Watercolours for Riley
Our Watercolours for Riley fundraiser is now on and runs until Sunday April 13, 2025.
This fundraiser is to help Riley, a sweet handsome husky mix, who has come to us in need of a major surgery. Found as a stray in Toronto, he now has an amazing foster dad who is fully committed to him. All he needs now is surgery to remove the malignant mass from his body.
For those of you who remember our last watercolour fundraiser in December 2020, the images are stunning! Your beloved pet’s image is transformed into a work of art (we have the same graphic designer again this year). Treat yourself, or order one as a special gift for that special someone.
How to participate: We need your pet’s photos in JPG with a size of 1 MB to 5 MB. Dogs, cats, horses, and small pets are all fine, but no people please. The photo must be of a face only.
Photos must be emailed to speakingofdogs@gmail.com (no texts, DMs please).
The artworks produced are called Custom Digital Watercolours (or computer-generated watercolours). When the work is finished, you will be sent a digital file that is an 8-inch by 10-inch high-resolution jpeg. You can then print this file and frame it to your liking. Each watercolour design is $50.00 (with all funds going to Riley’s surgery).
Depending on the demand, your finished watercolour may take up to 5 days to be completed; we may need to close the fundraiser early if demand is too great, so don’t delay, send your pictures to speakingofdogs@gmail today!
Thank you to all our supporters, and an extra special thanks to Laura, the artist and creative mastermind behind this fundraiser.
Wish list
Consider making a donation by clicking on our Amazon wish list and have it delivered directly to our rescue
Do you want to help the dogs in our rescue AND buy holiday gift cards at the same time? You can do so with FundScrip!! Speaking of Dogs Rescue has set up a fundraiser with FundScrip which sells gift cards for fundraisers. Go to FundScrip using our link https://www.fundscrip.com/support-a-group/SJ3TQQ or by using their main page and our group invitation code SJ3TQQ, follow the instructions to create your login account (including the email verification) and then buy your usual gift certificates! A portion of the sale goes to us to raise money for the dogs, while you get the FULL value of your gift certificates. It’s so easy!
Tru Earth
We have partnered with Tru Earth in an effort to reduce, and hopefully rid, the planet of plastic waste. When you order a product through our fundraising link, 20% of the total sales value will go to our rescue. You can feel good knowing you are helping us, and purchasing products that help save the environment.
Create Your Own Fundraiser
The ways you can help raise funds or donations for us is limitless, but here are a few ideas. Ask for donations instead of gifts for your birthday. Have a bake sale or lemonade stand. Hold a car wash. If you work at a restaurant or bar ask have one day where your tips are donated to us. If you have a talent, hold an event where the profit from your services is donated to us (e.g. photography session, face painting, knitting, etc.). Let us know in advance and we will help you promote it.