Emergency Rose Rescue Operation
Debbie Downer
6 months ago
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Comments (4)There used to be a company in, I think, South Carolina that would go ahead of road crews & rescue plants, they then sold them via catalog & the money went to buy wildland & keep it wild. I can't remember their name it's been so long ago. I'm in the middle of a plant rescue here on the island, my brother lives in a trailer park that is being closed, all the tenants have been evicted, Jan. 31st last day there. I've been digging up crinums, hymenocallis, some iris, aloes, sanservia and other plants left in the landscaping. I just wish I had the ability to dig & move the big orange trees that will soon be bulldozed. If I see a construction site I pull over & ask if I can dig, same thing if there is a house they are tearing down. Most of the time noone cares & sometimes I get the work crew to help! Once they even dug several huge clumps of bananas & put in my truck, I looked like a mobile produce farm going home. never hesitate to ask, I hate to see plants killed, then replaced with generic boring landscaping that is unsuitable for the area. Tally HO!...See MoreFundraising for Animal Rescue: Any Ideas?
Comments (14)Well thanks for the good ideas y'all! Right now I'm leaning towards trying to do some cat related craft things and selling them with all proceeds going towards the group. I have seen great plaques and stenciled pet food buckets. The group has a table where things are sold every weekend during adoptions. I am thinking of trying to work out a system where materials from say a JoAnne Fabrics are donated to the charity and I get them to a group of teen sewers I know to produce tote bags and pretty aprons in some of those adorable cat fabrics. The kids in our area need community service credits to graduate from HS and thru the group I can arrange for them to get those credits for their sewing. They can do this on their own time at home where most other volunteering jobs are scheduled hours. I also think I could get art students to make cute plaques with cat related quotes. I've seen these in upscale boutiques and they don't look hard to make at all. I'd like to get Joanne's or Michaels or ACMoore to donate materials, kids donate time and receive community service credits, and our group sells these things at the mall where the pet store is. We could also rent flea market tables. Oh, and I thought for next year maybe we could make christmas tree ornaments with a cat theme, again utilizing the talented high school students who need those community service credits. What do you guys think? I would like to take on silent auction/wine event type things in the future. I'm just wanting to "work up" to something like that. The pro bono vet services would be great but that's really hard. Right now we are having a very hard time getting any medicines for the cats. These are tough times for all businesses and Vets are feeling the same pinch as everyone else plus there are more needy animals than vets could possibly help plus people with money troubles aren't able to take sick animals to the vet. We collect a small fee for the adoptions, under a hundred dollars to defray vaccinations, neutering, and other costs. Because there's been a huge drop in adoptions this year (due to the economy, we believe) those funds aren't coming it like they have in the past. Tough times!...See MoreIdeas for "Emergency boxes".
Comments (33)Wow, these are all great suggestions. I have water in my car but it is in the trunk. When I purchase a new vehicle I will be buying an SUV so I can reach the things in the back without leaving the vehicle. Someone above mentioned a head lamp. That is a wonderful item to have. There are also lamps that clip onto the brim of a billed cap. In an emergency you may need both hands and the head lamps free you from not having to hold a flashlight. The batteries that are in those items are small lithium coin cells. You can keep a package of five in very little space. Forboys, the radio you linked is awesome. I am adding that to my list. I keep blankets in my trunk, but again not easily accessible. The blankets come in handy when I find an antique or anything that I want to transport. I have some dog food in cans, extra leashes, paper towels, bottled water, cash, an emergency car kit. I am such a knot head, I keep my emergency kit in the trunk. Not smart! That will be remedied. Debra, thank you for posting this. Winter is setting in early this year and I want to be more prepared this year than last....See MoreCould you (would you!) rescue this 1930s kitchen?
Comments (36)I waited almost 5 years, only half intentionally, and my plans changed and solidified, and I saved up money. It was the best thing I could have done. Waiting a little might is not a bad thing at all. My 40s cabinets are like that too. I don't know how well they'd move, since there's nothing to keep them "square" while they're being taken down and moved around. But that's a question for a carpenter. You need to find one who is really invested in giving you what YOU want: informing you of the likely outcomes, good and bad, giving you his honest opinion, that you feel you can trust. I'm lucky that I have that with my contractor. Most of the time he knows I'd prefer to fix something old, even if it may not look perfect, or might be too fragile for some of the families on this site. But he will tell me if something is a bad idea, and when he does, I definitely listen. But some workers just want things easy, or don't have the knowledge to deal with an old house, or know they're going to slave for hours at their craft making something fit and then the homeowner is going to come home and say "But it's 1/8th of an inch off! That's totally unacceptable! Just put in a new one!" I think, for you, it starts with figuring out what you really WANT, and I get the feeling you're not quite there yet. As I see it: You can restore the salvageable 30s kitchen (little reconfiguration, cheapest option), recreate the 30s look with all/mostly modern components (some reconfiguration, middle cost, may exceed budget), start fresh with a new design with the very best of the 30s elements (some reconfiguration/more cost, likely to exceed $10K budget). Or another solution. In the end, the only opinion that matters is your own. Trust your gut....See MoreSheila z8a Rogue Valley OR
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