Charity Drives

[sodascouts]

This thread is for the purpose of us promoting our favorite charities, especially if there's a particular need or drive you'd like your fellow Borderers to participate in. Let's do some good!

[Annabel]

Seeing as Cathy's cause has been completed successfully I'd like to take the opportunity to re post my cause here.

Thank you so much to everyone who has voted already and to anyone who hasn't, and who has a facebook account, please consider voting for a very good cause to win some very much needed supplies.

One of my loves in life is the Boxer dog breed as some of you know. There are many rescue groups out there and one of the ones I follow is Legacy Boxer Rescue in Hurst, Texas. http://www.savetheboxers.com/ They work in the DFW area and do amazing work saving, helping and rehoming abused, unwanted, whatever Boxers, whether pups, adults or seniors.

They are in the running for a $20,000 of supplies win in a competition being run by Dr Marty Becker http://www.facebook.com/DrMartyBecker
the vet from Good Morning America. However they are up against stiff competition with Villalobos rescue centre that has a TV show - Pitbulls and Parolees.

Yesterday Legacy were behind by about 100 votes and a cute photo of a Boxer called Stevie (see below) was posted to help gain more votes. It worked and more than 200 votes were cast in their favour. Today Legacy are back in 1st place. Now that is great but they aren't safe yet as there are still about 2 weeks until voting ends. Villalobos have over 56,000 followers to their FB page and Legacy just over 6,000. Both of them are breed specific but Legacy are my kind of breed. (Austin, agrees with me here. )

Please can I ask those of you with FB to vote for Legacy Boxer Rescue and help them to win much needed supplies.

1 Go to Dr Marty's FB page (link above for you) and like.

2 On the left hand side of his page, click on shelter/rescue group link.

3. Scroll down to Legacy Boxer Rescue and vote.

Voting runs up to June 14th. Thank you so much.

[Prettymaid]

I put my vote in already, but I encourage everybody here to do the same!

[Troubadour]

This is a great idea for a thread!

I've voted, Annabel. Best of luck to them.

[GlennLover]

I voted too!

[Glennhoney]

...done...

[sodascouts]

Same here! Hope they win!

[Annabel]

Thank you everyone.

They are still holding the lead atm, by about 160 votes, and have banded together with other Boxer rescues to gain support in return for help if they are in contests.

[Annabel]

Well, still waiting for the official confirmation, but ............... Legacy Boxer Rescue finished in first place when the voting closed at 12.01am (2.01 am Texas time) this morning in the '$20,000 shelter giveaway' contest they were in. They finished with 3910 votes to their nearest opponent at 3186 votes.

Thank you so much to all of you on the board who voted for my adopted little cause.
Sharon from LBR posted on FB that whilst they had a big lead, (no pun intended lol) "it wasn't over until the 'fat Boxer Woowoo's". Well this morning she hopefully posted the closest thing she could to that.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nmCe...layer_embedded

[Annabel]

It has finally been confirmed from Dr Becker that Legacy Boxer Rescue from Texas have won 1st prize.