Funds for four-legged friends
MIDRAND - A rehabilitation centre for dogs received a massive boost.
Barking Mad – Dogtown South Africa was presented with a cheque for over R56 000 by Bytes Document Solutions. The Midrand-based centre caters for dogs who have been abused and abandoned, or are considered ‘difficult’ to home.
The contribution was a result of a fundraising project that the Xerox Direct team embarked on during its recent annual sales conference. Last year the team undertook a similar event where they raised over R72 000 for the Randburg SPCA.
Johan Basson, CEO of Bytes Document Solutions said the company has always had a strong social conscience and a history of community involvement through which it aims to provide support to worthwhile projects and organisations in order to make a real difference to socioeconomic challenges.
This year the theme was Save a Dog’s Life, and Barking Mad – Dogtown SA was the animal welfare organisation chosen as the deserving recipient.
Pat Barr-Sanders, fundraiser for Barking Mad said, “We are overwhelmed by the generosity of Bytes Document Solutions employees and clients. This sort of donation does not come along every day and we could not be happier.
“The money has also come at a very crucial time for us. This donation will be put towards vet and food bills, as well as bringing us one step closer to acquiring our own property.”
She said the organisation aimed to buy their own 20-hectare property, which would also put them in a position to create career job opportunities for caregivers, behaviourists and trainers.
“With more of this type of corporate support, we would be able to build the most extraordinary rehabilitation centre in Africa, enabling us to save more dogs from more places, more often,” said Barr-Sanders.
Basson said the team was “delighted” to raise the funds for the organisation that was doing important work with dogs.
“They recognise that when times are hard and people’s resources are stretched thin, many animals end up in shelters, which are already under financial pressure. It’s a privilege for Bytes Document Solutions to be able to assist Barking Mad – Dogtown SA with additional funds for the exceptional services it provides,” he said.
