Playa Animal Rescue ( PAR ) Fundraiser !!

[wolfpf]

Originally Posted by ozzieguy

Hi all ...Last Nights Trivia Night at Mom's Bar was a Great success for PAR's first Fundraiser & Food Drive. Firstly I would like to thank Jurgen for being once again a exceptional host for this event Secondly I would like to thank Duck & Deb for organizing this event for us Thirdly I would like to thank Jan & Erik for their contribution for the night Erik was the Trivia Master and Jan was doing all that needed to be done paper work, donations & the 50/50 raffle, thank you ever so much guys all of you you deserve a good ovation .

Ok now to the good part . With it being a wet and miserable night we managed to have 30 odd people at this trivia night. Now I know alot of people had alot of fun and also that alot were very generous in the donations as well. I would like to thank you all that donated generously towards the animals of PAR.
The total of Donations, Name the Pups & for the 50/50, came to $7,143 Pesos . Now I still have yet to hear from Jurgen what the 20% of the nights takings was but I shall let you know as soon as I find out and add it too the tally. We also received 6 bags of dog food thanks to all that donated them.

So all in all it was a great night and a good win for the PAR animals. Speaking of wins Katrins won the 50/50 and she kindly donated the money back too PAR thank you Katrina

Now there is a few people that had their cameras there including my self so you will see some pics coming up soon of the night and ofcourse of the pups that were renamed.

THANK YOU every one that came in support of us and joined in the fun, we hope you enjoyed yourselves.

[OurAnimals]

Par's first fundraiser was very successful, thank you to everyone that helped organize it, and to all those that attended and donated.
Here's Jurgen our wonderful host for the event



The lovely Katrina, with Libra, who received her name in the Name the Puppy contest.



The beautiful Tyra, with another newly named pup, Lucinda.



A win for Rick, in the Trivia contest!


Another Trivia contest winner.



Jan with the newly named babies.



Sue giving snuggles to Lucinda



Yummy dessert enjoyed by Gary.



Hi! My name is Libra!



Lucinda, giving Erik a big "Thank You" kiss.



Once again, from all the animals with Playa Animal Rescue...Thank You so very much!!

[prbst]

Just knocks my socks off how great the PDC community is to come out for a good cause and a good time! Thank yous go out to everyone who showed up! And, a special THANK YOU(you are the man!) to Jurgen!

[Duck]

What an absolute RIOT everyone had playing TRIVIA ! even the POKER PLAYERS stopped playing poker to donate to PAR and join in on the fun ! Many HUGE THANK YOU's to EVERYONE for taking time and coming down on a rainy night to help with donations & bags of food for the doggies ! We met alot of old friends and made NEW friends as well !! As well as the TRIVIA game went over, I think there is a possibility that we could start doing this maybe TWICE a month ???

Your feedback on a TRIVIA game would be most encouraging, For those of you that were there and for those of you that WISH you were there, please leave us some feedback on our Playa Animal Rescue thread and we'll see what we can do ! We could do a "trivia night" and have just the trivia game or maybe even toss in the 50-50 raffle as well .... we did alot of extras for this one as ideas came to mind but, this could be simple as well ! We could also spread this game all around town too ! have it 1 time at 1 bar then a different one the next time ! Give us your imput ! Personally, I would like us to do this EVERY WEEK ! This kind of thing would mean soooo much and go soooo far with helping us feed the doggies as well as paying for meds that they need to stay healthy for their forever homes ! Libra and Lucinda were such sweet babies all night, the kisses were flowing from the doggies so much it made ME want to bring 2 more home !

[cpfstich]

A huge THANK YOU to everyone involved in the organizing of this event and all those who donated, from the bottom of my heart!

[maureena5]

I just arrived back in Chicago tonight & finallly have Internet. My antenna in Playa was blown off in the storm.

OH MY!!.....We had so much fun at your wonderfull Fundraiser!!! My team ...me, Sherry & Tyra laughed our butts off!!! What a fabulous night!!!

You all did such a great job! We loved the Jello shots & the wonderrful hospitality!!! Jurgen Rocks...as always!! I love the Trivia Game! Thanks Jan & Erik!!! It was wonderful to meet Duck & Deb & see a bunch more great folks involved with the new PAR!!!

Thanks to all of you for all you do for the homeless animals!!!

This was..no doubt, one of my best nights out in a long, long time!!!

Thank You PAR!!!

Maureen

[reddeb1530]

Thank you for your contributions and it was a pleasure meeting you. It was a fun evening and your team "almost" won the trivia game

[OurAnimals]

‎***PAR Announces...***

... our first Art Competition! We are so excited about our new fundraiser and can't wait to see what we receive!

The rules are simple: For a $5 donation to PAR, any supporter 12 years old or under can submit a picture of animals in winter-time to the competition.
There will be two categories: under 6 years and 7 to 12 years and the winners will each receive a $25 gift certificate for amazon.com!
Pictures can be created on computers or by hand and scanned/photographed and should be emailed to info@playaanimalrescue.org with the artist’s name and age by December 20th. The winner will be announced shortly after.

**Donations can be made via paypal, stating 'Art Competition - child's name' in the comment box, or for alternative methods, email us at info@playaanimalrescue.org **

*Please note: submissions will only be considered for the $25 gift certificates at amazon.com if a $5 donation has been made on their behalf, BEFORE December 20th 2011*

All funds raised will be used to provide care and shelter for all the animals under the care of Playa Animal Rescue. Thank you.

[Arnie]

HELLLLLOOO: All you contributors could have donated to Trina & I would of matched the donation to you! SHAME ON YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!! You could of helped a person (TRINA) & an animal; as I would have made a double donation!

I WILL NOT MAKE A CHALLENGE ON THIS SITE EVER AGAIN: YOU PEOPLE DON'T GET IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! AND I DON'T GET IT! YOU ASK FOR HELP FOR ABANDONED ANIMALS & WHEN I OFFER HELP FOR A PERSON (TRINA) &* OFFER HELP TO HER & A MATCH TO THE ANIMALS: NOTHING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

No Mas Para Mi!

[Buggirl]

Originally Posted by Arnie

HELLLLLOOO: All you contributors could have donated to Trina & I would of matched the donation to you! SHAME ON YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!! You could of helped a person (TRINA) & an animal; as I would have made a double donation!

I WILL NOT MAKE A CHALLENGE ON THIS SITE EVER AGAIN: YOU PEOPLE DON'T GET IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! AND I DON'T GET IT! YOU ASK FOR HELP FOR ABANDONED ANIMALS & WHEN I OFFER HELP FOR A PERSON (TRINA) &* OFFER HELP TO HER & A MATCH TO THE ANIMALS: NOTHING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

No Mas Para Mi!

Arnie- I know you are a very generous person and just want to help out people in need. That really is very commendable of you. But berating people over who they do or do not donate to is not helpful and just plain mean. Charitable giving is a very personal thing, especially since most of us have a limited amount of money to share. This type of response also doesn't help anyone here- people tend to shy away from negativity when choosing who to donate their hard-earned money to. So in the end, the charities you want to help are the ones who end up getting hurt- not the people you're so frustrated with.

Just my dos pesos.

[Heather]

Originally Posted by Arnie

HELLLLLOOO: All you contributors could have donated to Trina & I would of matched the donation to you! SHAME ON YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!! You could of helped a person (TRINA) & an animal; as I would have made a double donation!

I WILL NOT MAKE A CHALLENGE ON THIS SITE EVER AGAIN: YOU PEOPLE DON'T GET IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! AND I DON'T GET IT! YOU ASK FOR HELP FOR ABANDONED ANIMALS & WHEN I OFFER HELP FOR A PERSON (TRINA) &* OFFER HELP TO HER & A MATCH TO THE ANIMALS: NOTHING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

No Mas Para Mi!

I'm sorry to hear that you're so upset, Arnie, and that you will no longer offer your 'Arnie Challenges' here on Playa.info, but I do take exception to your 'yelling' and berating the members of this site.

I've been an employee of Playa.info since 2004 and over the last 7+ years have watched time and time again as Playa.info members have opened their hearts and wallets for many charitable reasons--the firemen, animals, Angel Notion, hurricane relief, and individuals in need. It cannot be said with any degree of truth that Playa.info members "don't get it." They are some of the kindest, most compassionate, and generous people I've ever had the honor to know and work for.

Charity is a very personal thing and I think it is no one's place to question or criticize another person's charitable choices. You are clearly someone with interests in charity for all--humans and animals (as am I, incidentally). Others, perhaps with limited charitable resources, prefer to focus on one specific charity. Still others might feel comfortable donating to an established, licensed organization, but feel strange donating to an individual.

Again, I'm sorry that you are so upset. I think Playa.info did well by Trina; perhaps not as well as you did, but you are a pretty tough act to follow, Arnie.

[patfstich]

I'm so sorry that you are upset Arnie, that was not PAR's intention.
Since we are sponsoring an Art Contest, we need to keep detailed information regarding the entrants, when they are making their donation (entry fee) on Paypal. To be fair to all the contestants, we decided to ask that the donations go directly to our Paypal account.
Once again I apologize. My family has donated to the Trina fund, as I'm sure many of our supporters have also. What you have done for her, and many other charities is amazing, I admire you.

[LucyE]

Originally Posted by Arnie

HELLLLLOOO: All you contributors could have donated to Trina & I would of matched the donation to you! SHAME ON YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!! You could of helped a person (TRINA) & an animal; as I would have made a double donation!

I WILL NOT MAKE A CHALLENGE ON THIS SITE EVER AGAIN: YOU PEOPLE DON'T GET IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! AND I DON'T GET IT! YOU ASK FOR HELP FOR ABANDONED ANIMALS & WHEN I OFFER HELP FOR A PERSON (TRINA) &* OFFER HELP TO HER & A MATCH TO THE ANIMALS: NOTHING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

No Mas Para Mi!

I'm very sorry you feel this way Arnie, and I know that there were people that did donate to Trina on behalf of PAR... I was one of those people.

I feel really bad that PAR went through a lot of effort to put their first fundraiser in Playa together to make it a success and then you post your e-mail. I know you have a big heart and have done a lot for a lot of organizations here on Playa info... but to bash someone's first fundraiser is not right.

[dave&cindy]

Well said we also donated to Trina via the "Arnie challenge" we would have donated much more if we could but times are tough but I would like to thank Arnie for doing what he did and matching the $ that were donated

Originally Posted by patfstich

I'm so sorry that you are upset Arnie, that was not PAR's intention.
Since we are sponsoring an Art Contest, we need to keep detailed information regarding the entrants, when they are making their donation (entry fee) on Paypal. To be fair to all the contestants, we decided to ask that the donations go directly to our Paypal account.
Once again I apologize. My family has donated to the Trina fund, as I'm sure many of our supporters have also. What you have done for her, and many other charities is amazing, I admire you.

[Buggirl]

Originally Posted by Heather

I've been an employee of Playa.info since 2004 and over the last 7+ years have watched time and time again as Playa.info members have opened their hearts and wallets for many charitable reasons--the firemen, animals, Angel Notion, hurricane relief, and individuals in need. It cannot be said with any degree of truth that Playa.info members "don't get it." They are some of the kindest, most compassionate, and generous people I've ever had the honor to know and work for.

Now this is a true fact I don't have as much inside information as Heather (seeing as she always seems to be spearheading some fundraiser or another to help out those in need- one of the many reasons I *heart* Heather). But I've seen people on here jump to donate to just about every cause in the area- inspiring many more people to do the same. Many times, they don't even know the people involved with the charity- they're just trying to help out those less fortunate. It really is a wonderful and inspiring thing to see, as well as all the hard work the awesome, selfless volunteers put in to running these charities. I love all y'all- keep up the great work

edit- incidentally, to get back on topic, I LOVE the idea of a children's art contest What a fun way to raise some money I'll have to try and round up a few budding artists!