Berner-Garde Fund Raiser

OPENS February 10, 2021 CLOSES on March 31, 2021

Contact: joye.neff@gmail.com

*~* WE DID IT AGAIN *~*

Berner Lovers came through BIG TIME with the second $5,000 matching challenge from a very generous anonymous Berner Lover!! I am thrilled to announce that not only did we raise $5,000 by February 28th, but WE RAISED $8,150! That is AWESOME!! THANK YOU TO ALL OF THE DONORS WHO HELPED US get an additional $5,000 for Berner-Garde.

Our fundraiser continues until the end of March and I am sure that we will set a record total donations for our Berner-Garde Fundraisers.

THANK YOU!!!
Joye Neff

NEW GIFTS!
We now have 120 to choose from !

Click on a Batch "Bone" below to see the gifts, their number and descriptions below each picture
(or see the complete set of Thumbnail pictures at the bottom of this page)

"It's back!!! The annual Berner-Garde Foundation Gift Bonanza organized by Joye Neff! This is the Main Page for the Gift Bonanza and will be updated as necessary with important information such as the progress of this event, the lucky gift winners, etc. You can click on the buttons above for more information, and to see all of the gift items (Batch 1, Batch 2, etc.).

The BGF Board of Trustees looks forward to this event every year! The organization is run entirely by volunteers. Without the generous support of donors like you we could not continue our work. And to Joye Neff, the Berner world is blessed to have such a friend. Please donate to this Gift Bonanza...for the Love of a Berner.

Lori Jodar
President, BGF

Please click photo above right for an important message from Lori Jodar about current projects to upgrade the BG database application framework and to continue the DNA Repository and expand tissue collection - especially histiocytic sarcoma - that is being used for research.

A Message From Pat Long
I know Joye gives these tickets away, but she gives them away when she’s happy too! What makes her happy? When people donate to Berner charities, or donate to Berner charities to thank other people for their hard work. It makes her happy when Berners benefit from our generosity, and Joye must be about the happiest person I know – because no one is as generous as the Bernese Mountain Dog community!

I was the Berner-Garde File Manager for 12 years, and I know how much of a labor of love it is for so many of you. Updates that were terribly painful as well as many that were joyful and exciting, thanks to each and every one of you for adding your dogs to a legacy that helps the future of the breed! YOU are all what help to make this open database unique among all the breeds, thank you one and all!

And for those of you who participate in the BMD DNA Repository – thank you! And for those of you who have donated tumor tissue, words are not enough – but thank you for making the effort during the worst possible time.

Hug your dogs and tell them I think they are so very lucky to have the most special owners!

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WHY? To support the Berner-Garde Foundation (BGF), which operates the incredible open, online health and pedigree database for Bernese Mountain Dogs all over the world. There is no charge to enter data in this database. There is no charge to access this database for information. Check out the website and submit details of your Berners! www.bernergarde.org

The BGF also supports the DNA/Tissue Repository which is so essential for research. Cost of submission of blood, swabs and biopsy samples is now covered by funds from Berner-Garde and the BMDCA. Owners carry the cost of shipping and veterinary costs to obtain the sample.
http://www.bernergarde.org/home/repository.aspx

HOW??

We have assembled many lovely Berner items to give to those who have Berners in their lives or who wish they had a Berner in their life.

Tickets to win these wonderful Berner items are FREE and easy to obtain!
Just send an e-mail to Joye Neff and ask her for up to 150 free tickets. joye.neff@gmail.com
Tell Joye how many tickets you want and how to distribute the tickets you are requesting.
EXAMPLE: "Joye, please give me 100 FREE Tickets. I'd like you to place the FREE Tickets into the following envelopes: 10 each in items number 2, 8, 14, 22, 33, 34, 45, 49, 54 and 62."
That's it! Just ask for tickets. People may also request that Joye send FREE Tickets to friends, mentors and people they admire. It's fun!!!
Please remember that all contributions to Berner-Garde are much appreciated.

WHO/WHERE???

HOW TO MAKE YOUR DONATION:

1. Mail your check payable to: Berner-Garde Foundation ~ If you are mailing a check
from another country, make the check payable to: Joye M. Neff (My bank does not
charge me a fee for converting foreign cheques to US dollars, so Berner-Garde will get
the entire amount of your donation)

Mail your check to me at:

Joye Neff

108 Minnock Drive

Mars, PA 16046-1308

OR

2. Go to the Berner-Garde PayPal Donation site and make your donation ~ Go to the Berner-Garde PayPal Donation site and make your donation ~ Please write 2021 Berner-Garde Fundraiser where it says "Enter dedication or in memory of here." - Here is the link!

https://www.paypal.com/donate/?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=BR97DXMCU83TG

Help support Berner-Garde Foundation by donating or sharing with your friends.

WHAT???????

You can view all available items below, for quick reference. If you click on a photo it will open as a larger pop-up. The items are also presented in groups of 14 items per page, (19 in Batch 8) via the buttons at the top of this page and below. Some of the donors have provided websites or email addresses, which are available on the Batch pages. Also, if there are more than one available of an item, there will be multiple winners drawn for those items.

Click on a Batch "Bone" below to see the gifts, their number and descriptions

Click on a Batch "Bone" below to see the gifts, their number and descriptions