Can you make a holiday wish come true for an Equine group in need? Join us…it’s time for Secret Santa for Rescues!

Dumplin’ (Sunkissed Acres) got a home and his own “girl” for Christmas last year – let’s try to make it a joyous one for another horse in need!

Let us share with you just how valuable you are with no cash whatsoever.
*Write a creative little certificate to your favorite rescue or an email with a committment.
*Take a day to email a few of the hundreds of equine suppliers to send outdated items, returns, promos, gift packs etc. to the rescue.
*The donation of a day or two a year in which to sit down and write thankyou letters and print them off for a rescue.
*A day or two a year that you can give to go and organize or clean a feed room.
*You can check out the internet and find the various groups and foundations who do donate to animal organizations. Take a rainy day to do this and then forward your information.
*Hold a yard sale with proceeds to go to your favorite rescue. It need not be at the holidays. These horses eat year round so send a promisary note for one to be held next year and then announce it.
*Hold a concession at a show you know you can work. Put out a donation can somewhere or a collection at work, any time of the year is good. Just make a committment.
*Have a candy dish at workand have people donate thir change in exchange for the goodies, and then every few months send the funds collected.
*Ask your local vet if you can put a donation can at their clinic for x amount of months and then print a flyer with it. What you can’t give, someone else might be able to.

You are all worth a lot more than you realize. You have more power than you can ever dream. So, short of cash, no problem. Giving of yourself is the greatest gift and seeing the returns from what some of these very simple ideas can bring, will amaze you.

The following groups will be included this year (please click on each group link to see their “wish list” for this year! We are adding the links as we get them from the groups. ):

If you buy items from either HorseLoverZ (www.HorseLoverZ.com), or from SmartPak (www.SmartPak.com) to send to our groups – SHIPPING IS FREE!!

(1) HorseLoverZ:
Email directly with the items they want to order to maria@horseloverz.com – they can invoice them and take the payment. They will then hold the invoices together and can ship them on a certain date. We are happy to help with the process! Remember, they have “Deals of the Day” so you can do a lot for your group!

(2) SmartPak:
Use their unique promo code when purchasing items for the Secret Santa. The code is: SPECHFS129 and it expires on 12/24/09.

AC4H
Bluebonnet Equine Humane Society
CANTER – California
CANTER – Illinois
CANTER – Mid Atlantic
CANTER – New England
CANTER – Ohio
Crosswinds Equine Rescue
Finger Lakes Thoroughbred Adoption Program
Heartland Horse Rescue
New England Equine Rescues
Sunkissed Acres
True Innocents Equine Rescue

We realize that many of you have a personal connection to some of these groups as volunteers, adopters, and supporters. We would be happy to match you to a group if that is your personal preference, but to help all the groups benefit, we would like to evenly assign donors to groups. This way, every horse from each of our deserving organizations has a chance to enjoy a wonderful holiday this year.

If you would rather donate directly to any (or all!) of these wonderful organizations, we have posted all of the “wish lists” along with paypal addresses.  That way everyone can share a bit of holiday cheer with a deserving horse.

THANK YOU IN ADVANCE FOR MAKING THE HOLIDAY BRIGHT FOR A HORSE IN NEED!

If you would like to be a Secret Santa to a deserving 501(c)3 non-profit equine group that is an active member of the Chronicle of the Horse forum, contact us and we will add you to our list. Please send in the following:

• You can request to be a Secret Santa for any group (or for more than one).
• You can donate money directly via paypal, or to a feed store or vet or farrier (monetary).
• You can donate items i.e., vet wrap, dewormer, blankets (goods).
• You can donate a service i.e., volunteer on site, writing thank yous, website design (service).
• Donations can be combined (i.e., money + service).

Questions? Contact us! And thanks!

We have moved the form to a password protected page to eliminate the spam that always comes after a bit. If you would like to sign up, contact us and we will send you the link! Thanks!