Hello,
As a non-profit we understand that in today's economic climate it is difficult for businesses to give as much as they would like to, and often they are looking to maximize the impact of their contributions. According to several sources consumers are more likely to switch brands, remember a company and recommend a product when that business supports a charity or cause. We would like to bring to your attention our unique charitable opportunities.
Critter Camp Exotic Pet Sanctuary is the only licensed rescue of its kind in the US, and possibly the world. We care for over 250 abandoned, abused and otherwise homeless pets of 30 different varieties. We provide a healthy, happy, safe life for the more unusual pets that are no longer adoptable, be it for reasons of health, temperament or age. We also provide education on pet ownership in general and the care needs of the specific animals here through our hands-on
tours, public presentations, our
website and free email newsletters.
Critter Camp is volunteer operated, no-kill, fully licensed and insured. Please visit our
website for more details.
There are several ways your company can be involved in Critter Camp's caring mission.
1) A donation in any amount is always appreciated and of course tax deductible. Donations may be financial and/or in-kind services or supplies. See our
Wish List page for details. Thank you's are posted on the website and in our
newsletters according to amounts.
2) Corporate Sponsorship:
A) $1,000 Sponsorship receives a mention on our
Home,
Sponsor and
Thank You pages on our website for one year (minimum 15,000 views.)
B) $5,000 Sponsorship receives the same mention on the
Home,
Sponsor and
Thank You pages (minimum 15,000 views), as well as a thank you during our tours and presentations for a year (minimum 1,000 people), an acknowledgement on our next 1,000 brochures printed after the donation, and a mention on the next 52 weeks
free email newsletters we send out (which reach approximately 3,000 addresses.)
(Family and individual sponsorships are also available, see our
website.)
3)
Volunteer: Your employees, family and friends can volunteer here at Critter Camp and experience some fantastic critters while having fun (and working hard; the television show "Dirty Jobs" has nothing on us!) We will post a thank you on the website for any corporate or group related volunteer activities.
4) Fund Raising event: We will bring a couple of the rescued critters (usually a
hedgehog and a
bearded dragon, maybe a
rat and
rabbit too) to your business for a few hours. Your business advertises the opportunity for people to pet the animals, learn more about them and what we do; which brings in new customers. We will have a donation jar for people to contribute on the spot, a sign up sheet for folks to receive our free email newsletter, and your business donates either a set amount, a matching amount for the contributions that day (or other time period,) and/or a percentage of sales that day (or other time period.) [This is only available within 35 miles of Critter Camp to minimize the stress on the animals and due to our time constraints.]
5) Help us build our
Proposed Sanctuary Building! We plan to build a
"green" sanctuary to house over 650 rescued exotic pets, both as a sanctuary and as a shelter for adoptable pets. The building will utilize solar and wind power and compost the waste, along with using other environmentally innovative techniques and operating methods. This building will also allow larger groups and many more people to take our
tours, likely seeing thousands of people through its doors every month. Although we are currently located in a private home in the small town of German Valley, IL we have hundreds of visitors each year coming from as far away as Kansas, Texas, Canada and even Ethiopia. We have received support and donations from as far away as Singapore and Australia. Critter Camp is already featured on dozens of websites and in numerous articles. We propose to build the sanctuary along US Rte 20 between Rockford and Freeport. This stretch of highway sees approximately 15,000 cars a day according to the Illinois Department of Transportation. This unique facility will draw national and international attention for the Northwest Illinois area, bring in tourism, and provide an economic stimulus for the area. We are offering naming rights for sponsorship of the building ($199,000) and individual rooms ($5,000 each). Please see the
Sanctuary page on our
website, or contact us for more details.
Interested parties may
contact us to arrange for a meeting with our Board of Directors and Building Contractor. Come take our
tour too!
Thank you for helping the "forgotten pets" of Critter Camp Exotic Pet Sanctuary!
