Rescue Yarn
Rescue Yarn
Idea Description
Rescue Yarn is like Milk Carton Kids for animals in shelters. It involves using regular high-quality yarn such as wool, alpaca, bamboo, silk, etc. and branding it "Rescue Yarn".
Each skein would have a picture of an animal that is in a shelter in their local area, it's name, breed, age, it's story and background, and where it can be adopted.
As a part of my business model, a portion of the proceeds from each sale will go towards the participating shelters each month to help support the animals in the shelter.
Not only will the animals receive widespread publicity, but the shelters will receive money to offset food, vet bills, shelter costs, etc. Making it unnecessary to euthanise them.
What will you do if you win $10,000 for this idea?
My first steps,would be to hire a website developer and develop a multilevel website. It will be geared to the shelters, consumers, and vendors.
I'm donating to http://www.the1secondfilm.com/ and http://www.globalfundforwomen.org/ as a part of my business model. They inspire me with their vision and scope. Thank you.
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Another idea I had to ad to this today was that this would help make animals in shelters self supporting. Dog hair actually has fairly unknown medicinal properties. This is more well known in Russia and other countries. Dog hair produces heat, so it is used in socks and other knitting and weaving to help with arthritis and gout. So the Rescue Yarn could be used to produce items that could be sold for their helpful properties. Another idea to help the animals become self supporting is to cycle some of the money from yarn made into clothing and blankets for the homeless so that the animals have a purpose, and then there wouldn't be a reason to euthanize them.
I also have found who I want to use for the labels and other things people may not think of such as pens. http://www.livingtreepaper.com/ and http://www.goodkindpen.com/goodkindpen/index.htm They embody the spirit of what I want to give back to this world through my business. If I can't leave this world a better place, then I don't have any business receiving this money.