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Paws and Pours at BottleMixx
Saturday, February 11, from 2:30 to 5:30. Tickets $20 per person.
This annual wine-tasting event is back! If you’re looking for a unique Valentine’s date, a fine new wine to savor, a fun and interesting activity, or a great time for a great cause, Paws and Pours is the way to go! Come and meet some of our adoptable animals while enjoying a selection of delicious wines paired with cheeses and crackers.
Can’t arrive at 2:30 or stay until 5:30? No worries–this 3-hour window allows you to come in whenever is convenient for you! (For large groups or wine clubs, please contact Ellen at ellen@bottlemixx.com for more details.)
Want to bring your favorite wines from the tasting home? Get those you have tried on sale after the event! Enjoy a 10% discount on 1-5 bottles, 15% on 6-11 bottles, and 20% on 12 or more bottles!
All ticket sales proceeds go to help the animals of Second Chance Pet Adoptions.
Get your tickets HERE!
Second Chance Pet Adoptions had a fabulous 2016:
We sent over 450 animals to their forever homes;
We added a new staff position and a new staff member;
We enhanced our Evening of Pawsibilities auction with mobile bidding (and a photo booth!) and our Art to the Rescue auction with online bidding;
We raised over $20,000 with our Racing for Rescues 5K, our most successful race yet (save the date: the 2017 event is May 7!);
We launched our corporate sponsorship program and secured the reliable support provided by four sponsors (Dogtopia of Raleigh, Care First Animal Hospital, BottleMixx, and Triangle Law Group);
Last month, we received a Petco Foundation grant to install bigger and better kitty condos at the Center in 2017;
We returned to our favorite places for events (like Raleigh Brewing Company) and forged new connections (like with Bottle Revolution) for fun and fantastic fundraisers that we look forward to repeating in 2017!
On the eve of our 30th birthday, we are so proud of how far we have come and so thankful to all of you who have made it possible! We are excited for the year to come and can’t wait to share our plans with you…but we can only make 2017 our best year yet with your help!
If you invest in Second Chance by midnight tonight, you can write off your donation on your 2016 taxes! It’s a win-win situation for you and the homeless animals you will help to rescue! Don’t delay–donate today!
Thank you and we hope you and yours have a wonderful new year!
2016 IS GOING OUT WITH A BANG! Have you heard the good news?
You know her. You love her. The star of our #MondaysWithArwen series has been ADOPTED! That’s right–Arwen was home for the holidays this year!
For over three years, Second Chance spent thousands of dollars to provide Arwen with the special food and litter she needed. We moved her into the staff office so she could spend more time with people, and she enjoyed watching the birds from her tower by the window. Then, just this very month, it happened: she met a family who fell in love with her. They committed to caring for her knowing she had special needs, and in the short time they have had Arwen in their home, they’ve sent us many photos that show just how much they’re enjoying this special girl…and just how much Arwen is enjoying them (and their home)!
Our rescue is named for giving animals a second chance, but as Arwen would tell you if she could, sometimes, an animal needs even a third chance–and we will be there for them. But we cannot do it without you. Next year, over 400 homeless and abandoned animals will come through Second Chance and find their forever homes, thanks to you! If you partner with us and invest in Second Chance before midnight on December 31, your gift will be tax-deductible for 2016. This is a win-win situation if you act TODAY! Many more cats like Arwen are counting on you! Don’t delay–donate today!
Hello! Santa here!
I stopped by Second Chance Pet Adoptions today to bring a gift and check on the “Love Keeps Us Warm” campaign!
Thanks to you, Winston and Wilson are warm this winter with their human, Zach; their canine brother, Carter; and the rest of their forever family… but there are many more animals who will be out in the cold this winter, waiting–and wishing!–for their second chance. I am in the business of granting holiday wishes,but I can’t do it without my elves! Many of you elves have gotten Second Chance to 88% of their goal (wow!)–but I need all of you elves to reach 100% for the sweet cats and pups counting on us!
Can you help me grant their holiday wish in the next three days? I’m running out of time! Please hurry, sweet elf!
Love,
Santa
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Second Chance received over $5,760 on Giving Tuesday–THANK YOU!
We shared the story of Winston and Wilson–two brothers found stuffed in a single carrier and tucked under a pile of garbage–and you opened your hearts and your wallets for more animals to find homes. After you surpassed our goal of $2,500, we doubled it and you surpassed that goal, too! We are so grateful to you, our partners in rescue, for your continued outpouring of love and support.
Psst–Did you miss Giving Tuesday? Fear not: you can still contribute to our rescue efforts–and learn about the special cats who, once one person’s trash, became a whole family’s treasure. Your gift today will help warm an animal’s life with love this winter!
Welcome to another edition of the Companion!
Topics included this month:
Welcome to another edition of the Companion!
Topics included this month:
We are so thrilled to finally launch our fully interactive Second Chance Pet Adoptions newsletter! Gone are the days of following a link to a PDF that must be downloaded, only to be left with a static document. Now, we can link you directly to content like our event calendar, pets’ adoption profiles, informative articles, and more! We hope you love it.
