Monday, November 4, 2024

ColliesWithoutBorders, working to Hold and Spread the Light!

This year we are joining other bloggers from around the world in a united effort to Blog4Peace!  Today, November 4th, is the day bloggers use their voices to hold the light against darkness.  We are trying to spread light and joy, to spread peace, in a world that seems to need it now more than ever.  

Each blog will choose how to hold the light in their own personal way.  It took me a while to decide how to use the collie blog to spread a message of peace and light.  I just wasn’t sure what to share, how to use our blog to make a difference.   But then I realized, there is already a very dedicated group of collie owners who are working to help both collies and their families.  I decided that sharing their efforts, and all they have accomplished, here on the blog would be the perfect way to “Hold the Light!”  The group is called ColliesWithoutBorders, and they kindly allowed me to interview them about their organization and how you can help.


How and when did ColliesWithoutBorders start?

ColliesWithoutBorders (please note no spaces in our name) was founded by Flora Scheck, a collie owner, who was touched by the devastation in Ukraine and through Facebook friendships, realized how many collies and owners were impacted.  Finding themselves unable to buy food for their beloved collies and other family animals, was one more horrible byproduct of the war effecting these families.  The war in Ukraine gave us a purpose.  Collies and their families united, joined paws and hands, and worked out a plan to give and help, proudly taking a stand that no collie would be left behind.  Collies became for us a beacon of gentle hope, beauty, and peace, teaching us what courage, tenacity and faith are in the face of such inhumanity and cruelty.  We found a common cause and together we became an overnight force.  


What are the main goals? 

 

To help collie families anywhere in the world when their lives are disrupted by catastrophic events.  

Our mission is to keep families and their beloved pets together when faced with war or natural disasters.




Can you tell us about a couple of collies and families you have helped?

 

We currently sponsor 166 collies, the majority in Ukraine because the need is so great as well as some collies in the USA.   This year we also opened our sister branch in the UK, Ukrainian Rough Collie Aid.  We work closely together to assist collies across Europe.

 

CWB assisted several collies with medical emergencies, as well as providing funds for food monthly, and relocation assistance for families and their collies who had to be evacuated due to the war.  We currently are helping 3 collies in Ukraine who found themselves homeless after their owner was killed.  We are in the process of rehabilitating them and finding homes. We also provide anti-anxiety vests and calming chews, which have proven beneficial to those dogs terribly stressed by continuous bombing. 


How can people help CWB in their effort?

 

If you would like to join us in our efforts to assist collies and their families, please visit ColliesWithoutBorders.org and our FB page ColliesWithoutBorders.  You can donate, sponsor a collie, or shop our store for unique collie themed items. Our mailing address is ColliesWithoutBorders, PO Box 256, Pluckemin, NJ  07978-0256

 

We love our mission and seeing our organization growing, but we can’t do it alone.  We depend on volunteers and donations to keep doing what we do.  Please feel free to contact us if you or someone in your community can help.  



I have met many of the wonderful members of this group, and I am so impressed by their efforts to help others, especially those suffering from the horrible war in the Ukraine.  Please use the links provided above to learn more about this amazing organization and how you can help them with their mission.


20 comments:

  1. I'm amazed at this organization and their dedication to restoring these animals! Thank you for bringing LIGHT to the cause. I appreciate your careful and thoughtful participation in our event. Sharing! Thank you for blogging for peace with us. Peace to you and yours ~ Mimi

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  2. Thank you for sharing this. I will look it up, such an extraordinary group! Peace to you and yours.

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  3. Oh my goodness, such a beautiful post and it's totally perfect. Collies without borders is a wonderful thing! I'm so glad you participated today!

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  4. A wonderful Awww post. Well done.

    Thank you for joining the Awww Mondays Blog Hop.

    Have a fabulous Awww Monday and week. Scritches to the pups. ♥

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  5. Wow, what a great post. Thank you for spotlighting this and the need for it. There must be hundreds - thousands - of such needs all over the world. Peace to you!

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  6. What a wonderful group that does so much good for so many!

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  7. Thank you for sharing the story of this amazing and worthwhile organization. So much good for so many, and at a time when sadly Ukraine seems to often fade from the headlines all too easily and Must Not Do So.

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  8. Your post made my day, from those beautiful smiling faces on your banner, to the wonderful work the group is doing to help collies and their humans during a brutal war. Peace and love in action. Bravo!

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  9. What a great organization with a wonderful mission. We just wish there wasn't a need for such a thing.

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  10. How inspiring! More power to CWB!

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  11. beautiful work thank you for sharing it xoxo Little Miss Titch

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  12. My husband and I were on board from the beginning and both of us have discovered that we have been given more than they have received. It’s heartwarming to know we’re making a difference in a world that needs it. We’ve become so close to the collies and families we sponsor and I’d do it all over again.

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  13. Collies without Borders is a wonderful organizationCollies without Borders is a wonderful organization. The people in this group are very caring and generous. I know because I have received the care and offers of great generosity. I love this group, and I am happy to be a part of it.

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  14. I loved reading this post! You and your organization ROCK! Peace and love to all!

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  15. 17 seasons of Lassie. On air until I was in high school. We left the states and I was confused about the Ranger. Where was the boy? All dog loving girls had a crush on him.
    Such handsome dogs!
    Peace!

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  16. I have been supporting CWB from its conception and Flora and our friends in Ukraine are the best. I co-sponsor a collie and his beautiful family. Me have made wonderful friends that we will probably never meet in real life but we love them like family. When you join CWB, you meet and fall in love with wonderful collie families that are in harms way but their hearts remain pure.

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  17. Java Bean: "Ayyy, after all the help we dogs have given humans, it is nice to see it reciprocated!"

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  18. Hi hi hi! Ojo here! This is Very Important Work! Thank you for sharing!

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