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Chase has taken advantage of social media by launching the Chase Community Giving Campaign with a clever tagline:
“You decide what matters.”
That’s right. You, me, we decide what matters. Chase will be giving away $5 million to charities.
Here’s how it works. You have to become a fan of “Chase Community Giving” on Facebook. Then, you can look us up by searching for “spca, inc”.
Every user has 20 votes and can only vote for a charity once. So, that’s one vote for the SPCA and 19 votes for other causes that you believe.
We need to be in the top 100 by Dec. 11 when Chase will give $25,000 to each top 100 charity. Yep, you heard me right – Chase will be giving out $2.5 million. Those recipients will be annoucned Dec. 15. That’s not all either.
Final voting will be from Jan. 15 – 29, and after two weeks of voting, Chase will give $1 million to the top charity and $100,000 to the five runners-up. Then, the Chase Community Giving Advisory Board will choose one or more nominated charities to receive donations with a combined total of $1 million.
All in all, there’s $5 million available and you are the voice that gets this done for us and for our animals. Make the SPCA one of your 20 votes for round 1.
Get started here. You can also see a video with directions on how to help.
You HAVE to come visit the cats in the SPCA cat-a-tats! I’ve spent many hours visiting the cats and kittens and it’s very fulfilling. Sometimes I empty litter boxes and clean up messes the kittens make. Other times I help answer questions for potential adopters. My favorite thing to do, though, is to just sit with the cats inside their temporary living quarters. You get to know the cats, make friends, and make them feel better about being an orphan.
When they first arrive, they are scared of their new, unfamiliar surroundings. They need a human to nuzzle, to pet them and to talk to them in a sweet, caring voice. They need visitors in order to feel less scared about what lies ahead. You must be SPCA staff or a volunteer to do this, so I encourage you to fill out the volunteer application. Come make some orphan cats and kittens feel better about sitting around waiting for that special person to take them home and love them forever. You’ll sleep much better for having done so – at least I do.
SPCA volunteer since June, 2009
Lemondrop has a happy and contagious spirit that can't be stopped by his handicap.
Lemondrop was found wandering in Common Ground Park off of Edgewood Drive. After being brought to the SPCA, he went through the same exam that every surrendered animal must go through, and staff made note of the limping and deformities of his back legs. X-rays revealed that Lemondrop’s back legs were once fractured and had healed in such a way that he is unable to use them today. Lemondrop is slightly handicapped and happened to be found in Common Ground Park – the only park in our area that is handicap friendly.
Immediately, he won the heart of every one on staff. Every time he takes a step with his front feet, either his back legs hop along or he tries to use them to no avail. The fractures in his back legs have caused Lemondrop to rely heavily on his front legs which is starting to wear on his joints. He needs a wheelchair to even the weight out and keep his front legs from suffering.
He is in no pain, and all of his nerves are still intact from the rear leg fractures – meaning that he can still control his urges to go to the bathroom. Most importantly, he is one of the sweetest dogs that you will ever meet.
Will you help Lemondrop today? Every day dogs like him rely on your generosity. Let’s give Lemondrop a drop of compassion today that happens to be in the form of a handy wheelchair. Donate now. See Lemondrop’s video now.
