Years ago I helped with Appaloosa and 4-H horse shows. I wrote to many different companies that manufacture horse supplies and products. I was amazed at what they would donate if you just ask. I think that if someone would do this for our meet up we could have tremendous goody bags for everyone that shows up. The companies usually like an estimated attendance so they know how much to send. Some companies send just a few large items. Maybe we could have a silent auction (or even a regular auction or a raffle) with the proceeds going to a yorkie rescue with the items that there is not enough to share.
Examples from horse suppliers were treats, buckets, saddle blankets, halters, lead ropes, sprayers, sample sizes of shampoos and conditioners, tail sacks.
I think I could talk to my dog food rep and he would give me enough sample bags of Nutrisource dog food that everyone there could get a bag. I live close (3 hours away) so transporting the food samples is not a problem. |