Thurs 18th Jan: Every little bit helps!

 As I'm sure you already know, HKDR receives very little financial support from the Government, and pretty much all of our funding comes from private donations and income from our events, whether self-organised (like Peak to Fong), or as the beneficiary of outside promotions and fundraisers.  There's also the Life Saver Club sponsorship scheme,  as well as regular donations from Coin Dragon (remember to donate your coins), all of which are extremely important to us to be able to continue our work in rescuing and re-homing, or lifelong care and veterinary treatment for all HKDR dogs.

So it came as a lovely surprise to receive a donation today from the "Oyster Bar" Fan Club of  Ramon Lo, and I hope this very kind gesture will help to grow popularity and the number of fans. 

Mr Ramon Lo, second runner up of “Midlife, Sing & Shine!” (a major singing contest produced by TVB in 2023) and a rising artiste who has participated in a number of philanthropic charity shows in his new career, has extended his concerns and care to our four-legged friends. Mr Ramon Lo and members of his fan club, the “Oyster Bar”, is most pleased to make a charity donation to the Hong Kong Dog Rescue in support of the rescue, caring and re-homing of the loving fur babies. This donation is made possible by the auction bids of the stage props and venue decorations used in the evening of Ramon’s debut concert “Winter Rendezvous with Ramon“ on 23 December 2023 (photos attached). Funds at the amount of $30,761 has been deposited into the account of Hong Kong Dog Rescue in the hopes to help make a difference for these kind loving animals.

Readers of my blog will be aware that we are in need of extra donations right now, with the potential move to a new small dog Homing Centre location, something that's still pending as we wait for confirmation from both the property's landlord and the cost estimates.  I'll certainly let you know when I have any updates on that.

Flora 

We have new puppies coming from AFCD on Friday, with our current puppies at Kennedy Town and in foster homes getting ready for Sunday's fun and games at Whiskers N Paws, from 2pm to 4pm.  It's the perfect opportunity to meet everyone in the same place, and you can preview the foster puppies on their Instagram pages @why_i_foster (Enzo and Bertie), @pawfect_foster_diary (Dimple and Dudley), @furryfostertales (Janet and Jasmine), @foster_pawrent_diary (Emma and Eccles)  and @foster_tails_hk (Flora).   I think I have them all!

Jasmine