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Sarasota In Defense of Animals
P.O. Box 15653
Sarasota, FL 34277-1653
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Since 1989, SDA has helped the animal victims of cruelty, neglect, sickness and abandonment. SDA is proud of its accomplishments and the establishment of not only a credible reputation for protection of animals in Florida, but nationally as well.read more...
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A COMMITMENT TO THE ANIMALS
July 24, 2008
Hello, The hardworking volunteers of Sarasota in Defense of Animals (SDA) are hosting their 8th annual themed fundraiser. This year’s theme is Shake Rattle & Roll and will be held on Sept. 20th, 2008. Sarasota County has again generously donated the historic Edson Keith Mansion at Phillippi Creek Park for this year’s event. We are asking local businesses and individuals to donate suitable items to help make this event a success. We will be providing music, prizes, food and drinks along with a silent auction and a live auction hosted by Bob Harrigan of Channel 7. We will be relying on your support in bringing all these things together so that SDA can help the hundreds of animals in need. Please fill out the enclosed donation form provided and I will send you a receipt for your donation(s). Keep in mind Sarasota in Defense of Animals (SDA) is a non-profit 501(c)(3) charity and all contributions are tax-deductible to the full extent of the law. SDA receives 100% of all donations and does not hire professional fundraisers. All fundraising is done in-house. Also, SDA does not pay any administrative salaries as many other non-profits do. Please help us make Sarasota a better community by helping SDA help animals.
Thank you for your support,
Russell A. Matthes
Event Chairman
The question is not, 'Can they reason?' nor 'Can they talk?' but 'Can they suffer?'
Save the Date for SDA Event: September 20th, 7 to 11 p.m., Edson Keith Mansion at Phillippi Creek Park. The SDA fundraising team is working hard to make our annual large fundraising event a success. The team has chosen the theme "Shake, Rattle & Roll" for this year's event and tickets will be priced at $75. More information will be forthcoming on plans for this fun-filled evening of food, drinks, music, auctions, raffle & more! Please mark your calendar and if you wish to receive an invitation, to donate a prize, or help with the event, please contact chairman Russell Matthes at telephone 941-915-0302 or e-mail ram2528@gmail.com
SDA Awarded Animal Friend License Plate Grant
We are pleased to announce that our application for a $12,000 grant to fund SDA's free spay/neuter program for feral & free-roaming cats has been approved for 2008. The Animal Friend License Plate grant committee selected 21 recipients in Florida and has informed us that disbursement will be made in August. The funds will enable SDA to continue this special clinic to sterilize hundreds of unowned free-roaming cats. The next clinic will be in September and for appointments, please contact Deb Berg at 941-925-2592 or by e-mail dab482@verizon.net
Adopt-a-thons: SDA sponsored a June Adopt-a-thon at Sarasota County Animal Services with 17 orphaned dogs and cats being placed in approved homes. These special adoption days are made possible through the cooperation between the kennel staff at Animal Services and SDA volunteers. A lot of effort is put forth to encourage the public to visit their county animal shelter and select a healthy companion animal to adopt at a reduced cost that we at SDA are glad to subsidize. Upcoming adopt-a-thons will be announced soon.
Special Gift from Tatum Ridge Elementary School kindergarten class: When SDA received a letter from this school, it was like a breath of fresh air! The children in the kindergarten class sent SDA a donation of $261.00 that they had earned from the sale of "UNLESS" necklaces that they had made from mulch pieces. All year the children scoured mulch piles looking for just the right wood chips, the ones with with a hole in it, to make the necklaces. The "UNLESS" necklaces are from a Dr. Seuss book that says "Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better. It's not." We at SDA are so grateful and honored that the Tatum Ridge children and their compassionate teacher, Mrs.. Ozkan, did such a thoughtful deed for our sanctuary animals.
Animals Displaced from Home Foreclosures: SDA continues to be bombarded with pleas from frantic and often destitute people who are losing their homes. It is a sad sad situation! We do what we can but can only help a select few. Among the geese, ducks, chickens, and cats that we have taken in, is a 10-year old pot-bellied pig, named Pumba. We constructed a special fenced enclosure for her because she is smaller than our 8 other pigs and an old lady, but has adjusted to her new environment quite well.
Contributions: Pumba and all the other 350 precious animals at the SDA sanctuary need care and food each and every day. SDA pays no administrative staff and we stretch every dollar to make ends meet so that these animals have a second chance to live a comfortable and safe life. But, we must have help! It takes commitment, time and money. So please won't you help by going to the SDA website at http://www.sdasarasota.com and make a donation through "Just Give"? Donations may be made by mail to SDA, PO Box 15653, Sarasota, FL 34277-1653. Keep in mind Sarasota in Defense of Animals (SDA) is a non-profit 501(c)(3) charity and all contributions are tax-deductible to the full extent of the law. SDA receives 100% of all donations and does not hire professional fundraisers. All fundraising is done in-house. Also, SDA does not pay any administrative salaries as many other non-profits do.
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