ARF Aruba Event
ARF IS AN "ANIMAL RELIEF FOUNDATION ARUBA"; ALSO KNOWN AS "ARF ARUBA"...
WE ARE A NON-PROFIT CORPORATION ( 5013C ) THAT RAISES MONIES FOR HOMELESS, NEGLECTED, ABUSED, INJURED AND SICK ANIMALS OF ARUBA. SADLY, ARUBA IS AN ISLAND THAT HAS NO GOVERNMENT SUPPORT TO HELP OR ASSIST THESE ANIMALS !!!
SO WE STARTED AS A GROUP OF ANIMAL LOVERS AND CONCERNED TOURISTS THAT WERE NOT ABLE TO "LOOK AWAY" FROM SOME OF THE MOST LOVEABLE AND GRATEFUL ANIMALS THAT WE'VE EVER ENCOUNTERED...AND WE DECIDED WITH ALOT OF HARD WORK AND GENEROUS HEARTS, WE COULD DO SOMETHING ON A LARGER SCALE!
AT THE START OF OUR UNION AND FRIENDSHIP, THE MAJORITY OF THE MONEY WAS COMING OUT OF OUR POCKETS, BUT WE KNEW THAT COULD NOT GO FAR; SO WE STARTED WORKING HARD AND REACHING OUT FOR HELP:
WE FORMED A CORPORATION AND HAD WEEKLY CONFERENCE CALLS THAT LEAD US TO WAYS OF RAISING MONEY AND HELPING AS MANY ANIMALS AS POSSIBLE - IN THE MONTH OF AUGUST, WE RAISED OVER $ 2400.00 AND PLACED 6 DOGS AND 2 KITTENS IN WONDERFUL HOMES -THAT MAY NOT SOUND LIKE A LOT, BUT WITH THE OBSTACLES THAT WE FACE EVERY DAY IN MEDICAL CARE AND TRANSPORTATION, THAT IS HUGE TO US !
WE START WITH MEDICAL CARE, VACCINATIONS, SHELTER, FOOD AND EVENTUALLY FIND THEM HOMES (MOST OF WHICH IS HERE IN THE STATES).
WE PROUDLY HAD OUR SOME OF OUR PUPS AND THEIR OWNERS TRAVEL FROM NEIGHBORING STATES JOIN US FOR OUR FUND RAISER AND WE HAVE FORMED FRIENDSHIPS THAT WILL LAST A LIFETIME !
I CAN ONLY HOPE AND PRAY THAT AS TIME GOES ON (AND IN MY LIFETIME), WE CAN BUILD OUR OWN SHELTER AND CHANGE THE GOVERNMENT OF ARUBA - I LIKE TO AIM HIGH AND THEY ARE WORTH IT: WE HAVE 3 (AND SOON 4 ) IN OUR FAMILY ALONE..
Submitted by Cathy of ARF Aruba
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