We----me--- CAF--- mostly--- are now an official 501 c 3 charity– with the clear mission .

 

Crazy Acres Farm (CAF) is to provide animals for education and entertainment to seniors veterans schools daycare centers and the like.. This is usually but not limited to dogs and donkeys. The farm itself may also be a destination for visits by seniors and other groups. Our current budget is under $25,000--- it does provide for two-part time people , two weekly tanks of gas plus some animal foods. If we become dissolved our assets will be distributed to another local 501C3 for public purpose. Our governing board consists of 3 people- one must always be a family member of the owner of the farm.

 

 For your further amusement...... and you better pay attention here.....

#1....CAF is now a 501 c 3 with appropriate bank account (a checking one)purpose visiting seniors—100 a week—and it will contain any fun fund money currently $171 which I will try and update with a note on the welcome screen of the hay bales.... carlene and judy signers

#2 ...ERN—another 501. C 3 has an account to which donations may be deposited for rescues and their care---- mostly hooved rescues .. Janine signs

#3.....I personally have a checking account in the same bank --- I am not a 501 c 3 charity !!    Janine and I sign.

#4,,,  any SDP money goes directly to SDP and they handle it .. 

It is the flow of money that gets interesting... and I don’t see how to do it differently

 

Hay donations go to the ERN account—when I go buy hay. I use my personal account and send a bill to Janine who then transfers the balance from ERN to my personal .

Money to promote our visiting shut ins--- will go in the CAF account. As will any fun fund- at least for the moment---- I could not maintain a separate ff account—tho the balance should be distinct. And is $171 currently

 Checks made out to me will be assumed to be for the visiting project and deposited to CAF—although I do like the vote of confidence, I should not need any public support personally.. I would like to grow the visiting project—there is a huge need and it does not take much... our 4 dogs are a big hit, but you know--- if you have nothing better to do – even walking thru these places playing a harmonica would give such a boost..  I know a couple places where someone with a portable piano encourages singing on a routine basis... these activities directors are desperate..... every once in a while you will run into someone who thinks a harmonica might upset the routine--- that person should be relocated to managing a warehouse.

now that I think about it --- I have a set of dusty harness bells--- just walking thru one of these places jangling those bells would be a cheerful distraction.

Maybe I will try that today – we are scheduled at NEC – basically 2 groups of day care challenged people. About 60--- with yesterdays 30 that completes our week.??? Almost???