I’ve been negligent in getting back to the blogosphere as there has been much going on. However; to update everyone, Mandarin’s Retreat picked up our $2,000 check from the El Paso Community Foundation. The money was provided by the James, Janie and Mark Keating Fund. We are grateful to the Keatings for establishing this wonderfulContinue reading “Update Continued”
Author Archives: Buck Hamilton
A Retreat Update
It’s been a bit since I’ve posted, so it’s time to catch everyone up. We just sent our a Holiday email to all our donors thanking them for their support. We also got a new donor this week which always makes us smile. The big news is: we received notice from the El Paso CommunityContinue reading “A Retreat Update”
Holiday & Birthday Weekend
Sunday, 10 November is the 249th Birthday of the United States Marine Corps. Mr H is a retired Marine officer who spent 27 years serving around the world. His travels took him to Vietnam, Okinawa, Japan, Korea, Hong Kong, Philippines, Colombia, Panama, Ecuador, Suriname, Chile, Cuba, Peru and England. He spent too much time inContinue reading “Holiday & Birthday Weekend”
Mishka, Cooper & Vet Bills
This week ended with a whimper and a sob as we paid the $1,800 vet bill Thursday afternoon. It was a multiple cat invoice and it was painful paying it. It covered Hamlet, Mishka, Carmello, Toby and a stray (now Cooper). Hamlet and Toby were in for shots which were not too expensive. However…. MishkaContinue reading “Mishka, Cooper & Vet Bills”
Saturday Musings
It’s been a busy and frustrating week, with some successes and failures. Biggest frustration was being bounced off the DAFDay website and having no idea as to why. It’s all fixed now, but man. Sometimes it feels as if we’re just floundering around in this fund raising effort. I sat in on a marketing webinarContinue reading “Saturday Musings”