Open Day & Fun Dog show – hot weather doesn’t deter supporters
We are delighted to reveal that our Open Day raised £2860 for the animals in our care.
Although the weather was much hotter than expected, our brilliant staff were thinking ahead of the game and moved the dog show rounds into the shade of the trees in our soon-to-be-built Dog Sensory Garden. We had a fabulous turnout and were excited to meet some dogs rehomed from our – and other – rescue centres.
Many thanks to Geoffrey Short for once again judging the show, with Caitlin from enable.services who are one of our new corporate sponsors. Skinner’s Pet Food at Stradbrooke kindly gave prizes to the winners, and the “Dog of the Day” was Poppy, a Cockerpoo who also won the Crossbreed with Character class.
We launched our refreshed Safe Haven scheme, whereby you can sponsor a pen for everything from dogs to birds, rabbits and cats to small furries, from just £5 a month. This is our own Branch sponsorship scheme and is the only one where all the money you give comes to us and the animals in our care. For more information, please click here. You can sign up in the name of a loved one (person or pet) or as a gift for a special someone.
A new RSPCA stall for this year was an end-of-season sale stall, with a selection of lovely clothes, accessories and bric-a-brac from our charity shops. Thanks to Layla and Debbie for making it look gorgeous and taking over £100 on the day. Please keep an eye out for more from our shops at future events.
Thanks also to the East of England Co-Op for donating vouchers to the raffle, and all the people who generously gave us raffle and tombola prizes.
As always, our thanks go to the volunteers who make fundraising events like these – along with store collections and quizzes – possible. If you think you might be able to help at future events, please contact volunteering@rspca-suffolkcentral.org.uk
More thanks go to the stallholders who brought a fantastic range of quality goods.
Our next event is our quiz on 19th October. See our events sections for more details.
