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Volunteering!

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The 2nd Sunday of each month (Unless it is a holiday), we have a volunteer call out, for folks interested in interreacting with the Great Pyrenees in our program. We have a short training session, which when once completed, allows you to volunteer with the dogs during the kennel open hours. Join other volunteers to walk, brush, talk or read to the dogs in the rescue program. Children must be between over age 10 to participate, and if younger than 15, must be accompanied by a participating adult.

The volunteer hours are 1- 3pm for these events and are held at Bed & Biscuit Kennels, 3809 State Road 32 W. Westfield, IN 46074. We also welcome high school or community groups who want to help the dogs too.

We hope to see you soon!

Email any questions to info@igpr.org

We also need volunteers willing to transport dogs to us once accepted into our program, and to vet appointments. Groomers who want to volunteer a groom or bath, fundraisers, and we are open to any other ideas you may have about the program. Drop us a note at info@igpr.org to help!

Help Us Spread the Word! Volunteers, Fosters and Adopters Needed!

Posted on by Janet Graham

It is raining Pyrs!!! We are receiving calls daily asking us to pull from shelters and from owners needing to surrender their dogs! Please help us spread the word! Share our website, share our FaceBook page, let everyone know how amazing Pyrs are!

Volunteers needed! With so many dogs being kenneled, we are looking for volunteers to come in and help socialize, groom and snuggle our Pyrs waiting for their forever homes!

 

 

Announcing “Virtual” Adopting!!

Posted on by Jane Rose

No room for another dog? Looking for the Pyrfect gift for a pyrlover who can’t add another dog right now? Travel too much to have a dog?

“Virtual” Adoption is a way to have your own Great Pyrenees without the daily care taking. Currently we have 23 Great Pyrenees and Great Pyrenees mixes at our boarding kennel waiting for homes. The monthly boarding expenses for each dog is $5 per day which includes having kennel staff clean their kennels, let them outside, interact with them and feed them twice per day. (Chewy donates food for the dogs) This cost does not include monthly heartworm and flea and tick preventatives, grooming, vaccines, and medical care. The average cost per month to house a dog before being adopted or fostered averages about $200 – $250 per month. $200 x 12 months = $2400 per dog, whether that kennel space is occupied by the same dog or another. The adoption fee is currently $300 per dog.

“Virtual” Adoption will allow you to provide funding for a dog in need, and we will send you monthly updates on how your adopted dog is doing; you will have visitation rights, if you are in the area (Indianapolis, IN) and you will receive an adoption certificate. We are asking for $25 per month for a 12 month period for a “virtual” dog adoption.

To “Virtually” Adopt a pyr in need, visit our website, www.igpr.org, to select your dog to sponsor, send us an e-mail at info@igpr.org with the name of the dog in the subject line and add virtual adoption after their name. If this is a gift, let us know who to make the adoption certificate to.

You can make your “adoption” payments via www.paypal.org, our e-mail is info@igpr.org.

The sponsored dogs are available for adoption, and we will ask you who you would like to “adopt” next if your pyr gets a forever home.

Looking forward to hearing from you and getting all the dogs in need either actually or virtually adopted soon!

Kroger Shopper? You can help IGPR raise money for pyrs in need!

Posted on by Jane Rose

Do you shop at Kroger?  If so, Indy Great Pyrenees Rescue is now registered as a not for profit participant that you can designate with your Kroger card!  It costs you nothing, and IGPR receives quarterly donations based on your spending at Kroger with your grocery shopping!

TO USE THE KROGER COMMUNITY REWARDS PROGRAM:

If you have a card already,
Register online at krogercommunityrewards.com.
Be sure to have your Kroger Plus card handy and register your card with our organization after you sign up.

If you don’t have a Kroger card, and shop there –  they are available at the customer service desk at any Kroger.

To register your card:

Click on Sign In/Register
Many of you may be new online customers, so you must click on SIGN UP TODAY in the ‘New Customer?’ box.
Sign up for a Kroger Rewards Account by entering zip code, clicking on favorite store, entering your email address and creating a password, agreeing to the terms and conditions.

You will then get a message to check your email inbox and click on the link within the body of the email.

Click on My Account and use your email address and password to proceed to the next step
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Click on Edit Kroger Community Rewards information and input your Kroger Plus card number.

Update or confirm your information.

Enter 57538 or Indy Great Pyrenees Rescue or select use from the drop down list and click on confirm.

To verify you are enrolled correctly, you will see IGPR’s name on the right side of your information page.

Do you use your phone number at the register?  Call 800-576-4377, select option 4 to get your Kroger Plus card number.

When shopping, you  must swipe their registered Kroger Plus card or use the phone number that is related to their registered Kroger Plus card when shopping for each purchase to count.

REMEMBER, purchases will not count for IGPR until after you register your card(s). We need your help, and this is a way to help the dogs in need without costing you anything. Please help the pyrs in need by taking the time to register your Kroger card. Thank you!