Cafferysmum Posted January 4, 2010 Report Share Posted January 4, 2010 Brilliant news, congratulations Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jazz Posted January 5, 2010 Report Share Posted January 5, 2010 im so pleased and proud of you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angel155 Posted January 5, 2010 Report Share Posted January 5, 2010 What a fantastic start to 2010 for Dogstar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anniegirl Posted January 5, 2010 Report Share Posted January 5, 2010 Fantastic news If you need someone to do your independent examination of the accounts just shout I would be happy to help (already do the Oldies Club) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zico's mum Posted January 5, 2010 Report Share Posted January 5, 2010 Well done everyone involved with Dogstar and especially Sam and Mark,you've achieved so much in such a short time,you should both be extremely proud of that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Houndwoman Posted January 5, 2010 Report Share Posted January 5, 2010 That is such good news I am sure it has been very stressful at times and thank goodness you have had the compassion and determination to keep going and make a success of it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yantan Posted January 5, 2010 Report Share Posted January 5, 2010 Well done to all at Dogstar. What a fantastic achievement through from the very start to the present charity status Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happylittlegreensquirrel Posted January 10, 2010 Report Share Posted January 10, 2010 Great news! does that mean then that Sam won't have to be so personally involved in the future? Once she gets another job (which I'm sure will be soon!) she will only have holiday periods to visit Sri Lanka in, and the most tolerant of husbands could well get stroppy about that. in short no , I will be very much involved here even more than before as Dogstar takes a lot of time to run in Sri Lanka as well as the UK . I will be spending at least 12 - 15 weeks a year here. Last year it was over 20 , by the time I come home in Feb I will have already spent 7 weeks away from the UK. Longer term Mark and I hope to spend more time together in Sri Lanka , when I am in the UK I work for Dogstar unpaid full time and Mark works a full time paid job supporting our family and Dogstar ( we still fund Dogstar privately along side our wonderful donors ) and also we pay for all our flight costs and expenses privately so Mark has to keep his full time job to support all that the last 3 years have been very very hard , Dogstar is not anywhere near as big as people think from a funding point of view. The reason we have only just become a charity is 2009 was the first year that public donations reached the required level to apply to become a charity which is 5k We are very very grateful for all the support we have recived from the refuge over the last 3 years and Mark will be in touch with all those who have offered help with gifaid / accounts etc when he gets time That was a bit longer than I had intended Many thanks to every one who has helped Dogstar become a Charity Sam Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacobean Posted January 10, 2010 Report Share Posted January 10, 2010 That is wonderful news. I'm thrilled for Dogstar to have achieved this as it can be such a huge help to you. Onwards and upwards. It's not easy but boy is it worth it and I wish you all the success in the world. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brenda Posted January 10, 2010 Report Share Posted January 10, 2010 Congratulations. I think it is amazing what you have both achieved, I am sure it must be hard work and daunting at times. Well done Mark & Sam. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nettie Posted January 11, 2010 Report Share Posted January 11, 2010 Another thought, set up an account with Just Giving - they will calculate your gift aid for you for a small percentage and its a great platform to set up a page for the charity and anyone who wants to raise sponsorship for the charity can open their own page - well worth it - donations raised on sponsor pages will go straight to the charity. http://www.justgiving.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ingipops Posted January 11, 2010 Report Share Posted January 11, 2010 Congratulations Sam Mark and all at Dogstar , fantastic news, I'm so proud of you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs B Posted January 11, 2010 Report Share Posted January 11, 2010 So sorry, I missed this when it was first posted. Congratulations - especially for managing to work your way through all the Charity Commission stuff and seemingly come out the other side retaining your sanity! Guess you'd like individuals to Gift Aid their donations now. Do you want us to send details individually, or are you still trying to catch up with getting your head around things like that?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happylittlegreensquirrel Posted January 12, 2010 Report Share Posted January 12, 2010 we are a bit behind at the moment due to me being here with shonky internet access and Mark being the the UK with Ais, 2 dogs, 3 cats and 10 foot of snow ( or what ever it is ) Nettie , if Mark gets time before he comes to Sri Lanka he will be in touch re giftaid software and just giving. If he can't I will be back in the UK on February 13th so will get in touch very soon after Cathie, same with your fab offer , if Mark does not get to you I will mid Feb Guess you'd like individuals to Gift Aid their donations now. Do you want us to send details individually, or are you still trying to catch up with getting your head around things like that?! I think its best left till mid feb when I am back in the UK and have been able to catch up with Nettie, Anniegirl etc so I get my head round what I need to do first Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mooandboo Posted January 12, 2010 Report Share Posted January 12, 2010 (edited) Bloody well done to you, Mark and all of your family, human and animal (and your Dogstar family in Sri Lanka) who must all miss you when you're away Edited January 12, 2010 by mooandboo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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