Willow Tree Philanthropy

On February 1st the Willow Tree group launched a fundraiser for a very special dog named Jazzberry.

What makes Jazzberry special? Her name is the very same nick-name the children at Dawn & Dusk gave to a remarkable Educator, Jasbir, who had recently moved to India for her wedding. We all miss Jasbir very much, so when we found Jazzberry we knew this was meant to be! 

We really wanted to make a difference not only for Jazzberry, but also for L.E.A.S.H, an organization that helps find dogs who have run away from home, and who had rescued Jazzy last year.

We set our goal at $150 plus any items on her "needs" list. Things like a warm winter coat, a harness, a long leash, and some new toys. 

We decided to run our fundraiser until Valentines Day, and the kids got right to work making posters and a goal thermometer to keep track of how much money we've collected. As an added touch of cute, one of our Willow Tree kids made a rubber chicken to track our raised funds. 

Within just a few days families and Educators donated new leashes, a new squeeky toy, and our goal of $150!

Incredible! We decided to aim higher and try to collect an additional $100 for Jazzberry and L.E.A.S.H

When Valentines Day came, we gathered around to count the money and to our surprise there was $350 in total! We more than doubled our original goal!

A huge thank you to everyone who participated in our first group project in philanthropy. You've exceeded our expectations and made a difference in the lives of not only this beautiful dog, but all the others that L.E.A.S.H helps.

And a round of applause to the kids of Willow Tree! We're so proud of each and every one for caring about Jazzy and putting in the work on this project!

Thanks for reading!
- Jen & Carmen