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Appealing for support Running on a whole new level HIGHLIGHTS:
While the increasingly difficult economic climate In October 2021 (at long last) we saw the return
has made life more challenging for many, our of the ‘real’ London Marathon and our team, some
special appeals continued. At Christmas, of whom had trained and fundraised for over two £70,000
we launched an appeal for the RVC’s Blood years, were able to enjoy their 26.2 mile ‘lap of
Transfusion Team and together with our Winter honour’! Every year our team raises significant Raised by our Memory Tree
Raffle we raised over £24,000! In March, we funds and despite the incredibly long road to the since its launch in 2018
organised our second Spring Raffle to raise finish line, sponsorship money was still coming
funds for a new chemotherapy room for the RVC in long after their post-run carbs and cold baths.
Oncology Team. We were thrilled to raise over Together, the 2021 ACT London Marathon team 64
£17,000, which, along with the financial help raised over £5,000 – a fantastic achievement.
of trusts and foundations, enabled us to meet Tailwaggers recruited and
our target. Memory Tree
Our Memory Tree, situated in the heart of the £10,415
The ACT Tailwagger’s Club RVC’s Small Animal Referral Hospital holds a
– pets helping pets raised since its launch
special place in the hearts of our supporters.
Our new membership scheme, – which Much loved pets are honoured on our tree, with in 2020
celebrates our pets and connects them with leaves and Christmas baubles sharing messages
fellow pets in urgent need of the RVC’s specialist of love and gratitude. The tree has raised over
help, continues to grow. Every penny – just £70,000 since its installation just four years ago
over £10,000 so far – that we receive from enabling us to fund pioneering equipment to help Christmas Raffle and Appeal 2021:
our Tailwaggers directly supports the RVC’s more patients in the hospitals. £24,000
hospitals. Any animal, whether canine, feline,
equine, reptile or Face-to-Face raised in support of the RVC’s
exotic (with or without With Covid restrictions finally easing, this year we
a tail) can become were able to meet up with some of our supporters Blood Transfusion Service
a member. We are once again. A visit in the Spring gave us the
looking forward to opportunity to say a personal thank you to just
expanding this special some of the incredible people who make the work Spring Raffle 2022:
community over the of the ACT possible. It was a joy and a privilege to
coming year. show them the impact and value of their donations £17,000
and we look forward to meeting more of our raised in support of the
supporters in ‘real life’ over the coming year.
RVC’s Oncology Team
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