Help A gift of your time, a helping hand and a helping paw.                                                                                                                  *********************************************************** SPONSOR US PLEASE It is now possible to sponsor some of our cats through our sponsor us page. At the moment just some of our cats are up on it but we will be adding to this as time goes on. ***********************************************************   Donations.  If you can give a gift of money every donation we receive goes to the cats and kittens in our care. You can donate any sum of money through the donate button below. All monies received go directly to help with necessary veterinary care.  For example to get a cat neutered, €43.00 covers the cost.  (why does a cat need to be neutered). This button gets you to the paypal page through which you can make a donation. *********************************************************** Standing Order: If you want to set up a standing order, you can copy this standing order form and hand it into your bank directly. You can get the form here also. Donations of €21 a month or more will enable us to reclaim income tax paid, so increasing the value of your donation at no extra cost to you.  See 'Revenue.ie' and download form CHY 2 and once filled in can be sent to us at the address mentioned above.  STANDING ORDER FORM  Name and address of your Bank, or Building Society: .……………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………….   Branch Sort Code ………………………………….  My Bank/Building Soc. A/C No. ………………………………………………………  My Name and Address:  …………………………………………………  ………………………………………………………  ……………………..………………………………. I/We authorise you until further notice in writing to charge to my/our account the sum of €………. on the ………day of each month for the benefit of    Cat Action Trust Cork, Registered charity number CHY 18345 Bank of Ireland, Wilton, Cork.  Beneficiary Account: 14205875 Sort Code:  90-28-05 Signed:……………………………………….  Please hand this form to your bank so that it can be processed.    If you wish to email us and let us know that you have sent this standing order form into your bank we can acknowledge your donation when you email us at ellenmccormack@hotmail.com   You can also make a once off donation to this account at your bank directly. Our details are:  BANK: Bank of Ireland  BRANCH: Wilton, Cork. SORT CODE: 90-28-05 ACCOUNT NO: 14205875 IBAN: IE57 BOFI 9028 0514 205875 *********************************************************** TAX RELIEF BACK FOR DONATIONS OVER €250 TO ELIGIBLE CHARITIES If you are a PAYE taxpayer and donate €250 (or €21 a month ), or more a year to us, we may be able to reclaim the tax you have paid on your donation - at no additional cost to you. You can download the relevant revenue form from  http://www.revenue.ie/en/tax/it/leaflets/index.html you need to click on the link for chy2 (appendix 2) and find the pages you need to down load and print off, fill out and forward to to Cork Cat Action c/o Ellen McCormack, Killeenleigh, Aghabullogue, Cork County. It is a lot of effort on your part but we are very grateful. If you wish to send us an email to ellenmccormack@hotmail.com to let us know the form is in the post then we can let you know when it arrives. Thanks in advance for your time and your donation(s). *********************************************************** Other ways to help         - Could you host a coffee morning for your friends and neighbours?                - Could you help with our street collections, or other fundraising activities ?             - Could you run the Ladies' mini marathon for us in June and or September ?              All and any fund-raising help will be most gratefully received. Likewise If you can help us by giving us your time we are looking for people to volunteer for the following: Fosterers - Need to care for cats and kittens. Administrators - Help out with the paperwork (bill paying, co-ordination, fundraising etc.) Adoption facilitators - Collect cats for adoption, visit home and assess whether the cat will be happy & safe. *********************************************************** Legacy When making a will it is advisable to seek the professional help of a solicitor. She/he draws up your will and advises on the best way for you to divide your estate. There are numerous ways to bequeath money. The most straightforward way to donate is via 'A Pecuniary Bequest'. This is a gift of a specified amount of money.   *********************************************************** Calling all coin collectors.   A big thank you to Kate Lyons who sent us £100 old Irish punts as a contribution October 2009. Also recently we benefited from two anonymous generous people who donated the contents of their coin jars to us. We depend on all contributions small and large so we would love to hear from anybody who would like to donate their "coppers". We are delighted to collect and count any donations ourselves, and would of course let any donors know what the amount is.  If you would like to help us, please email us at    emcc@live.ie  or phone Ellen at 0868677244 . All contributions will be most welcome, and very gratefully received. This has been an exceptionally busy year for us, with an exceptionally large number of people asking us to help with cats and kittens in their gardens or under their sheds.  While we  always  try to do what we can, sometimes we simply cannot help because we do not have the people, money, or  foster places needed. This is also the time when fewer people are looking for cats and kittens so re-homing is slower. We neuter every adult cat we take in, and all kittens are vaccinated as soon as they are old enough (9 weeks generally)   All cats and kittens are treated for worms and fleas. In spite of the favorable rates changed by a number of veterinary practices, our vet bills for August were almost 5,000 euro and we need to raise this money if we are to continue our work.   As it is, our volunteers pay for food, litter, phones, petrol, and other costs from their own pockets, but we cannot pay the huge veterinary costs as well.   We would be most grateful for any help in our fund raising efforts.  We would appreciate any gifts of money or food for the cats and kittens we have, as funding is very tight at present. If anyone would like to hold a coffee morning, car boot sale, or other fund raiser for us, or donate jars of coins, or old currency, we would also be delighted and very grateful.   Cork Cat Action Trust registered charity number C.H.Y. 18345

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