Monday, June 24, 2024

It's a Great Time to Give!



Join the Great Canadian Giving Challenge!

This year marks the 10th anniversary of the Great Canadian Giving Challenge,

and it’s bigger and better than ever! 

For every $10 donation you make to the Spanky Project or any charity via CanadaHelps.org in the month of June, you get one entry to win incredible adventure-themed prizes

  • Ten (10) gift cards to travel agency redtag.ca valued at $500 each.
  • Ten (10) Discovery Passes from Parks Canada valued at $75.25 each.
  • Twenty (20) Charity Gift Cards from CanadaHelps CanaDon in the value of $25 CAD each to be used as a donation to the recipient’s choice of Canadian charity on CanadaHelps.org.

Also there will be two prizes of $10,000 donations to two charities!

Oh... what we could do with $10,000

Won't you please join our team with your donation.

The Spanky Project has returned from our most successful campaña ever.


Our campaña in Havana saw us Spay/Neuter 

654 Cats/Dogs

Of course this all comes at a cost.

We are preparing for our next Cuban campañas.
September will see us in the colonial town of Trinidad.
December we are back in Havana.
We need your help to make this possible.

Donate Now Through CanadaHelps.org!

  • Thank You!
    We are so happy you did.

Tuesday, September 5, 2023

Veinte Años!

Spanky
1995 - 2003
“One moment can change a day, one day can change a life and one life can change the world.” 
– Buddha
A few years ago I heard cover of Neil Young's
Heart Of Gold.
It was a version by Passenger.
The video was an emotional viewing for me.
I did find my "Heart of Gold".
Twenty years ago, today, we bade "adios" to Spanky.
It was a day filled with her favourite things...
restaurant patio time and finally eating that tuna sandwich...
pizza at the ballpark...
and a walk on the beach .
September 5, 2003 was not to be the end of her story...

"Thousands of candles can be lit from a single candle,
 and the life of that candle will not be shortened"

.... on December 14, 2003 that first candle was lit.
The Spanky Project was born with the goal of..
"Helping Cubans help their animals"
“Your purpose in life is to find your purpose and give your whole heart and soul to it.” 
... she gave me that purpose!

Que 20 años atrás
Con qué tristeza miramos
Un amor que se nos va
Es un pedazo del alma
Que se arranca sin piedad

That 20 years ago
With what sadness we look
A love that is leaving us
It's a piece of the soul
That is mercilessly torn away

December 14 will be our 20th Anniversary.
May Spanky's legacy carry on ... well beyond my years.

Join us in this beautiful work.
Donate Now Through CanadaHelps.org!

Tuesday, June 20, 2023

Make It A June To Remember!


Help make a difference!
The Great Canadian Giving Challenge is here!
 For the entire month of June, 
every $1 you donate to the 
Spanky Project,
 through 
 qualifies us for a chance to win $20,000! 
The more you give, the more chances for us to win!
The more we can do for Cuba's animals.
We will be returning to Havana in October to resume our free mass sterilization campañas.
Post pandemic the need is greater than ever.
Donate Now Through CanadaHelps.org!


Thursday, March 23, 2023

Feliz Día del Trabajador de la Veterinaria



March 24 is Veterinary Worker's Day in Cuba.
Greetings, congratulations and best wishes to the over 12,000 doctors and technicians in Cuba.
Let's include all clerks,  janitors, graduates, economists, .... EVERYONE

According to the Ministry of Agriculture, Cuba currently has five faculties of Veterinary Medicine and 14 schools of middle-level studies, in which more than seven thousand specialists dedicated to the care and protection of animal health have graduated.
We have come to know and work with many of them.












We thank them all for their hard work, love and dedication.
We are now in our 20th year of helping Cubans help their animals.
We look forward to our first post pandemic campaña and reuniting with all our Veterinary friends.


2003-2023 and beyond.
Spanky Project celebrates 20 años

¡Felicidades!
ONE LOVE 
Donate Now Through CanadaHelps.org!



Monday, September 26, 2022

A Ray Of Light In Troubled Times

Quinta de Los Molinos is a large green space in Havana, covering 12 acres. There, you will find paths weaving through a shady botanical garden, fountains with fish and turtles, beautiful birds, a butterfly house, historical buildings and many animals, including stray dogs and cats that have made a home there and are cared for by the staff. They also have a resident veterinarian, Dr. Leyssan. This is where the Spanky Project holds our mass campaigns when we are in Havana, with Dr. Leyssan leading the surgical team.

In 2014, there was no veterinary office at Quinta, and through the generosity of a single Spanky Project donor, we were able to turn an unused room into a functioning exam room, building a counter, installing a sink, paint, tile and a stainless exam table. This office was used by Dr. Leyssan to care for the animals of the park but was not open to the public. Until now! The office (or consultorio) is going to open to the public and to celebrate the inauguration of the consultorio, an event will be held at the park on October 1 with several animal-related activities, including a deparasitation event where the public can bring their pets to be treated for parasites, both internal and external.

This event is being hosted by Quinta de Los Molinos and the Oficina del Historiador, and due to the Spanky Project's contribution in creating the office space, we were invited to participate. Audrey will be there to represent the Spanky Project and all of our wonderful supporters who enable us to keep our work afloat with their donations.
++++++++++++++
Quinta de Los Molinos es una gran área verde en La Habana que cubre 12 acres. Allí encontrará senderos que serpentean a través de un sombreado jardín botánico, fuentes con peces y tortugas, hermosos pájaros, un mariposario, edificios históricos y muchos animales, incluidos perros y gatos callejeros que han hecho de Quinta un hogar y son atendidos por su personal. También cuentan con un veterinario residente: el Dr. Leyssan. Aquí es donde Spanky Project realiza sus campañas masivas cuando estamos en La Habana, junto con el Dr. Leyssan al frente del equipo quirúrgico.

En 2014 no había consultorio veterinario en Quinta, y gracias a la generosidad de un solo donante de Spanky Project, pudimos convertir una habitación en desuso en una sala de examen en funcionamiento. Pudimos construir un mostrador, instalar un fregadero, proveer azulejos, pintura y una mesa de examen de acero inoxidable. Este consultorio fue utilizado por el Dr. Leyssan para cuidar a los animales del parque pero no estaba abierto al público. ¡Hasta ahora! 

El consultorio se abrirá al público, y para celebrar su inauguración se realizará un evento en el parque el 1ro de octubre con varias actividades relacionadas con los animales, incluido un evento de desparasitación donde el público puede traer sus mascotas para ser tratadas contra los parásitos, tanto interna como externamente.

Este evento está siendo organizado por la Quinta de Los Molinos y la Oficina del Historiador, y debido a la contribución de Spanky Project a la remodelación del espacio del consultorio, fuimos invitados a participar. Audrey estará allí para representar a Spanky Project y a todos nuestros maravillosos seguidores que nos permiten mantener nuestro trabajo a flote con sus donaciones.

Thursday, June 16, 2022

June's 2022 Giving Challenge - Midway Update



 

 We are midway through the ...
... and here are the numbers.
After 15 Days! 
We have received 16 donations
Country by Country
15 Canada 
( ON 7, NS 3, BC 3, MB 1, PQ 1)
1 Italy


Thanks to you we have already surpassed last years total!
Our goal for 2022 was $2022.
At halftime 
with 15 days down and 15 to go we did it
$4485
¡Gracias!
Every dollar counts and gives us a chance to WIN BIG!
Let's keep going to the final bell!


Your donation will make a difference for Cuban animals.
It may even be YOUR dollar that wins us the $20,000.
Donations as little a $3 get us entered.
If the prize comes our way we could sterilize 666 MORE dogs/cats
You can help Cubans help their animals with the Spanky Project.
Be a fundraiser!
There is no cost to you!
Start your own fundraiser to help celebrate a birthday, anniversary,  in memory of a furry one
.. or just because.
It's easy just click the 
"Fundraise Now"
 button and you are on your way,
Fundraise Now Through CanadaHelps.org!
In our February 2021 Campaña we sterilized 522dogs/cats.
Our goal for that year was 1000
That was our last campaña before the PANDEMIC.
Help us make the next 1000 happen!

Consider becoming a monthly donor.
How do you SAVE 100 cats... sterilize one.
This is a kitty we sterilized in Plaza de Armas.
Note the tipped ear. It's our sign she has been sterilized.
She was part of Marta's Colony.




Thursday, June 2, 2022

Game On - Help Us Win $20,000



The Great Canadian Giving Challenge 2022 is here!

Yes Nala another year has passed.
 For the entire month of June, 
every $1 you donate to the Spanky Project through
qualifies us for a chance to win $20,000! 
The more you give
... the more chances for us to win!
Your generosity will help Cubans help their animals. 

Spanky Project conducts mass 
sterilization and deparasitization campañas.
They are made possible though your kindness and generosity

In March of this year over 32,000 Cubans arrived on the 
southern USA border.
This exodus of Cuban, no doubt, has left hundreds of pets behind.
Surviving in the Cuban economy at this time is a struggle for the human population.
It's a greater struggle for animals.
Our spay/neuter campañas are need now more than ever.
In 2021 three countries participate.
I know there are more Cuban animal lovers out there.
20 Canada ( ON 13, BC 3, NS 3, QC 1)
2 Australia
2 Great Britain
0- the rest of the world.

Our goal this year is a big one.
$2022
That would be 2022 chances to ....
The challenge is on for 2022
With $20,000 we could do 666 more spay/neuters.
We can send critical supplies to help Veterinarians and Protectors
The "Days of COVID" have caused the cancellation of five mass sterilization campañas.
That is over 2500 spay/neuters we will have to recoup.
Cuba awaits our return in 2022

Be like Nala!
We are a register Canadian Charity!
Instant tax receipts are issued.
Donate Now Through CanadaHelps.org!
Please!