Bernie Berlin and A PLACE TO BARK: an update

An update, my friends, on the much-needed work that artist Bernie Berlin is doing for animals in need ... she has a strong message: Please SPAY / NEUTER your pets. PLEASE!


the beautiful BERNIE BERLIN of A PLACE TO BARK animal rescue in Tennessee (and author of the amazing book, THE ARTIST TRADING CARD WORKSHOP)



A PLACE TO BARK is Bernie's rescue facility in Tennessee -- her tireless work on behalf of hundreds of dogs and cats each year is inspiring and if you get to know her and her work, it is overwhelmingly beautiful. She is full of love, spirit, generosity, energy, devotion & dedication to her cause. PLS read the press release by clicking on this link to see what the ANTI-CRUELTY SOCIETY in Chicago has to say about Bernie's work:


http://www.anticruelty.org/site/epage/79411_576.htm


If you are so moved to make a contribution, however large or small, to support Bernie's work at A PLACE TO BARK, you can find a DONATE button in the sidebar of my blog. Please do it, if you can spare a buck or a hundred. ;-)


Thank you,


Davielle

Seeing by Faith

My Facebook friend, artist BERNIE BERLIN, had this amazing quote on FB this weekend:

“The way to see by Faith is to shut the Eye of Reason.”

-- Benjamin Franklin

This touched me so hard and so fast, I couldn't believe it.

We have friends and relatives who don't necessarily have a lot of FAITH, or who don't quite get comfortable with what FAITH they do have; or who just argue from their left-brain all the time when it would be nice, once in awhile, for them to just go to the right side and just "let things be" what they are ...

Thank you, Bernie, for this very powerful reminder - and from someone that I personally always thought of as a pure intellectual. :-)

-- Davielle

Friends, if you are so inclined and moved after viewing the video clip, please support A PLACE TO BARK animal rescue ... every bit helps the cause.

Bernie Berlin, founder of A PLACE TO BARK, is a remarkable young woman. If you scroll down the left side of my blog page, you will find, near the bottom, a place where you can click on a video about A PLACE TO BARK, and a button there where you can make an on-line donation.

This time last year, donations (including grants) were at approximately $40,000. This year, they are down to about 1/10 of that. Bernie contributes everything she has to her amazing rescue efforts ... her time, her boundless energy and spirit, her whole heart ... and her personal financial resources.

It seems that in Tennessee, there is a high "kill" (ie, euthanasia) rate in the shelters. It also seems that a spay or neuter for your dog or cat in Tennessee is priced so high that most folks just can't afford to do it ... hence the need for A PLACE TO BARK.

Here in California, we are very fortunate to have low-priced spay/neuter clinics and "events". It just doesn't happen like that in Tennessee, where A PLACE TO BARK is located.

Please, please -- every dollar helps.

Thank you ...

-- Davielle