This Calendar Saves Miniature Horses All Year Long
At PrintingCenterUSA, we are honored to work with nonprofits that use print to create real impact. For Saving Grace Miniature Horse Rescue, their annual wall calendar has become one of their most important fundraising tools, helping support the rescue, rehabilitation, and advocacy of miniature horses in need.
Each year, the calendar tells stories of resilience, recovery, and hope, turning rescued horses into powerful ambassadors for the mission.
About Saving Grace Miniature Horse Rescue
Saving Grace Miniature Horse Rescue was founded in 2014 by Tammie Miller, whose lifelong love for horses evolved into a deep commitment to rescue work. After years of volunteering, fostering, and serving in leadership roles with other miniature horse organizations, Tammie recognized the ongoing need for a dedicated rescue and took action.
Today, Saving Grace Miniature Horse Rescue provides care, rehabilitation, and rehoming for miniature horses who need a second chance. The organization relies on community support and fundraising efforts to continue its work and the annual calendar plays a key role in making that possible.
The Challenge
For Saving Grace Miniature Horse Rescue, the hardest part of creating the calendar is not designing it. It is choosing which stories to feature. Every horse that comes through the rescue has a journey worth sharing, and each one represents the impact of donor support.
The calendar needed to do several things at once. It had to raise funds, honor the resilience of the horses, educate supporters about the rescue’s mission, and inspire continued involvement. It also needed to be affordable to produce while still looking professional and meaningful.
The Printing Solution
Saving Grace Miniature Horse Rescue partnered with PrintingCenterUSA to produce a full color wall calendar designed to be both impactful and cost effective for fundraising.
Calendar Print Specs
Size: 11 x 8.5 inches
Type: Wall calendar
Binding: Saddle stitch
Pages: 28
Cover Paper: 80 pound gloss cardstock
Inside Paper: 100 pound gloss text
Ink: Full color throughout
The glossy paper enhances photo clarity and color, allowing each horse’s story to shine. Saddle stitch binding keeps production costs manageable while creating a lightweight calendar that is easy to hang, mail, and share with supporters.
The Impact
The annual calendar has become one of the rescue’s most important fundraising tools. Each calendar sold directly supports veterinary care, rehabilitation, and ongoing rescue efforts. Beyond fundraising, the calendar expands awareness of the rescue’s mission far beyond the farm, reaching homes, offices, and communities throughout the year.
Bringing these stories to print allows us to honor their resilience while expanding awareness and support far beyond our farm, Tammie shared.
By combining storytelling with print, Saving Grace Miniature Horse Rescue creates a meaningful connection between supporters and the horses they help save.
Support the Mission? Sponsor a Horse!
Sponsoring a horse is a wonderful way to help if you have limited time, space or finances and can’t commit to a lifetime of horse care. With the sponsorship, you will receive an emailed picture of the horse you’ve chosen and their story.
For $25 a month you can sponsor one of our sanctuary horses. These horses have permanent residency here due to age and/or special needs. Click here to explore all the sponsorable horses and select yours!
Thinking About Creating a Fundraising Calendar for Your Nonprofit?
Calendars are one of the most effective fundraising tools for nonprofits and rescue organizations. They provide year round visibility, create emotional connection, and give supporters something tangible that reminds them of the impact they are making.
How to Create a Fundraising Calendar That Makes a Difference
A successful fundraising calendar does more than feature great photos. It tells a story, builds emotional connection, and gives supporters a reason to care all year long. With the right planning and thoughtful design, a calendar can become one of the most effective and reliable tools a nonprofit or rescue organization can create.
- Choose meaningful stories: Select animals, people, or moments that represent the heart of your mission.
- Use strong photography: Clear, expressive images help supporters connect emotionally with your cause.
- Keep the design simple: Let the photos and stories shine with clean layouts and readable dates.
- Use our free design tools: Our free Online Design Tool and Adobe templates make it easy to create a professional calendar without design experience.
- Print in bulk: Bulk printing helps keep costs low and maximizes fundraising potential.
Pro Tip: Include a short caption or story for each month. Supporters love learning about the animals they are helping, and storytelling builds long term loyalty.
If you are new to designing, download our free Adobe templates to fine tune layout, typography, imagery, and color with professional precision. You can also use our free Online Design Tool for a guided, easy setup that helps you build a clean, polished calendar without design experience. Once your design is ready, run it through our free file review to make sure everything looks exactly how you imagined. From bleed and resolution to margins and sizing, the file review checks for common printing issues and notifies you of anything that needs adjusting before your project goes to print.
Ready to turn your photos, stories, or mission into a calendar people will enjoy all year long? Start your custom calendar project today at PrintingCenterUSA.
Looking Ahead
Saving Grace Miniature Horse Rescue continues to rely on the power of print to support its mission and share the stories of the horses in its care. With each calendar printed and sold, the rescue extends its reach, strengthens community support, and helps ensure more miniature horses receive the care they deserve.
Explore more from Saving Grace Miniature Horse Rescue from their website and follow them on Facebook!
At PrintingCenterUSA, we are proud to support nonprofits that use print to create awareness, inspire generosity, and make a lasting difference. Start your custom fundraising calendar project at PrintingCenterUSA!
