We Want Your Stuff! January 26, 2012
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If you have any unwanted items, or spare time, please remember the Mid-Antrim Animal Sanctuary Charity shop. For relinquishing items, please drop them off at the shop reception: 31 Church Street, Antrim (beside McCabe’s, the Butcher) and for all enquiries, contact Roberta on: 028 9446 6144.
Thank you all so much for your continued support, it is of the utmost importance as we near the completion of the New Build Project. Without you, there is no Sanctuary.
Desperately needed! December 31, 2011
Posted by Jonathan Mitchell in : Appeals , add a commentURGENTLY needed: 2 old oil tanks, to turn in to beds for goats.
Please contact us via email.
Thank you!
Christmas Shopping with Mid-Antrim Animal Sanctuary November 8, 2011
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Buy-a-Brick: Make a donation to the Buy-a-Brick Appeal and receive a ‘brick’ certificate with your personal message which will be replicated in our memorial book and held in the new Sanctuary. All donations received will go directly into the new build fund
Kennel Sponsorship: For £100 annually you could sponsor a kennel for one year in the new Sanctuary premises, complete with your own personal message.
Long Term Resident: For £60 per year, you could sponsor one of our long term residents who are unable to find the loving home they deserve. You will receive regular updates, photos and letters and can feel free to visit at the Sanctuary and take them for a walk.
Visit our Charity Shop: Located on Church Street, Antrim – you could pick up a bargain and help a great cause at the same time.
Buy a 2012 calendar: Our ‘Bare Essentials’ calendar will be available from mid-November, and shows some of our staff and volunteers revealing those bare essentials in support of the new build.
Donations: Dog/cat toys, food, bedding etc are always welcome.
Here’s to a Merry Christmas to not only the Sanctuary ‘friends and family’, but also to the residents.
Virtual wall starts to Build September 8, 2011
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The Buy-a-Brick Campaign is off to a great start, and donations are rolling in via post, JustGiving and text. We’re doing our best to keep up with demand, and the virtual bricks are now appearing by the dozen on the website. If you have bought a brick (or bricks, as many of you have kindly donated towards), or you’re just interested in seeing the messages, take a look below. Click on any of the images to see all the bricks (43, and counting!).
Thanks for your generosity, and keep spreading the word!
Rebuilding the Sanctuary Brick by Brick August 16, 2011
Posted by Jonathan Mitchell in : Appeals , add a commentMid-Antrim Animal Sanctuary has closed its doors – but all for a good cause. It has just embarked upon an ambitious £600,000 rebuild project which will vastly improve the comfort of the 100-plus residents in its care.
Since opening in a few farm outbuildings in 1996, Mid-Antrim has cared for thousands of Northern Ireland’s least fortunate cats and dogs and has worked hard to find them new, loving homes. But the time has now come where its premises are no longer fit for purpose; indeed the harsh winter of 2010/11 highlighted the urgent need to upgrade the Sanctuary’s facilities as pipes burst and water bowls froze solid.
As Mid-Antrim is entirely funded by the generosity of the Northern Ireland people and receives no Government help or funding to help with its annual running costs of £220,000, it has been difficult to find the extra money needed to improve its kennel and cattery accommodation. However, over time, the Sanctuary has managed to raise an amazing £1/2 million plus towards making the lives of its residents more bearable and it is now in a position to demolish the existing building and erect a new, purpose-built Sanctuary in its place.
In order to raise the final £100,000 needed for this project, Mid-Antrim is launching its “Buy A Brick” Appeal, whereby members of the public and local businesses can show their support for the Sanctuary and help rebuild it brick by brick.
Chairperson Grace Orbinson, says: “Just about everyone I speak to has either adopted a pet from the Sanctuary in the past or knows someone who has. Pets add so much to their owners’ lives and people hate to think of them suffering in inadequate living conditions. Now is their chance to show their support for our work in a tangible way: for as little as £5. they can go onto our website or ring us up and pledge to “Buy A Brick” for the new Sanctuary. There is so much goodwill out there for the Sanctuary that I honestly believe this campaign can raise the final £100,000 needed and turn our dreams into a reality”.
How YOU can help:
There are several ways you can donate. We have collected these under three main methods:
PHONE: Call us on
ONLINE: Go to justgiving.com/MAASBuyaBrick and make your donation
TEXT:
Thank you in advance for all your support. We wouldn’t be where we are today without the goodwill and generosity of the public, and we hope you will continue to do so, by placing one brick upon another, demonstrating our shared commitment to the welfare of the animals of Northern Ireland.
UPDATE: Since are currently without internet connection, email response time will be longer, and buy-a-brick ‘virtual bricks’ will be delayed until we are back online. Thanks!
Volunteers Wanted! May 17, 2011
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If you are interested in becoming a Charity Shop Volunteer and raising much needed funds for the residents of the Mid-Antrim Animal Sanctuary, please apply for an application form by contacting the manager on: 028 94466144
Or, by writing to:
Mid-Antrim Animal Sanctuary Charity Shop,
31 Church Street,
.Antrim.
BT41 4BE
Your help would be greatly appreciated!
Foster Homes Urgently Required May 17, 2011
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The Mid-Antrim Animal Sanctuary is desperately seeking loving Foster Carers to house 7 *FIV and 2 *FELV cats. These beautiful adult felines must be kept indoors; all their veterinary bills will be covered by the Sanctuary, so your only input will be to love them, be the recipient of their boundless affection and, of course, the household duties which come with any pet.
A home check, as with any resident, will apply though, in these circumstances, the criteria dictates that built-up/busy areas will be considered – as the cats MUST remain indoors, permanently.
Please contact Margaret or Shane on: 028 94463993.
If you do not receive an answer, please leave a message – with your contact details – and we will return your call.
Support the Marathon Runners! April 26, 2011
Posted by Jonathan Mitchell in : Appeals , add a commentShane Steele and a team of around 30 runners are once again running the Belfast Marathon in aid of the Sanctuary. You may remember that last year’s total was an astonishing £4335.00. We’re determined to do even better this year, so please contribute what you can to make this campaign an even great success. You can support them by going to our JustGiving page and clicking ‘Donate Now‘.
The following people are taking part:
Running the full 26 miles are: Shane Steele, Jason Parker and Vivienne Scott.
Our relay teams are:
Firmount Flyers: Janine Brownlees, Hazel McClelland, Fergal Dillon, Paul Chapman and John Lavery
MAAS 1: Zara Morrow, Karen Morrow, Caroline Shaw, Pauline Nicholl and Veronika Opocenska
MAAS 2: Lorena Wilson, Helen Norton, Valerie Gamble, Antonia Jay and Jackie Montgomery
MAAS 3: Gary Baxendale, Michelle Baxendale, Aiden Howe, Darren Sales and Lyndsay McNiece
Competing in the marathon walk is Nicola McClure And last but not least are the fun runners: Lauren McCarter, Kerryn Strain, Adam Scott, Ryan Cahoon, Victoria Moore, Stuart Moore, Tracey Moore and Michael Moore.
A big thank you to all who are taking part and their sponsors. What an amazing number of 32 competitors for the sanctuary, lets get behind them folks and reward there hard work and training with raising a great sum!!!
Donating through JustGiving is simple, fast and totally secure. Your details are safe – they’ll never sell them on or send unwanted emails. Once you donate, they’ll send your money directly to the charity and make sure Gift Aid is reclaimed on every eligible donation by a UK taxpayer. So it’s the most efficient way to donate – we raise more, whilst saving time and cutting costs for the charity.
