THE FIRST LOVE AN AFGHAN DAY

The Internet Afghan Hound Club decided that they would like to raise money for Afghan Rescue. A name was chosen; Love An Afghan Day and it was to be run on similar lines to Red Nose Day.

We covered the whole country. Our aim was to involve as many people as possible, not only to raise money but also to make people more aware of rescue and to have fun at the same time. We set the date for Monday 27th August but obviously not all fund raising events took place on that day. Pam Croft designed a web page and Jan Fielder produced a wonderful logo.

We held an online auction which included plants, books, Laser Lite brush, tapestry, painting, Beanie toys, Afghan models, a set of old Southern magazines ( these were very popular ) and last but by no means least, Sue and Barry Hedge donated a weeks stay in their villa at Alicante. This was auctioned at the Western Championship show and the successful bidder was Mr. Clay from Essex with a bid of £ 200. Karen and Anouska Simpson, along with Julie Johnson held an Exemption Show at Leeds and raised £ 139.57. Another Exemption show was held at Bristol by Jan & Tim Fielder, Chris & Bob Yates, Val & Bob Buckland and Wendy & Mike Durrant this raised £ 400. Val Peirce donated some lovely rosettes. Other events included car boot sales, white elephant stall and a raffle. Bob Savage won the first prize of £ 200.

Mr. Timbrell won second prize of £100 from Glos. And third prize of £ 50 went to Mr. O'Donnell from Scotland. If there was an award for sales women of the decade it would go to Vanessa Small, she sold an amazing number of raffle tickets, our warmest thanks Vanessa.

All the money raised is to be divided equally between the Breed Club Rescue Schemes. At the moment we have nearly £ 3,000.00 in the account and a pledge of £ 2,000.00 from Denise Boardman ( Women Empowering Women ) which should be with us soon. All being well the final balance will be a little over £ 5,000.00. We hope to run another Love An Afghan Day in 2003 so get your thinking caps on!

The response from everyone has been overwhelming, it has pulled us all together and many of you have offered to help with home checks, transport, foster homes etc. You have proved that there are many of you who care passionately about the well being of Afghan Hounds who through no fault of their own are faced with difficult and confusing circumstances. To help them through this transition and into a new caring home where they will be wanted and loved is what they undoubtedly deserve.

We would like to thank you all for your support, donations, pledges and hard work. You are all stars.
A big thank you to the following for your donations and pledges. Anna Paton. Jo Smith. Pam Croft. Nikki Deen. Marcelle King. Pauline & Richard Johnson. Margaret & John Stones. David Paton. Tom & Pam Roberts. East Of England Afghan Club. Jane Mills. Sue Cramer. Alison Muller. Annette & Les Wynne. Roz Livesey. Ronnie Davies. Jackie Buttle. Roger Link. Roy Wilson. Moira Simpson. Bob Fitzgerald. Steve Moon. Roberta Hall. Richard Kirkham. Leslie Currie. Terry Carr. Di. Greenfield. Gloria Haywood. Susan Winters. Sue Jordan. Sandra Woodley. Sue & Barry Hedge. Chris Bagshaw. Tim & Jan Fielder. Chris & Bob Yates. Wendy & Mike Durrant. Val & Bob Buckland. Mrs. Hayes. Karen & Anouska Simpson. Julie johnson. Plush Puppy. Estelle Fryer. Val Peirce. Jollyes Pet Foods, Chippenham. Glenda Adams. Annette Wilkinson. Denise Boardman ( W.E.W.)
A total of £ 3,503.67 was raised for LAAD. I'm afraid we never did get the £2000 promised to us by Denise Boardman (WEW) we received the original pledge of £ 250 from her.
We wrote to all the Breed Clubs to ask them if they would like a share of the money for their rescue schemes and 7 elected to receive money from the fund. The A.H.A. North Eastern, Northern, East of England, Southern, Western and Scottish Rescue all received £ 430 each. We also made a donation of £ 100 together with the Western, Southern and East of England to help rescue 2 youngsters who were living in terrible conditions. This leaves a balance of £ 393.67 in the rescue account.
Thank you everyone for all your help and support, without you it couldn’t have happened.
Shirley Carr