Countdown to Big Day of Giving:
Help PAWS Raise $50,000 in 24 Hours
Donations matched up to $20,000!
You can help the wild animals at PAWS by making a generous donation on the sixth annual
Big Day of Giving
. This 24-hour online giving challenge for Sacramento area non-profits
starts at midnight on May 2nd
, but you can make your donation
now
(see below).
Our goal is to raise $50,000 in 24 hours for the care of the elephants, tigers, bears, monkeys, and other wild animals at PAWS’ three sanctuaries.
Providing lifetime refuge, rehabilitation and expert care for captive wildlife in need is expensive. It costs about:
- $70,000+ a year ($200 a day) to provide food, daily care and veterinary attention for just one of our 8 elephants.
- $18,000 a year ($50 a day) to feed and furnish round-the-clock care for one healthy tiger, lion or leopard. PAWS cares for 16 big cats!
- $15,000 a year ($40 a day) to provide everything that is needed for one healthy bear to thrive. Five bears have found refuge at PAWS.
That's more than $850,000 a year to care for the healthy elephants, big cats and bears living at PAWS' sanctuaries, and the cost goes up
considerably
for the elderly or special needs animals. We also care for Capuchin monkeys, a “mob” of emus, and a muntjac deer.
It’s easy to give!
Make your online donation on May 2nd
at BigDayofGiving.org. (Minimum gift is $15; MasterCard, Visa, Discover and American Express credit and debit cards accepted.)
Or
schedule
your contribution
NOW
by clicking
here
.
On the morning of May 2, all scheduled donations will be added to the leaderboard on the Big Day of Giving website.
(Your credit card
will not be charged until the day of the event
.)
Brand new this year! Create your own Big Day of Giving fundraising campaign for PAWS.
Click
here
to go to PAWS' Big Day of Giving page. Click on the "fundraise" button at the top of the page and following the instructions. (More information can be found here:
Fundraising Campaign User Guide
.) Complete your campaign and then share it widely!
Deadline for creating campaigns is April 30
.
Encourage your friends, family and colleagues to give generously to PAWS by posting about the Big Day of Giving on your social media networks. Urge others to share as well.
Click on the button below to give.
Thank you in advance for your generosity to the animals at PAWS!
Double Your Donation!
Thanks to a matching grant from
The Harriet E. Pfleger Foundation,
your Big Day of Giving online gift
will be matched up to $20,000!
