Last night was Karen and Johns fundraising event and what a night it was! The full moon and balmy weather provided a super back drop for the stunning settings of Balestie! Sitting by the pool looking over to the lake was absolutely devine!
Lots of organization and planning must have gone into this evening, so I would like to say a massive thank you to Karen and John for all their efforts. For those friends of Karen who contributed to the buffet it was superb, a fantastic selection of yummy food and whoever made the desserts really outdid them selves! The bar ‘staff’ and the ‘dj’ coped really well, so thank you for your time and efforts. Thanks also to everyone who contributed to the raffle and to those who bought tickets. Darcey, Belinda and myself won something in the raffle so this will be a bit of good news for Darcey when she gets back from holiday next week! I’m sure everyone who helped will agree it was well worth the effort when you hear how much Karen has raised! I shall let Karen tell you herself how much she raised but all I am saying is WOW!
The SPA like most refuges is constrained by its finances so events like these go a long way to help make life a bit better for the 140+ dogs and cats we look after. Even although Karen and John already had 3 dogs, they fostered and then adopted a lovely retriever called Belle. Last night was the first time I had seen her since she left the refuge and it wonderful to see her so happy and relaxed with her own family. She is one of our lucky dogs who leave the refuge to a much better life than they had previously and this is why we all work so hard, to give each and every one of our dogs as bright a future as possible!
Our hosts, Karen and John – thank you!