VALGRAYS BORDER COLLIE RESCUE

You can make a donation to Valgrays via Paypal now .. click on orange button below

Please note that we are now registered with Gift Aid.  If you make any donation, please enclose a note stating that you are a UK Tax Payer.  If you do this we can reclaim the Tax amount on your donation - so we will gain an additional sum ontop of what you donate.  Thank you.

(just leave your bags of donated items by these vehicles): 

• Agility Show:  (Marian's Nissan Primera cherry red; M654 reg OR Val's Van)  
• Obedience Show (Southern):  (Shirley's Red Toyota Van; N reg)
• Obedience Shows (Midlands):  (Jo Bramhall's White Movana Van  K9 J-V)
• Drop off at Valgrays, Warlingham, Surrey
• Email to find local delivery point (shirley4valgraysXhotmail.co.uk but change X for @ symbol)

See below for ideas for:

• Ideas on fund raising
• Details on Aluminium items that are useful to us (please wash and squash items TOTALLY flat - not just bent in middle)
• Details of Mobile phone donations

You can help by either donating money direct to Valgrays, or by fund raising in any capacity you can think of (see below for ideas!).  It is of course excellent if you do come up with ideas to fund raise; but (there is always a but isn't there!) ideas are brilliant, but if you have one, how about making it a personal project to see the 'idea' through from thinking stage to producing the money?  Oh yes, that means actually doing the fund raising yourself or getting a group together to do it.  Sadly existing volunteers are already up to their eyes in it .. so what do you say Valgray Owners (and supporters) are you up to the challenge???  

Email for clarification or delivery / drop off points: shirley4valgraysXhotmail.co.uk (swop X for @ symbol)

You can make a donation to Valgrays via Paypal now .. click on orange button below

Ways to raise funds:

• Buy from Waggitt during 11 Feb to 15th March 2009
• Give us your unwanted (preferrably still working) mobile phone. 
• Give us your used aluminium (cans, food trays, take away trays, bottle tops) Please Note that some cans are steel and are NO use to us - please ensure you always check the cans (see below)
• Straight forward donation (see below for address)
• Give us anything (preferrably 'doggy') that we could sell on our various Table Top Sales through the year
• Birthday or Christmas  - give a donation on behalf of others and we can provide a card and certificate
• Getting married & maybe don't need so many pressies?  Think of asking guests to donate to Valgrays instead
• Ebay (selling items)
• Consider thinking of Valgrays in your will  ( click here to view/download how to leave us money in your will )
• Consider a monthly donation
• Bring and Buy / Coffee mornings
• Table top sales
• Car Boot sales
• Raffle at dog club or work
• 'Dare to Wear Pink' day at club or work
• Doing sponsored 'things'
• Sell your 'talent' for an hour or a day and donate funds to Valgrays
• Run a dog show or event for Valgrays
• Donate one class from your dog show with proceeds to Valgrays?
• Would any company like to advertise on our website for a yearly fee (strict requirements would have to be met)?

Also - items always wanted:

• Bedding (vet bed, etc)
• Collars - always needed
• Leads, harnesses, head collars, etc
• Dog coats (for older rescues)
• Dog Treats / Toys / Chews 
• Unused veterinary medication)

We can now turn mobile phones into Valgrays funding.  If you have a mobile phone that you no longer use (preferrably working - but doesn't have to be), please donate it to Valgrays. 

Shirley can collect at an obedience show and Marian or Val could collect at agility shows (see new dogs page for next show dates). Email Shirley for any other drop off point near to you: shirley4valgraysXhotmail.co.uk (swop X for @ symbol).

WOW  118,000  visits to this site - that is amazing, if only each one of you readers were just to send us £1 or a small donation it would help our rescue work out so much.  Without funds the dogs cannot be helped ... we are in urgent need of funding.  Perhaps your club can offer a raffle, coffee morning, or even donate one class from your next dog show, or just dig deep into your pockets and donate ... remember it is for the dogs and every penny helps ... please please help valgrays as with no funds we cannot help these poor unwanted dogs ... what with feeding, veterinary costs and general care it takes all the donations we have come in .. we just cannot survive without funds for these dogs .... please please help.   See HOW TO DONATE BELOW.  Thank you.

Note from Shirley:  Cost example of dog recently homed:   Transport cost to get dog into rescue £20, vet fees £50, worming, flea treatment, microchip etc £15 donation received £100 ... so that leaves £15 for food, heating, bedding etc .. and this particular dog was already neutered so we didn't have those costs to find!!!  The sums speak for themselves, like most rescues/charities we need your help to keep doing what we do .. please consider Valgrays as a charity to support .. thank you.

Valgrays is a registered Charity, as such it is totally dependant upon donations.  If you could spare a few pounds (or even alot ) anything would be gratefully received.

If you would like to donate, please send a cheque

(payable to Valgrays Border Collie Rescue) to:

Valgrays Border Collie Rescue,

The Horseshoes, 33 Crewes Lane, Warlingham, Surrey.  CR6 9NS 

               THANK YOU          

• 2009:  Thanks to everyone who donated aluminium cans (especially Dave Gillett for the aluminium windows) we raised £120 from this
• 2009:  Tanya and her helpers for putting on a companion show in aide of Valgrays - thank you so very much for all that hard work 
• 2009:  Naturally Dogs - £52.18 - via collection tin on their stand - thank you and your customers 
• 2009:  Jackie Downey (& staff at UL International) - £205 - by selling chocolate at work - thank you for all that effort 
• 2009:  Culverstone Dog Training Club - £500 - thank you so much
• 2009:  The Kennel Club Charitable Trust - £5,000 - thank you so much 
• 2009:  Scottish Border Collie Club - £3,000 - thank you so much 
• 2009:  Bath Dog Training Club - £500 - thank you so much
• 2009:  Linda Rutherford for donating works raffle funds to us - thank you so much
• 2009:  Cliff Gill for fitting our two new kennels FOC - thank you so much
• 2009:  Harlow & District DTS - £1,000 (via sponsored down stay) - wow - thank you so much
• 2008:  Kind obedience folk responded to our appeal for Dog Crates/cages and we now have 10 thanks to:  Andy Perrons + Karen Pudney + Sheila Legg + Denise Fry (on behalf of friend) + Sue Wareham + Lesley Trenaman - thank you so very much