Items Requested for 2018 DCIN Auction

glass cat

Hello, DCIN Friends! The DCIN Team is asking for goods and services to be donated for our 5th annual online auction.

Auction items should sell at a reasonable price: $8 to $100, including postage. We are looking for services of any kind that might have international appeal and items in good to excellent condition that are not so fragile they might break with mailing through the United States Postal Service. We especially love items with a cat theme or that are for cats (catnip toys, mats, and blankets are always big hits!). You can see the types of items donated and sold in last year’s auction album. PLEASE NOTE: This year, we will be vetting each item offered to be sure it has a good chance of selling based on previous years’ results. We appreciate all offers, but with such a small team to handle all the work, we need to make sure we spend our time creating item entries for things that are likely to sell.

Donors keep their items until there is a successful auction winner who has paid DCIN directly for their items. A DCIN Auction Team member will then contact the donors to let them know that the items are ready to mail and provide them with the name and mailing address of their item’s winner.

To list items in the auction, the Auction Team needs the following from the donors emailed to Auction@dcin.info:

  • A clear photo of the individual goods being donated, displayed in an appealing manner. Multiple photos of the same item are welcome, especially those that show different sides of the same item.
  • A brief but detailed description of the goods or services being donated, including condition and size.
  • The minimum bid amount for the individual goods or services being donated. If you know the regular retail value or the item, please include that.
  • Whether you also will be donating the cost of postage for the goods mailed within your country.
  • If you will not be donating the cost of postage, the approximate mailing costs.

Currently, we plan to start the auction on Saturday, March 24, 2018, at noon Eastern and end on Saturday, March 31, 2018, at 3 PM Eastern. We MUST HAVE your photos and information about your auction donations by Sunday, March 18, 2018.

Thanks so much to all who are considering donating items for this auction!

~Amy, DCIN Development Director

2018 Calendar Ordering Is Now Open!

We are now accepting orders for the 2018 8.5″ by 11″ full-color twelve-month Extra-Sweet Kitties wall calendar! The prices listed below include mailing costs. To order, please PayPal the appropriate amount for the number of calendars you wish to order and the location where they will be sent to calendar@dcin.info by choosing the “pay or send money” option, then selecting “send money to friends and family.” If you fund your payment with a credit card, please also pay the credit card fee on the final PayPal screen. (If you don’t, DCIN will have to make that payment.) In the “Write a note (Optional)” section, please include your full mailing address or that of the recipient.

If you do not use PayPal, please email calendar@dcin.info with your intent to pay by check and include the number of calendars you’re ordering and your/your recipient’s mailing address. Then send your full payment to

Diabetic Cats in Need
P.O. Box 21
Minot, ME  04258-0021

Pricing (includes postage):

  • US mailings —$27 per calendar
  • Canadian mailings — $32 per calendar – please pay in US$!
  • Other international mailings –– $37 per calendar – please pay in US$!

The higher costs for Canada and other international locations are because of the higher mailing costs to those places.

DCIN is accepting orders for the 2018 calendar through December 10, 2017 (HARD DEADLINE).

Thank you all so much for supporting DCIN’s 2017 Extra-Sweet Kitties Calendar!

If you have questions, please contact me at amy@dcin.info.

~Amy

It’s time for the 2018 DCIN Extra-Sweet Kitties Calendar Contest!

DCIN is pleased to announce its fourth annual Extra-Sweet Kitties Calendar Contest!  Head on over to our site on GoGo to enter.  If you didn’t enter a kitty into last year’s contest, you’ll need to create an account to enter this year.  If you registered in previous years, your account should still work.

The contest runs from October 16th through November 17th at 11:59:59 PM Eastern.  Each entry costs $5, and each vote is $1.  You can also reserve a calendar day for $10 each – first-come, first-served, and please keep your caption request as short as possible (remember that it has to fit legibly on a date square; if it’s too long, we’ll need to ask you to shorten it).  Reserving a day is separate from the contest; if you want to see your kitty both on one of the main calendar pages AND on a special date, you need to enter the contest and reserve a date separately. All the contests rules are on the contest site under “Rules”.

And of course – there are prizes! The Top Cat gets his/her photo on the cover of the DCIN 2018 Calendar, a comfy and attractive handmade cat mat, a free copy of the calendar, and a cat food mat and keyring set.  The five Runners-Up get a prominent spot in the DCIN 2018 Calendar, a free copy of the calendar, and a cat food mat and keyring set.

This year, we’re also offering the option to pre-order a calendar through GoGo for $27 including shipping to all locations. You can find this option under the “Participate” button in the top menu bar.  We’ll offer a calendar-ordering option through DCIN later on, as well.  More details on that later in November!

We’re hoping this year’s contest is just as fun as it has been the last three years.  Happy voting!

~Amy

DCIN’s Annual Mismatched Socks and MORE! Fundraiser 9/9/17 – 10/8/17

Many DCIN Friends LOVE socks – the crazier the better.  What could be better than SolMate’s Mismatched Socks to pad around in?

So we bring you our sixth annual mismatched socks fundraiser for DCIN. Through October 8, 2017, DCIN is taking orders for these socks – and more!  That’s right – just like last year, you can order ANYTHING the Sock Lady offers!

You can choose from adult crew socks, adult ankle socks, adult knee socks, kids’ socks (one pair and a spare), and baby socks (two pair and a spare).  And now you can also choose from adult hats, baby aviator hats, fingerless mittens, scarves, and fleece-lined mittens.  You can check this brochure for the styles, patterns, and sizes available. The items are made from 62% Cotton, 22% Polyester, 15% Nylon, and 1% Lycra.  They are machine washable and dryable.

DCIN will bulk order the socks and mail them to you in the US by early November. (We’ll have a later delivery date for Canada and other international locations, but we’ll ship those as soon as possible.)  All shipping will be done by 1st class US Postal Service if possible. (DO NOT order directly from SolMate; with shipping, it may cost you more – and DCIN won’t get a portion of the sale.)

To order, please PayPal the appropriate amount (see list below) to socks@dcin.info by choosing the “pay or send money” option, then selecting “send money to friends or family”.  Next, type in the total amount (including shipping if you’re outside the US – see below) for your order.  If you fund your payment with a credit card, please also pay the credit card fee on the final PayPal screen. (If you don’t, DCIN will have to make that payment, which takes away from what we earn from this fundraiser.)  In the Write a note (optional) section please indicate:

  • Number of items being ordered
  • Style (ankle, kids, scarf, etc.), pattern, and size of each pair/set of socks (other items are one-size)
  • Your mailing address
  • Your email address (as PayPal no longer provides this)

If you don’t use PayPal, you can mail a check along with the order information listed above to

Diabetic Cats in Need
P.O. Box 21
Minot, ME  04258-0021

If you care to take orders from your workmates/friends, there is a bulk order form as the last page of the brochure. You will have to submit this payment with your order by October 8. If you have questions about this, please email socks@dcin.info.

Pricing information:

ITEM PRICE
Adult crew socks $22
Adult ankle socks $20
Adult knee socks $25
Child & baby socks $22
Adult hats $25
Baby aviator hats $30
Scarves $30
Fleece-lined mittens

Fingerless mittens

 $30

$25

Please add an additional $5 per order for Canadian mailings and an extra $10 per order for mailings to other international locations.  Please make all payments in US $!

Now the only question is…which patterns and how many pairs are you going to order?!  ~Amy