As we announced at the Golden Gala, this year’s Fund-a-Cause supports energizing DVGRR, and this includes the critical needs of our veterinary hospital — BARK. Since it opened 13 years ago, we’ve increased the number of veterinarian on-site days from one to four days each week, with exams and surgeries happening each of those days. Being in a rural area and prone to electrical outages, along with the addition of equipment, we need to upgrade the generator that services the main kennel and add service to BARK so that it can continue without interruption. This help us to ensure that we can continue to care for the dogs, keeping them comfortable and safe while under anesthesia should there be a power outage.
Additionally, we need to address the computer networking and communication system in BARK. There have been many advancements in the diagnostic equipment used there, and it needs to now match the standards of communication the rest of the campus uses. This improvement guarantees that blood, urine, and fecal analysis equipment is functioning at peak performance and ensures that we are receiving timely and accurate results, so we can properly diagnose and address dogs’ medical needs.
We also need to replace our 7-year old-server — the heart of our data storage and software — to keep our computer systems running smoothly for even more efficient operation. While this may not seem like a benefit to the dogs, consider the following:
Without the server, DVGRR has no website, has no way of showing dogs available for adoption, cannot have relinquishing owners fill out the necessary forms, cannot process online applications and keep qualified applicants on file, have no way of receiving online donations – the list goes on and on and on. In this digital age, it’s very easy to overlook that technology is what we need to drive what we do – rescue dogs and find them adoptive homes.
Your generous donation to this Fund-a-Cause* will go a long way to help us “energize our efforts” to make the necessary improvements.
Donation amounts of $1,000.00 or more can be pledged over 3 years. Please contact Karen Whittaker at 717-484-4799 or karen@dvgrr.org for more information. Donations of $1,000.00 or more will be included on a sponsor sign that will be displayed inside the Adoption Center. Please contact Karen with the names you would like on the Signage. Thank you for your support of our Fund-A-Cause.
CHECKS Can be mailed to DVGRR, 60 Vera Cruz Road, Reinholds, PA 17569~
*Should the donations toward this campaign exceed the expenses needed, the remainder of the funds will be used toward general operating expense.