In case you haven't already guessed, PetSketch.com TM holds
rescue organizations very dear to our heart. PetSketch.com TM Rescue Offer
2002
is one way that we feel we can benefit rescues around the country. This
offering is on a "first come first serve" basis. You must be registered
with PetSketch.com AND be a non-profit organization with tax ID to qualify.
Just as the last two years, for each month of the year, Cassandra is donating an
original 11x14 graphite portrait rendering of your winner's pet including
shipping ($123.00 retail value). The twelve rescue organizations who apply
and are accepted
will then determine the
best way to use the portrait in raising funds for their individual rescue efforts.
We will assist with your promotion by providing:
General advice for your promotion
Portrait graphics for your
website, brochures, and posters
A handsome gift certificate for presentation to your winner
A link to your promotion page from your listing below
A link to your rescue site from our Rescue
Portal page
We have a few suggestions on how a rescue can benefit from this offer and
they are listed below, but there may be many other original ideas from
individual rescue groups. Please share them with us if you do have
original ideas and we will post them here.
Whatever method you choose, our prayer is that
the financial burden on your Rescue operation is at least slightly eased, inevitably resulting
in more animals being adopted.
Suggestions
(retail value of this offer is $123.00, but you can raise
much more by being creative)
Raffle (BEST VALUE) - Raffle a gift certificate
for an original PetSketch portrait. (Raffles have more
potential than most of the following methods if promoted correctly - typical
raffle ticket prices last year were $3 - $5 and more)
Auction -
Hold an auction where the merchandise is
an original rendering of the highest bidder's pet. (This
method does not have the potential of bringing in much more than the retail value of
the portrait)
Incentive Prize -
The person who raises the most
money for the Rescue through a walkathon, etc., receives an original PetSketch portrait of their pet.
Barter -
Use the original portrait certificate as barter for
supplies needed by the Rescue.
PLEASE - Last year we received some, but very
little feedback from the rescue organizations taking advantage of this
offer. We would love to know just how well you did with your fund raiser.
Please mail a tax
exemption statement for this donation ($123.00) upon receiving your gift
certificate. Thank you!
The table below lists the currently sponsored 2002 Rescues with their
respective months, along with the winners of that contest.
Any
months that are as yet unoccupied are still open. Your Rescue need not stay
strictly in the reserved month for your event, but we do ask that you stay as near
to it as possible for obvious workload balancing reasons.
Rescue Offer 2002
