Sunkissed Acres is now a Global Federation of Animal Sanctuaries Verified Sanctuary

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The Global Federation of Animal Sanctuaries (GFAS), the only globally recognized organization providing standards for identifying legitimate animal sanctuaries, awarded Verified status to Sunkissed Acres Rescue and Retirement as of Dec.15, 2011.

Verification means that Sunkissed meets the criteria of a true equine sanctuary/rescue and is providing humane and responsible care of the animals. To be awarded Verified status, an organization must meet GFAS’s rigorous and peer-reviewed animal care standards which are confirmed by a site visit and they must also adhere to a demanding set of ethical and operational principles.

You can download and read the full press release here. We are so grateful to GFAS and Petsmart for their support in helping us achieve this important credential! Thanks to the grant program through GFAS, Sunkissed Acres has a full fire alarm system for the barn!

A Fundraising Event for Sunkissed Acres

Posted on April 5, 2012 by colleen

Please mark your calendars!

30 Days – 50 donors – $4000

Posted on March 31, 2012 by colleen

It seems like huge undertaking doesn’t it? Raising $4000 from 50 or more people in just 30 days. In this economy?!?!? Are we nuts?

No friends, believe me…it can be done, and we need your help to make it happen.

The organization that I direct was accepted into the GlobalGiving Open Challenge last December. We not only reached the goal, we exceeded it and the first phase of our project ($6000) was funded within 60 days. How did we do it? With the help of our friends, family, volunteers and sponsors. We shared the links every day on Facebook, we made phone calls, we emailed and we went out and talked to folks face to face in the community.

Because our program has 6 horses and a little dog that have come here via Sunkissed Acres, I knew we needed to help Lori and Sunkissed Acres have the opportunity to reach a new global network of supporters just like we did. For the last month we have been building the project we would present to GlobalGiving.org for inclusion in the Spring Open Challenge, we were thrilled when we found out Sunkissed Acres had “made the grade” and been selected to participate.

Here is where we ask you for your help…

Sunkissed Acres has 1437 “fans” on our Facebook page. If only 1/3 of you donated $10 on the first day, we will have it made. Can see how amazing the results will be if everyone on the page shares the link every day, emails some friends or donates? WOW!!!! Think of all the horses that Sunkissed Acres will be able to help if this project comes to life?

Can we do it?

YES WE CAN!!!!!!!!!

Here is the link to our project page. There are all sorts of ways you share, grab widgets, and pin, pin, pin! to Pinterest!

2012 upcoming fundraisers

Posted on January 23, 2012 by sunkissed acres

As most of you are aware, the costs for hay have skyrocketed. The soft alfalfa that we feed our senior and special needs horses is now reaching $20 per bale. Because of the severe drop in donations and the soaring costs, we are forced to limit our ability to help the horses that may need us. This is NOT what we need to happen right now with the economy as bad as it is.

It is our hope that you will join us for two important fundraisers. The first is going on right now and it is our 2012 Hay Drive. A donation of any amount will help us with the rising costs of feeding our current residents and our ability to feed future ones. There is a link in the sidebar on the right of this page, and you can also reach it by clicking here.

The next fundraiser is the GlobalGiving.org Winter 2012 Open Challenge. We will have the task of raising $4000 from 50 or more individual donors from December 1st to December 31st. We are finalizing our project right now and are looking for volunteers who would like to help us and act as fundraising cheerleaders for our project. It takes just a minute each day, and you can do it in your PJ’s. Our friends at Borrowed Freedom raised more than $5000 during the Winter Challenge for the purchase of their Equicizer and the completion of their therapy room. We have 3x’s the number of fans so I know we can do this!

Please keep checking back and be sure to visit our facebook page at http://facebook.com/sunkissedacres to get the latest!

Halloween Fundraiser

Posted on September 22, 2011 by sunkissed acres

Day Lilly Horse Farm will be hosting a Halloween fundraiser for Sunkissed Acres on October 29, 2011 from 11am – 4pm. Last year the event raised more than $2000 for our organization!

The kids will decorate all the horses and we will have food, games and a contest for best costume(s). A Georgia foundation will match all donations so this would be a great time to have your generous donation DOUBLED. If you would like to make a donation or are interested in sponsoring or donating prizes, please contact Sunkissed Acres or Becky Morton at Day Lilly Horse Farm for more information.

To make your donation, please make your check payable to Sunkissed Acres, marked with Halloween Fundraiser and send by mail c/o
Day Lilly Horse Farm
321 Meadow Dr.
Chickamauga, GA 30707

You can also make your donation online

27 year young Arabian Gelding

Posted on August 21, 2011 by sunkissed acres

Old and Wise Panama

27 year old Arabian gelding. Good mannered, in good health and is sound for a light ride. In need of some love and care and some weight. Would make a l0vely pasture ornament!

This horse is not owned by Sunkissed Acres Rescue and Retirement, Inc. nor is it located at the rescue. He is being listed as a courtesy. Sunkissed Acres offers these courtesy listings to help horses in need of new homes reach a larger audience of potential adopters. Photos and descriptions are provided by the owner and Sunkissed Acres does not guarantee the accuracy of these listings, and potential adopters of these horses are advised to take the same reasonable precautions they would when buying any horse.

By helping distressed owners place their horses directly, we are keeping spots open for those horses who are abused and/or abandoned and need to be placed in the care of Sunkissed Acres.

A sad day at Sunkissed Acres

Posted on May 31, 2011 by sunkissed acres

Last evening 51 suffered a stroke and was humanely euthanized this morning.

51 and her daughter 41 arrived at Sunkissed 5 years ago, registered cutting horse broodmares, they had been named for the brands that they wore. They were aged when they arrived (35 and 30!) and in poor condition. Since they had always been together and had formed a very close bond, coupled with their ages and health conditions…they became permanent, and adored residents of Sunkissed Acres.

This was 51 when she arrived

and just this spring…

Godspeed 51, you will be forever in our hearts.

Lovely Senior Lady Searching For New Situation – placed! Thank you!

Posted on May 22, 2011 by sunkissed acres

This darling old girl is in need of a retirement home to spend her days.

She is a 30 year old Tennessee Walker who was rescued from abuse and became a camp horse in recent years. While the camp would love to keep her, they feel she would rather go to a home where she would still be loved and enjoyed. She is a wonderful pony ride kinda girl!

She is sound for light work but is showing signs of issues related to advanced age.

Do you have a spot on your farm to spoil an oldie? Give us a call for more information!