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Please Help Seven

Seven was abandoned and emaciated.  She was completely skittish and untrusting.  Fur and bones, she barely had the energy to stay standing.

When we took her to the vet, they discovered parasites, ear hematoma (which was very obvious - her ear was swollen like a balloon) and severe ear infections.  Upon cleaning her ears, Seven shook her head and tore open her ear, flinging blood everywhere.  She is now bandaged up to prevent more bleeding and awaiting surgery to drain the hematoma.

Please consider donating to Seven's medical fund.  She needs every bit of help she can get, and yes, your $1 will TRULY matter.

Please feel free to donate via www.aarsociety.org or via ChipIn:

Remember, American Animal Rescue Society is registered 501(c)3 and your donation is tax deductible.

RAFFLE WINNERS!!

A HUGE Thank You to all that donated to and supported American Animal Rescue Society!!

With your incredible generosity, we were able to raise $630 total for the animals at AARS!

Here is how winners were drawn:

1. Each raffle entry was put into a spreadsheet in the order they came in, with corresponding numbers.

2. Using True Random Number Generator, I selected 4 unique, random numbers.

3. Those with the corresponding numbers SCORE BIG TIME AND WIN!

The spreadsheet can be viewed Here if you would like to see what your number(s) was.

So without further ado... (drumroll please...)

For prize #1 of 1 Golding Spindle + Lego Spindle + Shea Buttah:

#66!!  That's Michelle Hoggatt!

For prize #2 of 1 Golding Spindle + 2 skeins of Sundara:

#102!! That's Linda Carillo!

Prize #3 of 2 Skeins Sundara, 2 Skeins Socks that Rock, 2 Skeins Noro and 1 Skein Autumn Socks:

 #12!!  That's Emily Miller!!

And finally, Prize #4 of ALL the Namaste Items:

#116!!  That's MJ Helmick-Richardson!!

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE WINNERS!!!

Winners will be contacted via Paypal emails used to make the donation!

It's Live!

Here it is folks!  Let the raffle to raise funds for American Animal Rescue Society begin!

First off, here are the prizes:

A Golding Fiber Spindle donated by The Golding Family at Golding Fiber Tools.

This is a 1.4 oz walnut spindle with a 2 1/8"Vintage Silver Inset whorl and hand tooled silver ring.  

Retails for $97

Another Golding Drop Spindle, generously donated by Tom, Diane and Seth Golding at Golding Fiber Tools.

This is a 1.0 oz walnut spindle with a 2" hand painted Russian Lacquer inset whorl and bronze alloy ring.

Retails for $77

1 Skein of Sundara Fingering Silky Merino in the Marigold Colorway.

Generously donated by Sundara Yarn.

50% silk, 50% merino wool. 500 yds, 150 g.  7-9st per inch. US1-2/2-2.75mm needles. Hand wash, cool water.

Retails for $50

1 Skein of Sundara Fingering Silky Merino in the Cobalt over Mediterranean Colorway.

Generously donated by Sundara Yarn.

50% silk, 50% merino wool. 500 yds, 150 g.  7-9st per inch. US1-2/2-2.75mm needles. Hand wash, cool water.

Retails for $50

1 Skein of Sundara Fingering Silky Merino in the Basil over Buttercup Colorway.

Generously donated by Sundara Yarn.

50% silk, 50% merino wool. 500 yds, 150 g.  7-9st per inch. US1-2/2-2.75mm needles. Hand wash, cool water.

Retails for $50

1 Skein of Sundara Fingering Silky Merino in the Mint Julep Colorway.

Generously donated by Sundara Yarn.

50% silk, 50% merino wool. 500 yds, 150 g.  7-9st per inch. US1-2/2-2.75mm needles. Hand wash, cool water.

Retails for $50

                                         

A gorgeous Namaste Zuma in Red.

Donated by Namaste Inc.

Retails for $79 

Matching Namaste Mini Cozy also in Red.  Donated by Namaste Inc.

Retails for $10.50

A Namaste Mini Clutch in Peacock.  Donated by Namaste Inc.

Retails for $45.00

A Namaste Buddy Case in Hollywood Pink.  Donated by Namaste Inc.

Retails for $17.25

1 skein of Socks that Rock in lightweight, Lenka colorway.  Donated by Blue Moon Fiber Arts.

100% superwash merino.  360 yds/329m. 4.5oz/127g.

Retails for $20

1 skein of Socks that Rock in mediumweight, Valenscummy colorway.  Donated by Blue Moon Fiber Arts.

100% superwash merino.  380 yds/347m. 5.5oz/155g.

Retails for $22.50

1 skein of Autumn House Farm, Summer Sock.  Donated by Ms. Risa of MD.

Colorway Bayougel Beach. Superwash merino/cotton/spandex. 360 yds.

Retails for $20

2 skeins of Noro Yuzen.  Donated by Ms. Risa of MD.

Col. No. 6, Lot A. 56% wool, 34% silk, 10% kid mohair. 50g. 110m. DK weight.

Retails for $9.95 each

1 container of Chamomile Shea Buttah.  Donated by Deneen at Yarns and Musings.

4 oz container - if you haven't tried this stuff, you are missing out! 

Retails for $19.99

And finally - a Knitty Pitty Lego Drop Spindle, donated by myself and Nick.

1.3 oz workhorse spindle - we can customize the color of the shaft.

Retails for $25

1 winner will be chosen for each of these lots:

• 1 Golding Spindle + 1 Lego Spindle + Shea Buttah
• 1 Golding Spindle + 2 skeins Sundara
• 2 skeins Sundara + 2 skeins STR + 2 skeins Noro Yuzen + 1 skein Autumn Sock
• All Namaste Items 

that's 4 separate lots - 4 individual winners!

So here's how to enter!

1. Go to AARSociety's Chip In Page or click the Widget Below.
2. Each $5 donation you make equals 1 raffle ticket.
3. When you make the Paypal donation - please mention ONLINE RAFFLE in the instructions section.
4. After you've made your donation, please leave a comment on the ChipIn page with the number of entries you've made.  Example: "I have 3 entries - your name"

And now for the Raffle Details!  

• Each Raffle entry = $5 donation.  You may enter as many times as you'd like.
• Donations must be done via ChipIn.com - you must have Paypal to use ChipIn.
• Raffle ends on May 22, 2010.
• Winners will be chosen by True Random Number Generator.
• Winners will be announced on my blog on May 23, 2010.  They will also be contacted via their email address used to make the Paypal donation.  
• Prizes left unclaimed by June 11, 2010 will be forfeited by winner and an alternate will be chosen and contacted to claim the prize.  They will have 3 weeks to claim prize before it is also forfeited and another alternate chosen.
• American Animal Rescue Society is a registered 501(c)3 not for profit organization - your donation is tax deductible!

Thank you all SO much for your generosity and support.  American Animal Rescue Society strives to take in as many animals in need as possible, regardless of breed, age, or disability.  100% of your donation goes towards paying down vet bills and our new goal of opening a shelter so more animals will have a safe haven before they find their forever homes.

THANK YOU FOR SAVING A LIFE!

www.AARSociety.org

Questions? Feel free to email me at kchan [at] aarsociety (dot) org

It's Worth The Wait...

I Promise!!!

Not all the items have arrived yet for my raffle to raise funds for American Animal Rescue Society, so the raffle will not begin this week as I had hoped.  But by next week, all the items should be here and we can get rolling!

Are you excited yet?  I have another clue for you... 

one of the raffle prizes are for making rockin' socks - can you handle it?!!

Animals + Knitting = AWESOME.

You are looking at (over there <---) the new Fundraising Director for American Animal Rescue Society! We are a small registered 501(c)3 non for profit, foster run animal rescue based in the Chicagoland area.   We have in foster old dogs, dogs with 3 legs, cats with missing eyes.  We take in the most unadoptable animals from all over the country - because we do not believe that these animals deserve any less happiness than the cute, young animals.  My goal is to get this rescue out of debt and start a savings fund for a physical shelter so we have the space to help even more animals find homes.  I just know we can do it!

So to start, I turned to my other passion and remained in my comfort zone - knitting and spinning.  I've managed to secure a few fantastic (seriously - FANTASTIC) donations from knitting/spinning related businesses and plan to raffle them off here on my blog!  100% of the proceeds will go to AARS.

So keep an eye out ... as soon as some of the items start rolling in, I'll begin raffling them off.  I promise you will not be disappointed... and tell your friends - they'll be so upset if you don't fill them in!  And of course, you'll all sleep happy knowing that you've helped save the life of an animal that otherwise would be put down.

And this sweet sleeping girl?  This is Katy - a 14 year old chow Nick and I are fostering.  She was found abandoned in a foreclosed home in downstate Illinois with 3 other dogs and 15 cats.  Once the owners were notified with how much trouble they were going to be in with Animal Control, they threatened to shoot the animals thinking it would lessen their penalty.  Katy was riddled in fleas, bacteria and parasites.  She is now free from all of those icky things, and has had her bloodwork done to confirm she is healthy! Katy is now adjusting to the good life comfortably while waiting for her forever home!  She may be a mature lady, but she is still happy and spunky and would make an excellent companion for anyone not wanting to deal with the hyper energy of a young pup!

Her vet bills are through the roof - but every penny was worth it to see this dog comfortable and happy.  The difference in Katy from the first day she came to us and now is inspiring.  If you can help sponsor Katy - anything, even a dollar or change! - would be a tremendous help for the rescue.  You can make a donation to the rescue at www.AARSociety.org or to the vet directly;
Naperville Animal Hospital
(630) 355-5300
Client ID#58111

Ok - so after all that, you want a teaser on what might be raffled off?
Here are some (cheesy) clues...

- something gorgeous (but animal and eco friendly!) to tote your yarn around town in
- some silky smooth yarn that shines beautiful, especially in the sun
- a spinning tool that is worth it's weight in gold!