{"id":1318,"date":"2014-02-17T11:11:35","date_gmt":"2014-02-17T19:11:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wheek.it\/blog\/?p=1318"},"modified":"2014-02-17T15:03:53","modified_gmt":"2014-02-17T23:03:53","slug":"2014-rescue-donations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/wheek.it\/blog\/2014-rescue-donations","title":{"rendered":"2014 Rescue Donations"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_1379\" style=\"width: 555px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1379\" src=\"http:\/\/wheek.it\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/2014-donation-letter.gif\" alt=\"Congratulatory letter to guinea pig rescue\" width=\"545\" height=\"276\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1379\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1379\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Guinea pig rescue donation letter<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Earlier this year, LA Guinea Pig Rescue of Los Angeles, California and Wee Companions Small Animal Adoption, Inc. in San Diego, California were chosen by <span class=\"wk\">wheek.it<\/span> users to share in 100% of <span class=\"wk\">wheek.it<\/span> money raised in 2014.<\/p>\n<p><!--more-->Unfortunately, earlier this week we announced <a href=\"http:\/\/wheek.it\/blog\/end-of-wheek-it-shortlinks\" title=\"The end of wheek.it shortlinks\">the end of <span class='wk'>wheek.it<\/span> shortlinks<\/a> on March 1, 2014.<\/p>\n<div class=\"highlight ham\">\n<h2>No more shortlinks?<\/h2>\n<p>Find out what the end of <span class=\"wk\">wheek.it<span> shortlinks means and read <a href=\"http:\/\/wheek.it\/blog\/end-of-wheek-it-shortlinks\" title=\"The end of wheek.it shortlinks\">The end of <span class='wk'>wheek.it<span> shortlinks<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Because of this, we are issuing a contribution for each of these rescues equivalent to the largest <span class=\"wk\">wheek.it<span> donation we&#8217;ve made thus far. Each rescue has been sent a congratulatory letter and a <span class=\"wk\">wheek.it<span> donation check for <strong>$80.00<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Congratulations to LA Guinea Pig Rescue and Wee Companions! Despite<\/p>\n<p>You can see the donation checks and congratulatory letters below below, then find out more about the <a href=\"http:\/\/wheek.it\/blog\/end-of-wheek-it-shortlinks\" title=\"The end of wheek.it shortlinks\">The end of <span class='wk'>wheek.it<span> shortlinks<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/images\/2014-la-gp-rescue-donation-letter.png\" title=\"2013 donation letter sent to Orange County Cavy Haven\" alt=\"Guinea pig rescue donation letter\" width=\"270\" style=\"border:1px solid #ccc;\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/images\/2014-wee-companions-donation-letter.png\" title=\"2013 donation letter sent to Texas Rustlers Guinea Pig Rescue\" alt=\"Guinea pig rescue donation letter\" width=\"270\" style=\"border:1px solid #ccc;\"><\/p>\n<div align=\"center\">LA Guinea Pig Rescue: <a href=\"\/images\/2014-la-gp-rescue-donation-letter.png\" title=\"larger image\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">larger image<\/a> &nbsp; | &nbsp; Wee Companions: <a href=\"\/images\/2014-wee-companions-donation-letter.png\" title=\"larger image\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">larger image<\/a><\/div>\n<p style=\"margin-top:15px;\">Read along for a transcribed version of the letter sent to LA Guinea Pig Rescue.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>January 1, 2014<\/p>\n<p>Los Angeles Pet Rescue<br \/>\n10856 Farralone Ave<br \/>\nChatsworth CA 91311<\/p>\n<p>Dear rescue staff:<\/p>\n<p>As you may have heard, LA Guinea Pig Rescue has been selected as a 2014 <span class=\"wk\">wheek.it<\/span>wheek.it<\/span> Featured Guinea Pig Rescue! Congratulations!<\/p>\n<p>Your Featured Rescue status entitles you, along with Wee Companions Small Animal Adoption Inc., to share in 100% of the donations raised by <span class=\"wk\">wheek.it<\/span> users in 2014.<\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately, last week <span class=\"wk\">wheek.it<\/span> announced it will be retiring its link-shortening service, which serves as the fund raising vehicle for wheek.it&#8217;s rescue donations. Because of this, we are issuing you an immediate donation of $80, the largest donation we&#8217;ve given to date.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the retirement of the <span class=\"wk\">wheek.it<\/span> link shortening service, LA Guinea Pig Rescue will be featured on the wheek.it Featured Rescue page at http:\/\/wheek.it\/rescue. Once the link-shortening service is formally retired on March 1, 2014, a prominent link to the LA Guinea Pig Rescue website and your social media channels will be placed on the <span class=\"wk\">wheek.it<\/span>wheek.it<\/span> homepage. We sure hope the added exposure for your rescue inspires similar donations!<\/p>\n<p>Please find your 2014 <span class=\"wk\">wheek.it<\/span> Featured Rescue donation check enclosed in the amount of $80.00.<\/p>\n<p>We appreciate the hard work your rescue does to help homeless guinea pigs in your area!<\/p>\n<p>Thank you for making the world a better place.<\/p>\n<p>Kind regards,<\/p>\n<p>Brian Balla<br \/>\nFounder<br \/>\nhttp:\/\/<span class=\"wk\">wheek.it<\/span><\/p>\n<p>P.S. \u2013 Please consider sharing this good news with your Facebook friends and Twitter followers; remember to mention <span class=\"wk\">wheek.it<\/span>!<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Earlier this year, LA Guinea Pig Rescue of Los Angeles, California and Wee Companions Small Animal Adoption, Inc. in San Diego, California were chosen by wheek.it users to share in 100% of wheek.it money raised in 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