Doubled Dollars for the Donkeys

BEFORE I SHARE MY WHY FOR SUPPORTING THIS ORGANIZATION, I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR READING THIS, BLESS YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT, AND SHARE WHAT THE NEED IS FOR THESE BEAUTIFUL EQUINE ANIMALS. 

THE ASSOCIATION FOR DONKEY AND EQUINE HAVEN NEEDS FUNDS TO HELP CONTINUE TO PAY FOR IMPORTANT VETERINARY CARE AND FEED/HAY WHICH CONTINUES TO BE AN INFLATED COMMODITY, THEIR FOOD HAS INCREASED JUST LIKE OURS!  A LOT OF THE ANIMALS WE RESCUE HAVE BEEN MISTREATED, MALNOURISHED, OR JUST PLAIN NEGLECTED. WE DO AS MUCH AS WE CAN TO NURSE THEM BACK TO HEALTH, BUT OFTEN TIMES WE HAVE TO BRING IN THE DOCTORS TO HELP SAVE THESE SWEET ANIMALS. 

BY DONATING ANY AMOUNT THRU THIS FUNDRAISER, YOUR DONATION WILL BE DOUBLED THANKS TO NORTH TEXAS GIVING DAY. YOU DON’T HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL 9/21 TO DONATE EITHER, AS LONG AS YOU DONATE THRU THIS PAGE (or the North Texas Giving Day’s website with The Association of Donkey and Equine Haven chosen) YOUR MONIES WILL BE DOUBLED, AND IF YOU WORK FOR A COMPANY THAT MATCHES DONATIONS, YOUR DOLLARS COULD EVEN BE TRIPLED. WHAT A BLESSING THAT WOULD BE!  IF EACH ONE OF MY FRIENDS ON FACEBOOK DONATED $20, WE COULD POTENTIALLY RAISE OVER $30,000 DOLLARS FOR THESE GUYS. THE THOUGHT MAKES MY HEART JUMP WITH JOY!!!  MY FAVORITE DONKEY PHRASE IS “MONEY CAN’T BUY YOU HAPPINESS, BUT IT CAN BUY YOU A DONKEY AND THEN YOU’LL TRULY KNOW HAPPINESS!

NOW THE WHY I LOVE AND SUPPORT THIS ORGANIZATION…

AS MOST OF YOU KNOW, SHORTLY AFTER MY LIFE’S JOURNEY WENT FROM A WE TO A ME, NATE AND I DECIDED TO RELOCATE TO CELINA. ONE OF THE FIRST FRIENDS I MADE HERE WAS KARLA SANTIAGO.  I SAW THE DONKEY SANCTUARY OFF PRESTON AND JUST HAD TO KNOW MORE.  IN MY RESEARCH I CAME ACROSS THEIR AMAZON WISH LIST AND PURCHASED SOME ITEMS.  KARLA IMMEDIATELY REACHED OUT TO ME WITH A HUGE THANK YOU!  WE MET FOR LUNCH A FEW WEEKS LATER AND OUR FOREVER FRIENDSHIP BEGAN. IF YOU’VE HAD THE PRIVILEGE OF KNOWING KARLA, YOU KNOW THAT HER HEART IS HUGE AND SHE HAS MORE LOVE IN HER PINKY THAN MOST PEOPLE HAVE AT ALL.  HER PASSION FOR THIS ORGANIZATION IS CONTAGIOUS AND FILLED MY HEART WITH JOY AT A TIME I WASN’T SURE I’D FEEL JOY AGAIN. SHE KNEW I WAS GRIEVING AND SHOWED ME HOW THESE SWEET ANIMALS CAN HELP HEAL YOUR HEART.  

OVER THE NEXT FEW WEEKS AND MONTHS KARLA GOT ME INVOLVED WITH THE DONKEYS AND I COULD ACTUALLY FEEL MY HEART BEATING AGAIN.  WHILE THE HAVEN HAS RESCUED, REHABILITATED, AND REHOMED THOUSANDS OF DONKEYS, MULES, AND HORSES, I CAN SAY I’VE HELPED RESCUE OVER 100 DONKEYS AND MULES AND PARTICIPATED IN DELIVERING A FEW TOO, WHICH BRINGS HAPPY TEARS ALL AROUND.  IT IS SUCH A GREAT FEELING TO BE ABLE TO TELL THESE GUYS (& GALS) THAT THEY NEVER HAVE TO BE WORRIED ABOUT ENDING UP AT A KILL PEN BC THEY’RE PART OF THE FAMILY NOW.  

THE ASSOCIATION FOR DONKEY AND EQUINE HAVEN USA© (DONKEY AND HORSE RESCUE, DONKEY AND EQUINE HAVEN USA)  IS A 100% VOLUNTEER OPERATED ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO THE RESCUE, REHABILITATION, AND REHOMING OF ABUSED, NEGLECTED, AND ABANDONED EQUINE ANIMALS. IT IS OUR MISSION TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ABOUT THE JOY OF OWNING THESE ANIMALS AND HOW TO PROPERLY CARE FOR THEM.