My shelter donation December 2010 w/ pictures!!

[addismom]

How do you get enough coupons to be able to buy so much? I buy alot for my local animal shelter as well as a rescue group i am a long time volunteer for. With only being able to get one set of save.ca etc coupons sent per house,i cant help out as much as i would like. I am a single mom of two,and i dont have alot of extra money,but giving for the animals is the most important and meaningful thing to me when it comes to giving donations. Rescued animals have helped save my life in more than one way,and I want to help give them a nice treat many times of the year. The shelter here is having a tough time making ends meet and to me if I can help it may keep one more from being put down. So seriously,how do you manage to get such large amounts of items to donate? I would love to be able to do it on that scale,but I dont have enough money..Any suggestions would be so very much appreciated.

[carlyincanada]

WTG!!! Totally amazing brag!! So kind & generous of you!!

[nosobbq]

WTG!!! Totally amazing brag!! So kind & generous of you!!

thank you!!

[nosobbq]

How do you get enough coupons to be able to buy so much? I buy alot for my local animal shelter as well as a rescue group i am a long time volunteer for. With only being able to get one set of save.ca etc coupons sent per house,i cant help out as much as i would like. I am a single mom of two,and i dont have alot of extra money,but giving for the animals is the most important and meaningful thing to me when it comes to giving donations. Rescued animals have helped save my life in more than one way,and I want to help give them a nice treat many times of the year. The shelter here is having a tough time making ends meet and to me if I can help it may keep one more from being put down. So seriously,how do you manage to get such large amounts of items to donate? I would love to be able to do it on that scale,but I dont have enough money..Any suggestions would be so very much appreciated.

I did lots of trains and trades... lots of people i know would give me the P&G flyers ( i was able to get an extra 6) and i talked to ALOT of people about the donations I was doing... when I told them they wanted to be a part of it! I watched for sales ( always had my coupons on hand) and read the forums like crazy ( the brags and deal sections (i find the brags HELP alot!!)).
But with donations EVERY little bit helps out!!

Hope that helps a little.... and I hope to hear about your donations to the animal shelter soon too!!

let me know if you have any other questions!

[jillyfree]

That's an amazing donation!

[lauraisrsa]

wow that is awesome!! right now is the best time to shop too with everything being onsale!! i bet you could make a very special christmas for some families~~
looking forward to your post~

My first shopping trip at this new hobby of mine was Tuesday evening. Shopping for the SDM tell a friend event and it's continued from there. The past 2 weeks I hae spent so much time on this site learning new things and had a good haul yesterday (I tried doing my first brag but it didn't work, will try again after work). But after shopping last night I also came up with the idea to help some families out for Christmas, as I've seen others are doing aswell. It feels great and we have alot of time to prepare for this yr.

Loved your pictures, def. get a thumbs up from me.

[lauraisrsa]

How do you get enough coupons to be able to buy so much? I buy alot for my local animal shelter as well as a rescue group i am a long time volunteer for. With only being able to get one set of save.ca etc coupons sent per house,i cant help out as much as i would like. I am a single mom of two,and i dont have alot of extra money,but giving for the animals is the most important and meaningful thing to me when it comes to giving donations. Rescued animals have helped save my life in more than one way,and I want to help give them a nice treat many times of the year. The shelter here is having a tough time making ends meet and to me if I can help it may keep one more from being put down. So seriously,how do you manage to get such large amounts of items to donate? I would love to be able to do it on that scale,but I dont have enough money..Any suggestions would be so very much appreciated.

The explanation you noted on here is a prime example of a good letter to be sending to each of the companies of brands used most. Explain as you did what you do, your situation and ask to be put on any coupon list and they may even send you free coupons.

[bellakarma]

Lovely, great job.

[nosobbq]

The explanation you noted on here is a prime example of a good letter to be sending to each of the companies of brands used most. Explain as you did what you do, your situation and ask to be put on any coupon list and they may even send you free coupons.

hmmm i never even thought of that... i was just asking managers in stores for coupons and telling them what i do... some were great!!

[cjunk]

How do you get enough coupons to be able to buy so much? I buy alot for my local animal shelter as well as a rescue group i am a long time volunteer for. With only being able to get one set of save.ca etc coupons sent per house,i cant help out as much as i would like. I am a single mom of two,and i dont have alot of extra money,but giving for the animals is the most important and meaningful thing to me when it comes to giving donations. Rescued animals have helped save my life in more than one way,and I want to help give them a nice treat many times of the year. The shelter here is having a tough time making ends meet and to me if I can help it may keep one more from being put down. So seriously,how do you manage to get such large amounts of items to donate? I would love to be able to do it on that scale,but I dont have enough money..Any suggestions would be so very much appreciated.

Hi there,
My husband is highly allergic to animals (even those touted as dander free/hairless). I have been clipping pet related coupons off and on when I see them and my girlfriend has been using them to shop for a shelter when she buys her food for her dog. She no longer has time to do this anymore and I don't as well but would like to see these coupons put to good use, so if you PM me your name and address I will be happy to mail coupons in groups as I clip them your way!!

[cjunk]

Such an amazingly generous donation!! WTG!

[addismom]

thanks for all the great ideas and input from all of you!!

[nosobbq]

Such an amazingly generous donation!! WTG!

thanks!! i enjoyed hunting for all the goodies!!

[aussie]

wow!!!!

[new2savings]

Wow that is definately an inspiration to all of us here on SC. I think that I am going to look into some local shelters here and see what they require. Any little bit helps...