Persian Rescue NEWS FUNDRAISER AT WAITROSE - RUSHDEN Patsy and team raised £180 at Waitrose Rushden by helping shoppers pack their bags and having a collection bucket. Many thanks to all for your contributions Earlsdon Primary School in Coventry held a Cake Stall for us and raised a massive £159 and I collected the cheque in their morning assembly on Friday 20 th November and I took 2 of my cats (Wilson and Freddie) to meet the children . We'd like to thank them very much. Swivvel Club raised £277.50 from the door money on Their Soul Night and (one of my cats)and I collected the cheque from them. Many Thanks to them. Photo soon Animals in Need Open Day A Lovely day had by all. The weather was very kind and it was great catching up with everybody again. We raised £108.80 Animals in Need has come a long way and it was fantasic to see how well Roy Annette and their team have done in building the place from scratch. We were all very impressed with the new kennel block and runs, new cattery block, the goat, duck and chicken compounds and also the hospital which is to open today Monday 7th September. We wish them Good Luck and carry on the fantastic work. A.G.M Rushden Persian Rescue will be holding its A.G.M on Thursday 17th Sept at 8 pm located at the Carriage House,Higham Ferrers. Call for Nominees for the following positions - Chairperson Secretary Treasurer Manager/Coordinator Committee Member Please e-mail nominations to: rushdenpersianrescue1@ntlworld.com May 2009 heralded the arrival of our very own 'Animal Ambulance' kindly donated by The Jean Sainsbury Animal Welfare Trust . This will be a great help to the Rescue team and we can't thank them enough . We attended a 'Car Boot Sale' Sat 26th April 09 and raised £98.98 towards the rescues funds :-) SPONSORED PARACHUTE JUMP APRIL 7th 2009 (Hinton, NORTHAMPTON) SHE DID IT !!!!!!!!!! Our intrepid 'Biggles' aka Patsy (founder of Rushden Persian Rescue) did a sponsored tandem parachute jump on 7th April 2009 at Hinton Skydiving Centre . As you can see from the photos/video, not only did she DO IT , she came down with a HUGE smile on her face and loved it !!!..... It sure does take the wrinkles out !!! :-) WELL DONE PATSY !! Patsy & Aarons 'jump' has raised over £1300 for the Rescue, which is wonderful news. Many thanks to all her sponsors. Click the video button to see amateur video of Patsys jump. Keeping it 'in the family', Patsys son Aaron also took the 'plunge' and raised £400 for the Rescue. Well done Aaron :-)) Here are some more photos of Patsy and the 'Animals In Action' group who also jumped raising money for their funds Rushden Persian Rescue Tel. No. 01933 387658 Or EMAIL US - (Click Cat) DONATIONS/SPONSORSHIP Rushden Persian rescue is a charity and as such we rely on the generosity of our patrons 'you' :-) Any donation large or small gratefully accepted However, if you are a tax payer, for every £ 1 you donate/sponsor we are able to claim back the tax of 28p in the £ if you would just take a minute to fill in our 'Gift Aid Form'. (click link below) Please click GIFT AID >