I Need To Rest. But You Can Help Us Save Lives This Weekend.
This is Girl Person. I’m going to be brief today, even though I have so much in my heart to say and so many plans I want to fill you in on.
The truth is, I am very sick. The sickest I have been in years. The cold, the endless rain, the physical demands of living here and the overwhelming stress of trying to finish everything have taken a toll on me. It has been traumatic, physically and emotionally, and I have reached a point where I simply have to rest or I won’t be able to do what needs to be done to wrap up our lives here in Italy.
Fruitycake is weary from the rain, too. Nate is doing everything he can to keep us warm and fed while I try to recover. I am so thankful for him.
So this weekend, we need to sleep. Really sleep. I need medicine, warmth and time to get better. We have some very important days ahead of us, and I cannot afford to get any sicker.
But while I am resting, I am hoping you can help us keep our mission moving forward.
Could You Help Us Get Fruitycake’s Pawcast Into Animal Shelters?
We have been spending hours every day producing our new podcast, Fruitycake’s Pawcast. It is a podcast for dogs, by a dog, filled with encouragement, interesting things to learn, laughter and messages that we hope will eventually be heard in animal shelters everywhere.
Some people may not understand why dogs would want to listen to a podcast. But we believe dogs need encouragement, enrichment and comforting voices, too. We know how much they listen, learn and respond to the world around them.
And we believe this little podcast can become something much bigger.
What if every one of our friends sent Fruitycake’s Pawcast to just one animal shelter or rescue in their community this weekend?
Think how quickly we could spread the word!
We also need you to subscribe on Apple Podcasts and Spotify, listen to episodes and share them on Facebook, Instagram and anywhere else you can. Every download, play and subscription helps us build the audience numbers we need to approach sponsors and demonstrate that this program is valuable.
Sponsorships could help us expand our rescue efforts, reach more shelters and create even more programs to help animals.
This is only the beginning of what we are working toward as we return to America and dedicate ourselves fully to our mission:
Make Rescues The Breed Of Choice.
And the wonderful thing is that listening and sharing cost absolutely nothing.
You can listen and subscribe on Apple Podcasts, listen on Spotify, or access Fruitycake’s Pawcast RSS feed.
PLEASE HELP US THIS WEEKEND!
Below is a sample email you can copy, paste and send to any animal shelter or rescue near you. You don’t have to know anyone there! Just find their email address and send it. Please share the podcast on your own social media pages, too.
Imagine if hundreds of us did this over the weekend. While I am recovering, you could help us introduce Fruitycake’s Pawcast to shelters all across America. This costs nothing but a few minutes of your time, and it could help us build something that makes a difference for thousands of dogs.
SAMPLE EMAIL TO SEND TO YOUR LOCAL ANIMAL SHELTER OR RESCUE
Subject: Could You Play And Share This Free Podcast For Shelter Dogs?
Hello!
I wanted to share something special with your animal shelter or rescue! It’s called Fruitycake’s Pawcast, a free podcast created especially for dogs, by a rescued dog named Fruitycake from 2 Traveling Dogs.
For fifteen years, 2 Traveling Dogs has dedicated their lives to encouraging animal rescue and adoption through their mission, Make Rescues The Breed Of Choice.
Now they’ve created a unique podcast filled with positive messages, interesting things for dogs to learn about, encouragement, humor and recognition of animal shelters and rescues doing wonderful work.
Their dream is to have this podcast played in animal shelters across America, giving dogs something comforting, positive and enriching to listen to while they wait for their forever homes.
Would you consider playing an episode for the dogs in your care?
They would also be so grateful if you could share Fruitycake’s Pawcast on your social media pages, encouraging your followers, adopters, volunteers and supporters to listen, subscribe and share it with others!
The podcast is completely free, and every listener, download, subscription and social media share helps build the audience needed to attract sponsors and expand their animal rescue programs.
You can listen and subscribe here:
Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/fruitycakes-pawcast/id6821955047
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2DaADtCEneeRL6L9TQXoQ4
Podcast RSS Feed: https://2travelingdogs.com/feed/podcast/fruitycakes-pawcast/
Even one social media share could introduce Fruitycake’s Pawcast to another shelter, another rescue or someone who wants to help animals.
Thank you for everything you do for animals. I hope you’ll give Fruitycake a listen, share his podcast with your community and help his little voice reach dogs everywhere!
Make Rescues The Breed Of Choice!
We Also Urgently Need Your Help With This Weekend’s Expenses
I wish I could tell you we were already on our way home. But we still have some very important steps ahead of us, and this coming week is crucial.
We are preparing to travel to Milan to finalize the sale of our house in no more than a week and a half. Because of how exhausted and sick we are, we need to allow ourselves two nights there to rest around the closing. We also have transportation and rental car expenses to arrange as we prepare for the next part of our journey with Fruitycake.
We still have to get his remaining veterinary paperwork completed and make all the arrangements necessary to leave Italy.
And until we can leave this rustico, we still need groceries, fuel to keep warm, medication and everyday necessities.
We have established TWO SEPARATE FUNDS so that you can choose exactly what you would like to help with.
🚗 MILAN TRAVEL FUND
This fund will help cover transportation to Milan, two nights of accommodations for the house closing and necessary travel arrangements, including a rental car.
Help Us Get To Milan For Our House Closing
❤️ BARE NECESSITIES FUND
This fund helps us with groceries, heating fuel, medications and the basic expenses of getting through our remaining days in Italy.
Help Us With Food, Heat, Medicine And Bare Necessities
Both funds are urgently needed right now.
I know everyone has their own struggles, expenses and worries. I never forget that. And I am grateful beyond words for those of you who have continued to encourage us, help us and remind us why we started this journey fifteen years ago.
We have given so much of our lives to animal rescue, and we are not stopping now. We have new ideas, new programs and so much more we want to accomplish. But right now, we need to get through this final stretch safely, together.
You could help us reach a dog who needs encouragement. You could help us reach a shelter that becomes part of something wonderful. You could help us take one more step toward saving lives.
And while you are doing that, I am going to do something I have not allowed myself to do nearly enough lately.
Rest. Sleep. And hopefully get well enough to finish what we started here.
Thank you for being our porch lights. Thank you for believing in our mission. And thank you for helping us find our way home.
With love and gratitude,
Girl Person, Boy Person and Fruitycake
P.S. This weekend, we are asking for two kinds of help. One is to help us get through these final days in Italy and make it to our house closing in Milan. The other costs absolutely nothing: help Fruitycake’s Pawcast reach animal shelters and rescues everywhere.
Milan Travel Fund — Help Us Get To The Closing
Bare Necessities — Help With Food, Heat And Medicine
Fruitycake’s Pawcast — Listen On Apple Podcasts
Fruitycake’s Pawcast — Listen On Spotify
Please don’t underestimate what one email, one listen or one share could accomplish. We are trying to build something that will continue helping animals long after we get home.
Make Rescues The Breed Of Choice.
