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WE DID IT!!! THE FARM IS OURS!!!<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

\"Nadya<\/p>\n

Dear friends,
\nIt is very hard for me to find the right words for the closing of our shelter fund-raising campaign. It seems impossible to relay the gratitude we feel to all of you. So I will not try and make up pompous thank-you speeches. Instead, I will tell you what is in our hearts in this moment.<\/p>\n

At the beginning, in 2009, we were just a bunch of enthusiasts who only knew one thing \u2013 we want to change the world and want to do it one dog at a time. Many \u201cexperienced\u201d people told us that we will not make it, that this is not the way, that we will crash into a wall of failure. And only one wise woman told us: \u201cYou belong where the dogs are and they are not on Internet or on TV, they are in the shelters.\u201d<\/p>\n

Step by step we grew stronger in numbers. Our crazy enthusiasm \u201cinfected\u201d so many \u2013 volunteers, adopters, donors… our friends. The Bogrov shelter was never a place where it\u2019s easy to work. But despite all its flaws, despite the canals that would block every other day, despite the nets that were braking nearly every night, despite all the mud and the red wind that blew at us from the poisonous metal storage waste collection next to us, it was the place that allowed us to reach you. And of course \u2013 it was the place that brought people and dogs together \u2013 just as it should be.<\/p>\n

On the door-sill of 2014, we are on the door-sill of a totally new beginning. An emergency evacuation is on its way \u2013 the dogs are already packing their bowls and toys and we cannot wait to begin working at the Farm. There is so much to be done \u2013 temporary enclosures, renovation and reconstruction so that the dogs can get their new rooms in the buildings, the registration of a shelter and clinic \u2013 whilst still caring for the 260 heroes that remain with us and will be the first lucky souls to taste the new spirit of the Farm.<\/p>\n

Yes, the project is at its very beginning, but we do not fear work. Because we know you have our back! Because we know the Farm is not only in our dream, but in yours too! And we will do the impossible to fulfill it just as you saw it through our eyes \u2013 a true home for the most unwanted, a true care for the ones who are hurt the most, true love for the least loved ones.<\/p>\n

From me and the whole team at ARSofia \u2013 a bow to salute your kindness! We thank you for the great help \u2013 for working hard alongside us, for donating and sharing, for worrying and having hope in your hearts just as we all did. But most of all \u2013 we thank you for believing in our dream and making it your own! Together, dearest friends, we will really change this world. One dog at a time\u2026<\/p>\n

Nadia Stancheva,
\nARSofia chairlady<\/p>\n

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Last update: 18 Dec 2013.<\/div>\n

An ARS Shelter<\/h3>\n

The farm we want to buy has 5700m2 of land and the following buildings: Building 1 \u2013 602 m2 (for the dogs); Building 2 \u2013 167m2 (for the clinic); Building 3 \u2013 175m2 (for a warehouse). It has water and electricity, a paved road leads to the front gate. The buildings used to house cows, they have canals in the proper places for a good cleaning and are in a decent condition. The yard is large, paved and has a solid fence all around.<\/p>\n

The farm is located approx. 300m from a main highway, less than a kilometer away from our current shelter, right next to a bus stop. It is already registered as an animal site and has most of the documents necessary.<\/p>\n

We managed to bargain the price down to 210 000E, or 37E per square meter with the buildings included. The funds necessary for the reconstruction have not been included in this equation \u2013 our priority now is to quickly secure shelter for our animals, we will hopefully consider comfort next year.<\/p>\n