City Dog Market kicks off its Toys for Spot donation drive today! Between now and Dec. 23, you can purchase a toy to donate to our rescue for 20% off. They’ll put it in Santa’s sack, and Santa will deliver the goodies for Christmas. Visit their store at 4244 Peachtree Rd NE in Atlanta or call in a donation from anywhere at 404-816-8050.
‘Tis the season for giving and, even though so many of you give to the rescues year-round, you are still asking how best you can help the dogs this holiday season. Oh, let us list the ways! We have so many opportunities for everyone in every capacity and every location. Please, feel free to pick your favorite way. Every bit helps.
It’s Thanksgiving weekend, and we at rescue have so much to be thankful for this year. Like every year before it–and any year in dog rescue, to be quite honest—it has been both a fulfilling and a challenging one. We’ll start recapping 2015 soon enough, though, in separate blog entries. For now?
December was all about fundraising. Between our Angel Tree Drive, the awesome people we met at Whole Foods, and lots of individuals and businesses wanting to get in those last-minute tax-deductible donations, we were able to hook all of the dogs up with everything they needed … and pay off some overdue vet bills. Woo-hoo! What an amazing end to an amazing year.
We are psyched to announce that we have been added to ebay’s Giving Works program. This will not only give us a way to sell some of the donated items we receive for rescue but anyone who sells on ebay can help as well!
Join us for our latest online auction, Heartworm Help. This auction includes tons of great Jack Russell collectibles (mug, plate, statue, pin, books, etc.); several pieces of beautiful, hand-crafted jewelry; a swag bag for dog lovers; and a Keurig Vue V700 Brewing System with more than 130 pods for coffee, hot cocoa and tea. All proceeds help us cover heartworm treatment costs for our rescues.
We would like to thank Dog City Bakery for letting Jax, Cobb and Team Russell meet and greet customers at their Sandy Springs location last weekend. We had such a wonderful time! Join them this weekend to celebrate their one-year-anniversary of the Sandy Springs location opening!
Plan G: Shop online or order for store pickup … and support the rescues without spending another dime!
Thank you so much to Joe and Jessica Kastner of Paradise Ice in Columbia, SC. Paradise Ice is a small mom and pop shop that makes artisan sorbets and frozen custards, but also offers frozen doggie pops for their furry visitors.
The Wine Wall, a smash hit at last year’s Jack/Chow Fundraiser, is returning this year! For a $10 donation, you could pick the mystery number for a yummy $10 wine (minimum) or a fine wine priced at $50 or above! It’s a grab bag of fun – all for the rescues!
Our hearts are heavy tonight as we say goodbye to our sweet senior boy, Jerry Lee. He was close to Mama Donna’s heart for years and was a very special dog to his “forever foster” family. Rock, on, sweet Jerry Lee. Rock on.
We would like to invite everyone to join us in our online “Fling into Spring” photo contest. Whether you are an amateur or a professional, a contestant or a voter, your efforts will help us raise some much-needed funds to keep doing what we do: Rescuing those rascally Russells. (Say that 5x really fast!)
We are in full swing, planning for our 2nd Annual Paw Over Some Jack and Chow Down fundraiser! The event is scheduled for Saturday, June 14, in Decatur, and we need plenty of help in getting things up and rolling. Last year’s event was a smash with all proceeds going to the dogs at Chap’s Chow Rescue and our rescue.
November simply blew us away and gave a whole new meaning to the word “Thanksgiving” for us. We have never, in our history, had such an incredible month of donations, volunteer help and support, locally and across the country and globe.
October was the beginning of what would become three solid months of good stuff – miracle adoptions, fantastic fosters and donations by the dozens! And, of course, we had to have a little Halloween fun …
How do we say thank you? With a lump in our throats and happy tears in our eyes, that’s how.
Intown Healthy Hound in Atlanta offered to host our Angel Tree in their store for the second year in a row this month. Every day in December, we posted one of our dogs and his or her special needs or wants on our Facebook page. We accompanied the local request with online requests via our Amazon Wish List … and you guys came through ten-fold!
We have been posting all of the amazing online donations and in-person/mailed donations on our Facebook page and now we would like to recognize IHH for their participation.
Not only did our local supporters help our rescue this season with tons of food, treats and toys, you also supported a wonderful local business that offers natural food and treats that are unbeatable.
Thank you to IHH and to all of our local supporters for doubling the cause this season. You are amazing, and we thank you!
Billy Stalker, IHH employee, with the Angel Tree and some bags of food that were donated.
Your awesome lot of toys, treats and food!
June saw us tackling one of our biggest challenges outside of rescue: Our first fundraiser! It was also like Christmas in June, thanks to the outpouring of love, support and donations.
February was a relatively calm month at rescue. Those are very rare and we are always thankful for them. Donna celebrated her birthday … and we celebrated her and the rescue by putting together our “Home” video as a gift. Haven’t seen it yet?
Shopping on Amazon this holiday season? Sign up with AmazonSmile and .5% of every purchase you make will go the rescue! Just sign out of Amazon, then go to AmazonSmile. Sign in and search for Georgia Jack Russell Rescue. You will see our name pop up, then click Select. That’s it! You’re all set to shop now and give without giving another penny.
Remember when having leftover newspapers around the house was a regular thing? Well … thanks to technology (which we love because we’ve “met” you!), that’s not the case anymore … but rescues like us still need them for boys like Skip (as well as wee pads available on our Amazon Wish List).
If you’re old-school and still “get the paper,” save them up after your Jack has read them and send them, deliver them or drop them off with a volunteer for us to give to the dogs.
Also, if you have old towels and/or blankets you no longer need, we will definitely need them for winter when the dogs are inside in their warm crates more. Laundry runs are no fun …. as several of our vols know …
Ready to donate? If you’re in the immediate Atlanta area, email us and we’ll give you our address and/or schedule a pickup with a volunteer. If you’re outside the area, email us for the address to ship them. We can’t pay for shipping, but we will send you a tax letter for your costs.
Thank you, everyone!
Last week, we posted a shot-in-the-dark for help on our Facebook page. We weren’t able to wash blankets, beds, etc. because all of the recent rain had backed up our septic tank.
Kelsey Davis of Advanced Plumbing & Drain Cleaning in Athens immediately stepped up to help. He came out that night to assess things and he and his son, Colin, came back today (on a Sunday!) to get the job done. As if that wasn’t enough, they helped put up a new tarp for Eli and Elanor (the recent rains destroyed theirs along with many others) while Mama Donna was dealing with other stuff and played with some of the pups,
Not enough for you? Their family adopted a wonderful JRT from a kill shelter who had been hit by a car and had a broken leg and detached retina. They spent thousands on surgery to help him and could not love him more if they tried.
Thank you beyond words, guys, for helping us when we needed it most. If you live in the Athens area and need plumbing services from some great folks who support the JRT rescue cause, please share/consider them first and call 706-613-9325.
Kelsey and Colin Davis of Advanced Plumbing
Animal Rescue Aid has done it again! They have managed to offer a top-rate dog bed at an affordable price.
Many of you donated more than 20 beds back in 2011. Thank you again! The dogs absolutely love them. Some have loved them so much, they have made snacks of them and chewed up the corners. No problem – ARA offers affordable replacement toppers for those beds. A couple of our dogs, however, have unfortunately had to “lose” their beds altogether (don’t worry, they all have doghouses with straw and blankets) because they simply won’t stop chewing on the corners, potentially harming themselves.
Once again, ARA has the answer to that. They have designed and are offering some new “heavy-duty” beds to detour even the toughest terrier. The material is durable PVC nylon (the same kind Kuranda uses) and the frame includes “corner caps” to prevent the chew fiends from getting at them. They are offering these upgraded beds for just $22.50 each (includes shipping).
Check out the great design below:
ARA’s new heavy-duty pet bed with corner caps.
It takes a couple of steps, but it’s online and it’s easy. Go to ARA’s donations page and note the big Paypal button in the righthand corner. Click the Donate button. Once Paypal takes you through the sign in, just type in special notes that “This donation is towards a pet bed for Georgia Jack Russell Rescue.” That’s it. Done.
If you are not comfortable making a donation online, you can email a check or money order to the following address. Please, put “pet bed” in the memo line:
Box 305
Avondale Estates, GA. 30002
ARA also has a wonderful donate-a-crate program. We picked up our first donated one (thank you, Linda Lange, for this wonderful donation) and we’ll be sure to share a photo with you soon. We can always use more as our older ones begin to wear out.
