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Each year NorCal GSP Rescue faces increasing medical costs, and we need your help. Our group is one of the few that takes in older and special needs dogs and this has strained our funds. On average, we spend about $850 per dog, and we only receive about $225 per adoption. If a dog requires surgery or special care, the cost is even higher.

How do your donations help? Here are some of the ways your donations benefit GSPs in our care:

Donations

Any donation you can make will be greatly appreciated and will go toward costs involved with caring for rescued GSPs. NorCal GSP Rescue is a 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation, so all donations are fully tax deductible under section 170 of the Internal Revenue Code. Donations can be made via the website or by check mailed to: NorCal GSP Rescue, PO Box 933, Menlo Park, CA 94026. As always, thank you for your continued support! You can also donate easily from your iPhone using the PayPal app! Just use the send screen to send to "donate@norcalgsprescue.com" We list donors annually in our newsletter, please let us know if you wish your donation to be anonymous. Print and Mail Your Donation

Recurring Donations

We are pleased to be able to offer you the convenience of secure recurring donations! This allows you to select the amount you would like to donate each month, and once you have subscribed, there’s nothing to remember, nothing else to do! Should you wish to stop your donation in the future, simply return to this page and unsubscribe. Begin donating today!

Tribute Giving

We're excited to launch our Tribute Giving program! Tribute Giving provides a special way to reach out to family and friends in a meaningful way while providing support for NorCal GSP Rescue's dogs. Read more about Tribute Giving. Click here to donate a gift in memory or in honor of a person or animal.

Sponsorship Program

The NorCal GSP Rescue Sponsorship Program allows individuals, families, or companies to sponsor a GSP listed on our adoption page under the Foster Dogs section, until that GSP finds its forever home. Sponsors can help provide these wonderful dogs with medical treatment, collars, tags, food, bedding, toys, and any other needs that may arise (everything that is not covered by the adoption donation). Make a minimum one-time donation of $25.00 and you will be acknowledged on our website under the GSP’s picture as the sponsor with your first name and a small statement, if you wish. Each GSP can have more than one sponsor and one person can sponsor more than one GSP. How to become a NorCal GSP Rescue Sponsor: By Mail: Print and Mail Your One-Time Donation (min. $25 please) By PayPal: Send your donation via PayPal - select the dog you wish to sponsor on our adopt page and click on that dog's PayPal button. Then e-mail your brief statement (if any) that you would like as part of your acknowledgement to us at donate@NorCalGSPRescue.com

Great Senior Pooch Fund

Our goal is to help the dogs that really need us. All too often, older dogs are dumped at the shelter, with reasons like ‘too old to hunt’ or ‘not much time left’ or ‘too sick.’ And the older dogs often remain in foster care much longer than the younger dogs, and have more (expensive) needs – such as medical care, medications, surgeries. Sometimes they remain in our foster program the rest of their lives. Older dogs aren’t as “exciting” as puppies. Everyone wants to help the cute little puppies. But we want to help the oldies, the ones who deserve love and care, and a chance to live out their “retirement” years in comfort. We need your help! We need people like you who have a soft spot for the oldies, who want to help older GSPs live out their days in comfort and see to it that they get the medical care they deserve. Their lives may not have been that great, but gosh darn, the rest of their lives will be! Support the Great Senior Pooch (GSP) Fund! Become a Great Senior Pooch funder!  Click today to donate via PayPal or by mail to PO Box 933, Menlo Park, CA 94026. Matching funds: Now through September 30th, 2010, we have the opportunity to have your donation matched by some special donors, our Great Supporting People (some of whom fall into the “mature” category themselves!). Your donation will be matched dollar for dollar, up to a $10,000 maximum. Donate today to really make your money work!

Thank you to our 2010 FIDO FEEDERS! These special sponsors have donated to our food fund: Katherine B. Phil McD. Becky P & Jon H. Chris K. Jacqueline C. Peggy & Paul R. Colleen S. Wendy J & GSP Frida Kahlo Pilar K. Chrissy & Paul R. Benjamin P. Scott C. Cheryl W. Tracy L. Maria C. Lyn M. Catherine T. & Rory Meghan L.   Support our Foster Food Fund Our foster families normally donate the cost of feeding their foster dog(s). But in these trying economic times, we have foster families who are out of work and money is tight, or just having trouble making ends meet. They are happy to continue to provide a loving foster home for one or more foster dogs but are struggling with the cost of dog food. Can you help? Please let us know if you can: Provide a large bag of good quality dog food to a drop point in the Sac area or the SF Bay Area, and/or Provide a gift card to one of the larger pet food stores such as PetSmart, PetCo, PetFoodExpress, and/or Provide a Costco gift card, and/or Provide a monetary donation (via Paypal or by mail to PO Box 933, Menlo Park, CA 94026). Any money donated specifically to the Foster Food Fund will be used solely to assist our foster homes in feeding their foster dogs. Your donation is tax-deductible.

Be sure to check if your employer has any sort of company matching or employee giving program. For example, some employers will match your donation up to their predetermined limit. Other employers give a contribution if you volunteer x number of hours per year to a non-profit organization. And some employers will contribute to a non-profit organization on your behalf once you designate the cause.

Usually, the employer will send a form to us for verification of your donation or hours. This form can be mailed to us at:

Treasurer
NorCal GSP Rescue
PO Box 933
Menlo Park, CA 94026

Remember, we are a non-profit organization, so your donations are tax-deductible, and your employer will receive tax benefits from their contributions!  The following companies support their employees' charitable giving:

Altria, Blue Shield Cares, Dealey Renton & Associates, Genentech, Google, Safeco, SMART and UBS.

We need: Stamps (any and all), Dog toys, Chew toys, Kongs, Treats for training, Collars (1" size medium preferred), Leashes, Blankets/quilts, Crates (XL, large), Flea/tick treatments

My Mutt - NorCal GSP Rescue Teams up with Pet Food Express (PFE)

All over northern California, we are lucky to be in the midst of some 30 Pet Food Express stores – locally owned & operated. PFE has a huge heart for animal rescue groups and have many programs to support our fundraising and outreach efforts. PFE has created My Mutt Program: Celebrating Rescue & Adoption

The My Mutt program supports agencies and rescue groups by creating professionally photographed giant wall posters of your beloved rescue. These amazing color posters can be seen hanging on the walls and from the ceilings of all of the PFE stores, celebrating the dog and identifying the rescue group which received a financial donation. PFE doesn’t charge NorCal GSP Rescue directly any fees for this privilege. To participate, anyone who has donated at least $250 to NorCal GSP Rescue within the past year (amount excludes adoption donations) is eligible. Let’s join the dozens of other rescue groups already participating in the My Mutt Program and have our adopted GSPs displayed proudly.

Actual size 36" x 60"

To get your GSP rescue photographed and displayed at a PFE location, just click on the attached link: www.petfoodexpress.com, then click on the My Mutt tab. For donations of $500 or more, you can keep the poster after it has been displayed for 12 months!