Originally Posted By: Nicole St-Onge
Have I ever mentioned how much I love my husband! He comes up with the best ideas! I was/am still very torn about to to approach the store managers about this sensitive subject (yes I realize that I am dwelling on this far too much) and he suggested that I put out a "Tip Jar" instead of donation box along with my sign that says I volunteer my time to help keep events like this free." I feel comfortable doing this. YAY.


This doesn't sound quite right to me. A competing tip jar with the rescue that you are trying to help out seems wrong.

On another subject, did you get model releases signed for your files...and more importantly did you capture everyone's name, address, email, etc for future marketing purposes?