Larger national charities feeling the pinch are also asking for our help.
Many members of the public who are on benefits are asking SPRA to pay their vets bills; this is something we just cannot afford, and continue with our campaign for responsible ownership. To raise further funds through our shops we have recently purchased a Portable Appliance Tester to enable SPRA to sell electrical items. We are very grateful to our shop volunteers who are a very dedicated group, giving much of their free time to the cause and providing the financial backbone of the charity.
We are desperate for more space, the rescue animals have taken over our home and we need more space to extend the help and support already provided by SPRA. WE NEED A CENTRE. Firstly we need the land, which will give SPRA the platform to fundraise for buildings and facilities. Therefore we are inviting like-minded motivated people to come forward with fundraising ideas. Our fundraising activities are twofold: firstly continued support for our existing operation and secondly the new site which we have named Footprints. If you can help we really would like to hear from you!
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