A dog show and dog walk have helped raise more than £3,000 for Eden Animal Rescue.
A sponsored dog walk around Derwentwater has already raised £1,215.25 and funds are still coming in from supporter.
Sarah Harrison-Wyatt, Vicki Broughton and Alex Bowness set off from Keswick, voted the most dog friendly town on Saturday (May 25) to raise money for a new kennel block for Eden Animal Rescue.
Their online Just Giving account hit the £1,215.25 mark plus more than £130 has been collected in cash to add to the amount.
And a dog show at Greystoke Castle on the Sunday (May 26) has raised more than £2,000 towards the general running costs of the charity’s work caring for dogs, cats and other animals. A stall dedicated to raising funds for the Kennel Fund also raised an additional £87.
Chair of Eden Animal Rescue, Chris Cheetham said: “We would like to thank everyone involved in our fundraising weekend. It has been a great achievement to raise so much to ensure we can continue to care for the animals and improve our facilities at our centre.
“We would like to thank all the volunteers who helped on both Saturday and Sunday at the dog show, without their help, the event couldn’t have taken place.
“And big thank you goes to Sarah, Vicki and Alex and their 11 mile sponsored walk which will make a great difference to our fundraising for the Kennel Fund.”
The charity is working to raise £500,000 to fund to create a new kennel block at their centre at Moorlands Head Farm in Newbiggin, near Temple Sowerby.
Sponsorship for the Derwentwater dog walk can still be made online via the Sarah Harrison Derwentwater Kennel Fundraiser Just Giving page https://www.justgiving.com/page/sarah-harrison-1713173548700
More information about the new kennel block and ways to donate are available on the Eden Animal Rescue website www.edenanimalrescue.org.uk
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Vicki Broughton, Alex Bowness and Sarah Harrison-Wyatt after completing their 11 mile sponsored walk around Derwentwater.
