
Sarah McPherson is crowdfunding
Weʼre raising £10,000 to help keep the Minidonks on the road
- Norfolk, UK
- 12 days to go
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We are a small social enterprise that take our Miniature Donkeys to visit people with life limiting conditions, special needs and mental health challenges. Every year we deliver hundreds of visits across Norfolk and Suffolk to settings such as care homes, psychiatric units, special schools and dementia settings.

The joy that our little donkeys bring is worth more than words can say. One nurse at a care home said, "I have never heard that lady laugh, and she has been smiling and laughing with your donkeys for 5 minutes now.
We rekindle memories, stimulate touch and forge friendships on every visit. We are not yet fully financially sustainable and our costs outstrip our income by between £10 and £15,000 every year. Any donations will go directly to keeping our Social Enterprise operational, and help us to continue to to deliver, "Donkey visits that mean so much to our residents. Every time we ask them what activities they would like they always say that they want the Minidonks back again."

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2 days ago
Sarah McPherson
2 days agoWe are in the middle of our busiest year yet. The donks are working their magic for so many people, but we need your help. Our costs have gone through the roof, especially our transport costs. We are running a Grand Raffle with some amazing prizes. Please donate if you can. £2.00 will buy you one raffle ticket, and you can buy as many as you like. Just make sure you put your name and email address in the comments box when you make your donation. We will then email you your ticket numbers and will be able to contact you if you win!! Good luck!
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6 months ago
Sarah McPherson
6 months agoOne of our very special Minidonks is poorly. Pippin has an ongoing issue with her liver, which has not responded to first stage treatment. We are insured, but we may well hit the ceiling of our annual single incident cover. If you could donate , it would help to make sure that we can continue to provide Pippin with everything she needs to make a full recovery. Pippin is such a special member of the team and has delivered over 200 wellbeing visits, and brought joy to thousands of people. Thank you.
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7 months ago
Sarah McPherson
7 months agoThe donks are taking some time off in January to rest before visits kick off again in February. We are looking forward to a busy year, bringing a bit of joy into the lives of so many people. We might be a small social enterprise but we have a big impact. We will meet over 5,000 people in 2022, many of them confined to their rooms or even beds due to ill health or life limiting conditions. Our little donks will light up their day, or even as one lady told us recently, "That has made my whole year. Please bring them back to see me very soon."
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Anonymous
Aug 6, 2022
Karen Millsk.moonfleet@gmail.com
Anonymous
Aug 5, 2022
£15.00
Sarah McPherson
Aug 5, 2022
One Raffle Ticket please.Sarah McPherson07810385633
£2.00
LisaB
Jul 27, 2022
Well done on the amazing work you do! Met Sarah at a friend’s birthday party at the weekend with the little mini donkeys, who are so adorable! Promised I would donate to this wonderful cause.
£20.00
Frances
Jul 12, 2022
£20.00
Ann smith
Jul 11, 2022
Lovely to see the donkeys ( and you Sarah) at Waterloo park yesterday
£20.00
Richard & Julie Spinks
Jul 10, 2022
A “Happy 80th Birthday Ian” 🎶 🎉 donation to such a worthwhile charity. Fantastic that Ian is raising so much money for such gentle donkeys to make so many people’s lives better. 👏👍

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Sarah McPherson
Norfolk, UK
Sarah is the founder and Managing Director of Miniature Donkeys for Wellbeing Ltd. She was inspired to start the Social Enterprise after seeing the effect her donkeys had on her mother who was living with dementia. She founded Minidonks in memory of her mum who died in 2017.