Let's get this party started!

Wait—don’t send that expensive gift!

Yes, my birthday arrives soon, but I want you resist purchasing me yet another pair of Converse high tops sneakers (unless, of course, they are SUPER cool) and consider something a little different this year. I am asking for a minor donation to support The Brooke’s veterinary care of thousands of horses and donkeys in Egypt—animals you have never met. I cannot think of a better way to put my 42nd birthday to good use.

The goal I have chosen is £1000 (about $2000). I believe I can make this if those of you who can—and I stress, if you can—contribute £5 (about $10). You can contribute less or more, as you choose. This money does not go to me—it goes directly to The Brooke, which is based in London, England.

When I reach this goal, I pledge to take in my VW Beetle and have it wrapped bumper to bumper with The Brooke logo and contact information. The Brooke has approved this and I am just waiting for the finalization of the new US-based logo. None of the money you send will pay for that—that's on me (and my beetle). If I do not reach the goal by the fundraising deadline of September 26, I will forego the car wrap and provide the remaining funds myself. I am that serious about this foundation.

Thank you for even considering a donation. Just spreading the word of this organization makes this worthwhile for me. Please feel free to forward this to anyone you wish.

Sincerely,

Nancy Dietrich

To donate please click on the link below:

http://my.artezglobal.com/personalPage.aspx?SID=241992&HID=187F5EB3BE85C8A1F54F38102ED11D90


Julian, Nancy, and Galaxy


Thank you very much.


Go-Boy and I circa 1978. Photo by mom.


A friend and I in 1994. Photo by Egyptian friend and tour guide extraordinaire, Shauqi.


My Egyptian muse, Miss Cocoa, in the summer of 1994. 108 degrees in the shade that day, and my roommate didn't believe in air-conditioning.


Adilha and I on Christmas Day, 1993. Photo by KC Dewing.