WE NEED YOU!

Many of you know that we were blessed with a donation of 26 plus acres and several buildings recently.   This will be the future home of Clifford’s Army Rescue.   Currently we have over 100 dogs in our foster based rescue.  25 of those dogs are in boarding which we pay for every two weeks.  Our boarding bill for those dogs is over 3K every two weeks.   The other dogs are in foster care, with our fosters doubled and tripled up.   There is such a need in our area, that we have quickly gotten to a point we have no more room at the inn.

Our solution is to get our property cleaned up, repaired and renovated.  We have done a lot on the clean up side taking out dumpster after dumpster of trash.   We have repaired what we can.  Now comes the renovating.  First on the list is new roofs.  The large building where we want to put our kennels, inside play yards and more is the most expensive.  The lowest estimate is $400,000.    The office building is a bit over $100,000.   We have to get the buildings in the dry first.  Then we will have to rewire both of these buildings.   Much of the wires have been stripped out.  We assume people were hunting copper.    After wiring we then have to check our water, plumbing, etc.    After that we would need to seal the floors, put in drains, and put up the kennels.  Fortunately we had an awesome donor who donated many kennels to us.

We do have an architect working on a rendering of the transformation.   You can help us to help so many more animals in need.   If you are on any social media pages, you see how many animals are literally being dumped on the side of the road.   Our phone rings constantly.  Our email blows up daily.  Text messages, messenger , our webpage and facebook are flooded every day.   Its either a stray it horrible condition that has been dumped, someone wanting to “get rid” of their companion animals, or ones roaming that no one knows how they came to have to try and fend for themselves.  We are saddened that we have come to a point we have to say no many times due to lack of a place to place the animal while he/she heals and gets ready for adoption.  While we continue to try and help these animals in need by contributing to vetting, many times the finders cannot keep.

We will also continue to help the community with our low cost mobile spay/neuter where financial help is available.  Our low cost microchip clinics, and our free pet food drive throughs.   We hope to give away food more ofter working toward a monthly food drive through.

WE NEED YOU!   Can you donate?  No amount is too small!  We have several avenues you can donate through.  We can even take stock.

Can you foster?  The more fosters, the more dogs we can take in.

Can you volunteer?  The more volunteers the more events we can hold bringing awareness, educating and helping adoptions.

Can you share on social media? Share dogs up for adoption, looking for fosters, fundraisers and more

Can you attend or help with fundraisers?  We have dinners, golf tournament, bicycle poker run,  and more events you can participate in

Please help us to be able to help many, many more animals in need.  Once our facility is completely renovated we can do so much more for the animals in our county and beyond.   You can help us to help those with no voice.

If you prefer snail mail our address is CARE, Post Office Box 370, Earl, NC 28038

 

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Lights, Camera, Auction!

Come join us at Dragonfly Wine Market for a wonderful night of fun with many unique, collectible items on the auction floor.   There is a $5.00 bidding fee to participate.  ( You can get a free drink if you participate in the auction)  We will open up for review at 6 pm and auction will start at 7 pm.   We are excited for the items we will be presenting for your bidding.  Hope to see you there.

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Win This 2024 Harley Davidson Street Glide!

1000 tickets!  $100 a ticket – If we pull your ticket as the winner, you get a new 2024 Harley Davidson Street Glide!  This bike is absolutely gorgeous.   We will be taking the bike to many of our events where you can actually check it out!   If you need more information, please reach out to any CARE volunteer or call us at 704-460-9030.

Drawing will be once all 1000 tickets are sold!    We hope to sell out quickly. Help us continue to help those with no voice.

 

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February Spay/Neuter Clinic

Our next low cost spay/neuter clinic will be Friday, February 7th.  If interested, please click link below and read through carefully.  If interested fill out and check appropriate boxes.   Thanks to those who are helping get Cleveland County Altered!

https://form.jotform.com/cliffordsarmy/februaryclinic

 

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C.A.R.E.’s First Hike of the Year!

Come join us for a fun day on the beautiful trails at Kings Mountain Gateway Trail.    We will pair you with one of our adoptable dogs and both you and the dog can have a great time exercising and socializing!   Sign up by clicking the link below!    We do this the first Saturday of every month, weather permitting.  Hike starts at 10 am and ends at 12 noon.   There are different trails from easy to hard, according to what you wish to do.  You will be helping a CARE doggie while enjoying a great day!  Hope to see you there.

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/70A054BACA728AAFE3-54264994-first#/

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2025 CARE Spay-ghetti & No Balls Dinner

Our annual Spay-ghetti & No Balls dinner will be held Saturday, February 8th beginning at 5 pm.   Tickets are $15 a plate which includes, salad, bread, beverage and dessert.    Entertainment will be provided by the amazing Casey Wilson.  We will also have a silent auction with items you will definitely want to bid on.    This is the Saturday before Valentines Day so bring your sweetie, your family, your kids, your best friend, yourself…  you won’t regret it.   One of the best evenings of the year.

You may purchase tickets in advance by clicking the link below.  Might want to go ahead and grab them.  We may have a sell out.

https://form.jotform.com/cliffordsarmy/2025carespayghettidinner

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C.A.R.E.’s World Famous Holiday Baked Goods Auction

PLEASE READ CAREFULLY -We will be going live on Facebook at 2 pm on December 22nd. . Auction ends at 5 pm. We will have a photo album on our Clifford’s Army Rescue Extravaganza page. All items will be assigned a number. Please make sure you place the bid underneath the photo of the item you are bidding with corresponding number.
. VERY IMPORTANT – If your comments are set to “most relevant”, you need to change to either “all comments’ or “newest comments”. There is a place to click beside most relevant to change. Otherwise you may not see all the bids.
BIDDING – please bid under the photo and include the number you are bidding on, Each item is numbered.
WINNERS – Winners will be announced once we check all the bids starting at 5pm… Once we confirm the winners we will post the winning bid under each photo along with who won Winners must pick up same night after the auction is over. Please plan to pick up by 7 pm at the Episcopal Church of the Redeemer, 502 W Sumter St, Shelby.
We will have some wonderful baked goods made by some of the best bakers around. A great way to have an awesome dessert for Christmas without having to do all the work We are extremely grateful to all those who were so kind to contribute to our baked goods auction. We could not do what we do without you. We will also announce the winning baker and the gift basket after the auction Happy Bidding and Merry Christmas.

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C.A.R.E Pet n’ Sip, Christmas Tree Lighting and Blessing of the Animals

Come join us for one of the most impressionable events of the holiday season. We will start with a pet n’sip where you can meet some of the adoptable CARE doggies. You will also hear the amazing Trace Casanova live! If you have never heard Trace, you are going to be impressed by this young man. He will be doing some songs for the season too. After the pet n’ sip, we will read all the animals who had lights purchased for them. We will turn on each color after the reading. White lights are for those beloved companion animals that have passed. Red lights are for those who still brighten our day and are with us. Blue lights are for those still hunting their forever home. Once all lights are read, the tree will be completely lit.
Following the lighting we will have the blessing of the animals. You may bring your animals to the blessing and will be glad you did. It is a one of a kind ceremony.
Want to purchase lights? Click the link below.
https://form.jotform.com/clifford…/blessingandlighting2024

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Clifford’s Army Rescue Low Cost Microchip Clinic

Merry Christmas from C.A.R.E. Bring your companion animals and get them chipped for $10! Best way to make sure your animals get back home if they would ever get lost. Do not take the chance of not being able to find them. This rate is lower than normal as our way to try to help the community be able to chip their animals. Dr. Brandi Bumgardner has graciously agreed to help us once again during the clinic.
We will be doing a drive through clinic. Please make sure to enter at the entrance closer to Crest High School ( Exit is the one closer to highway 150) We will come to you once you pull up so no need to get out of your vehicle.
Please spread the word and lets get the animals in the county chipped!

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C.A.R.E. Live Auction Featuring E.O. Studio Memorabilia

Come join us for a live auction with unique items including some pieces of Cleveland County history. As many of you know, we were blessed with a donor who made it possible for us to purchase the Earl Owensby Studio. For those who may not be familiar with the location and the story, Mr. Owensby brought Hollywood to the Carolinas. When he started his business, all movies were made in California. He changed all that and became very successful at producing movies.
Founded in 1974, the studio and Mr Owensby thrived and many of his employees continue to thrive in the industry to this day with other companies. A link below will give those who are unfamiliar with him more details.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earl_Owensby_Studios
Proceeds from the auction will go into our building fund to help restore the property. While the buildings may not hold studio sets, and produce movies, those same buildings can be used to make Clifford’s Army Rescue’s dreams come true to help even more animals in need along with providing other animal related services for the community.
Along with items related to E.O. Studios, there will be unrelated but unique items that may interest you. There is a $5 bidding fee when you register. The auction will be at Dragonfly Wine Market, Monday November 11th. Registration will start at 6 pm with the actual auction beginning at 7pm.
We will be posting some of the things that will be up for auction on this event page so be sure to share and invite your friends.
Hope to see you there.

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