I'm raising money to save my cat's life.

You can read the details here:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...tem=5591632389
Even if you can't donate, keeping us in your thoughts is very apprecuated

Originally Posted by Sarahluvscatz

You can read the details here:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...tem=5591632389
Even if you can't donate, keeping us in your thoughts is very apprecuated

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I don't know what happened to the other post....but I would highly recommend that instead of listing yourself...you list the vet for people to send donations to. People oftentimes feel more comfortable if they know their money is going directly to the vet.

Katie

Your thread was pulled because it was a duplicate of one that you did before where the auction was closed. This is not an efficient way for you to earn money by selling your poems at such a low rate. You would do better to talk to your teachers in school and have them come up with ideas for ways for you to raise the funds you need. Some of our members have been burned in the past by giving with an open heart. I belive that made the community more cautious about giving in this way.

Please do not keep posting the same thread, because it will be pulled.

i agree with hissy. we raised £500 from a bake sale at school to give to charity. or you could ask for sponsers for her op, ask your fellow pupils to donate $1 each.

I for one ham very dubious of this kind of annoucement. It was pulled from eBay tho you may have it up again. People are rightfully cautious about simply handing over money, however well intentioned you might be.

If I were you, I would take Hissy's recommendations and look for innovative ways of raising money. Can you sell something you own that you don't need? I showed this to someone and they remarked that you seemed to live in a very nice place so perhaps your parents could help you and then you could pay them back? Or you could sell some second hand items you have on eBay? I know if I could not afford health care for my cat, I would find a vet and set up a payment plan and then proceed to sell books, outdated furniture, clothes, have a garage sale or if I were a teenager, involve my friends in holding a night of entertainment - say poetry reading where people could come and listen to your poems and enjoy some cookies and coffee you and your friends made?

Just my thoughts but I won't donate online to someone I do not know.

There is also imom , an organization who helps people with sick pets but you must qualify and thus give them all your financial info. I do not understand why your parents cannot help?

Original poster, if you are at all sincere, read this:

http://www.thecatsite.com/forums/showthread.php?t=53709

That url does provide good advice but keep in mind some people live in areas where the economy is depressed and jobs - even the ones you mention - are hard to come by. That said, one can still be innovative and she indicated she is a poetry writer. I rec'ed the poerty night for felines (which could become a tradition in your community) As an oncologist, I see many people coming up with wonderful ways to raise money for my patients who are facing long stays while they fight cancer - I live in Canada but sometimes people have to travel 8 hours plus to get to the hospital I work in and they need money for accomdations and so forth. Otherwise, their care at the hospital is already paid for by our natinal medical system.

So there are all kinds of events you can hold with feline themes even. Get your friends and family involved. If you do not have a job, there must be something you can do. (and I must say, most teens I meet in my work have a job - and thankfully their employers (whether they babysit or work in a call center) keep their jobs for them till they get well - it's the law anyway but of course people who employ babysitters do not necly have to keep the position open for them but most do.

As I noted before, your parents could help you - even if you have to pay them back, it's better than a bank loan. Grandparents? An advance on your allowance? Mowing your neighbour's lawn? Babysitting? Starting a petsitting service? A car wash? Start a Friends for Felines Foundation with your kitty as a recepient (be upfront about this) and raise money with a dinner, music night, collect pennies, make a quilt with a group of friends, the list is endless.

Our local Humane Society will provide financial assistance for vet care in dire cases. Perhaps you can find some help from your local Humane Society. (Not all Humane Societies can do this.)