newsletters & Brooke USA NEWS
August is filled with updates including a brand-new project, India’s Brick Kilns. Also learn about Make-A-Will Month, meet our Volunteer of the Year and celebrate the accomplishments of our CEO.
Brooke USA Foundation is thrilled to announce the conclusion of “The Donkey Project” fundraising campaign, which raised $1,762,481. The one-year campaign was launched on July 1, 2023, with an initial goal of raising $1.5 million and a stretch goal of $1.6 million imposed later in May 2024. The campaign closed on June 30, reaching a record number of donations and surpassing the stretch goal.
Brooke USA Foundation proudly announces the launch of a month-long celebration to honor the remarkable legacy of Dorothy Brooke, the namesake of the organization and founder of Brooke: Action for Working Horses & Donkeys). Throughout June, Brooke USA commemorates Dorothy's enduring impact on the welfare of working equines.
Learn about our upcoming projects, where we have been able to help in 2024 and our amazing volunteers!
April Newsletter
Did you know that animal and environmental charities receive only 3% of the total of all charitable giving in the Unites States? Yet worldwide, working horses, donkeys, and mules never get a rest. They work in extreme climates and carry heavy loads usually without access to enough water or medical care.
From banning the donkey hide trade in Africa to helping equines in Texas from the devastating fires, Brooke USA has been busy. Find out all we are doing.
Learn all that your support in 2023 has done to make an impact. We are celebrating an amazing Giving Tuesday and looking forward to the holidays ahead.
See the update on the Donkey Project, Celebrayyyyyte the conclusion of our Morrocco Relief Fund, start thinking about your holiday cards and gifts, and learn about our upcoming events in 2024!
Learn about how the Donkey Project is doing, the money we are raising to help working equines affected by an earthquake in Morocco, and our upcoming events in North and South Carolina.
We announced “ The Donkey Project" nearly one month ago, with our sights set on raising $1.5 million by June 30, 2024. In the first month our donors have already stepped forward to help 2,500 donkeys. “ The Donkey Project” is intended to grow Brooke USA’s depth of work while raising more funds in support of working donkeys and the people who depend on them for survival in vulnerable communities worldwide.
For 600 million people in some of the poorest places in the world, 100 million donkeys and other equines are the backbone of communities and their best means of making a living.
Our sights are set on raising $1.5 million by June 30, 2024 to help 100,000 donkeys in the poorest communities. “ The Donkey Project” is intended to grow Brooke USA’s depth of work while raising more funds in support of working donkeys and the people who depend on them for survival in vulnerable communities worldwide. Read more and learn about our updates and good news!
Join Brooke USA Foundation in celebrating the wonderful legacy of Dorothy Brooke, the founder of Brooke and the inspiration of Brooke USA. See how numerous supporters are celebrating Dorothy, and the good works being done in her honor.
World Donkey Day is celebrated on May 8 every year. It is a day dedicated to recognizing the strong, humble, and gentle donkey, bringing attention to their many amazing characteristics. Join us in the celebration while learning about our community leader Wako in Ethiopia, our new Chairman of the Board of Directors, and more!
A look at 2022 and we all we accomplished together, stories from the field celebrating International Women’s Day, announcement of the new Board Chair, and upcoming events! Get your good news now.
There are so many ways you can support our mission during the end of year. From shopping for holiday gifts, sending out cards that are designed by the talented Weatherly Stroh, hosting an event or making your end of year donation, we can impact more equines than ever before in 2022!
Your good news is here! Together we raised $28,000 for emergency disaster relief in Pakistan, celebrated the success of our Regional Advisory Council Events in Aiken and Tryon, and are kicking off Giving Tuesday and End of Year! Read more now to get all your updates on Brooke USA Foundation!
CELEBRATE NATIONAL NONPROFIT DAY
Mark your calendar for Wednesday, August 17, because it is National Nonprofit Day! This day is dedicated to recognizing the goals and positive impacts nonprofits have on communities and the world.
Somewhere a donkey is receiving lifechanging nutrition, a horse is being properly shoed for the first time, and mules are drinking from clean and accessible water sources. This is due to the projects funded through Brooke USA and YOUR support.
Through nonprofits, awareness, research, and aid reach the people who need it most. Nonprofits also generate tremendous benefits to their surrounding communities and the broader world.
How will you spend National Nonprofit Day?
Your August good news arrived with updates on The Ejiao Act and Brooke USA’s Advocacy Days, as well as stories of hope, upcoming events and more!
Brooke USA Foundation (Brooke USA) will host its first National Advocacy Days on July 21 and 22 in Washington, DC. These Advocacy Days will serve as a cornerstone of Brooke USA’s 2022 advocacy program focused on banning the import and sale of ejiao in the United States while giving Board members, friends, and supporters the chance to meet with their Members of Congress.
Announcing Partnership Between Horses and Humans Research Foundation (HHRF), and Brooke USA Foundation (Brooke USA): Understanding the Best Way to Conduct Research on Equine and Native American Wellbeing on Reservations
Before embarking on their new life in Cairo, our founder Dorothy Brooke had become aware of the fate of former war horses that were now languishing in poor conditions in Egypt. These horses had been born in the UK and were shipped overseas to serve in WW1, but they had never been returned home. Learn more about her legacy saving Cairo’s War Horses, and how her work transformed into our funded projects.
Brooke USA Foundation joins in fundraising efforts to provide emergency disaster relief in Ukraine, and together we are making a difference. Learn more about our funded work and take a look at the winter season and the impact we made.
Learn about the work Brooke USA is funding for disaster relief in India, the coal mines of Pakistan and our future projects—from demo plots in Nicaragua to the Axolla pits of India’s brick kilns. Check out our upcoming events and new partnerships in 2022!
Thank You For Making A Difference in 2021
Due to your support and generosity, we were able to raise $1,218,851 in 2021 to fund life-changing projects for working equines and the people who depend on them to survive.
It’s the end of 2021 and as the year winds down, our projects continue to need support. There are multiple ways to help working horses, donkeys and mules through donations to our projects, our Brooke USA Shop and holiday shopping that gives back!
Brooke USA Foundation (Brooke USA) is officially announcing the successful completion of its comprehensive philanthropic campaign, The Power of ONE. Raising $1,194,839.29 (close to $200,000 over goal), The Power of ONE was created last October to emphasize the fact that it only takes one person to have a profound impact on millions of lives—ONE by ONE. ONE gift at a time, ONE animal at a time, ONE community at a time. Learn about our projects, our Regional Advisory Council updates, upcoming events and the announcement of The Ejiao Act.
We Can No Longer Stay Silent - We Are Addressing Amazon
Over the last year Brooke USA Foundation has called on our supporters to help when working horses, donkeys and mules, as well as the vulnerable communities they support needed our help. You have been there to make a difference, and we are truly grateful. However, we need you more than ever right now.
Our name change, volunteers of the year, upcoming events and more bundled into this summer newsletter of good news!
In 1930, wealthy Scottish socialite Dorothy Brooke followed her new husband to Cairo, where she discovered thousands of suffering former British war horses leading lives of toil and misery. Brought to the Middle East by British forces during the Great War, these ex-cavalry horses had been left behind at the war's end, abandoned as used equipment too costly to send home. We celebrate her life today, and the entire month of June, as we acknowledge the tireless work and passion she had to rescue these noble creatures. Today we continue her legacy by raising funds to help working horses, donkeys and mules and the people who depend on them to survive in vulnerable communities all over the world.
Brooke USA SHARES AWFUL NEWS:
A step back in the fight to ban donkey slaughterhouses in Kenya
Brooke USA is saddened to announce that the Kenyan Courts are allowing donkey slaughterhouses to resume operations. In February of last year, the Kenyan Government approved a ban on the killing of donkeys for their hides, but after slaughterhouses demanded a review, and following a year-long battle in the courts, the ban was lifted on May 5, 2021.
Emergency Relief Requested to Help Working Equines & People in India
The COVID-19 virus is no longer restricted to urban areas in India and with limited access to healthcare, the people Brooke USA serves are the ones suffering most. At Brooke USA, we know that when people suffer, so do their equines.
Brooke USA’s Sunset Polo® & White Party | Special Edition: Latin America, presented by Lugano Diamonds, proved to be an astounding affair. Held at the International Polo Club Palm Beach with an exclusive guest list of only 350, the event provided an entertaining evening highlighted by its exciting signature Sunset Polo, gourmet Latin cuisine curated by Celebrity Chef Ingrid Hoffmann and a live band. The event raised more than $210,000 for Brooke USA. Learn more about Brooke USA projects and the signature event in this e-newsletter.
We did it! With your help we were able to raise more than $1 million in 2020. See our progress on our annual campaign, The Power of ONE and our upcoming events. Also, meet the new Brooke USA Executive Committee. All your good news wrapped up and ready to gear us towards an impactful 2021.
Learn about all Brooke USA has accomplished through the Power of ONE during the 2020 year. Together we have made an impact in the world. Read everything inside this special holiday edition.
Will you buy a donkey a drink?
Learn about the work Brooke USA has funded around the world during the pandemic. Stay up-to-date with our virtual event, third-party events, webinars and more!
These are certainly unprecedented times, changing the world as we know it. COVID-19 has hit, and we are all feeling its effects - in the US and across the world. For this reason, we recently launched Brooke USA’s COVID-19 Response & Recovery Fund with the intent of providing humanitarian aid during the global fight against this coronavirus. See the impact Brooke USA is making in the US and worldwide. Learn about what steps donors are taking to further our efforts, and the latest news as Brooke USA ends its Virtual Race and launches and advocacy program.
Look inside for community updates and how Brooke USA is impacting projects and economies during COVID-19. People and working equines must work to survive. Read the story of Brooke India, and the innovation of the Women Equine Welfare Groups that assist with protection as the country begins to reopen.
In these unprecedented times, Brooke USA is thinking of you! While things feel uncertain and scary, we remain grateful for you and your support of our mission.
In 2020 we are continuing to support The Donkey Hide Crisis as new efforts are made to put a stop to the thievery and inhumane slaughter. Join us as we work towards new initiatives with government advocacy and community education to impact the crisis on the front lines.
Letter from the Executive Director, fun ways to raise money while shopping for those holiday gifts and updates on our Brooke Legacy Bricks. Also, check out Brooke USA in the news!
Kisima Tuyoto is a 47-year-old Maasai widowed woman. She lives on a small homestead in the Maasai Mara, outside of Narok, Kenya. She has 9 children between the ages of 4 - 22 years old, whom she supports on her own, as her husband died last year. Her two donkeys help with the domestic chores, such as fetching water, and also allow her to earn a living by selling charcoal at the local market.
As one fire is contained, another fire is starting to burn. We can help humans and animals alike during this devastating disaster.
Learn more about The Donkey Hide Crisis, our fundraisers and our first -ever Paint America Orange event in Campobello, South Carolina: Divertimentos & Dressage.
The donkey hide trade in East Africa has reached unprecedented levels: Hundreds of thousands of donkeys may die.
Read all about our spring campaign and how much further we have to go, as well as our exciting photo competition! There is a lot in store for Brooke USA this summer, and we cannot achieve our goals without you!
From updates on The Donkey Load campaign, to new shirts and styles to support Brooke USA during the summer, our May newsletter is filled to the brim with good news and exciting activities. Learn about our upcoming events, our success from the past few weeks, new projects and a special visit from Chief Executive Officer Fred Ochieng of Brooke East Africa. Click below to see all the good news, and to subscribe to receive in your inbox.
Introducing our summer campaign, The Donkey Load! The air is thick with choking dust. The summer heat--well over 100 degrees--is searing. In the miserable conditions of India’s brick kilns, working horses, donkeys and mules are pushed to their physical limits day after day, hauling massive loads on their backs from dawn until dusk. This punishing existence is the everyday reality for thousands of working animals throughout the developing world. Help us help them with our Summer Campaign and learn about our winter season, fundraisers and upcoming events!
Record Year for Brooke USA’s Sunset Polo™ & White Party
Brooke USA's Sunset Polo™ & White Party raised over $350,000 for working equines and the people who depend on them in the world’s poorest communities. More than 1,000 people joined together for the signature event and exceeded funds raised from all previous years.
Polo match supports Brooke USA’s efforts to help working equines and the people they serve in the developing world.
See how the 2019 Brooke USA’s Sunset Polo & White Party’s polo match unfolded at The Wanderers Club on March 22, 2019.
Are You Ready to Paint the Town Orange?
See all the exciting events taking place in Wellington, Fla. Interested in starting your own fundraiser? See how in our 2019 Paint Wellington Orange Newsletter.
We are only $7,000 away from closing out our Full Tummy Project! See our updates on Paint Wellington Orange, upcoming events, and videos from the 2019 London Conference for Brooke.
During the WEG, held at the Tryon International Equestrian Center (TIEC) in North Carolina, Sept. 11-23, Brooke USA educated thousands of attendees about the plight of working equines in developing countries.
Look for Brooke USA at the FEI World Equestrian Games to support equine welfare programs