News Archives: Volunteer News 8/10: 2008-08-12
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Next Dog Wash--August 16 at Kroger, Cantrell and Polk. We start setting up around 8:15, and we wash until 2PM Please think about helping. We were really short-handed last week.Revenge on the River brought in $1903 for HSPC..thank you Roli Delgado, and the volunteers who helped: Debbie H,Donna Cullum,Sara and Will, Kathleen, Becky, Laura, Mary, and Ann and Robert. Also some Parrotheads!
We welcome new volunteers Lynn Powell,Jill Brzozowski,Sumana Raghuram,Michelle Hobbs Cassie Underwood,Balenda Metzger, Malinda Bell, Mary Brashears,Jonnie Honse, Julie Delaney, Julie Wilcox,Paige Thompson,
Adoptions: Cindy Lou, Shelby, Brinkley, Helen, Harpo, Glenda, Mama Dog, Libby, MarleySue, Kevlar, Lawson, Marvin, Helga, Raisin, Mercedes and Shiloh.
*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: If you have tried to contact Leah and got no response, try again..she has had her emailed fixed and promises to get back to everyone who is interested!
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 or Susann at Szmaniasusannm@uams.edu if you would like to be part of it! Or just let me know,and I will see that you get the information you need
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.
Next Orientation for new Volunteers.. Monday August 18, 6PM