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for Animal Rescues
Helping Homeless Animals across the U.S. One Penny at a Time
what is pennies for paws? Pennies for Paws is one of the www.bathetosave.com, Bathe To Save National Tour’s year-round fundraiser for children, businesses, organizations and ANIMAL LOVERS in all 50 states. Our goal is to gather 1,000,000,000 pennies in the next 18 to support millions of dogs and cats in the USA that are killed in shelters each year, and those animals that live homeless suffering with disease, malnutrition, neglect and abuse, as well as in your own neighborhood. We believe in the compassion of each community to help us out and donate to help make a difference. Bathe to Save has partnered with Math-aids.com and The Animal Rescue Site to connect schools and local animal rescues in all 50 states with the Pennies For Paws funds you collect. We need Pennies for Paws volunteers everywhere in all 50 states and every city. Every cent counts, everyone (all ages and income levels) can contribute, and those pennies can quickly and easily add up. It is easy to sign-up and rewarding to participate. Check for pennies, dimes, nickels even quarters, under your seat cushions or car seats, in drawers, your “spare change” jar or the ones you find on the sidewalk, we are counting on each and every one of you! Remember, an animal in need is a friend indeed.
pennies for paws mission To educate the community, especially young children, about responsible pet ownership, spaying, neutering and adoption To strive to teach young & old that there is ALWAYS something that can be done. The creation of Pennies for Paws program is a manifestation of this mantra. To stress, that if you can't adopt, foster. If you can't foster, volunteer. If you can't volunteer, donate. If you can't donate, spread the word about the needs of homeless animals, and be a part of the solution. To create pawsitive, happy endings for the homeless pet population throughout the U.S. through animal rescue & rehoming, as well as adoption, fostering and volunteer involvement.
every little penny helps!! This is often the first experience for many children in volunteering or giving to charity. Your level of participation can be as large or small as you wish. By collecting spare pennies, nickels, dimes and quarters, they learn that even the most humble of gestures will make a huge difference in their own community. According to national studies, more than 80 % of family members being treated for child abuse also had abused animals. In 2/3 of these cases, an abusive parent had killed or injured a pet. In one-third of the cases, a child victim continued the cycle of violence by abusing a pet. Anytime children are encouraged to take care of pets and get an opportunity to understand that a pet is a lifetime commitment is a positive towards reducing the need for shelters and rescues and the millions of animals euthanized each year in our country. Teaching compassion to children leads to compassionate children becoming compassionate adults. Part of the compassion we are teaching is to rescue these animals and give them a better way of life. Charity and the act of giving is a great way to instill in your students the sense of responsibility and respect towards homeless animals. Compassionate adults make up compassionate communities. Isn’t that a world we all want to be a part of? Please help both kids and animals by participating in this enriching program!
You’re helping us reach our goal of 1,000,000,000 pennies Thank you for your commitment to help! We are truly grateful for your valuable contribution and compassionate commitment to collect your pennies, nickels, dimes and quarters to help Bathe To Save and Pennies for Paws raise 1,000,000,000 pennies for the thousands of homeless/neglected animals in your own community. It’s simple to sign up! Simply download the Pennies for PAWS! Enrollment Form, complete and submit via email to
[email protected] with subject line: Pennies for PAWS to SAVE ANIMALS To make participating easy, we have Pennies for PAWS posters, jar wrappers and donation information available to download at www.bathetosave.com/penniesforpaws . If your group would like to schedule a presentation centered around youth humane education, responsible pet ownership & pet care, or to choose a special adoptable animal that you are raising $$ for, we will be put in contact with a local animal rescue in your community. Please contact our BTS Animal Rescue Coordinator,
[email protected]
SAVE An Animal’s Life starting TODAY! LITTLE pennies, BIG Differences We understand how important it is for individuals, especially children, to understand and know how their pennies help Pennies for Paws/Bathe To Save help local animal rescues. 1000 pennies will vaccinate one animal for a year 2000 pennies provides one animal food, shelter & care for a month 5000 pennies will buy toys for 10 rescue dogs/cats 7500 pennies will spay/neuter one puppy/kitten 10,000 pennies will microchip 10 animals 20,000 pennies helps a dog find a home 50,000 pennies will fix a dog’s broken leg
FUNDRAISING IDEAS for Schools/Youth Groups: Group Leaders challenge your members to raise a specific number of pennies for something fun at the end. Hold bake sales, car washes, make/sell dog cookies. Have competitions between schools/organizations/grade levels. Pennies for Paws collection jars at pet stores, veterinarian offices, restaurants, drug stores, hardware stores, fast food shops, pizza shops, coffee shops, book stores, grocery stores or any shop where there is a lot of traffic.
PROMOTIONAL STRATEGIES for Businesses/Organizations: Make a “Pennies for Paws” display wall featuring adopted pets of your staff & clients Offer corporate matching – Show the community you have an animal rescue heart. Offer a special “animal lover” thank you discount for donations Have a virtual “Pennies for Paws” donation drive,
www.bathetosave.com/penniesforpaws/virtual-donation-drive
HELP Us End Homeless Animals! Our Bone of Contention & why we created Pennies for Paws: Approximately 3.9 million animals (1.2 million dogs) are killed in U.S. shelters each year. One unspayed dog & her unaltered offspring can produce 67,000 dogs in seven years. Only one out of every 10 dogs born will find a permanent home. 60% of dogs in shelters never find a home. Many strays are lost pets not properly kept indoors or microchipped. All dogs should be treated equal despite their breed. The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals estimates 3.9 million dogs enter animal shelters each year. 1.2 million adoptable dogs are killed simply because there was no one to adopt them. There are over 165 million households in the U.S.; 79.7 million have pets. NO dogs (animals) should be killed in shelters. They truly can all be saved. As dog lovers, Bathe to Save is passionate about the well-being of our furry friends and want to raise awareness of the numerous benefits of animal adoption.
The first Dog’s Life We Changed! My name is Bubbles! I am a 9 month old Tzitzu mixed breed puppy, and I’m so excited to get to tell my story. My amazing new family, the Amos’ are incredible animal lovers and so passionate about the welfare of all my four-legged friends. They just knew their 18-month, 50 state, 150+ city Bathe to Save National Tour could not be complete with a tour mascot to speak on behalf of all my millions of furry friends waiting to find their fur-ever homes. I was a tiny 9 week old puppy who found my way into a Florida no-kill rescue after being abandoned by my owners because my mom kept having too many puppies. They still didn’t want to hear about spay/neuter after they dropped me off. I was given shelter and medical care, and couldn’t understand what I had done wrong to be taken from my mom. Not long after, the Amos family found me on Petfinders.com and I was adopted!!! They’re such great humans, and have the coolest accents, and call me their favorite “mate”. It is now my job as #1 Puppy Spokesperson for the Bathe To Save tour, to help find lots of Pennies for Paws volunteers to help my deserving furry friends find perfect homes to live the rest of their life with a loving, dream family just like me.
About the Bathe To Save National Tour Our goal is to raise over $1 Million. The Bathe To Save Tour was the brainchild of our incredible kids, Bella, 13; Austin, 12 and Aria, 11 who saw a need and decided they wanted to work hard and create a massive impact with a unique solution. Our family has taken a year and a half off from ’normal’ living, crossed continents and embarked upon a 50 state, 150+ city tour around the US to raise money and awareness for animal rescues and to expose benefits of animal adoption spreading the message: “Don’t Shop…Adopt." We are visiting shelters and rescues, hosting events & fundraisers, bathing dogs, promoting animal adoption, saving lives and giving back 100% of our event proceeds to animal rescue organizations across the country! Every 26 seconds, a dog is euthanized in a shelter somewhere in America. Someone’s companion. Someone’s protector. Someone’s best friend. The ASPCA estimates 3.9 million dogs enter animal shelters in the United States each year. It is also estimated that 1.2 million adoptable dogs are killed simply because there was no one to adopt them. Many shelters do not have enough funds or resources to meet the needs of these adoptable animals. Our mission is to save the lives of those 1.2 million dogs that never find a home each year by raising money and awareness for animal rescue.
