Amanda St John <amanda@muttshack.org> wrote:
Date: Mon, 04 Feb 2008
PLEASE CROSS POST TO YOUR FRIENDS. . . THESE HORSES REALLY NEED OUR HELP!
Contact: David Friedman, KE7GOY
Disaster Services Coordinator
MUTTSHACK WASHINGTON
Monroe, WA
206 390-9461 cell
360 794-3109 hm/office
dfnow@verizon.net
www.muttshack.org
In order for the animals that survived the catastrophic flood in Lewis
County to survive the winter, donations of hay or money to purchase
hay are needed. While the Dairy Federation and The Farm Bureau have
provided hay for the dairy farmers and others who depend on their
animals for their livelihood, many people who purchased hay for their
animals lost all their hay and other belongings in the flood. These
families are struggling to remove the mud and debris from their
property and rebuild their homes. While these families don't depend on
their remaining animals for livelihood, they care for these animals
and in many cases went to extreme measures to save them from drowning.
These families had already purchased hay to feed their animals through
the winter. They lost all their hay in the flood and they don't have
the resources to purchase it again. These families have lost so much
that we are trying to help them with this one thing. We have
distributed hay to families in Lewis, Thurston and Grays Harbor
Counties. Each semi we bring in is costing about $7500.00 for about 30
tons and the cost is increasing every month. While we received
monetary donations and donations of hay in December, the help is
drying up. Fundraising to continue to provide hay have been
exhausting.
We would appreciate any help available, either hay or the money to
purchase hay. We have been distributing it as fast as it is coming in,
but we do have a barn to store it if we get ahead of the need at all.
All monetary donations will go to purchase feed to help these animals.
There are no administrative costs, salaries or overhead costs. If you
would like to make a credit card donation to help the animals, please
go to www.folcas.org or contact Patty Kaija at 360-508-0151 or
pattyk@folcas.org . Donations can be mailed to FOLCAS, PO Box 1421,
Chehalis, WA 98532. Donations can also be made at any Security State
Bank. United Way donations may also be directed to Friends of Lewis
County Animal Shelter.
Friends of Lewis County Animal Shelter is a 501(c)(3) non profit
organization and all donations are tax deductible. Receipts available
on request.
Thank You,
Patty Kaija (FOLCAS President),Joy and Jim
Townsend(www.thetowns-end.com.) Darrell Wallace (Backcountry
Horseman), Robert McFadden (SHARE), Sherry Hartly (Equestrienne of
Mason County)
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