* 10:58pm update: I’m having trouble installing the DONATE button. Grrr. So, at the moment, the only way to donate is via PayPal which is at the bottom of this post. I’ll post an update when I have the donate button up and running!

Hi, Team Canterwood!

As some of you may know, I’m switching up our group name to The Harts. Someone came up with it and I love it! It will encompass all of the horse books that I’m going to write–not just Canterwood.

That aside . . .

The holidays (!!) aren’t too far off. If you’ve read HOME FOR CHRISTMAS *********SPOILER ALERT*********** then you know that Sasha gets an AMAZING Christmas present! She is allowed to adopt a horse from the rescue group that she and the rest of the Canterwood gang spent their last Xmas break.

That got me thinking. What if we, in tribute to the end of Canterwood paperback books, and a bow to Sasha, adopted OUR very own retired racehorse? Just look at the FEW of many horses from OLD FRIENDS: A KENTUCKY FACILITY FOR RETIRED RACEHORSES. 

 CREATOR (C) all photos taken by Matt Wooley

BALL-FOUR  JUDGE’S CASEWILLIAMSTOWN

I’m totally serious! Sure, we can’t really take one physically, BUT we can do several things. Old Friends is located in Georgetown, Kentucky. A few hours by bus from me. They know nothing about this because I’m hoping that we can all come together, just like in HFC, a make a Christmas miracle happen for these horses.

So, what can we do? What do you think of this:

Share Certificates

Donate $100 and sponsor an Old Friend’s retiree. Donors receive a personalized Certificate and an 8 X 10 color photograph. Certificates are available for all horses.  They make great gifts for the horse lover in your life! 

Guys–that idea seems like the best. With every $100 we earn, WE, as Team Canterwood, can actually have our very own sponsored horse(s)! How insane, amazing, crazy, happy would that be?

You guys ready to start asking for donations? I would like them to be sent directly to me so that I can then go to Old Friends with a giant (I’m serious–I’m going to get one of those humongous fake checks!) check and it will be from TEAM CANTERWOOD to Old Friends.

Let’s sponsor as many horses as we possibly can! Once we have sponsored our horses, I will take the photos and frame them. I’ll keep them in my office and post a photo of them on my blog. They will remind me of you all and keep me going when I’m stuck or think that I totally suck at writing. 🙂

If we’re able to sponsor a horse that also means that ANY of you who contribute can go visit “our” horse at the farm! I will go as often as I can and take video and photos for you all.

What do you think? Can we make this happen? Can Team Canterwood own a retired racehorse? Or two? Or four? Let’s ROCK THIS, guys! In my next blog, I’ll share a few ideas about raising money. I want you guys to share how you’re getting donations in the comments section of this post. Are you going to make fliers? Bake? Car wash? Chores? I want to know and I’m sure other TC members will too.

Let’s do this, my loves! This is the PERFECT holiday cause that will be an awesome accomplishment. It will even make SANCTUARY all that more special.

Oh, and one little thing . . . you guys are kind of wanting HEATED and SANCTUARY, right? 

Welllllll, I’m going to give you a chance to read them sooner than planned!

If $100 is raised and Team Canterwood sponsors a retired thoroughbred, SANCTUARY will publish in early JANUARY 2015. 

* I will pick 5 RANDOM donors for FaceTime or Skype sessions with me!

If $200 is raised and TC sponsors TWO thoroughbreds, HEATED will be released in FEBRUARY 2015. 

* 7 RANDOM donors will get to FT or Skype me!

If $300 is raised and TC sponsors THREE thoroughbreds, ROYALS will release in JANUARY with SANCTUARY. 

* 13 RANDOM donors will get to FT or Skype me!

If $400 or more is raised, you’ll get all of the above, PLUS, in January, I will tell you all about my NEW SECRET *PARANORMAL* horse series. 

* 20 RANDOM donors will get to FT or Skype me!

** You can donate more than once. I hope you can! 🙂 If you donate three times, let’s say, it will count as three entries into the random generator for FT or Skype.

LET’S DO THIS THING! I’m going to make a flier right now and I’ll try to make it so that you can download it and print it if you like.

You can donate $1 or $100. If you put your first name as the donor (*if you want to be considered for the FT and Skype contest, please leave your first name and last initial), I will write your name in a big Team Canterwood Christmas card that I want to present to Old Friends. I’ll film the entire thing and we can meet our horse or horses!

Much love to you all. Let’s put our hearts in the right place. I know we can make a difference to some horses who have been abused, neglected, without love, and probably confused. We can change all of that. We are Team Canterwood.

xoxo

If you want to use PayPal, the address to send donations to is: jessicab_87 AT hotmail DOT COM. This address is for donations ONLY!