If You're An Animal Lover Could You Consider Doing This?
By pyewacket
@pyewacket (43903)
United States
August 11, 2008 11:29pm CST
Okay just got an email from Angel's Gate Hospice, which is a pet sanctuary here in the New York area. To quote the website itself..
.."Angel's Gate, a residential, non-profit, 501 (C) 3 home, our home, for special needs animals. Here, animals many of whom are terminally and/or critically ill or physically challenged, come to live out their days in peace, dignity and love. Our focus is on wellness and quality of life. We provide for the physical, emotional and spiritual needs of each animal. We take a holistic approach in animal care, giving all needed supportive services including hospice care..."
Angel's Gate was founded by Susan Marino and was the first of its kind type of hospice and rehabilitation center to take care of animals that would not otherwise be taken care of and not just cats and dogs. You can read up on so much more about Angel's Gate and about Susan Marino herself here.
http://www.angelsgate.org/
Anyway in this email to me...it says
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Tomorrow is Tuesday, August 12TH....the day we band together to send a collective message to ABC that Angel's Gate is worthy of and in desperate need of an Extreme Home Makeover. Put your stamped letter with the following address next to the door so that you don't forget to drop it in your mailbox on your way out in the morning.....and that's it. That one simple act, when done in unison with what we believe will be several thousand others, postmarked from all corners of the country, should send a message to ABC that simply can't be ignored.
So, put a rubber band around your wrist, put it in your PDA, daytimer, or wall calendar, write it on your hand, tell a friend to remind you (and while your at it invite them to send a letter too) whatever it takes to help you to remember to mail your letter tomorrow August 12TH and let's be part of something huge! Thank you in advance for joining this incredibly simple and incredibly powerful mode of communication to shine a light on those precious animals in need and their amazing deserving caregivers.
Send your letters to this address:
Lock & Key Productions
C/O Family Casting
P.O.Box 38670
Los Angeles, CA 90038
PS. Remember content of your letter isn't that important...even if you just say "Dear ABC, Please carefully review the Angel's Gate application---they desperately need a Home Makeover to care for the gravely ill animals." That would be enough...it is the power of the timing of so many letters arriving at the studio on behalf of one cause that is most important. So, don't delay, jot down a line, get it into a stamped envelope and mail it tomorrow!
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Now if you're an animal lover and would love to see this great animal/pet sanctuary have a chance for that famous show Extreme Home Makeover to get the needed improvements they could use please write that letter and mail off tomorrow..even the next day would help..but please write. Since Angel's Gate is a non-profit sanctuary it means their main source of income is via donations. To get any kind of improvements for the sanctuary itself would mean a lot of money. More than donations could provide for...thus the reason Angel's Gate put an application to hopefully get noticed by Extreme Home Makeover. Please read up on the website so you can get a better feel of what Angel's Gate is all about.
I'm going to dash off a letter right now...will you join me?...I think this would only be good for US citizens to write the letter
To turn this into a discussion...have you ever wanted to do something to help animals...think something like this is a good way to help?
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6 responses
@pyewacket (43903)
• United States
13 Aug 08
I hope ABC listens as well. Wouldn't it be great if Angel's Gate was picked!
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@pyewacket (43903)
• United States
13 Aug 08
I sometimes wish I could do more too...it's frustrating how many pets need help and are in shelters waiting to be adopted. I might join up with ASPCA soon too....always wanted to
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@pyewacket (43903)
• United States
12 Aug 08
Thanks ever Aurone! I'll keep you posted if I hear anything and if Angel's Gate got the okay for the makeover..wouldn't it be great if they did?
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@CatsandDogs (13963)
• United States
12 Aug 08
You BET I will!! Here's my letter all stamped and ready to go!!
Dear ABC,
Please carefully review the Angel's Gate application---they desperately need a Home Makeover to care for the gravely ill animals. For someone to be so caring to take in these poor animals and tend to their every need till their dying days is an angel in disguise. The needs are so great and if you can imagine, overwhelming but these animals give back every bit and more of what is given to them. So please please take careful consideration of these wonderful people who are so caring and are so loving to these animals and making their last days happier and help them make a place to call home with lots of comforts to call their own. They’re so deserving of this.
With Sincere Thanks,
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@pyewacket (43903)
• United States
12 Aug 08
wonderful letter CatsandDogs..a great big hug to you!
I have my letter all printed out, stamped and ready to be mailed first thing tomorrow
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@pyewacket (43903)
• United States
12 Aug 08
PS watch this video of her and the work she does...fantastic
http://www.angelsgate.org/Martha%20Stewart%20Video.wmv
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@CatsandDogs (13963)
• United States
12 Aug 08
That is unbelieveable and remarkable!! If only I knew how to get started in taking in unwanted animals, I'd do it in a heartbeat! I'd be in 7th heaven!! I so love animals and would love to be a part of their daily existance in a way that helps them live a life that they truely deserve but I don't know how to get the money donations flowing in that I'd need to run such a place. I'd love to know how these people got started. Anyway, thanks for sharing this!! It's truely awesome!
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@bunnybon7 (50973)
• Holiday, Florida
12 Aug 08
i got it done and sittin by my door with my keys. this is wonderful. i believe i saw them on Oprah once. it'd be nice if she had it again. im going to copy this and send it to my groeps and emails. thanks Pye! i love you girl. (as a friend lol)
@pyewacket (43903)
• United States
13 Aug 08
Thank you ever bunnybon...I did the same thing and emailed all my pet loving friends including some pet rescuers I know about this
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@tamarafireheart (15384)
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12 Aug 08
Hi pye,
I think that is a joly good idea, we have similar place like that in sussex it for all animals from the larges to the smallest like a hedgehog and I send donations every month direct from my bank account, I also a member of Dog Trust and Cats shelter. Yes it a good thing for people to help in any way they can.
Bright Blessings
Tamara
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@pyewacket (43903)
• United States
13 Aug 08
That's wonderful that you donate to those places...sure wish there were more caring people who have sanctuaries like this Susan Marino...so many animals do need to be cared for.
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