Worthing Animal ClinicRegistered Charity No. 211467Worthing's only
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Help UsVacancy for Secretary - See NEWS page There are endless ways to help us continue the work of the charity, but first a reminder for clients: Our long term future, and our ability to keep treating your pets and those after them, depend in part on your putting something back into the charity which does so much for you and your pet. Our underlying deficit of around £22,000 means we need to maintain our publicity and fund-raising to minimise it. Everyone could do something, and just a little time here and there would help us enormously. Supporters wanting to help our fund-raising by organising something involving friends, neighbours, youth/voluntary groups or workmates in some fun might like to pick something from the list below. The charity’s fund-raising team will be happy to help with publicity and other support - leaflets, collecting tins, posters, etc. There are wider opportunities further below.
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Think
also about the following opportunities, or maybe you have talents we haven't
thought of? Please contact the Clinic if
interested, or for help and support, someone to come and speak about the
Clinic, etc. 1.
Make a Will Legacies are
our second biggest source of income, after clinic fees. They are our best chance to make up
the £22,000 annual financial losses we suffer in funding the clinic’s
subsidised work. Making
a Will need not cost you anything.
We will pay the costs of making a Will, or a pair of Wills for a
couple. Making a Will could be
your best way of helping this charity after it has done so much for your
pets. Ask
at the clinic for a leaflet. 2. Our
newsletter Our
newsletter is a vital tool in publicising the clinic's excellent work and one
of our main links to our supporters. We need material to put in it to
interest our readers - stories about your pet, hints about animal care,
things people have done for us or animals, etc. 3. This website More or less as above - plus we need a new webmaster. 4. Make a donation Visit our on-line donation facility
at Charity
Choice. 100% of all donations will reach us - no charges or
commission are involved. The facility includes a Gift Aid option.
Alternatively, take or post your donation to the clinic, using our
downloadable Gift Aid
form if eligible to do so. Donations don’t need to come out of your
own pocket. Do something for a
neighbour or relative in return for a donation to us. One of our trustees was recently
given £50 for the clinic for walking someone’s dog, and earlier £75 for some
work on someone’s garden pond. 5.
Join our committee Help
spread the workload - we need Committee Members/Trustees (see
our Charity page), particularly in the roles of
Secretary, public relations and approaching charitable trusts, local
businesses and community organisations for grants, donations and support.
Purdi
and Mum at a collection 6.
Behind the scenes
Generally helping out - folding and sending leaflets, collecting donated
goods, driving volunteers to and from collections, tidying up our cellar,
general odd jobs. 7.
Help our PR Write an
article or send in a picture about your pet for the newsletter or website.
Put out leaflets in your neighbourhood about the Clinic's work. We
would also like to hear from you if you have skills in web design and
management or desk top publishing. 8.
Community liaison Help us
develop our relationships with businesses, community groups and other
charities. Put out and manage collecting tins in selected businesses
near where you live e.g. pet shops, care homes. Everyone could do something to help The
proceeds of our fund-raising activities go almost entirely towards the
charity's work in giving subsidised veterinary treatment to pets in need of
our support. Only an unavoidable minimum is spent on fund-raising and
administration. This is in marked contrast to many national charities,
with expensive headquarters, staff, campaign and advertising costs. So
anything you raise for us, or give us, will be put to good use. |
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