News Archives: Volunteer News 9/21: 2008-09-22
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It's United Way/CFC time again. If you,or someone you know, are federal employees, please consider making HSPC your charity of choice. Our code # is 53272. And if your CFC organization would like us to come out and do a short program , let me knowOur Dog Wash Saturday made $620; That makes $10,379 so far for the season. Thanks to Gene, Billye, Mary, Melanie; Janelle and Joanne; Jamie and Dan. Extra thanks to Mary, who was heroic...helped us set up, and stayed and helped us take down,and load the car! And washed a bunch of dogs in between! We still have one more, at Whole Foods this Saturday.
Saturday,9/27: Adoption Event at Whole Foods, and Dog Wash.!!11-2; The adoption committe will be bringing adoptables, and any volunteer who is interested is welcome to do so,--- let me know. And let me know which dogs you want to bring.
Also Saturday is Harvest Fest in Hillcrest. We promised to bring some adoptables there as well. Let me know who is going, and who you might want to take.. They should have a table and chairs for us...it would be great if we had one of our banners there. I have emailed the coordinator to ask exactly where our spot is, and will let you know as soon as I hear.And I will give you brochures to hand out, flyers for the Walk to take, etc.
Sunday the 28th...birthday party at the shelter, 1:30. I will need some help.
Susann is coordinating classes for anyone interested in working directly with our dogs. The classes are led by Cindy and Phyllis. If you are interested, contact Susann at gotsusann@gmail.com.
Dog Walker Orientation is a one day, two hour class that will teach you the do's and don'ts of shelter dog walking..
Dog Training Classes are four-week courses (2 hours per class for each of 4 consecutive Saturdays) that teach our dogs the basics of canine "good citizenship", make them more adoptable, and the dogs and trainers have a lot of fun and learn a new skill. So contact Susann for either of these.
Or just let Susann know if you would like to meet her there to get started volunteering. She will be happy to show you how, and introduce you to our "regulars"... a great group of people who welcome help in getting the dogs out to play and exercise!
And there is a blue binder on the front counter to write notes on the dogs you work with...to pass on to other volunteers and potential adopters .
**Laura is plannng similar training for people interested in knowing more about working with our cats. Those classes will be on alternate Monday nights at 6. Contact Laura to sign up for the first class, at laurajade76@yahoo.com
Walk for the Animals, October 18th, at the Clinton Library. Among the volunteers we will need are: 2-3 strong folks to help erect the stage; 2 for contest registration; 2-3 to run the contests; volunteers to bring adoptables; volunteers to supervise "Heavy Petting Area"; volunteers to take down and clean up. Let me know what you would like to help with.So far Suraya, Jennifer W, Kassandra, and Peyton, as well as Laura and the adoption committee have signed up.This from Michelle, event coordinator: Hey Everyone,
Thank you for thinking about volunteering for the Walk for the Animals scheduled for Saturday, October 18th at the Clinton Presidential Center Park. You are invited to a meeting on: Wednesday, October 1 5:30pm
Brownings Restaurant, 5805 Kavanaugh, LR
We will discuss volunteer assignments for the day of the event, as well as how to spread the word during the crucial two weeks beforehand. I believe with all of us working together we can make this Walk a successful fund-raiser. Please tell your friends and co-workers to visit www.warmhearts.org and consider forming a team for the Walk. If you cannot attend the meeting, but wish to help please give me a call at 529-6330.
Thanks,
Michelle
walkfortheanimals@gmail.com
http://www.warmhearts.org/article/472/
Presbyterian Village has tons of newspapers for us, if someone would pick them up each week, or every other week, and drop them off at the shelter.. if you can do it, let me know and I will give you the name of the person to contact to arrange it. Garden Ridge has nice towels on sale for $1.00, if anyone would want to buy a few for HSPC; we always need towels. If you do a lot of online shopping, check the online shopping link on our website.. We have signed on with various groups who will give a percentage to HSPC every time you shop at certain well-known retailers.If you do a lot of online shopping, check the online shopping link on our website.. We have signed on with various groups who will give a percentage to HSPC every time you shop at certain well-known retailers. Adoptions: Espresso; Billy; Scruffy; Freda; SweetPea; Darby; Doodles; L'il Whitney; Inky; Huey; Connie Cho; JetPlane, and many of the Tull Poodles/Terriers, and Saline County Puppy Mill dogs. We still have a lot of adorable Poodles, Wire Haired Fox Terriers (and mixes thereof), and small Lhasa/ShiTsu type dogs, if you know anyone looking for one... they are really cute and have great personalities. Adoptions: Espresso; Billy; Scruffy; Freda; SweetPea; Darby; Doodles; L'il Whitney; Inky; Huey; Connie Cho; JetPlane, and many of the Tull Poodles/Terriers, and Saline County Puppy Mill dogs. We still have a lot of adorable Poodles, Wire Haired Fox Terriers (and mixes thereof), and small Lhasa/ShiTsu type dogs, if you know anyone looking for one... they are really cute and have great personalities. *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: 1st 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.
If your school, library, scout troop, business organization, etc would be interested in having a speaker from HSPC, contact Christine at clhenderson1@msn.com She has some wonderful programs for various ages and interests, and would be happy to talk with you about them.
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 nicsmom5@aristotle.net or on her cell at 454-4865!
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. HSPC gets a percentage of sales.
Remember to use your Kroger Card! We made $650 last month. We should be making a lot more. They don't help us if you don't use them! If you don't have one, 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.
Adoptions: Espresso; Billy; Scruffy; Freda; SweetPea; Darby; Doodles; L'il Whitney; Inky; Huey; Connie Cho; JetPlane, and many of the Tull Poodles/Terriers, and Saline County Puppy Mill dogs. We still have a lot of adorable Poodles, Wire Haired Fox Terriers (and mixes thereof), and small Lhasa/ShiTsu type dogs, if you know anyone looking for one... they are really cute and have great personalities. Garden Ridge has nice towels on sale for $1.00, if anyone would want to buy a few for HSPC; we always need towels. If you do a lot of online shopping, check the online shopping link on our website.. We have signed on with various groups who will give a percentage to HSPC every time you shop at certain well-known retailers. Adoptions: Espresso; Billy; Scruffy; Freda; SweetPea; Darby; Doodles; L'il Whitney; Inky; Huey; Connie Cho; JetPlane, and many of the Tull Poodles/Terriers, and Saline County Puppy Mill dogs. We still have a lot of adorable Poodles, Wire Haired Fox Terriers (and mixes thereof), and small Lhasa/ShiTsu type dogs, if you know anyone looking for one... they are really cute and have great personalities. *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: We still have a lot of adorable Poodles, Wire Haired Fox Terriers (and mixes thereof), and small Lhasa/ShiTsu type dogs, if you know anyone looking for one... they are really cute and have great personalities. If you do a lot of online shopping, check the online shopping link on our website.. We have signed on with various groups who will give a percentage to HSPC every time you shop at certain well-known retailers. Adoptions: Espresso; Billy; Scruffy; Freda; SweetPea; Darby; Doodles; L'il Whitney; Inky; Huey; Connie Cho; JetPlane, and many of the Tull Poodles/Terriers, and Saline County Puppy Mill dogs. We still have a lot of adorable Poodles, Wire Haired Fox Terriers (and mixes thereof), and small Lhasa/Sh type dogs, if you know anyone looking for one... they are really cute and have great personalities. If you do a lot of online shopping, check the online shopping link on our website.. We have signed on with various groups who will give a percentage to HSPC every time you shop at certain well-known retailers. Adoptions: Espresso; Billy; Scruffy; Freda; SweetPea; Darby; Doodles; L'il Whitney; Inky; Huey; Connie Cho; JetPlane, and many of the Tull Poodles/Terriers, and Saline County Puppy Mill dogs. We still have a lot of adorable Poodles, Wire Haired Fox Terriers (and mixes thereof), and small Lhasa/.