KittyCat Rescue needs an HQ!

$2,960 of $20,000 goal
Given by 51 generous donors in around 7 months

Please help secure Rachel's KittyCat Rescue a Headquarters!

Upper Hutt, Wellington

We're supurr excited to announce we've been offered space for a headquarters for our rescue right here in local Upper Hutt!!

Once paperwork has been sorted we can apply for grants, but for now we need to fundraise, fundraise, fundraise!! We know it's a repetitive ask but funds are what we need most importantly right now.

We've been kindly gifted the first 8 weeks rent free with an ongoing 8 weekly renewal to ensure we can make this work. Rent is $24,000 a year. $2K a month, $500 weekly.

The layout is perfect with a large open front space with a shared safety door walk-in. 3 separate rooms, a private toilet, shared staffroom, storage, and garage!

With the HQ we immediately need to remove the carpet to replace with hardwood floors. Eventually we will also need signage but for now we need to focus on paying the rent as far in advance as we can.

This is an absolute dream for me. I feel extremely blessed and lucky to be offered this incredible opportunity so soon into my rescue journey (Thanks to the help of Kelly & Glenn Ritchie)

An HQ would completely change and enhance our rescue work for the better.

We are also fundraising for vet bills and basic upkeep here: https://givealittle.co.nz/cause/support-rachels-kittycat-rescue

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The Headquarters. Rent, Utility Bills, Upkeep etc.

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WE HAVE THE HQ KEYS!   5 December 2023

WE HAVE IT!! WE HAVE THE KEY FOR OUR HQ!! 🍻 🎀 🥳 🍾🪅 🎉

I'm so ecstatic I cannot tell you how stoked I am!!!! The deposit is paid, the following 2 months are free and we're sorted until March 2024!!!

We will eventually need volunteers to help upkeep the kitties, but for now it's 💲💲💲 we need as our first priorities are covering the carpet with vinyl and removing what's left of the furniture that the last tenant left behind. Once we have a clean slate with vinyl or hardwood floors we can set up the HQ and run into action!

So if you know anyone that can volunteer and help with flooring please send them our way!

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Latest donations

Charlotte & Simon
Charlotte & Simon on 17 Jan 2024
$100
Mel
Mel on 16 Jan 2024
$20
Guest Donor
Guest Donor on 16 Jan 2024
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Kelly
Kelly on 15 Jan 2024
$20
Keiran
Keiran on 15 Jan 2024
To help with your vet bill - you are doing much needed work from a lifetime cat lover
$50

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This campaign started on 14 Oct 2023 and ends on 14 Oct 2024.