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Cats' P.l.ace Bookshop-Café with Cats in Geneva

All who love cats, books, coffee and art get together in one place: Cats’ P.l.ace Bookshop-Café!

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Cats' P.l.ace Bookshop-Café with Cats in Geneva

Cats' P.l.ace Bookshop-Café with Cats in Geneva

Cats' P.l.ace Bookshop-Café with Cats in Geneva

Cats' P.l.ace Bookshop-Café with Cats in Geneva

Cats' P.l.ace Bookshop-Café with Cats in Geneva

All who love cats, books, coffee and art get together in one place: Cats’ P.l.ace Bookshop-Café!

All who love cats, books, coffee and art get together in one place: Cats’ P.l.ace Bookshop-Café!

All who love cats, books, coffee and art get together in one place: Cats’ P.l.ace Bookshop-Café!

All who love cats, books, coffee and art get together in one place: Cats’ P.l.ace Bookshop-Café!

Daniela Agres-Eloy
Daniela Agres-Eloy
Daniela Agres-Eloy
Daniela Agres-Eloy
2 Campaigns |
Genève, Switzerland
$370 USD $370 USD 11 backers
0% of $197,819 Flexible Goal Flexible Goal
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Dear Supporters,

First and foremost, I am thrilled you are here, reading about my project. 

My mission is to show you how an establishment like ours will change the life of pets. And, moreover, how YOU are entitled the FIRST ROLE in this mission. 

This project is for people who are bold & ready to help & REALLY want to make a difference in pets' lives! You are the one who decides to make a difference

                             

                  


BUT...

a cozy bookshop-café where cats are our first priority: let's make the adoption of abandoned cats a responsible action. Through workshops, we aim to increase awareness and help people understand why they make a very important decision when they adopt a cat. 

Cats P.l.ace is THE place where, after a tiring day...

... busy people in Geneva can sip a cup of coffee or tea, a thriller in hand, surrounded by music and relaxing purring of cats. But not only :-) this place was designed with a lot of care and thinking and it will be REALLY very special, for YOU and for Cats! 

The 'WE' in the question means the TEAM, we all who participate to this project because we believe it is an awesome project: Volunteers, such as Anastasija who laid the foundation of the website, Manon and Elodie who offered to distribute flyers, Olivier who printed our posters, Friends who regularly share the posts on Facebook, and if I miss anyone by now, be sure I will acknowledge them later. 

I am Daniela Agres-Eloy, Dan to close friends :-), an information specialist and a librarian, & also a translator. I have almost always worked as a consultant and I love my work. Yet, at a crucial moment in my life, a couple of years ago, I realized it was not exactly what made me feel passionateenergetic and, above all, useful in a domain that had been close to my heart for a long time: defense of animals

So, at that moment, I have started thinking of what I really could do to help local  cats in a more effective way. This is how, about a couple of years ago, the Cats’ P.l.ace concept started taking shape in my mind. Born from my desire to create an inspiring business model which would show how adoption of cats is a real benefit for both adopters and cats, and how this can become real. A very important aspect of the project includes the implications of adoption and the committment needed.

I have launched Cats' P.l.ace project on Indiegogo with the aim of getting your help for the setup of our establishment. I know there are so many of you who really love and care about cats and you will want to get involved.

For detailed information about my professional background you might like to find out, I kindly invite you to  visit my LinkedIn profile 

Because some of you cannot adopt a kitty, for several reasons : long working hours, a lot of travelling, or simply because your landlord doesn't allow you to have a pet in the flat. 

Or, 

you just cannot commit to adopt a cat even if you love cats. Therefore you can come around and spend quality time with us !

Our cats will be adopted from the local shelter and You will enjoy their soothing presence. And also because our place will continuously work with shelters to facilitate adoptions in a responsible way. We will share photographs of cats available for adoption in our local shelter, and this means the cats double their chances to find a loving person to take care of them. 

Moreover, if you know someone who moves to another country and cannot take their cats with them (what a shame...) they can contact us! We are here to help and find a new home for homeless cats. And we are here also for YOU, help you start a very energetic morning with a delicious cup of coffee or tea, or spending a relaxing afternoon or evening reading a book and enjoying calmness. And...we will also be here for you to help exhibit your paintings, drawings, photographs, if you are an artist. We are your first contact when you land in Geneva and crave for a cozy home-like place! So, don't hesitate anymore, come and join us! 

We want to create a cozy space for cats and customers, available to all those who love cats. And we want to take old cats -who spent too long in shelters- to our place, a world of books, lots of cushions, armchairs, a sofa, café... everything wrapped up in rhythms of jazz. 

So, to sum up, our project encompasses three key activities: 

1. cats adoption programme

2. bookshop with cyber space, and 

3. café-exhibition.


(Credits for photos: Pinterest)

Our aim No 1 is to adopt and have adopted abandoned cats from overcrowded shelters. We wish to raise awareness and underline the consequences of “compulsive” adoption followed by abandonment. Pets’ abandonment led to an ever increasing population in shelters, and this becomes more and more difficult to manage. 

The SOLUTION we designed is a programme of responsible adoption of cats and their gradual integration in working environments which fits and benefits equally cats and humans. It has been proven that cats help humans to unwind and improve productivity. Cats are a fantastic source of well-being and their company is highly appreciated and beneficial. And humans can help cats with their company and care, because cats are very sociable beings.

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· You save lives : hundreds of pets are euthanized every year in Europe because of ever increasing rates in abandonment. Through our programme we will work together with local shelters and help them to find adopters and also raise awareness on terrifying consequences of abandonment. Workshops will be organized to explain why buying pets, instead of adopting, literally sends pets in the “death row”. Through adoption you save two lives: the pet you adopt and a homeless pet because the pet you adopt leaves their place to a homeless pet

·  You have a pet in good health: shelters host plenty of pets in excellent conditions of health. When the pets arrive in shelters, they receive appropriate care and their health is checked by vets. You receive good advice about pets’ nature and character. Not all pets arrived in shelters because they were bad tempered or were traumatized by their owners. The more common reasons are: long-distance moving, divorce, lack of time, financial issues

·  You save money: it is much more convenient to adopt a pet from a shelter, than to buy them from pet shops or breeders. Moreover, most of pets in shelters are already sterilized and vaccinated

·  You feel better: pets are exceptional in turning people into perfect stressless beings: not only offer you their unconditional love, they are also an endless source of psychological, emotional and physical well-being as they chase your stress away. Ask people who are welcome by their pets when they go back home after work how they feel. On the other hand, spending time with pets, lower your blood pressure and cholesterol. Taking care of them, improve your physical condition through exercise and better blood flow which leads to better health of your heart.

·  You are not supporting the pets’ mills which exhaust pets through intensive breeding. Many places of this kind keep pets in horrible conditions, underground, in tiny cages, then once totally exhausted, pets are killed, abandoned, or auctioned off. The puppies are sold through pets shops, newspapers, on Internet. People who buy them cannot trace back where puppies come from and they are faced with behavior disorder when it is too late. As long as people go on buying from pets mills, they caution irresponsible and cruel treatment applied to pets. Visit your local shelter, see by yourself how pets are taken care of and adopt the pet who is waiting for YOU


The bookshop will contain the latest thrillers, mystery, horror, crime, and fantasy literature in English & French, but equally books on personal development. We will start with about 300 references and will increase the number as time goes on. 
Amongst famous names you will find on our shelves: Gillian Flynn, Linwood Barclay, Barry Eisler, Luke Romyn, Stephen King, Patricia Cornwell, Ian Rankin, and of course Paulo Coelho. We will organize lectures, books signings and related literary events.

The cyber space in Grand DemandThe famous 3G made cyber cafés redundant in a wink, but actually this was not such a good idea. Taking into account how quickly one exhausts their cyber time when on roaming, the scarcity of cyber cafés is somehow missing today. This is why a cyber space is part of our bookshop area. And the cats are also happy with this, because they LOVE the electromagnetic radiation of computers. 


Also, the Café corner with tea, hot chocolate, soft & other drinks will delight you from morning to late afternoon, and you will be able to enjoy all of them after work with friends and family, or relax by yourself, a book in hand and a purring cat next to you. 
Our exhibition area will be an endless surprise for our visitors and customers who will admire works of art created with love and passion by artists I have known personally for some time and I love a lot. Fatima Tomaeva is one of my very favourite and dear artist. She is not only a fantastic artist, but also an absolutely adorable person. 

    

You will also discover other artists, I am convinced you will love immediately. 

Please seize this chance to make a real difference in the fight against pets’ abandonment and in getting a home for them



We will open our establishment this year in Carouge, but we entirely rely on your contributions. The first step is to rent, cover the deposit required for the commercial space, and renovate the premises + adopt and provide the deserved care to adopted cats. And if I manage to negotiate the entrance fee for the premises and we will be able to save some money and build on the rest of the 190,000€, this will also allow me to equip the bookshop. This first step REALLY needs your contributions in order to be operational in September

And because our project is not only a project but a concept, every penny you give takes the idea closer to the part of the world where you live ! Cats' P.l.ace may inspire people in your city, and one day someone will open a place like ours, for cats to happily dwell in. 

This is why YOU play a TREMENDOUSLY IMPORTANT role:  

Cats’ P.la.ce Bookshop-Café with Cats is solely supported by your contributions 

AND YOUR INVOLVEMENT IS CRITICAL TO OUR WORK & OUR QUEST TO IMPROVE THE LIFE OF HOMELESS PETS 

If you choose to make this gift and support our project, you sponsor not only the first establishment of this kind in Switzerland; you also help the concept reach new horizons, you become a part of a programme of adoption with significant potential to be developed beyond the actions taken by Cats’ P.l.ace

All our fans and supporters can follow our activity and progress, from fundraising to partnerships and information on events, on our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/librairie.cats.p.l.ace we kindly invite you to like and share. Also, don’t miss out the news posted on our blog http://catsplacebookshopcafe.wordpress.com and on www.cats-place.ch !

You can also find us on Twitter !

Are you ready to embark on this fabulous adventure and trust you can be an extraordinary supporter for adopted cats? If you do, come and join in and spread the word about it! Share our project with your friends, family and colleagues 

Your comments are more than welcome, they help us to improve & we always want to improve! 

AGAIN: Thank you all for supporting our project! 

…P.S. What we have accomplished so far:

-  contact with various providers and publishing houses

- visited establishments where live adopted pets

- met with key people and officials of Carouge to make sure we meet with their approval

- have had interviews with journalists

- list of artists for the exhibition area is full for almost a whole year

-we organized sales to collect funds

- I am taking barista classes where I've met fantastic people! 

- and more importantly: making NEW FRIENDS, people like you who believe in our project and want it to become real, as much as we want it! 

Swiss residents who are eager to contribute to Cats’ P.l.ace project asked for an easy-to-use account available in Switzerland. I am pleased to provide this information for you: Post Finance, IBAN : CH76 0900 0000 1701 1922 1 ¦ Compte/ Account : 17-11922-1 CHF ¦ BIC : POFICHBEXXX, Denomination in e-finance: Cats Place Bookshop-Café, Denomination: Eloy Agres Daniela



in English and French

Why cannot customers feed the cats?

Let's take an example: imagine you work in a bakery with delicious cakes and you take your lovely children with you. Then customers come around to buy cakes and, the whole day, every customer wants to offer a candy or a cake to your children. The intention is absolutely lovely but... how do you think your children will be by the end of the day? Not feeling at their best, right?

The same applies to cats. So, thank you so much but it is not possible to feed the cats, unless you book a visit at kitties' lunch time :-) and then, we will let you feed them.

We would like to thank you for your kind understanding.

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Prenons un exemple: imaginez que vous travaillez dans une pâtisserie qui vend des délicieux gâteaux et que vous prenez vos enfants avec vous. Puis, des clients arrivent et ils veulent tous, tout au long de la journée, offrir un bonbon ou un gâteau à vos enfants. L'intention est adorable, il n'y a aucun doute, mais... comment pensez-vous que vos enfants se sentiront en fin de journée? Pas terrible, n'est-ce pas?

C'est pareil pour les chats. Alors, je vous remercie beaucoup pour votre gentillesse, mais il n'est pas possible de nourrir nos chats, à moins que vous ne réserviez votre visite à l'heure de leur repas :-) et dans ce cas, vous pourrez les nourrir.

Nous vous remercions pour votre compréhension. 

What if you don’t collect the needed amount?

If we don't collect the amount expected, we think of other ways to gather it. One option is sponsoring. The money collected so far is used for marketing.

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 Si nous n'atteignons pas le montant nécessaire, nous pensons à d'autres moyens de financement. Une des options est le sponsoring. L’argent collecté jusqu’à là est utilisé pour faire de la publicité.

How will we know when is Cats’ P.l.ace going to open?

We regularly post information on our Facebook page www.facebook.com/librairie.cats.p.l.ace and if you like and follow us, you will be the first to know the date and the exact address of our establishment.

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Nous publions régulièrement d’information sur notre page Facebook www.facebook.com/librairie.cats.p.l.ace et si vous avez aimé notre page et  vous nous suivez, vous serez les premiers à connaître la date et le lieu exactes d’ouverture.

How can I become a sponsor?

Please let us know if you want to become a sponsor and we will give you more detailed information. In this respect, please call us @ +33 6 74 05 1664 or by email danielaagres@yahoo.co.uk

You can become a sponsor in different ways, amongst which please find three of them below:

1. by contributing an important amount and you will be quoted as one of our sponsors on all marketing material we distribute and, according to the amount you may become eligible to have published in our section “Sponsors” a link leading to your professional website for a determined range of time

2. by posting on your website a link to our Indiegogo page www.igg.me/at/cats-place and help us raise the funds

3. by inviting us at events you organize and schedule a speech time for our representative and allow her to introduce our project to the audience

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Si vous souhaitez devenir notre sponsor, nous vous remercions de nous contacter au  +33 6 74 05 1664 ou par email danielaagres@yahoo.co.ukpour que nous puissions vous fournir une information complète.

Parmi les façons de devenir sponsor, nous vous prions de trouver trois d’entre eux ci-dessous :

1. en contribuant avec une somme importante ; vous serez cité sur tout support publicitaire que nous distribuons. Selon le montant de votre contribution, vous pouvez avoir un lien dans notre rubrique « Sponsors » vers votre site professionnel, pour une période de temps déterminée

2. en postant sur votre site web le lien vers notre profile Indiegogo www.igg.me/at/cats-place et nous aider à rassembler les fonds

3. en nous invitant à des évènements que vous organisez et en incluant dans le programme de discussion notre représentant afin qu’elle puisse présenter notre projet à l’audience 

                   

            

http://www.lematin.ch/suisse/inedit-geneve-bar-chats/story/25682454 «Mon café fera également librairie, explique-t-elle. Les gens pourront s’installer sur des canapés afin de se plonger dans un thril­ler et l’acheter en partant s’ils le souhaitent. Il y aura également quelques tables, ainsi qu’un coin expo.»

http://www.20min.ch/ro/news/geneve/story/Bient-t-un-bar-a-chats-a-Geneve-22196877 "Les clients du futur café-librairie pourront ainsi venir se détendre en compagnie de cinq ou dix félins, selon l’espace à disposition. Si des associations de protection des animaux ont émis des doutes, en France, face à ces bars d’un nouveau genre, l’antenne genevoise de SOS Chats se dit prête à soutenir l’enseigne locale, en lui confiant les protégés qu’elle recueille."

http://www.blick.ch/news/schweiz/schnurrbucks-die-schweiz-kriegt-ein-katzen-kafi-id3419255.html "CAROUGE (GE) - GE - Ihre Liebe zu Katzen und zu Büchern will Daniela Agres-Eloy jetzt vermarkten: Mit einem netten Katzen-Café, das zum Verweilen einladen soll."

http://www.bluewin.ch/content/bluewin/fr/lifestyle/2015/1/28/geneve--un-cafe-librairie-a-chats-ouvrira-prochainement-.html "L’idée est de permettre aux gens de passer un bon moment tout en dorlotant des chats qui n’ont pas eu une vie facile."

http://www.hotellerie-gastronomie.ch/fr/hetgz/artikel/jaimerais-un-cafe-avec-des-chats-sil-vous-plait «Il est même prouvé que la présence des chats permet de faire baisser la pression sanguine», affirme-t-elle. Une manière de dire combien l’animal est important et qu’il faut en prendre soin. »



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coffee for two

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On your first visit, take a friend with you and enjoy together a cup of coffee or tea. We will be honoured to have you as guests. The entry is free for you both, of course
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one book free, the second @ €2

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€50 EUR
On your first visit, we offer you the book of your choice and a second book for only €2 whatever its displayed price
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coffee for 3 & a book

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Choose a book for yourself and enjoy a cup of coffee together with two of your friends, on your first visit @ Cats’ P.l.ace
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Cats' P.l.ace T-shirt

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Cats' P.l.ace has its own T-shirt, let us know your size and we will be pleased to ship it to you!
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a 12-entry card

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You will receive a virtual 12-entry card which is worth €70
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half-year sponsorship

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€500 EUR
Become the sponsor of one of our kitties for a half-year and have the free entry for yourself @ Cats’ P.l.ace every time you are in town. And your name will be engraved on the Shelf of Fame!
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one-year support for a kitty

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Support one of our cats for a whole year: this will include food, visits to the vet and care for your protégé plus an entire year of membership for you. As a member you will be invited every time we organize an event: Cats’ P.l.ace launch party, exhibitions, lectures and book signings and FREE ENTRANCE & COFFEE FOR LIFE! And of course, your name will be displayed on the Shelf of Fame
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VIP Sponsor

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As a VIP Sponsor, your name will be displayed on our website acknowledgement page, on our Shelf of Fame, and we will display a link leading to your official website for a whole year. You will be our guest any time you come and see us. Also, you will receive invitations to all events organized by Cats' P.l.ace
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