A Place to Bark and Meow -- Animal Rescue Blog by Bernie Berlin

Wednesday, June 18, 2008

Give Away Gifts... Thank you for reading!!!

"Friendship improves happiness and abates misery, by doubling our joy and dividing our grief."

-Joseph Addison

As I am getting ready to leave for my trip to New Jersey, I couldn't help but do this post..

It has been on my mind for sometime, to do some art give aways.

My appreciation for all the wonderful support, both financially and emotionally over these past years has left me feeling very grateful everyday.

I feel very blessed, to be able to keep continuing to rescue animals and I could not do it without you. I wish I could know each and every one of you, that visits this blog and according to my statcounter, there are ALOT of you!!!

So please take a moment to post a comment, it can be as simple as I am a lurker, I love my dog, cat or just a simple hello.. No need to get real lengthy if you don't want to:)

Just know your comments left mean so much to me..

I know it sounds sappy, but I mean this from the bottom of my heart!!!

You have no idea of what the day to day happenings here are, as far as the hundreds of e-mails daily, from lists all over about dogs being put to sleep, rescuers franic to save animals in kill shelters, the daily phone calls everyday, from people having to surrender their dogs due to foreclosures, changes of circumstances or people finding strays that they have no place to go with them, other than the pound and that is almost always sure death.

My voicemail is usually full by noon..

I wish I could take them all in, but I can't and it is such a hopeless feeling, I hope you never have to experience. It is a constant roller coaster of emotions so to speak.

We are at a time, that the economy is so bad that rescues & charities everywhere are cutting back, shutting down and even worse, I have been getting e-mails that some rescues will have to euthanize their own dogs, because they cannot care for them any longer.

I just reached out to one of these rescues, offering food and whatever else I could help with.

The animals have no choice, but to depend on and look to us for help to hear stories like that just destroys me...

Enough sad talk..

I appreciate you and want you to know it!! What I am giving away isn't fancy, just a little token.

Sooooo, just comment and make sure to leave your email or blog URL so I can contact you if you win! I'll draw two winners on Thursday July 27th.

The contest will end midnight July 26th. Winners will be posted on the 27th.

I will use a random number generator to pull the winners for these art related things.

I know it's not much, but I really wanted to do a little something to show my appreciation.
So this is what I am giving away!!!

1 whimsical doggie 4 x 4 painting done by me. Yes, silly, but fun!!!

2 Artist Trading Card books, signed by the author (me).

3 individual collage sheet packs, each containing themed: 1 cat collage sheet and 2 dog collage sheets.
Perfect for Artist Trading cards or for creating small or mini collages!!

Again "Thanks A Million" for being my friend and friends to the animals!!!

Blessings & Light to you all...

Labels: Give Aways

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