Raffle for Mr Tibbs

Jemima Mantle is a Wolverhampton based artist who is raising money for Cats Protection in memory of her beautiful cat, Mr Tibbs, pictured left. 

Jemima told us, "My boy Mr Tibbs was a truly gentle and happy soul. He passed last year at the grand age of 16. I'd had him since I was 10, he was my best friend growing up and he moved out of my parents house with me. He was a big part of my life and all my friends and family loved him."

To commemorate and celebrate Mr Tibbs and his life shared with Jemima, she has painted a beautiful cat canvas (pictured right) which she is raffling off to raise funds for CP in Mr Tibbs' memory. Tickets cost £1 and the winner will be randomly selected on the afternoon of Friday 6th July. The raffle is open to anyone and you can buy tickets from Jemima's Justgiving page at www.justgiving.com/jemimamantle

The winner will be announced on Jemima's facebook page: www.facebook.com/ardentshadows.art

Jemima exhibits with other alternative artists and regularly has stalls at tattoo shows under the name Ardent Shadows. She sells similar canvases to this at shows for £50, but this one is unique and was painted specifically for the raffle - so it's a great prize to win for the cost of a £1 ticket.

Jemima intends to make this an annual event and is already planning next year's raffle. She says "I feel like it's such a small thing to do but hopefully it's true that every little bit makes a difference. Tibbs would be so happy to know his birthday's being celebrated in this way."

We KNOW every little bit makes a difference, so we hope Jemima's raffle gets lots of support. Good luck, everyone!