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Thursday January 28, 2010

Gem of the Day: "Expect to have hope rekindled. Expect your prayers to be answered in wondrous ways. The dry seasons in life do not last.
The spring rains will come again."
~Sarah Ban Breathnach~

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Small Paws Rescue Inc.
3316 S. 72nd. W. Ave.
Tulsa, Ok. 74107

Click on the Bichon puppy to see page 2 of the Small Paws Rescue Newsletter, including fostering and adoption information.

Dear Small Pawsers,

Welcome to the newest members of our Small Paws Rescue Online Newsletter, especially to those of you who saw us live in New York City, on Fox and Friends, last month!

Welcome!

If you missed our last newsletter, here it is.
http://www.smallpawsrescue.org/newsletters/images/jan2810.html

As of now, our general operating account is about -$5000.00 in the red.

The vet bills have been up in January and the donations have been down.

Angel is a six year old female who has had various illnesses from birth. I suspect a collapsing trachea and severe allergies. We need to take her to the vet school in Athens GA. for a consult and diagnosis.

The good news is that we now have the following matching donation challenges for the "January Bichon Blues" to issue!

Is there anyone out there who can match one of them? If so, the challenger will make a donation in that amount. Then the Small Paws Bichons receive that amount twice! Once from you and once from the original challenger!

I'm going to be hunting and pecking quickly as the lights are already flickering here and we are expecting power outages in Northeastern Oklahoma. We are under a State of Emergency due to a monstrous winter storm that has already started. It sounds like it's raining little hail balls here.

We have the following matching challenges! Thanks to all of the challengers!

First from Jane Robinson, at janemk@cox.net , in Scottsdale AZ. we have a matching donation challenge for $250.00! Thank you Jane! Is there anyone who can match her? That would put $500.00 towards these vet bills for these Bichons! Thank you Jane!

Next, from Sue Hodges, our friend in Southern California, we have this challenge! Thank you again, Sue!

Subject: RE: From Robin at Small Paws Rescue. Please Read.
Date: 1/28/2010 12:29:58 P.M. Central Standard Time
From: sue.hodges@klgates.com
To: pup3@aol.com

Robin, Please issue a $100. matching challenge to help with Angel and the others. Best of luck!
Sue>

And from Sherry Keller, (and I think she may be a first time challenger! Thank you Sherry!) we have this matching donation challenge!

Subject: Re: From Robin at Small Paws Rescue. Please Read.
Date: 1/28/2010 12:30:10 P.M. Central Standard Time
From: skeller2@pdq.net

Hi Robin, Please issue a challenge for $100.00 from Sherry Keller , for "January Bichon Blues".
Love, Sherry>

And from Debra Graham, in West Virginia, we have this challenge. Aww, thank you Debra. That is so sweet and I thank you!

Subject: Re: From Robin at Small Paws Rescue. Please Read.
Date: 1/28/2010 1:54:42 P.M. Central Standard Time
From: dagraham@mail.wvnet.edu

I would like to issue a $100 matching challenge in honor of Robin. We and all of the homeless and hurt fluffs are so blessed to have her running SPR. Robin never quits on any of us, so I say we don't quit on her!>

And from Rosalyn Mackie, we have a challenge for $100.00. Is there anyone who can match her? Thank you Rosalyn!

Date: 1/28/2010 12:39:46 P.M. Central Standard Time
From: rosalyn.mackie@sas.com

Please issue a challenge for $100.00. We have to help Angel and all the other bichons. >

And from Deborah Berger and Boris, LIVE from NEW YORK CITY, we have this challenge! Thank you Deborah and Boris! (Boris was one of the Bichon TV stars from our recent visit on Fox and Friends in NYC in December!)

Robin, interesting, the truth of the matter is that what comes to you or at you is what your path is at that moment. I wish I could offer more please put out a $100.00 challenge, in honor of Norma, my faithful pet therapy/service dog who is turning 12 and has worked for 10 1/2 years. She's not doing well and for Oliver my rescue cat who continues to tolerate my gang of 4 dogs and is doing worse than Norma.
As always, thanks for all you do.

Cordially, Deborah and Boris>

And from Renee in Antioch IL, we have this challenge! Thank you Renee!

Subject: Re: From Robin at Small Paws Rescue. Please Read.
Date: 1/28/2010 1:46:57 P.M. Central Standard Time
From: beeline10@sbcglobal.net

Hi Robin,

I know it's not much but I'm issuing a challenge for everyone to send in $10.00 for each SPR fluff that they have. I have three so my check for $30.00 will be on it's way. Poor Angel and Miles look so sweet--I wish I could do more. Come on everyone, give up your Latte's or McDonalds or whatever for a few days and let's help these babies!
Renee
Antioch, Illinois
(and of course, Lexi, Lulu and Cadi )>

And from Bonnie Margolis, Mom to Gabriel, who stole the show when we were on Fox and Friends, last month, (Yes, HE was the professional Bichon waver!) we have this challenge. Thank you Bonnie!

Subject: Re: Donation
Date: 1/28/2010 3:04:35 P.M. Central Standard Time
From: openingstar@aol.com

Hi Steph and Robin:

Still not sure if my job of 17 yrs will be here in Sept., but at least they included me in the first budget which is due to be slashed at least 2-3 more times.

Please issue a $35 matching challenge.

Bonnie Margolis with Rosie and Gabriel and angel Sammy MOE in heaven
Stamford, CT>

This is how to help! If you don't hear from me right away, please don't worry! We have a geberator. It's what Spunky the Monkey calls the generator. He thinks it is evil and must be destroyed, so we hope we don't have to use it!

Thank you all for your personal notes of encouragement! I love you. Robin

Last Monday night we paid vet bills totalling $11,430.31 for the SPR rescued Bichons across the country.

We've paid $30, 441.31 in vet bills for the first 25 days of January, 2010 which is an average of $1, 217.65 a day.



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Subject: Re: Donation
Date: 1/28/2010 3:04:35 P.M. Central Standard Time
From: openingstar@aol.com

I also would greatly appreciate prayers for my friend Jim from Nashville's dog Shelby. He had a tumor 3/4 the size of a soccer ball removed from his spleen Monday and the pathology reports are due back soon. AND the lovely Basenji mix, Obie,who was homeless in Obidos, Portugal whom I managed almost 11 yrs ago to have found and sent to live with my ex in rural IL. as he is fighting a tick borne illness and kidney and liver problems. ALL PRAYERS most gratefully appreciated.

Bonnie Margolis with Rosie and Gabriel and angel Sammy MOE in heaven
Stamford, CT>


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