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  Date / Time: 11/25/2008 8:01 PM UTC

  A Circle of Giving, A Way to Paw it Forward! and News You Can Use!
  

  11/25/08
  
  It is almost Christmas and giving is on the mind of most people. We, as artists and crafters, want you to consider the handmade movement when making your holiday purchases. Gifts that are handmade are special, unique, and high quality. You KNOW where they come from and there is almost always an interesting story behind a hand-crafted item. So please check out the handmade sites such as Etsy, Artfire, TrendyShoppes, TheArtisansShop, and Handmade. These are all dot com sites that host a variety of artists and types of crafts. Additionally, please check out Dog-OnWear.com and UniqueGardenEssences.com for unique dog related items and natural bath and body items from the hosts of this show! Shop handmade and stay out of the malls. Know that your gifts are proudly made in the USA!
  
  Wow, we had a very interesting show last night! Dr. Kim Bloomer, one of the hosts of the Animal Talk Naturally radio show called in to fill us all in on their upcoming Holiday Special. They are hosting a two hour show in December to raise funds for two very unique, very needy, and very worthy animal charities! Both non-profit groups utilize abused, rescued horses to provide therapy to in need youths. We were totally blown away by what these groups do, and especially by who they help. Animals helping people, helping animals, to help people. WOW, it is very cool to see how the circle goes!
  The way that they are planning to raise the funds for these two charities is very unique in itself! They are asking for people to donate money, in turn, they will receive a donated item from a business. The businesses that donate will recieve something (think cool advertising) in return for their donation. SOOOOOO, everyone will get something for giving something! They are calling this "a Season of Giving", I am calling it a "Circle of Giving"! No matter what you call it, it is a win/win situation!
  Horses cost a lot to care for and they offer a lot in the way of love of devotion. If one horse can help one child it is WORTH your effort!
  Please visit  http://www.animaltalknaturally.com/a-season-of-giving/
  to get all the details for the Season of Giving and to find out how you can become involved.  You may also want to take a look at their website http://www.AnimalTalkNaturally.com
  
  
  The seasons have changed and there are changes on the way for us too! The EFA (Etsy for Animals) group is undergoing a few important changes. Mainly, the group will no longer be seeking 501c status. Therefore, there is no longer a need for the team store. The Etsyforanimals.etsy.com shop will be closing as of December 31, 2008.
  This means SALE to you, so go check it out! There are many items still available and they are all handmade, additionally, all the money recieved will be still be donated to the animal charity of the month! It is another win/win situation! You get a great item and an animal group gets funds they desperately need to feed and save animals!
  Don't worry, the EFA group will still be an Etsy team, they will still be helping animals, it is just that their donations will be made from the indivdual shops and artists.
  
  Now for the BIG news......(hear a big drum roll!)..........Beginning January 2, 2009 there will be a new group in town to help the animals! CAR is coming soon! Creative Animal Releif will be helping various animal charities. It will NOT be a group limited to Etsy and will NOT have an Etsy store front. Think saved fees! It will have its own website and Artists will still donate items to be sold and the funds will still go to animal charities, but there will be some major differences in how that is accomplished! CAR will be obtaining 501c status and will check out other non-profit animal groups to assist. CAR will also be saving back a protion of the websites donations to provide funds when natural disasters strike. Sooner or later one always does, and when they occur, many animal shelters and organizations suffer. These funds will be errmarked for only such occasions!
  There will be many oporational things to be ironed out during the next month and a half, so I am not going to list more details now, but keep an eye out because our CAR will be pulling in the driveway soon!!!!!!!!
  PS. This radio progam will also change its name to CAR to represent the new group.
  
  
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Comments

	Life Trekking Coach 12/9/2008 12:45 AM UTC Thanks for remembering & helping our animal companions! =)
	CreativeAnimalRelief 11/25/2008 11:10 PM UTC Great article Tammy!!! Lot's going on!

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