Help us put cold bums on beds this winter and make 500+ padded blanket beds before 15 July!

Fundraising campaign by Thealize Moolman
  • US$232.00
    raised of $2,000.00 goal goal
11% Funded
7 Donors
Raised offline: $570.00
Total: $802.00

No more donations are being accepted at this time. Please contact the campaign owner if you would like to discuss further funding opportunities

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Animal rescue centres have been facing an uphill battle since support for animal welfare societies have been cancelled by government in South Africa. With food and medical care understandably taking preference over other areas of need, much additional and unnecessary suffering is endured by these animals due to harsh kennelling conditions, especially in winter. Our aim is to provide all animals in need, be it in shelters, housed by less fortunate humans in townships or rural areas or still homeless on the street with a warmer, more comforting resting place at the end of a hard day. This funding initiative aims to be the starting point of a yearly drive, which could hopefully in time be rolled out to the whole country and is currently sponsored by community and retail sponsors as well as funds donated from the Fine Fox social enterprise. Once the movement gains traction, the funds received will be used to produce and distribute the beds as well as for the prosecution of animal anti-cruelty cases, the training of T-touch staff and food and other basic necessities needed for the care and rehousing of these animals. Jobs will also be created as we would need to employ a few seamsters or seamstress to produce the beds. With higher end products created by the Fine Fox Funds such as the cat caves, dog buffs and T-touch products as well as future innovations, the public market could also be approached to generate funds to support the growth of the initiative. In Batch #1 and Batch #2 a total of 80 beds have been supplied to the SPCA Rand West, Woodrock Animal Rescue, 9th Day Outlands (as well as a few random township and neighbourhood dogs in need). At our fundraiser at Heron Bridge College on 28 June we managed to raise a massive R 8 100 as well as 180 blankets and Westpack kindly donated another 150 blankets which has now been produced in batch # 3. The demand has exceeded our stock though so we need to try and raise more funds to enable us to make more this year.

1. PADDED DOG BEDS (REF images attached)

APPROXIMATE COSTS

Blanket R25
Batting R20
Extras R10
Labour R10

TOTAL R65
All costs can be reduced further on bulk purchase or sponsorship.

2. CAT BASKETS AND CAVES (REF images attached)

Baskets for cats or small dogs which blocks wind chill. Can be used upright as a warm basket for kittens or cats or on it’s side as a cozy cave for cats or small dogs. Due to time constraints (these are a lot more labour intensive to produce), cat caves have been rolled over to production in 2020 when more resources and funds are available.

APPROXIMATE COSTS

Blanket R25
Wire R5
Extras R10
Labour R45

TOTAL R85
*All costs can be reduced further on bulk purchase or sponsorship

THE BASIC BUSINESS PLAN

PROBLEM
Animals in need
Shelters in need
People without jobs

SOLUTION
Community and industry led contributors
Turning Fine Fox Funds into a social enterprise that can eventually supply for itself (without the help of donors)

UNFAIR ADVANTAGE
Low price point
Being part of a ‘do good’ community
Charting change in charity
Smart innovation

POSSIBLE PITFALLS
Lack of funds
Product’s potential life cycle due to low cost
Logistic costs of distribution if reach is widened
Storage and transport solutions

KEY ACTIVITIES
Generating sustainable funding
Production of beds and baskets
Management of production staff
Stock taking and buying
Generating larger brand reach and awareness
Selling higher end products to the general public so that lower end products can be produced and donated

VALUE PROPOSITIONS
Animals in need get the help they require
Strain is taken off animal charities to generate funds for basic needs
Jobs are created
Brand exposure is gained for sponsors
Producers can sell to the public market with current and fringe products

FUTURE INNOVATIONS

Add a wind chill protector or corner nose pocket for the dog beds for additional warmth.
[Currently cost escalation and lack of engineering skills are preventing this].

T-touch scarves and an onsite, trained T-touch practitioner to deal with anxious shelter animals - as a relaxed and happy animal is more likely to be adopted.
[Can also be rolled out and sold into the public market].

T-touch harnesses for shelter and non-shelter dogs to reduce anxiety and excessive barking on walks.
[Can also be rolled out and sold into the public market].

Solar beds and heating panels for kennels.
[Can also be rolled out and sold into the public market]

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FOR EVERY DOG BED BOUGHT @ R120 TO WE WILL DONATE ONE DOG BED.
FOR EVERY CAT CAVES BOUGHT @ R150 EACH WE WILL DONATE ONE DOG BED.
PLEASE JOIN THE MOVEMENT <3


Organizer

  • Thealize Moolman
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  • Campaign Owner

Donors

  • Roxanne Graney
  • Donated on Jun 23, 2019
$19.00
  • Shaylene Stenger
  • Donated on Jun 23, 2019
  • Such a great annotative..please donate!

$5.00
  • Phil Bennett
  • Donated on Jun 15, 2019
  • Amazing and inspirational T&A 💛

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Jul 02

Heron Bridge College and Westpack Randburg

Update posted by Thealize Moolman at 12:19 pm

Our blanket drive at Heron Bridge College went unbelievably well with us raising a massive R 8 100 and 280 blankets! Westpack Randburg have also graciously agreed to sponsor us 150 blankets so that’s roughly 420 more beds being produced in the next two weeks. WE THANK YOU ALL.

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Jun 24

Update 24 June 2019

Update posted by Thealize Moolman at 06:05 am

To date with the help of our wonderful sponsors we have managed to produce and donate 80 padded beds to the SPCA Rand West and Woodrock Animal Rescue as well as some random animals in need. We are still aiming for 420 more and are having a fundraiser at private. . . . .

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Donors & Comments

7 donors
  • Roxanne Graney
  • Donated on Jun 23, 2019
$19.00
  • Shaylene Stenger
  • Donated on Jun 23, 2019
  • Such a great annotative..please donate!

$5.00
  • Phil Bennett
  • Donated on Jun 15, 2019
  • Amazing and inspirational T&A 💛

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  • Nika Smit
  • Donated on Jun 13, 2019
$20.00
  • Peta Panos
  • Donated on Jun 13, 2019
  • A little bit of kindness goes a long way

$50.00
  • Pat Williams
  • Donated on Jun 11, 2019
$13.00
  • Daphne Parmenter
  • Donated on Jun 11, 2019
$100.00

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US$232.00
raised of $2,000.00 goal
11% Funded
7 Donors
Raised offline: $570.00
Total: $802.00

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