News Archives: Volunteer news 8/4: 2008-08-03
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Dog Wash Saturday made $870! It was a hot day...only Gene, David, Billye, Kimber, John and I were there. We really could have used more help. Both Channel 4 and Channel 7 showed up to do a feature on the dog washes (slow news day!)...and they are also mentioned in Sunday's Dem Gazette, High Profile page! I hope it brings us more dogs to wash!Next Dog Wash--August 16 at Kroger.
Revenge on the River brought in $1903 for HSPC..thank you Roli Delgado, and the volunteers who helped. I don't know who was there, other than Debbie H, and Ann and Robert..will update when I get the list!
The puppy mill dogs are resting comfortably at the shelter. They all need medical care and time to recover from anemia, mange, heartworms and infections. They won't be ready for adoption or fostering for at least a month. IF YOU, OR SOMEONE YOU KNOW IS INTERESTED IN ADOPTING, SUBMIT AN APPLICATION. The approved adopters will be notified when they are ready, and invited to come and choose. Applications are available on the website, under "Adoption Procedures" or by calling or stopping by at the shelter.
**Puppy Love , if you are interested in helping with this great program, contact Leah at leahcapel@sbcglobal .net for more info. This is the schedule for the next several months:
1> st Saturday: Briarwood 10:30 a.m.
> 2nd Saturday: Parkway 10:00a.m.
> 3rd Saturday: Presbyterian Village 10;00 a.m.
> 4th Saturday: Parkview 10:30 a.m.
> Meet at the shelter a half hour before, to get your puppy ready.
Reigning Cats and Dogs will be November 15, If you are interested in promoting the event and/or obtaining auction items and sponsorships contact Debbie at nicsmom5@aristotle. net. (There will be a meeting in the fall for the folks who help at the actual event) . If you are interested in helping,or want to find out more, contact Debbie Howell at nicsmom5@aristotle. net or on her cell at 454-4865!
> **If you would like to learn a new skill and help our dogs get adopted, sign up for our Dog Training Classes, by contacting Phyllis at Phyllisnewt@ hotmail.com These four-week courses teach our dogs the basics of canine "good citizenship" , make them ore adoptable, and the dogs and trainers have a lot of fun; contact Phyllis if you would like to be part of it!
We have some really nice HSPC merchandise available, some just for volunteers, some for everybody. Go to our our website, click on New Merchandise and check it all out. Shirts, totes, bibs, license plate frames, dog outfits, hats.. some with our logo, some with beautiful designs by Little Rock Artist Les Waite. AND FOR VOLUNTEER GEAR, go to www.cafepress. com/hspcvolunteers
Remember to use your Kroger Card! They don't help us if you don't use them! If you don't have one, I JUST GOT 50 MORE! LET ME KNOW IF YOU WANT ONE AND I WILL MAIL IT. We're not keeping them at the shelter any more. If you don't know how they work, let me know and I will explain this painless way to make money for the shelter.
**Dr Medlock, our staff vet, has put a green binder up front, for volunteers to write down any illness or problems that they might observe. She promises to look at it first thing when she comes in.
Adoptions: Hendrix; Persilla;Delbert; others, and lots of puppies and kittens
Next Orientation for new Volunteers.. Monday August 4, 6PM
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