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10/09 |
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Our 4th Annual Picnic Fundraiser was on
Sunday, October 18, 2009.
Neither rain nor snow
could stop visitors from coming out to Maple Farm
Sanctuary's 4th annual Picnic Fundraiser. On Sunday,
October 18th, the farm attracted guests from far and
wide to come partake in delicious food, listen to great
music, and even cozy up by the fire at Maple Farm
Sanctuary. Though the mid-October Nor'easter was a bit
of a surprise, the support and love for the farm and all
of the amazing animals was not! |
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9/09 |
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MFS
was lucky enough to be offered a table at the NY Capital Region Vegetarian Expo,
Saratoga Springs, NY on Saturday, September 19th.
http://www.nyvegetarianexpo.org/
Our dedicated volunteers
drove to New York and represented MFS at a table all
day! Also special thanks to Dawn for sponsoring us at
the event. We had a wonderful day and greatly
appreciate your generosity and support! |
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9/09 |
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Thanks to everyone who
visited our MFS table at the Pet Rock Festival in Worcester, MA on September 13th.
http://www.petrockfest.com
Also thanks to our volunteers who took a few hours
during their day to represent us! |
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8/09 |
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A Very Special Thank You!
An anonymous donor has stepped forward and had all of
the barn roofs replaced for the animals! This wonderful
soul came to MFS and saw how the barns were all leaking
and understood what a monumental undertaking it would be
for us to raise enough money to complete the job. The
entire job was completed in three days! We owe our deep
appreciation to this kind soul….Thank you! |
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8/09 |
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We Have A Replacement
Truck! Our old truck's engine caught on fire in July and we
were desperately in need of a truck to perform our daily chores!
Thank you to everyone who donated to MFS to help us buy
a replacement truck! We were able to buy a used truck…it
may be old but it runs well and does the job.
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7/09 |
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Thanks to everyone who came to our vegan
potluck and book club on
The World Peace
Diet! We lucked out with the weather and had three
beautiful Sundays to sit on the front lawn and enjoy
fantastic food, friends and conversation!
"The World Peace Diet
has been called one of the most important books of the
21st century: the foundation of a new society based on
the truth of the interconnectedness of all life. It is
the first book to make explicit the invisible
connections between our culture, our food, and the
source of our broad range of problems—and the way to a
positive transformation in our individual and collective
lives." |
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5/09 |
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Manicures and Pedicures! We recently had a day of
nail and hoof trimming for the rabbits and goats. The rabbits had their nails
trimmed recently by Kelly and Mary of
StressLess
In-Home Rabbit Grooming Service and
The Rabbit
Advocate. Thank you for donating your services and
taking such good care of our bunnies!
Also thank you to Michelle and
Erin, students at Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine
at Tufts University in North Grafton, MA for their
assistance in trimming the hooves of the Nigerian dwarf
goats. |
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5/09 |
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On Saturday, May 2, 2009
we held our first Yard Sale
Fundraiser at Maple Farm Sanctuary. Our volunteers came
out in force to help out! Some of the took over the chores of
cleaning the stalls and unloading a trailer load full of shavings,
gave barn tours, dropped off tables and chairs, placed
advertisements in the local paper, placed signs, collected and
donated items, tagged items, helped display all the items and
collect donations, brought us coffee and treats, made homemade vegan
cupcakes, chai lattes and green smoothies! You are all
truly amazing people and we appreciate your generosity!
What a wonderful day of people coming together to help the animals!
We hope to have another yard sale soon. |
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3/09 |
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Thank you to our friends at the
Boston Vegetarian Society
for donating profits from the sale of Tofurkeys to Maple Farm
Sanctuary! |
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3/09 |
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Welcome Home Jitterbill! We
received a call from a couple who had
purchased baby goats from us years ago when we were still
milking goats. They provided a wonderful, loving home for a
few baby goats that would normally go for meat. They
had only one goat left and he was terribly lonely and this
wonderful couple could no longer care for this goat. We agreed to take
him
back into our lives. Our new arrival’s name is Bill, which
is short for JitterBill. He was very frightened about
leaving the loving home he known for over 18 years and then being
in a bouncing truck during transport to MFS. Bill appeared a bit dehydrated when he
arrived so we gave him warm water and some fruit. With
little fanfare Billy and Lucky (two other goats in the main
barn) accepted him without the ritual of headbutting.
He now shares a stall with Happy and they are best buddies!
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2/09 |
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Welcome Happy! A new goat arrived this week after
his
owner was no longer able to care for him. He is
sharing a stall with Jitterbill, another new arrival, as they both become familiar with
all of the new sounds and smells of the barn. Happy is
truly a Happy goat! He loves attention and getting his head
scratched.
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12/08 |
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Thank you to the
Albany VegNetwork for
their generous donation of supplies! Kristin came out to volunteer
for the day with bags of towels, blankets, baking soda and other
goodies. Kristin spent the afternoon cleaning stalls, chopping fruit
and giving lots of love and head scratches to the animals!
The Albany VegNetwork's (AVN)
goal is to promote the global health benefits of green
sustainable living, environmental awareness, compassion
for animals and all beings and to highlight their
relationship to a vegetarian/vegan lifestyle.
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12/08 |
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Ivan is a gorgeous Icelandic Horse who was reunited at the
sanctuary this week with his mother, Stjarna, after 7 years
apart! Ivan's caregivers could no longer keep him so after a lot
of discussion over the options and consideration of best
placement, we agreed to take him in. The reunion was
incredible... Ivan and his mom recognized each other immediately
and began nuzzling each other the way that only intimately close
horses will do! The very happy moment was caught on video.
Click here to watch! |
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12/08 |
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We welcomed eight people from the
Walnut Street
Center for a visit and barn tour. It was a chilly but very
enjoyable day on the farm for both the people and animals!
Jonathan the pig was the official greeter of the group as he came
running over to say Hello, as well as Uta and Dieter, the turkeys!
The goats, Billy and Lucky, also received lots of attention and head
scratches. We hope they come back in the warmer weather! |
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12/08 |
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Great News! All of
our kitties were taken by the
MetroWest Humane
Society, a no-kill animal shelter in Ashland, MA,
to be put up for adoption. The animals in their
care are never euthanized merely because they lack space or because
the animal’s stay with then has exceeded a pre-defined amount of
time. We know our kitties will be very well cared for at the
MetroWest Humane Society.
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11/08 |
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Representatives from Maple Farm
Sanctuary tabled at the Green-Rainbow Party Annual Convention* at
the Doyle Conservation Center in Leominster, MA. We enjoyed
informing people of the work we do at MFS and recounting rescue and
rehabilitation stories of the animals who live here. *Please note
that Maple Farm Sanctuary does not claim any affiliation with this
or any other political party. |
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11/08 |
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Winter
Volunteer Orientation! We are very thankful to the 13 dedicated
volunteers who came out on a very cold day to help us care for the
animals. They cleaned all of the stalls in the barn, chopped fruit,
painted and also assembled new metal shelving units for the cooler
to help keep all of the fruits and veggies fresh and in constant
rotation. Thank you to Pete, Karen and Eva for their donation
of these three shelving units! |
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11/13/08 |
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Our sweet little goat, Butterscotch, began slowly showing
signs of old age and ill health in November of 2009. We
provided him with both conventional and herbal medication with the
hope of better health and comfort.
The night of November 13th he looked into our eyes. A look
I've seen before but my heart didn't want to acknowledge
what he was saying. The next morning Jim and I found
Butterscotch looking as if he was simply sleeping. That
night before he was trying to let me know it was time to
move on. So many of us will miss this gentle, little soul,
he will live on in our hearts. This little guy is yet
another precious soul we've been privileged to share time with. To
read Butterscotch's story click here. |
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11/08 |
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Thank you to
everyone who attended our 3rd Annual Fundraiser
Picnic on November 2nd!
We
had a beautiful sunny fall day to enjoy the farm with
colorful foliage, vegan food, old and new friends,
wonderful music and of course the animals. So many
people came out to the farm
and we want to thank all of you for taking the time to
support us!
Check out some pictures on
Flickr...click here! |
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10/08 |
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The
Worcester
Vegan Society came to visit us for their monthly meeting! They
enjoyed a day with the animals as well as spending time with old and
new friends and a vegan picnic on the front lawn! |
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10/08 |
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On Saturday, October 4, 2008
we held a special Silent Auction Fundraiser at
Dzian Gallery in Worcester, MA.
We enjoyed a beautiful evening of delicious vegan hors d' oeuvres
and desserts, silent auctions, animal artwork, laughter and shared
stories with our friends benefitting the precious animals in need at
Maple Farm Sanctuary.
We would like to thank Dzian
Gallery for graciously hosting the event for us and to the generous
donors! Also, a
special thank you to our dedicated volunteers for their hard work in
organizing such a wonderful event!
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