Today was market day. I usually, always try and get into town early, but today I needed to go later. I had to meet someone in town at two and I really didn't want to spend the whole morning, hanging around there.
Market day is always really busy and as much as I love bumping into people I know, it can get a tad bit overwhelming for me, if there are too many to greet.
I always enjoy the walk in though, I usually go by myself, so it gives me sometime to just think, to process and be by myself. As a solo parent, that alone time is precious.
As I was walking in, I caught sight of a cat up ahead. I know quite a few of the animals that live on route and they know me. But this poor creature, I didn't recognise. As I got closer I realised that he was not in good shape.
He had hardly any hair on his tail, his ears were pretty messed up and he had lots of bare patches on his back. I say he, but I have no idea if it was a he or a she. I couldn't get close enough. It was terrified of me.
As I tried to get closer, it just ran off.
It was heartbreaking, I always feel so useless when I see animals like that and I can't do anything for them. Even if I had managed to catch him, what could I have done. Try and walk with him in my arms to the vets, whilst he was completely freaked out.
I would have needed a cat carrier and a safe place for him to recuperate afterwards. Both of which I don't have.
As much as I love living where I am, I really don't think I can live in this Country anymore, unless I can actually find a way to set up the animal sanctuary that I have been writing about.
Of course I need to raise funding for this and that, is something I have very little experience with. I need money for land and to be able to build shelters for the animals, unless there were already out buildings on the land and then I need to be able to provide care for them.
This needs a lot of marketing, again something I am not so good at. But i really want to learn. I believe that anything is possible, if you really put your mind to it. I have been sitting with this idea for so long, now I really need to put it into action.
So I am looking for some advise, I would love to have a conversation with someone who has experience in fundraising and marketing. If you are that person and feel the call to offer your help, please reach out to me in the comments and we can communicate further.
A few years back I done a fundraiser for my sister on Go Fund Me, but I would love to know of any alternative fundraising sites, are there ones that accept Crypto for example.
I really need to get the ball rolling on this. There is such a huge need for it here and I don't want to just have to accept that this is the way it is, I want to do something about it.
I met someone today who told me to just try and forget what I saw. But why should I do that, instead I want to use this experience along with the strong emotions I am feeling, to help me get this project started. I have to try, at the very least!
So any words of advise, would be greatly appreciated.
Here to 2023, being the year our dreams come through.
