ANUAL WINE TASTING FUNDRAISER FEBRUARY 23, 2008
February was a busy month for the St.
Maarten Animal Welfare Foundation with two
fundraisers in support of its annual
Valentine’s Day “ladies only”spay campaign. Our
annual wine tasting at
Taloula Mango restaurant on February 23rd featured a local
wine
supplier and was our most successful ever
with over $4000 raised, which will
almost completely fund the campaign. The second activity held on the boardwalk
terrace
of the same restaurant involved island visitors. On
Valentine’s Day, Foundation
volunteers set up a signboard with a big red foil
heart. Tourists were asked to
donate
a dollar to receive a small paper heart on which they could write a
Valentine to their
own pet and pin it
on the board. Many tourists tell us that they miss their pets while
away on
vacation so they were delighted with the idea.
Some merely wrote their pet’s
name and the city where they live. Others created a cute little message as well.
While
earning only a couple hundred dollars, nevertheless the project did
show tourists that
St. Maarten helps homeless animals, particularly as tourists
express concern about
the loose dogs on the beach. Pet owners interested
in sterilizing their female dog or
cat during this campaign needed only contact
participating veterinarians for an
appointment.
And while reserved for “spay ladies,” because of Valentine’s Day,
owners of male pets could contact the Foundation
for information on how their
pets could qualify for other arrangements.
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