It is official the holiday season is among us and with that the stress of others expectations and wants falls into our laps and we feel compelled to take care of all the silly things and get it all done. Our to-do list is only getting longer and I found an easy solution. I have gathered a few volunteers in the general San Antonio area and this holiday season will be doing a livestock babysitter service. It should be simple enough, and will help people to go see family or friends in areas that may require travel and spending an extended period of time. Since animals don’t really take vacation time and need daily care, people that raise livestock don’t usually get to participate in the holiday festivities as easily and I think that it would be great to offer people something like this. A few times a day for however long the person is gone we will drive out to the location and feed, water, or clean. The expenses of things like food will need to be covered of course. However, as of right now the few people I have gathered aren’t really expecting any sort of compensation themselves. Though I feel that travel expenses should be covered since we will be driving places we usually wouldn’t and as college students the purse strings are generally pretty tight; especially during the Christmas holidays. Details and quirks of course will need to be worked out, but each volunteer I believe has all the knowledge needed in taking care of livestock.
I have been working on further moving my community project forward for the holiday season. I have made a letter to send to prospective ranches in the area. I figured a letter is more personal than a flyer plus I don’t have to worry about a bunch of people getting my number. I can then address them and place them in mailboxes in the area. I also encourage in my letter that if they don’t want the service themselves they can refer it to someone who may. To those of you that are curious it will be in the San Antonio area, near my home town of Natalia and I will travel as needed but at the cost of the owner, also feed and other supplies will need to be provided. Other than that it will be free of cost and easier than paying someone to come out, on a holiday no less, since I’ll there anyways. It’s a simple and easy way to make sure your animals will get taken care of. However, I feel it is necessary to inform y’all that the volunteers will only take care of livestock, I myself don’t mind dogs and cats but I can’t look after a bunch of different homes with dogs and cats and other livestock as well, I’m not a machine here people. So if you are considering such things keep my schedule and others in mind and remember that just like everyone else we want to spend the holidays with our loved ones too.
The last bit of finals are coming to an end, and people are rushing home to be with their families. So I know that my services will soon be needed. On December 17th the volunteers and I will be delivering letters in my hometown and surrounding areas to let people know about what I will be doing to help. The picture on the left is the snapshot of my letter minutes my contact information. If anyone has any question feel free to comment on this post and I will get back to you as soon as possible. Thank you and everybody have a Happy Holidays!
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