It is now mid-January and so cold outside...at least here in Minnesota. My own horses are warm in their blankets but I think about all those horses that are sick, injured, or old who can't handle the cold. Our blanket donations are doing well. We had a week were all the blankets except for the draft sized blankets were sent out to people who needed them. This week we have more donations of blankets. It is wonderful to know that people are good and generous. With so much bad in the world, at least this has inspired me to think about the positive. We now have a waiting list of blanket requests. I'm hoping w
Sheri Wilcox and I (Mary) had our first formal business meeting to talk over our fast growing non-profit. In February we will begin the difficult test of filling out IRS papers to make our organization a legitimate non-profit in the eyes of the government. We always knew we were legitimate but we do have donations and must fill out tax forms. This non-profit status is a daunting task. we've been told we should hire and attorney to have papers filled out for us. An attorney? Probably not likely because we barely have the funds to ship out blankets.
We had our meeting in pajamas at the kitchen table at my house. It was the perfect business meeting. Sheri and I agree so easily. We are both determined to make this organization grow and just as determined to do this together. Two friends with a cause. We refer to ourselves as the bleeding heart sisters. The fact is, that fits us well. We AGONIZE over every starving horse photo we receive and try so hard to get the right blanket for the horse in need. We think alike, so most of this is easy for us. It is asking for money that is difficult.
We are going to try to get a booth at the Minnesota Horse Expo in April. We figure it will cost about 260.00 to be in the main area. We don't know much about having a booth...as to what we might need but we will get the information. We will use photos of some of our own rescue horses and will bring blankets to the expo to demonstrate how they can be repaired and re-used.
We will be opening a new checking account in the name of Blankets for Horses In Need. That will help for those who want to send checks instead of pay with Pay Pal.
As I write this, snow is drifting across the drive way. The horses are snug in their stalls with deep straw. They have grain and lots of hay. Wish I could do this for EVERY horse that is in need.
Sheri Wilcox and I (Mary) had our first formal business meeting to talk over our fast growing non-profit. In February we will begin the difficult test of filling out IRS papers to make our organization a legitimate non-profit in the eyes of the government. We always knew we were legitimate but we do have donations and must fill out tax forms. This non-profit status is a daunting task. we've been told we should hire and attorney to have papers filled out for us. An attorney? Probably not likely because we barely have the funds to ship out blankets.
We had our meeting in pajamas at the kitchen table at my house. It was the perfect business meeting. Sheri and I agree so easily. We are both determined to make this organization grow and just as determined to do this together. Two friends with a cause. We refer to ourselves as the bleeding heart sisters. The fact is, that fits us well. We AGONIZE over every starving horse photo we receive and try so hard to get the right blanket for the horse in need. We think alike, so most of this is easy for us. It is asking for money that is difficult.
We are going to try to get a booth at the Minnesota Horse Expo in April. We figure it will cost about 260.00 to be in the main area. We don't know much about having a booth...as to what we might need but we will get the information. We will use photos of some of our own rescue horses and will bring blankets to the expo to demonstrate how they can be repaired and re-used.
We will be opening a new checking account in the name of Blankets for Horses In Need. That will help for those who want to send checks instead of pay with Pay Pal.
As I write this, snow is drifting across the drive way. The horses are snug in their stalls with deep straw. They have grain and lots of hay. Wish I could do this for EVERY horse that is in need.
RSS Feed