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OPEN GARDEN RAISES OVER Ł1500 for Lincs Ark!
We would like to say a huge thank you to Jill and Peter Hilton for very kindly opening their garden to the public for the second year running, we just cannot thank you enough for all you have done for us. We had beautiful weather and thanks to the 252 visitors who supported us we raised Ł1,550 which was fantastic!
A big thank you also to Nick and Jo for making scones for the cream teas and organizing the refreshments stall and the kitchen, it all ran like clockwork. Also their family, Ruth, Lizzie and partners for their support in the kitchen and continuous washing up!
Thank you to Peter and Jill’s friends and neighbours from the village who very kindly lent their garden furniture for visitors to sit at and enjoy their cream teas, and to those neighbours who helped with refreshments.
This year we were lucky enough to have use of the field opposite as a car park, so our thanks go to Dave Underwood for this and to Mr & Mrs Spiking for allowing us to use their land; it made such a difference to the success of the day.
Thank you to the stall holders that came along and supported us. Also to Lisa Hammond, Massage & Beauty Therapist for offering to give hand and foot massages and donating the proceeds to Lincs. Ark. Lisa raised Ł35!.
Finally Thank you to all our committee members and volunteers who come along to help on the day, bake cakes, bring produce and give up their time ,without you, running these events would not be possible.”
HELP PLEASE! Are you thinking about opening your garden to the public? Do you already open your garden? Would you like to support Lincs. Ark (animal welfare) at the same time? If so, please do contact us. We are looking for individual or a group of gardens that would be willing to do this for our charity. We can give you all the help you need. Even if you are not sure but would like to talk it through first, please call.
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SALES RAISE HUNDREDS FOR OUR RESCUE ANIMALS!
Hundreds of pounds have been raised for the animals in our care at our recent bric-a-brac sales. Thank you to all the volunteers who baked cakes and helped in doing an excellent job of sorting and selling items and to all of those who supported us by coming along and grabbing themselves a great bargain. We look forward to holding more later in the year so please keep an eye on our 'Events' page for details.'

We would like to say a Big Thank You to Christine Dobbin, of ‘Cats by Christine’ for very kindly painting this really lovely portrait of “Twinkle”, one of our foster cats. This artwork was donated by Christine and will be used for our Lincs Ark Christmas cards to help raise funds.
After studying art at university for four years and then working as a veterinary nurse for six years, Christine developed a love for watercolour painting and animals. She is now taking time to combine her two loves by painting pet portraits.
If you might like to commission a portrait of your cat as a lasting memory, or would like to see more of Christine’s work, please get in touch with Christine via her website at www.catsbychristine.com

BIG FAT ANIMAL QUIZ AND AUCTION NIGHT RAISES Ł1700.25 FOR LINCS ARK!!!
We would like to thank Marshlands Veterinary Centre for the fantastic donation of Ł1700.25 which was raised from the Big Fat Animal quiz and auction night on Saturday 28^th April 2012!
We are so grateful to everyone who helped with the organization and in particular to Anna and Paul Bourne, as we are well aware of the time it took to organize this event. Not forgetting the Mercedes team who also set up the p.a.and sound system for the evening - thank you.
A special thank you to Nick the auctioneer, who had the amazing ability to help everyone part with their money for a very good cause and whose witty banter made for a fun filled evening!
Another special thanks goes to Michael Kettle who bid for nearly everything and for being quiz master extraordinaire !
Thank you to the Ball House for a very generous buffet.
Thank you to all the local businesses for generous donations of raffle prizes and auction items, this generosity really helped to boost the funds raised.
Finally a huge thanks to all those that attended the event and gave generously, their support made the evening a great success.
We cannot thank you enough, we are just so very, very grateful to you all.

The generosity of village folk ...

Volunteers Julie Brooks and Michele Franks were invited to hold a raffle at Gedney Dyke Village Open Garden on Jubilee Bank Holiday Monday. Through the generosity of the villagers, Lincs Ark is now Ł175 better off.
A lovely friendly atmosphere made for an enjoyable afternoon in the sunshine where the first prize was a large food hamper, 2nd prize was a Moira C bag and 2 giant teddy bears were also part of the wonderful prizes on offer.
Lincs Ark would like to say a big Thank You to the kind folks of Gedney Dyke!

We had a great day at the Frampton Craft Fair on Saturday and raised a grand total of Ł98.25!!!
This was our first ever craft stall and so not sure what to expect, so we were very pleased with the result. Thanks to Louise who organized it all, it was great not having to think about it myself. Louise made a wonderful display. Our best sellers were the hand knitted doggy sweaters, catnip toys, Christmas pudding hats for babies, children and of course the adults, closely followed by Pat's beautiful handmade cards, then christmas decorations. A big thank you to the Co-op in Kirton, for their generous donation of sweets, which we used for the decorations. We had a few volunteer enquiries, someone wanting to foster for us and another volunteer to knit for us, so we couldn't have wished for a better day! Thank you to all that supported us.

Our 5th annual dog show was held on Sunday 11th November and yet again was a huge success
with Ł410.41 being this years grand total!
We had a record number of entries and everyone thoroughly enjoyed their doggy day out.
Best in Show went to the beautiful Pippa, a Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever with Reserve going to Robbie, the handsome Border Collie who had great fun in the 'Fastest recall over 2 jumps' class in which he won.
Massive thanks to our volunteers who yet again put in a huge effort to make this day successful in raising lots of pennies for the homeless animals in our care.

In November we attended Elwood, Briggs and Turner Veterinary Surgery's Charity Christmas Fair and raised a wonderful Ł177! We had another successful 'Soft Toy Tombola' and also so various handmade crafts including knitted dog jumpers which proved very popular. If you have any spare knitting wool or soft toys that you would like to donate to help us raise money for the charity and to help keep some chilly dogs warm this winter, please get in touch.

Lincs Ark would like to say a HUGE THANK YOU to Emma, Josie and the team at Boston College Registry for their ‘Shoe Box Appeal’ donation. They all did a fantastic job and collected cat food, cat toys and money donations which was presented to Lincs Ark this week.
This is so very kind of you all and we know all our furry friends are very grateful for your generosity. The photo shows Emma having a cuddle with Alvyn one of our foster cats, who is one of many awaiting a loving forever home. THANK YOU.

A huge thank you to Pets at Home for the donation from their ‘Damaged stock scheme’. This has been such a fantastic help to us and we cannot thank you enough.
It took a few car loads but well worth it. The photo shows the stock being distributed amongst our committee members to be passed on to all our foster carers.
An extra special thank you to all the guys at the Distribution Centre who were very kind in packing the pallet. Andy the Boston Store Manager told us they work very hard packing these pallets of damaged stock and we would like them to know how much we appreciate this.

AYSCOUGHFEE HALL SCHOOL HAVE DONE IT AGAIN!

The choir and band of Ayscoughfee Hall School in Spalding have continued their fund-raising efforts on behalf of Lincs Ark. They performed to a packed school hall with a wide-ranging programme of songs and instrumental pieces. The audience loved it and showed their appreciation by generously donating Ł196.00 which was shared with Age Concern, Spalding who the children sang for the next day.
Well done to all of the children who took part and thank you to the friends and relatives who came along and supported this event.