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Host a Facebook Birthday Fundraiser

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HOST A BIRTHDAY FUNDRAISER

Have you ever hosted a birthday fundraiser on Facebook?  It's a simple and effective way of raising funds for the charity of your choice and allows your friends and family to donate to the charity on your behalf.

Facebook don't take any fees on donations given through a birthday fundraiser so all monies donated go straight to the charity.

Some Tips to Help You 

  1. Schedule your fundraiser so that it has a good lead up time and ends about 4 days after your actual birthday or event.
  2. Not everyone will be able to donate, wants to donate or trusts internet donations. So when you set your fundraiser up, ask for people to either donate or share the event if they don’t want to donate!  “It’s my birthday and I challenge you to help me raise funds for the Fingal SPCA by doing one or both of these things: 1) Donate Something AND/OR 2) Share this!”
  3. Invite your friends!  Yes all of them!
  4. Share it! Copy the link to your Fundraiser and text/whatsapp it to people, tweet it, share it on your snapchat or Instagram story!
  5. Say Thanks!  A few days before the end of the fundraiser, write a lovely note of thanks to remind people about the amazing cause they donated to, and letting everyone know how happy they have made you by supporting you. You may yet get a few more donations after your speech.

For full information on how to create a fundraiser CLICK HERE

So will you consider creating a birthday fundraiser for the Fingal SPCA to celebrate your next special day?

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Thank You Minister

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THANK YOU MINISTER

Thank you to the Department of the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine for their generous animal welfare funding grant received recently.

Your support allows us to continue in our mission of caring for the wild and unwanted animals in the Fingal area.  #AWAD21 #AnimalWelfareAwarenessDay21

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Charity Tax Back

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SUPPORT OUR WORK

CHARITY TAX BACK SCHEME

The Irish tax system contains a range of incentives aimed at facilitating and encouraging charitable donations by individuals and companies, which help to ensure that charities receive the maximum benefit from public and private donations.

The Charitable Donation Scheme allows tax relief on qualifying donations.   So if you are an Irish tax payer and donate €250 or more to a registered charity in any year, the charity can claim 45% in tax relief under the Charitable Donation Scheme.

It's very simple and straightforward and it means your donation is worth so much more.

You download the form, either CHY3 Form (an enduring tax back donation for five years) or CHY4 Form (to allow a donation in one financial year). Complete the details and return the form to our Accounts Department, Fingal SPCA, 33 Castleview Lawns, Swords, K67 FP93.

Remember €250 is only €4.81 a week or .69c a day! Less than a cup of coffee!

Click on the link below to learn more.

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Our AGM

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Fingal SPCA AGM

The Annual General Meeting for the Fingal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals will take place next Thursday night.

If you would be interested in attending, please contact us on 089 461 2537 as we need to manage numbers for covid social distancing.

Thank You

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THANK YOU

Donations of any size are incredibly important to charities.  They enable us to continue our work and reserve our cash for the bills we need to pay.

So we were DELIGHTED to receive three incredibly generous donations from the Kinsealy Pet Store, Maxizoo Clarehall and Lidl Swords recently.

Maxizoo and Kinsealy Pet Store donated food for cats, dogs and rabbits, some litter, treats and 3 carriers, which will be so useful when we trap, neuter and return some of the wild cat population.

And the Lidl vouchers will be spent on food, litter and other essentials for the animals.

So thank you very much to Lidl Swords, Maxizoo and Kinsealy Pet Shop for their generous donations, the Society and the animals in our care, really appreciate it.

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Keep your Pet safe at Easter

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Happy Easter to you and your pets

With Easter fast approaching, we are urging pet owners to keep all chocolate safely out of the reach of our pet companions. Over the past year, many people have welcomed a dog or cat into their home and so we want to highlight how toxic chocolate, that is meant for human consumption, can be for our furry friends.

We also want to make owners aware of the signs of chocolate toxicity in a dog, after research revealed that vets are twice as likely to see pets with chocolate poisoning at Easter.

Veterinary and Welfare Manager at Dogs Trust Ireland, Niamh Curran-Kelly said: “Please make sure that children know their chocolate eggs are not for sharing with their furry friends. As toxic doses vary greatly, depending on the size of the dog and the type of chocolate ingested, if you suspect your dog has eaten any quantity of chocolate, please contact your vet for advice immediately. Prompt veterinary treatment can really improve a dog’s chances of making a full recovery”

We also recommend storing you vet’s out of hours contact number in your phone, in case of an emergency this weekend, such as your dog getting their paws on some chocolate.

What are the symptoms of chocolate toxicity in dogs?

Even if your dog is showing no symptoms, but you suspect he/she may have eaten chocolate, please contact your vet as they may be able to give emergency treatment to prevent poisoning.

  • Vomiting
  • Diarrhoea
  • Tender abdomen
  • Excessive thirst
  • Excitability
  • Racing heart rate
  • Drooling
  • Tremors or in severe cases, seizures.

How can you keep your pet safe?

  • Never feed your pet chocolate intended for humans.
  • Keep your chocolate in a safe place – this means hidden out of sight and out of reach from your pet.
  • If your egg (or any chocolate) is missing and you suspect that your pet is the culprit, contact your vet straight away.
  • It is helpful if you can tell your vet how much chocolate, and the type of chocolate, you think your dog may have ingested. If you have any packaging, take it with you to the vets.
  • The sooner treatment is implemented, the greater the chance of recovery.
  • If you want to treat your pet this Easter, we recommend you stick to pet-friendly treats (in moderation) that are kinder to your canine and always have your local vet’s emergency number saved in your phone, just in case.

 

Our thanks to the good people at Dogs Trust for this excellent information.