Rene and Dave Conradie, Mike and Claire Main, Casper Calitz, and Shelley Prinsloo (SPCA) at the Mainly Coffee stall
ANIMAL lovers from in and around Richards Bay, and further afield, descended on Richards Bay SPCA last Friday in support of the inaugural ‘A night in the life of a rescue animal’ fund-raiser.
Fourteen teams registered to participate in the kennel lock-in and were each given the task of raising R5 000.
Within two weeks, the teams had exceeded their targets and event organiser Shirley Davidson from Magic Moments set her sights on raising a grand total of R100 000.
Even this was exceeded as she announced the grand total – which included funds and food – was an outstanding R134 400.
Unable to keep their emotions back, SPCA Chairperson and Vice-Chairperson, Sarel Small and Elizabeth Cordiglia, said they could now settle their vet bill and put some money towards November salaries.
Local schools, businesses, churches and individuals all came to the party in support of this worthy cause.
Margriet van der Merwe and Elize Visser were the first to go into their kennel for the night. Pictured with Kinetic Energy’s Keith Eaton
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Keith Eaton (Kinetic Energy) who was the event MC, with April Black who spent the night in a kennel
Kirren Howcroft, Stormy Meintjies, Stacey Neuhoff and Candice Botes made up the Power Pupp Girls team
Jacque Calitz from the ‘Who let the dogs out?’ team was the first of her team to go into lock down
Thea Calitz from the ‘Who let the dogs out?’ team having a bit of fun at the water bowl
SPCA committee member Belinda Small, as always, spent hours making pancakes
Gail Boniface and Sanele Mhlanga from ADT who supplied the evening’s security free of charge
Carmen Oosthuizen with Mystique from Empangeni Dog Club performed a dog trick show
Sarel Small (Richards Bay SPCA Chairperson), Shirley Davidson (Magic Moments – event organiser) and Elizabeth Cordiglia (Richards Bay SPCA Vice-Chairperson) – all elated after the announcing of the total funds raised
Keith Eaton from Kinetic Energy was the MC for the evening
Rene and Dave Conradie, Mike and Claire Main, Casper Calitz, and Shelley Prinsloo (SPCA) at the Mainly Coffee stall
Sarah Pienaar from The Cross Breeds team raised money and food donations
Jenna Lindsay from the Barking Boats team spent the night in a cat kennel
Tamsin Arnould from the Throne Room Ministries team
Kerry van der Westhuizen from the ‘3D Youth’ team
Candice Botes of the ‘Power Pupp Girls’ team
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