To Sponsor a Golden and The Barb Mazanec Memorial Fund (formerly The Arnold Fund)

To Sponsor A Golden

Many of our rescues need extensive medical care and a sponsorship is another way in which you can help. They often need treatment for diseases or ailments such as heartworms, pneumonia, and malnutrition, just to name a few. It is not unusual for medical expenses, especially for seniors, to mount to several hundreds of dollars, a few even into the thousands. All of our G.R.I.N. dogs are available for sponsorshipto help defray the costs of their care while in our program.

How to Sponsor a Golden
You can sponsor any of our current goldens in your name or in honor or memory of someone else, you just need to list it as such with your donation.  A golden can be sponsored for any amount as a one-time donation or monthly for any amount.  (Sorry, we cannot offer billing services.)   You can send in a check or you can use PayPal, the link is on our main page.  Please list with your sponsorship donation the golden's name you are sponsoring and the name sponsorship is to be listed under, otherwise it will be put under the donors name.  You will be sent a receipt with a card showing the G.R.I.N. golden you are sponsoring and the sponsors name will go below the goldens name on our website.  It's a great way to personalize your donation and know that you've helped a specific golden.    All sponsorship donations are fully tax deductible.

To sponsor any of our current goldens, simply send in your check or money order (no cash, please) payable to G.R.I.N. to:  G.R.I.N. Treasurer, Golden Retrievers In Need Rescue Service, P.O. Box 24365, Cleveland, OH 44124.  Or if you prefer to use your debit or credit card, you can send your payment conveniently and securely through PayPal. Be sure to include the name of the golden you're sponsoring and your mailing address for your receipt.  If the sponsorship is for someone else, please list their name and address so a sponsorship card can be sent to them.  If you have any questions regarding sponsorships, please e-mail the treasurer at treasurer@grinrescue.org.

The Barb Mazanec Memorial Fund

The Barb Mazanec Memorial Fund, previously known as The Arnold Fund, was set up to help defray the cost for golden retrievers that enter our program in need of extensive veterinary care. The Fund was originally named in honor of our first fund recipient, Arnold. He came to G.R.I.N. from a shelter when he was only about a year old and couldn't open his mouth more than 1/2". After evaluation by a specialist and many diagnostic tests, it was determined that his jaw had been broken due to trauma and healed improperly, making it impossible for him to open his mouth more than just a 1/2." Because of this he could eat, but he could have serious issues that would lead to choking, aspiration of fluids or pneumonia. He underwent surgery on 1/12/04 to correct this problem. His bills were quite extensive due to the specialized care and thus the fund was established to help him and others like him in the future.

Barb Mazanec was a devoted G.R.I.N. member.  She put her whole being into G.R.I.N. in any way she could.  She was on numerous committees, volunteered at any and all events, a board member, and the Events Coordinator where she brought our fundraising program to a new level.  Barb died suddenly in July, 2010 and is greatly missed.  Barb's goal was to raise money and awareness about G.R.I.N. in order to continue to save as many Goldens as we can and provide for their medical expenses, great and small.

You can help these special goldens and honor her memory by making a contribution to this fund to help the next golden needing care through this program.  Your contribution can be made by check payable to G.R.I.N. at the address above or click on the paypal link below and designate your donation to be used in the Barb Mazanec Memorial Fund. 

 To read some of these wonderful stories of past goldens this fund has helped, please click on the following link: Sponsored Golden Stories