RSPCA Guildford and Epsom Branch

Event              Promotional and Fundraising Events

Date                Various throughout the year - see calendar of events  

Location

Various within the branch area - see calendar of events

Description

The RSPCA will be fundraising and promoting their work, together with animals in their care needing new homes. Volunteers are required to assist for an hour or two per session. No experience necessary. Well behaved dogs especially welcome. The Branch fundraising co-ordinator will be present on the day, as will other collectors for you to hand over to or take over from

Collection times are as follows:

Fri/Sat           9am until 7pm

Sun               11am until 4pm

Duties involve holding a marked collecting tin (for donations) and/or manning a small stall with literature. If members of the public ask a question that you don’t know the answer to we have notepaper for you to take their details. Someone from the Committee will then get back to them.

Calendar of events

Sat 30/3 Cranleigh High Street only until approx 2pm

Sat 20/4 Guildford High Street

Sat 4/5  Godalming High Street

Sat 6/7 Banstead Fete

Sat 10/8 Okewood Flower Show

Sat 7/9 Cranleigh High Street (2nd date) only until approx 2pm

Sat 28/9 Godalming High Street (2nd date)

Contact

Lucy Pollard, Fundraising coordinator, RSPCA Guildford and District branch

 volunteer@rspcaguildfordepsom.org.uk

The charitable objectives of the RSPCA are to promote kindness and prevent or suppress cruelty to animals by all lawful means.

The branch promotes animal welfare in the local area primarily through veterinary assistance, neutering and re-homing. We run a voucher scheme which assists local people with veterinary bills for treatment and neutering. It also helps to control dog and cat populations, thereby promoting responsible pet ownership.

The branch assists the RSPCA animal centres, mainly Millbrook and South Godstone, with re-homing unwanted and abused animals by home-visiting.  We also pay for veterinary treatment of stray animals and wildlife attended to by the Inspectorate in our branch area.

The RSPCA provides advice for owners on animal care. It also helps animals brought to us for rehoming because their owners are unable or unwilling to keep them. Ill treated or injured animals are cared for by the Society. The public benefits from knowing that we can intervene to assist animals in need.

We have a website to raise awareness of the activities of the branch and to help members get more involved. We provide volunteering opportunities for those who wish to support our work, including trusteeship, fundraising and home visiting. This benefits local people and companies by providing the possibility of doing work which is compassionate and rewarding.

We also have to fundraise to enable us to continue with our charitable work. The RSPCA receives no government or lottery funding.