Cupcakes for Pangolins

08/08/2026

Cupcakes For Pangolins
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Dear Cupcakes for Pangolins supporters,

As many of you have seen we have not been at our posts outside of Pick n Pay and at the Farmers Market. This is due my work overseas (caring), and some health issues. Even though I am not active on the baking front, we still have our wonderful Relate bangles and our copper and wooden earrings available. Hoedspruit Animal Hospital and Imbizo Art has stock of the earrings and bangles.

If there is somebody who wishes to take over the reins with fundraising, please let me know.

In the meanwhile, I wish to thank the following:
• Hoedspruit Animal Hospital and the amazing work that they do for the pangolins. I know that all the money we have raised for them is truly appreciated.
• Pick n Pay Hoedspruit – To Matthew, Natasha and the rest of the team, thank you so much for letting us use your forecourt month after month.
• Hoedspruit Farmers Market – thanks for all of your support.
• To Imbizo Art Gallery and all of the other shops and institutions that have been supporting us.
• To the assistants who helped at the stall, especially to Fran Kettle who was my amazing assistant.
• To Let’s Create for their stands and earrings.
• To Dave Jackman for the copper earrings.
• To James and Ashleigh who helped with the baking, decorating and loading the bakkie.
• To the unseen and anonymous donors.
• Most of all I would like to thank YOU, the supporters who have stood by us for the last 3 ½ years in our fundraising. Without you, none of this would have been possible.

You can still continue to support the Pangolin medical costs through a direct payment to Hoedspruit Animal Hospital, the details are at the bottom of the page. Alternatively, if you wish to make a large donation and need a tax certificate, then this can be done through Scales Conservation https://www.scales.org.za/ ++27 (0) 78 993 5678. Amy would be delighted to assist you.

Looking forward to seeing all of you soon,

Thank you
Helen ###

[email protected]
Hoedspruit Animal Hospital: 015 7930797 / [email protected]
FNB 270652, Acc: 63146674501, Gold Business Account
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