A Doodle, A Story and Something to Help the Animals

If you like kids or animals, keep reading. If you don't, keep reading anyway. You're here, you might as well see what's up.

Earlier this year, a writer friend of mine, Jim Wood and his friend Michele Quinn, wrote and illustrated a children's book. It was called "Doodle" and is a children's story about a girl and her dog and their journey exploring the world around them. At the time, the daughter of a dear friend of Michele's was fighting for her life. Jim and Michele decided at that point to donate all royalties from the book to a fund to help defray the cost of Ashley's medical care. Nice people doing a nice thing. And it worked.

Well, now Jim and Michele are at it again. Doodle the dog is about to return in the next installment titled "Doodle Meets the Pound Pup." Once again they have decided to donate profits, this time to an animal shelter, and they need our help. If you know of an Animal Shelter or Rescue Organization you feel needs and deserves to be the recipient of this donation, check out Jim's website gojimmygo.net, for all the info.

If you don't know of an organization to nominate, please share or link this post, or Jim's website to someone who might.

Like I said before, nice people doing a nice thing. Least we can do is give them a hand.

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Asking For Help: It's An Animal Thing

Time to try to do a little good today. Take it for what it is.

If you know me, you know my love for animals, especially dogs and horses. If you don't know me, look at the picture. Her name is Hershey and she is a rescued treasure. Years ago if you adopted an animal out of a shelter, they were called strays. In this politically correct world, they are now called rescues. It's one of the few PC statements I agree with. The only question is who rescues who?

So here it is. As we all know, the economy is still in the toilet. The fact remains many humane shelters across the country are facing a losing battle in receiving the funding necessary to keep them up and running. One of these shelters is the Pike Country Humane Society in northeast Pennsylvania.

We have a weekend place in the Poconos and over the years, I have read with alarming frequency just how badly the PCHS has struggled year after year. The state cuts funding every year and just like everything else, costs increase dramatically. The PCHS has not been sitting back on their hands and doing nothing. They have come up with some of the most creative fundraisers you could think of. But right now, it is not enough.

The Pike County Humane Society will need to close its doors in three weeks, unless they receive enough donations to be able to continue. Director Barry Heim said "In the last year, we have taken in 50 percent more animals due to the economy, because people are losing their jobs, their homes, and end up having to move to places where landlords don't allow animals."

The PCHS was founded in 1963 and has a 93.6 percent adoption rate. These people do good work and need some help...fast.

Let's see what we can do.

If you can donate there are two ways.
Pike County Humane Society
PO #255
Milford, PA 18337
or online at: www.pikecountyhs.blogspot.com

IF you can't donate, please post this blog on your Facebook page or Tweet it or tell someone about it...please help to get the word out.

Animals are the best people...and they can't speak for themselves.
Help me do it for them.

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