
Thank you for a
wonderful 2009!
We want to thank everyone who contributed to our Annual Fundraising Drive!
Our Annual Fundraising Drive is our yearly effort to raise funds to ensure we have the resources to help dogs with additional medical needs beyond the usual vetting. Because of your support, this year we were able to take in 56 English Springer Spaniels in need. Because of the economy, this year was a special challenge. We received many dogs whose owners were no longer able to take care of them financially, or who were losing their homes and moving to a location where they could no longer keep their dogs.
We could never do what we do and have had such a successful year without the hard work of our many volunteers and the help and financial contributions of all of our friends, adoptive homes and supporters. In addition, our primary rescue vet, Chelmsford Veterinary Hospital, and many of our fosters’ vets and behaviorists across New England provide care for our dogs at a discounted rate, stretching our dollars as far as they can go!
Some of the medical issues we treated this year were 3 dogs with seizure disorders, 1 dog with Cushing’s disease, another with drug resistant pseudomonas in her ears, 2 that required ACL surgery, and 2 more requiring ear canal oblation surgery (the ear canal was so scarred from recurrent infections it could no longer be saved). In addition, five more dogs required surgery--three to remove tumors, one for bowel intusseption, and one for congential knee issues. This medical treatment was all in addition to our normal spay/neuter program and regular vetting which includes a wellness check, all vaccinations and a 3-way test.
We hope that in the coming year you'll continue your support of NEESSR, Inc. whether by adopting, volunteering, shopping or contributing to the care of our foster dogs. Again, thank you for your donation and the difference you allowed us to make in the lives of these springers.
Please also consider shopping at
http://www.cafepress.com/essrescue
to support NEESSR
as we receive a portion of sales from Cafe Press transactions.
Thank you Everyone for submitting your Shaw’s and Star Market receipts.
Shaw’s has changed their Neighborhood Reward Program. It is quick and easier then before.
Here are the steps:
1)
Register on line at:
http://www.albertsons.com/cp/shaws/
2) Enter your rewards number and telephone number. Your rewards number is on the orange and green key chain card or wallet card.
3) You will be asked for 11 digit number Organization number which is 49001018789.
4) 1% of your purchase on just about everything in the store that is purchased on Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday will be donated to New England English Springer Spaniel Rescue, Inc.
5) THAT’S IT !!!
Another great way to give is to sign up for www.iGive.com. This organization works with on-line vendors to designate a percentage of your purchase to NEESSR. It's easy! Just click here, designate NEESSR as your charity of choice, and start shopping!
Donate to NEESSR via Paypal
We'd like to thank all of those
who donated in 2009:
| BEST IN SHOW ($500 or more) |
| Ardath Blauvelt |
| Douglas Talhelm |
| Entertainment Industry Foundation - Disney |
| Janice Ferenchick |
| Judith Tucker |
| Laura Benjamin |
| Lou Ann Shea |
| Marci DiFede |
| Pat Kearney |
| Paul Schmidt |
| Robert Knell |
| BEST OF BREED ($101-$499) |
| Aime Wheeler |
| Alicia Donahue |
| Anne M. Gaudette |
| Carol Ball |
| Cassie Sammons |
| Christin Evangelista |
| Computer Associates, Inc. |
| Cynthia Theran |
| Dan and Carrie Childs |
| David and Suzanne Eaton |
| David Schubach |
| Dawn Dickerson |
| Deanne B. Loonin |
| Diane Spear |
| Donald Horton |
| Donna M Bishop |
| Elizabeth S. Helme |
| Emily Laribee |
| Gregory Demone |
| Hollis J. Thompson |
| Howard and Mary Koenig |
| Jane Veeder |
| Jeff and Laura Sievering |
| Jeff Koerner |
| Jill Shiel |
| Joan MacFarlane |
| John Reynolds |
| Joy O'Brien |
| JS Mead |
| Karen Cole |
| Kathleen Zilahy |
| Katlyn Waterhouse |
| Kelly Coughlin |
| Kevin & Joanne Wholey |
| Laurie Giannotti |
| Linda Jablecki |
| Linda Lincoln |
| Linda Susan Bowers |
| Lloyd Erskine |
| Luanne Ryerson |
| Lynn Jurczak |
| Margaret Spain |
| Marible Borruso |
| Mark Folsom |
| Marnie Nilsen |
| Mary Ann Burout |
| Mary Reynolds |
| Mayann Weinberg |
| Mayanne Sellito-Suarez |
| Michelle Davidson |
| Patricia VanKirk |
| Peg Van Norden |
| Robert & Diane Packard |
| Robert Duncan |
| Robert W. Bernard |
| Sandra Gould |
| SAP, Inc. |
| Sue Hoyt |
| Susan Blake |
| Verizon Foundation |
| Virginia and Charles Bowers |
| AWARD OF MERIT (up to $100) |
| Alexandra Kirby |
| Andre and Pamela Tessier |
| Arlene Lopez |
| Arthur and Elaine Laurent |
| Barbara Webster |
| Ben Miller |
| Beverly & Alfred Kagan |
| Bonnie Clauss |
| Carol Black |
| Carol Knell |
| Carol Perkins |
| Carol Reed |
| Carolyn Depoto |
| Carolyn Giordano |
| Ceil Garber |
| Charles Gow |
| Cyndi and Mark Sawyer |
| Cynthia Smith |
| Cynthia Vanaudenhove |
| Darrell & Linda Lizotte |
| David and Mary Johnson |
| David Breck |
| Deb Swinbourne |
| Denise M. Gallant |
| Diane S. Climo |
| Donald E. Smith |
| Douglas and Donna Foster |
| E. Bryan and Joan Carne |
| Edward & Linda Kennedy |
| Elaine Sattelberg |
| Eleanor T. Dolan |
| Elizabeth Tiftickjian |
| Ellen Kemp and Jim Sisterson |
| Emerson Smitley |
| Gail Fisher |
| Gail T. Matthews |
| Gary Parker |
| Gina M. Valentino |
| Gloria B. Palkowics |
| Gloria Cook |
| Grace M Skyer |
| igive |
| J. Michael Elliott |
| Jacqueline Parsons |
| James and Elizabeth Nicholson |
| James F Chastain |
| Janice C. Devore |
| Jean Howe |
| Jeffrey Fear |
| Jennifer Donahue |
| Jennye S. Hansen |
| Jeremy and Anne Whitney |
| Joanne Spring |
| John and Jane Glover |
| John and Maureen Kos |
| John F. Stevens |
| Jonathan and Christine Hill |
| Joseph and J. Jane Jauss |
| Joseph E. Darby |
| Joyce Knapp |
| Judith E. Schuhknecht |
| Judith Friedman |
| Julie Lewis Place |
| Julie Wolf |
| Katherine Dolder |
| Kenneth & Mary Jane Quarti |
| Kirk & Jean Meloney |
| Larry Pedersen |
| LeeAnn Desai |
| Leisa Puri |
| Leonid & Yulia Entov |
| Lois T. Dobratz |
| Lorraine M Fasci |
| Luci Dembek |
| Lynne Scanlon |
| Marcia C. Donaldson |
| Margaret G. Findley |
| Margaret McIsaac DVM |
| Martha Geraghty |
| Mary Comlin |
| Mary D. & Manuel Point |
| Mary Joyce Brown |
| Mary Lorenz & Bill Dettman |
| Maryellen Brunelle |
| Meredith Olver |
| Michael Kulig |
| Mike and Carol Fairweather |
| Misc |
| Mona Pinette |
| Mylene K Clark |
| Nancy J. Roessel |
| Nick Ferguson |
| Pam Blades |
| Pamela Mulligan |
| Pamela Weldon |
| Patricia and Frank Perazzini |
| Patricia Brooks |
| Peter & Peregrine Spiegel |
| Phyllis Chan |
| Ravikumar Srinivaansan |
| Ray and Julie Fryer |
| Robert Butterworth |
| Robert Dee |
| Robert Pettricca |
| Rosemary O'Brien |
| Sharon Bell |
| Shaw's program |
| Stephanie Cushman |
| Stephen and Carol Bliven |
| Susan Crompton |
| Susan Waterman |
| Suzanne & Richard Benton |
| Suzanne Cadge |
| Suzanne Muller Koegler |
| Tom O'Brien |
| Tracy A Carlini |
| Trueman Robbins |
| Veronica Kane |
| Virginia Small |
| William and Mary McCaffrey |
| William Dolan |
| William G. Swenson |
Your Donation Matters
NEESSR feels very strongly that no adoptable dog should be left behind because
of medical costs. We receive donations from folks who adopt our dogs and also
those who surrender their dogs. But sometimes that isn't enough to cover medical
costs for a dog that needs more than routine exams, treatments, and
spaying/neutering.
If you would like to help us with these additional costs, please send your
tax-deductible donations to the address below. We thank you for helping us help
them.
Many thanks are due to our rescue vet, Chelmsford Animal
Hospital (Dr. Patricia Berchtold, Dr. Patricia Hart, and Dr. Mark
Engelhardt), Ashland Animal Hospital (Dr. David Schwarz) and Dr. Joel
Wolfson who
have offered sizable discounts to treat our Special Needs Springers. We
still need donations to cover remaining costs, but their generosity has made
it easier for us to make up the difference with donations. To learn
more about these generous doctors, please visit http://www.burlingtonvet.com/vets.html
www.chelmsfordanimalhospital.com or
www.ashlandanimalhospital.com
.
We also receive much-needed discounts from many other vets in New
England and we thank them for their support.
Thank you so much for your generosity.