Kelowna dog rescue selling blueberry bushes in fundraiser – Okanagan
A artistic fundraiser for Kelowna’s Paws it Ahead Canine Rescue will sweeten your summer season.
The not-for-profit group has acquired greater than 500 blueberry bushes as a donation and has turned that success right into a fundraiser.
“Now, we’ve a beautiful alternative to have the ability to promote the blueberry bushes and have 100 per cent of every little thing that we increase go immediately in the direction of the animals,” mentioned Leanne Poon, Paws It Ahead fundraising coordinator.
There are greater than 500 blueberry bushes on the market and they’re solely $12 every or you should purchase two for $20. However there’s a catch. If you happen to don’t personal a blueberry bush but, it’s important to buy two.
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“They want one another to pollinate,” mentioned Poon.
It’s all for a very good trigger. Paws it Ahead depends on donations to proceed serving to canines which have been deserted or surrendered, and this yr has already been a busy one.
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“Presently, we’ve over 43 canines which can be in our care on the lookout for properties and we’ve already had over 200 canines this yr,” mentioned Poon.
“It’s elevated sadly due to the COVID canines that had been acquired throughout COVID. They’re being surrendered to us as a result of they will’t take care of them, nervousness points with individuals going again to the workplace, it’s a wide range of totally different conditions.”
To buy your blueberry bush ship an e-mail to bark@pawsitforward.org or make a donation www.pawsitforward.org
