Fundraising is extremely important here at the shelter. The whole organisation is run off the donations of generous people and companies, and without them it is likely that NLWS wouldn't exist and the animals that we care for wouldn't have a place to go when they needed help.
As I have mentioned in a previous post, this has been a very slow year for the shelter. We didn't get our first bear until September and the lack of animals sadly means that donations have been at an all time low. Despite having fewer animals than in previous years, costs are still high as general maintenance of the site and enclosures as well as the feeding and caring of the animals we do have and the permanent residents is not cheap.
Every year, in December, NLWS holds a special fundraiser called Dawson's Lights. We have a large Christmas tree in town and we sell coloured light bulbs for CAN$25 each. The idea is to light up the Christmas tree by December 24th, Christmas Eve, through the sales of bulbs. However this year something truly incredible has happened. An anonymous donor has pledged that if we can raise CAN$10,000 through selling light bulbs, they will match it meaning we have the potential to raise CAN$20,000 in one month. There are no words to describe just how much this money would mean to everyone at the shelter. So much can be done with this amount, and we are all incredibly thankful to this donor and to everyone who buys bulbs.
If anyone reading this would like to buy a light bulb you can donate here https://www.canadahelps.org/dn/10649. If you can't buy a bulb, which I completely understand as most people reading this are students after all, you could always share it and tell others. Every bulb counts.
Thank you!
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