An animal rescue charity is hoping for token success in this year’s Wish campaign.
Based at Foxrush Farm in Redcar, Saltburn Animal Rescue Association, rescues stray or abandoned animals in the Teesside area.
Having just recently celebrated seven years at the farm, there are 15 kennels, 14 cat pens and four rabbit hutches all of which are full and generally run on maximum capacity.
As well as 80 volunteers, the sanctuary is run by four members of staff who concentrate on giving the animals the best care they can.
Having entered The Gazette’s Wish campaign for the past five years, SARA is extremely grateful for the support they have received each year.
Last year, the charity group spent the money they received from the campaign on a new van.
Jacqui Henderson, 29, who has been manager for the past three years said: “The help we got from last year’s campaign has been invaluable.
“The new van is used as transport to and from the vets and it is also used to pick new animals up. Before we got the van we had to use our own vehicles which was impractical. The van is used everyday.
“Any money we receive from this year’s Wish will be spent on converting a stable into kennels. These kennels will be specially designed for dogs with kennel stress and dogs that have more needs.
“They will have less of a kennel environment and be more like a rehabilitation unit.”
Chair, Ann Prosser, 77 who set the animal sanctuary up in 1995 said: “We will also spend any money we receive on a new kitten unit.”
Assistant manager, Steven Parker, 26, added: “The support from Wish offers us extra help with everything. The van has made such a big difference which means we can now take multiple animals to the vets at one time.”
Every year, The Gazette’s Wish campaign gives away thousands of pounds to not-for-profit groups and organisations benefiting the Teesside community.
To get involved, groups must first register online at http://ift.tt/XA3Wdt . All registered groups will receive confirmation in writing as well as a free starter pack to get supporters ready to start collecting tokens. Every registered group will be guaranteed a share of the £40,000 fund.
There are no losers in the Wish campaign but the aim is to collect as many tokens as possible. The more tokens a group collects, the bigger its share of the prize pot.
Tokens will start appearing in The Gazette on Monday, October 13, with the last token appearing on Wednesday, January, 21. Submissions for tokens will close at 5pm on Monday, February 23.
To help SARA, send your tokens to: 28 Turner Street, Redcar, Cleveland, TS10 1AZ.
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