Fundraiser for Poway's Trapper Pat
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Trapper Pat is the hero of Poway by removing rattlesnakes that pose a threat to the residents of his community. He is compassionate and gentle when he recovers these deadly snakes. He releases them back into the wild so they can live on and contribute to our ecosystem.
When he gets the call, he drops everything he's doing and rushes to catch the snake. And best of all, he does it free of charge!
Not that anyone in Poway doesn't already know any of this. He's pretty much a celebrity in addition to being a hero. He's been on all the local news outlets, and USA Today recently did an article on him (not published yet).
Now it's time to give back to Trapper Pat!
I've created this fundraiser to give back to someone who's given so much to us. I want to raise enough money to buy him some new top-of-the-line snake-catching equipment and enough funds to pay for a year's worth of Webhosting.
Trapper Pat deserves nothing but the best! I want to purchase his new equipment from a company called Midwest Tongs. Zoos and animal experts who work for Animal Planet and National Geographic use their equipment. They are one of the best manufacturers in the business.
To be transparent, below is an itemized list of what the $500 goal will cover. You can see Midwest Tong's products on their website to cross-verify.
Any surplus will go to Trapper Pat as cash.
Website:
- $100 - will cover about one year's worth of Webhosting on GoDaddy
New Equipment:
- $104.95 - New Snake Tongs (Gentle Giant Super Tongs, 52")
- $24.95 - Custom Laser Engraving on Tongs (4 words Max) "Trapper Pat, Poway's Hero" - I am very open to suggestions on the engraving; please throw out ideas
- $29.95 - 40" Standard Snake Hook
- $29.95 - 40" Pinning Hook
- $11.85 - Replace Tubing for Pinning Hook (Qty 5- 3.95 each)
- $79.95 - Snake Tube Set (Combo size) Used to secure snakehead, handy for when he's rescuing snakes from netting
- $12.00: Warning Labels for buckets (2 sets of all three label types)
Item Total: $276.50
Shipping: $61.50
New equipment Total: $337.71
Web Hosting + New Equipment: $437.71
I will also be building him a new custom bucket to put the rattlesnakes in when he catches them. I made a sample model recently but want to improve upon it.
Once the fundraiser is complete and the items have arrived, I'd like to have a little party at Garden Road Park to present him with everything the community got him through this GoFundMe.
Trapper Pat has let me go with and catch the snakes with him. It's pretty fun.
Please share this fundraiser with your Poway friends and neighbors.
Organizer
Mike Kellington
Organizer
Poway, CA