Rearview Mirror - Great Canadian Giving Challenge

June's Great Canadian Giving Challenge is over.

We did not win the $10k prize.

But, with the 1425 chances you gave us we had a shot at it.

The good fortune went to

Truth For Teens

"The Mission of Truth for Teens

 is to equip indiviuals with the education and tools

 they need to heal from addiction, violence and destructive lifestyles."

Thank you to all our supporters.

Spring and summer months are a period of "donation doldrums" for charities

Visits to our blog post announcing the challenge saw a huge number of hits 

compared to others posted in June.

That shows you all cared and shared.

We had some great exposure on Trip Advisor thanks to one of our ongoing supporters.

The thread was closed by administrators near the end of June and I now see it has been removed.

Another thread was started to discuss the closure

our work and others working for the animals in Cuba.

Thanks to you all ...

There was a notable increase in donations this June.

11 of 30 days

 people took up the challenge

21 donors

one was so excited she donated twice.

5 countries

Canada 13

Australia 3

Great Britain 2

New Zealand 2

USA 1

$55.50

was the average donation

 if we remove the high/low and average the in-between.

Spanky Project USA received donations through their Facebook page.

Donations through that portal did not count in the challenge.

Tax receipts were issued to those who pay their due to the IRS.

So June is done... what now.

We still need your ongoing support to

help Cubans help their animals.

The Spanky Project has been focused in Havana.

Very soon we hope to be able to announce some exciting news regarding other regions of Cuba.

Online donations for Canadians and the world can be made at..

CanadaHelps.org

Cheques, money orders and donations in kind are happily accepted at

Spanky Project

172 Main St.

Suite 301

Picton ON  K0K 2T0

Canada

for our supporters in the USA 

you can donate with PayPal.

Spanky Project USA a

 501(c)(3) non profit organization.

Checks are accepted at..

Spanky Project USA

2823 Colorado St.

Long Beach, CA 90814

USA

Also for our USA supporters travelling to Cuba we have the 

Spanky Caja Program.

¡Gracias a todos!

... from all of us!