Thats great news Jane!! I will contact my local co-ordinator and see if I can help.
Dessie with regard to your fundraising, I have quite a few ideas
I am not sure of the population of dogs and supportive owners where you are :? But you could organise a mass fun dog walk, charging £2 per person, followed by a bar b que again raising funds with a mark up on the food
perhaps even activities for the younger ones, if you can get a volunteer to do facepainting, dance mat competitions (which you can charge a small fee for) etc, this always goes down well with kids and keeps them entertained while the adults eat and chat. Maybe you could collect some unwanted cd's videos bric a brac etc and sell them on Ebay, sounds daft but you would be surprised what people buy and if its donated, its pure profit you are making. Failing that you could always volunteer to do a parachute jump!!!
Only kidding on that one, unless of course you are willing to give it ago
I've got some more ideas, but don't wanna bombard you, if you need anymore, just email me
Hope these help a little.
Emma and Indie