Fundraisers

Mexican food chain ‘boojum’ is asking its Belfast customers to dig deep this summer to support the work of international animal welfare charity The Donkey Sanctuary.

We are delighted to be able to announce the three lucky winners of The Donkey Sanctuary Spring Raffle 2012, drawn on Monday 14th May 2012, as follows:

• 1st prize (£5,000) - winning ticket 2483325 (Yarmouth)
• 2nd prize (£2,000) - winning ticket 5894542 (Woking
• 3rd prize (£1,000) - winning ticket 7084561 (Mullion)

Nine year old Mollie Bratt is set to hold her fourth annual Donkey Days fundraiser in aid of The Donkey Sanctuary at her home in Newby, North Yorkshire, this weekend (Saturday 19 – Sunday 20 May 2012).

Earlier this year I spoke to long-term supporter of The Donkey Sanctuary Patrick Rice, who was preparing mentally and physically to run the Paris Marathon. Now, an amazing £2,109 of sponsorship and several weeks of well-earned rest later, Patrick talks us through his first marathon.

Sunday 15th April promises to be a day to remember for Patrick Rice, as he prepares to run the Paris Marathon for international animal welfare charity The Donkey Sanctuary.

Patrick and his family, who live near Woodbridge in Suffolk, have been much valued supporters of The Donkey Sanctuary for a number of years, and as he enters the final stages of his marathon training, Patrick explains his inspiration for entering the event:

Earlier this week I was speaking to Elma Cunningham, our welfare officer based in South Lanarkshire, about the amazing fundraising efforts of a group of students at a local school where she is also Principal Teacher of Business Studies.