The City Dogs Rescue & City Kitties
Annual Online Auction
Coming November 12-19, 2020
Annual Online Auction
Coming November 12-19, 2020
Support Neighborhood Businesses While Supporting Our Auction!
CDR&CK has an opportunity to support local businesses and to save dogs and cats, but we can't do it without you.
Due to the pandemic we were unable to solicit many donors and hold our annual spring auction. This auction is a critical source of income for CDR&CK, bringing in over $75,000. On top of that, our annual pie partnership between Food & Friends and Friendship Hospital for Animals is no longer available. This program previously generated $20,000 in vet care funds for our sick and injured dogs and cats, not to mention providing nutritious meals for clients of Food & Friends!
CDR&CK has an opportunity to support local businesses and to save dogs and cats, but we can't do it without you.
Due to the pandemic we were unable to solicit many donors and hold our annual spring auction. This auction is a critical source of income for CDR&CK, bringing in over $75,000. On top of that, our annual pie partnership between Food & Friends and Friendship Hospital for Animals is no longer available. This program previously generated $20,000 in vet care funds for our sick and injured dogs and cats, not to mention providing nutritious meals for clients of Food & Friends!
All told, we have lost roughly $100,000 from our annual donations. You can help us overcome this loss by supporting our scaled down online auction, which starts on November 12 -- in less than two weeks!
Here's how to help: Choose your favorite neighborhood business from our supporter's list below and buy a gift certificate to donate to our mini-auction. This tax deductible good deed will not only support businesses trying to stay afloat during this time, but also allows us to expand our auction offerings and raise more money to save dogs and cats. Gift certificates usually sell above their face value, meaning your donation of a gift card will generate even more life-saving funds than you might expect!
Please send gift cards to:
City Dogs Rescue & City Kitties
301 H St. NE, Ste. B
Washington, DC 20002
E-gift cards to: info@citydogsrescuedc.org
If you are required to provide a name, please use "City Dogs Rescue Auction" otherwise leave blank.
Please send gift cards to:
City Dogs Rescue & City Kitties
301 H St. NE, Ste. B
Washington, DC 20002
E-gift cards to: info@citydogsrescuedc.org
If you are required to provide a name, please use "City Dogs Rescue Auction" otherwise leave blank.
Please join us for what was voted “Best Charity Event” of 2019 and 2020 in Washington City Paper’s Readers’ Poll.
The City Dogs Rescue & City Kitties Online Auction showcases artists, restaurants, theaters, and neighborhood businesses from across the DC metropolitan area. From wine tasting in Virginia's rolling hills to sessions with expert pet photographers, we hope you find new products and experiences you love, while helping to save dogs and cats from overcrowded and high-kill shelters.
This auction is vital for us to have funds to help dogs and cats who are in dire need. A huge thank you to the generous donors and hard-working volunteers who contributed to this auction. We encourage the City Dogs Rescue & City Kitties' community to support these pet-friendly businesses and artisans in the future.
The City Dogs Rescue & City Kitties Online Auction showcases artists, restaurants, theaters, and neighborhood businesses from across the DC metropolitan area. From wine tasting in Virginia's rolling hills to sessions with expert pet photographers, we hope you find new products and experiences you love, while helping to save dogs and cats from overcrowded and high-kill shelters.
This auction is vital for us to have funds to help dogs and cats who are in dire need. A huge thank you to the generous donors and hard-working volunteers who contributed to this auction. We encourage the City Dogs Rescue & City Kitties' community to support these pet-friendly businesses and artisans in the future.
WHY DONATE TO THE AUCTION
- To help a nonprofit that rescues and cares for over 1,000 dogs and cats a year and simultaneously reaches a very engaged audience of supporters. In addition to helping fund our rescue efforts, your business receives increased exposure.
- Your logo, website URL, and business information on each auction item thereby increasing your visibility.
- Items are promoted on our social channels as teasers before the auction and throughout the bidding period.
- We have 69,000 + loyal and passionate Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and LinkedIn followers.
- Social media reach and engagement is over 41,000 per week.
- Highly desirable demographic with 62% of our followers between the ages of 25 and 64 living in an urban area.
- Our website has over 413,000 visitors; 15,000 unique visitors per month.
- Foster/Alumni and Volunteer Facebook Groups have 7,000+ active members.
- Auction site received well over 60,000 page views.
- Voted Best Nonprofit in Washington City Paper's Readers' Poll for the last six years.
- Our Annual Auction was voted Best Charity Event in Washington City Paper’s Readers’ Poll 2020, 2019
- Chosen for inclusion in the Catalogue for Philanthropy as "one of the best" community-based nonprofit organizations in the Washington, D.C. area.
- Recognized for our strong community of volunteers and highly successful social media efforts in several publications, including the Washington Post, the Washingtonian, The Wall Street Journal, and Good Morning America.