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\nMargreta (right) and a friend with the donation box<\/em><\/p>\n

Happy birthday to Margreta Panovska! She had her wonderful birthday party with her most loved people last week where she set up a great initiative \u2013 DONATIONS NOT FLOWERS!<\/p>\n

Instead of buying flowers, she kindly asked her friends to donate the same amount of money for the dogs and cats of Animal Rescue Sofia. Thus, in the end of a very fun evening, 125BGN were raised for the animals in need.<\/p>\n

What a wonderful example she is setting! This is a popular way of donating in Western societies, but is unfamiliar here. Who knows \u2013 maybe dog-lovers in Bulgaria may like Margreta\u2019s idea.<\/p>\n

Our kindest regards and thank you, Margreta!<\/p>\n

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\nMargreta’s cat supports the idea as well<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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