Page 7 - Giv'er Miramichi Magazine - Christmas Issue 2022

Support the Rescue and Care of Animals

And Get a Chance to Win!

Now it’s easier than ever to support the Miramichi SPCA

with Kitty Kash - Prepay Online!

The Miramichi SPCA is a registered charity that is a
private and independently run not-for-profit organization that
has been in operation for over 15 years. It is a common and
damaging misconception that our SPCA receives government
or municipal funding; we are primarily supported by local
in-person and online fundraisers, donations from the
community, and special events.
Our small but mighty shelter has been through some
tough times over the last few years - most recently a
ringworm outbreak that kept our doors closed for months.
The shelter only has three full-time and three part-time staff
members to keep things running 7 days a week. Our
volunteer board currently has five members, all of whom
have full-time jobs. We are all so passionate about animal
welfare and know that our shelter can do so much for lost 50/50 draw and if you play your number every week, you
and abandoned animals in our area, but we cannot continue have a chance to win half of the weekly jackpot.
to do this important work without funds coming in. Our Kitty Kash sign-up and pre-pay is now available
The average monthly expenses for our shelter are online through our website, www.spcamiramichi.com/kitty-
$18,000. The cost of everything has gone up in the last few kash-how-to-play.
years and we are struggling each month to make sure the bills You can also easily donate online through our website -
are paid, and animals are cared for. We are often at max www.spcamiramichi.com/donate-online.
capacity with cats and our wait list for surrenders is lengthy. Some employers provide the option to donate directly to
We have a “wish list” of upgrades and items we would like us through your pay check, if you’d like to ask them how.
to see at our shelter, but we cannot afford to do them. Through all the hard times we’ve had these past couple
Fundraising takes a lot of manpower and volunteer hours, of years we have never once wavered in the knowledge that
and we do our best with the small team we have but are so what we do at the Miramichi SPCA makes an impact - on
grateful when our community rallies on our behalf to help the lives of the animals brought to us, the humans that get to
keep money coming in! take them home, and the community that gets to see how far
The quickest and easiest way the public can help us raise kindness, caring, and compassion can truly take a small
money is to play our weekly toonie draw, Kitty Kash! It’s a rescue organisation.

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