# Let's help some animals! **URL:** \ **Category:** Marketplace\ **Created:** [January 21, 2011, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-help-some-animals/568491 "2011-01-21T20:35:12Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Quasimodem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/e274bd/32.png) [@Quasimodem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodem)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2011, 4:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-help-some-animals/568491/21 "2011-02-02T04:30:47Z")
Glad to help you help _them_.🙂 Two things dear to my heart: The animals and my Doper friends. Quasi ---
**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2011, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-help-some-animals/568491/22 "2011-02-04T20:51:10Z")
At this rate, I might have to up my goal! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2011, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-help-some-animals/568491/23 "2011-02-11T17:31:05Z")
And I see you did. You bumped it up to $300 and are fast approaching the original goal. Still looking good! ---
**Author:** ![Quasimodem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/e274bd/32.png) [@Quasimodem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodem)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2011, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-help-some-animals/568491/24 "2011-02-13T16:57:44Z")
Awesome, **Dolores**! 🙂 Quasi ---
**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2011, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-help-some-animals/568491/25 "2011-02-19T16:02:50Z")
I reached my original goal last night! Thanks again. ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2011, 3:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-help-some-animals/568491/26 "2011-02-20T03:08:14Z")
Congrats! Now it’s two more weeks and 65 bucks to go to your new goal. Good luck! ---
**Author:** ![MizTina](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f08c70/32.png) [@MizTina](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MizTina)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2011, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-help-some-animals/568491/27 "2011-02-20T17:48:40Z")
$10 to go, you rock! ---
**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2011, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-help-some-animals/568491/28 "2011-02-20T17:49:56Z")
Thanks! I’m upping my goal again. I’m at 97% - I might as well shoot for $500 now. Baby steps, baby steps. I’ll up it to $400 first. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Quasimodem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/e274bd/32.png) [@Quasimodem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodem)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2011, 11:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-help-some-animals/568491/30 "2011-02-25T23:20:12Z")
This is great news, **Dolores**! I’ll be sending a little more next week as well. Oh, I wanted to also tell you I got a really cute card in the mail from the Houston SPCA thanking me for that first little donation. They sound like a class act. As you are. Go for it! Quasi ---
**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2011, 3:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-help-some-animals/568491/31 "2011-02-26T03:48:44Z")
🙂 Thanks, Quasi! I really appreciate it. I’m up to $405 with a couple of people from work promising a bit more. Next Saturday is the big day. I hope we have the absolutely gorgeous weather we’re having right now! ---
**Author:** ![PapSett](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ecc23a/32.png) [@PapSett](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PapSett)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2011, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-help-some-animals/568491/32 "2011-03-03T17:19:24Z")
I just made a small donation… You are doing a wonderful thing! Us animal lovers need to stick together! ❤ ---
**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2011, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-help-some-animals/568491/33 "2011-03-03T17:30:39Z")
Thank you so much! Thanks to all of you! ---
**Author:** ![PapSett](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ecc23a/32.png) [@PapSett](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PapSett)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2011, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-help-some-animals/568491/34 "2011-03-03T17:52:02Z")
Wish I could be walking with you! have fun! ---
**Author:** ![Quasimodem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/e274bd/32.png) [@Quasimodem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodem)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2011, 2:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-help-some-animals/568491/35 "2011-03-04T02:15:02Z")
A little extra sent. Thanks for helping the 4-footers! 🙂 Quasi ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2011, 4:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-help-some-animals/568491/36 "2011-03-04T04:12:47Z")
The big day is nigh on hand, and you’ve garnered $580, almost quadruple your original goal. Good show! ---
**Author:** ![MizTina](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f08c70/32.png) [@MizTina](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MizTina)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2011, 4:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-help-some-animals/568491/37 "2011-03-04T04:22:44Z")
Added a bit more to edge you to the oh-so-near $600 mark. You can do it! ---
**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2011, 1:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-help-some-animals/568491/38 "2011-03-04T13:05:55Z")
Thanks, you guys! You know, this is the first time I’ve ever collected for a charity. I am genuinely astonished at the outpouring of love and money that people have shown. Tomorrow’s the big day! It’s supposed to rain, dammitall… ---
**Author:** ![Quasimodem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/e274bd/32.png) [@Quasimodem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodem)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2011, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-help-some-animals/568491/39 "2011-03-04T17:58:42Z")
Pretty good for a first-timer! 🙂 Thanks for the e-mail!😉 Q ---
**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2011, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-help-some-animals/568491/40 "2011-03-04T19:04:16Z")
I’m at $615 now. Awesome! ---
**Author:** ![MizTina](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f08c70/32.png) [@MizTina](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MizTina)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2011, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-help-some-animals/568491/41 "2011-03-04T19:57:01Z")
Have a blast at the walk! If it’s like the Furry Scurry here, there will be goodies for both you and Lucy. And just to see how many people and pets are there is amazing. You rock! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-help-some-animals/568491.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-help-some-animals/568491.md?page=3)