News Archives: Volunteer news 2/25: 2008-02-25
Please Note: Information in this archived article may no longer be accurate.
**HSPC Merchandise is now available . Check "New and Newer Merchandise" on our website, which has links to our CafePress "stores" for ordering... We added still more some great new designs. Click HEREHERE to see Alexis showing off some of it on TV Thursday. You can now order anything from T-shirts, track suits, license plate frames, tote bags,hats, bibs...with the HSPC WarmHearts logo. And if you want them to include " Volunteer" on the item, click on http://www.cafepress.com/hspcvolunteers. Here's a chance to get some really nice volunteer gear. We haven't had any in a long time! And if you want shirts with beautiful original HSPC designs by Little Rock artist Les Waite, click on his designs HERE. Profits come to HSPC. Thanks to Debra of River Market ArtSpace who spent many hours setting this up for us (it was not easy!) and to artist Les Waite for work on the HSPC logo and for creating the beautiful original art.**Puppy Love Schedule for March:.
Briarwood.
March 1st: 10;00 am - meet at the shelter.
Parkway.
March 8th: 9:00 am - meet at the shelter.
Parkview.
March 22nd: 10:00 am - meet at the shelter.
If you want more information, contact Leah at leahcapel@sbcglobal.net.
** Writing Contest.
For anyone interested in writing, we are sponsoring a contest entry in the 2008 Arkansas Writer's Conference writing contests. The announcement and link to rules is at http://www.geocities.com/penwomen/.
"Our" contest is #34 -- "Second-Hand Dogs and Cats." A true story about an older cat or dog who lost its home due to the owner's inability to keep the pet. 2500 word limit. Entrants will have to get a copy of the rules for details, either down-loading from their website or contacting directly Clovita Rice, 1115 Gillette Drive, Little Rock, AR. Entry deadline is April 30.
If you have any questions after checking the website and getting the rules, contact Gene Mullins, memullins@ualr.edu .
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** Central Arkansas Hunter Jumper Association (CAHJA) first horse show will be March 22 and they are donating the proceeds of all concession sales, raffles and a portion of the entry fees to the Humane Society. We have been invited to bring some adoptables, and pictures of other adoptables...this would be a good outing for our dogs, an opportunity for some adoptions, and a fun day, especially if you like horses. And we really appreciate being the beneficiary.
**Birthday parties! 3/2 and 3/16...Hayden and Laura are helping.There will be two parties on the 16th!-- one at 1PM and one at 3:30, with some overlap (they're friends!).
**The kick-off meeting for the 2009 Humane Society of Pulaski County Day Planner will be held at CREW Restaurant ( in Pleasant Ridge Town Center on Cantrell across from Walton Heights)..
Date: Wednesday, February 27, 2008.
Time: 6:00 (Come at six, visit, and order appetizers or dinner; the food is just delicious and the service terrific !).
The meeting will begin promptly at 6:15 and should end by 7:00..
Committee chairmen will give brief reports, and you can sign up to help with next year's book. We welcome all suggestions and ideas ! Bring a friend and come join us !.
Suzanne Hamilton, Chair 225-1959 or Cell 590-4547.
**March 15 is the St Patrick's Day Parade. Lorrie has offered to coordinate it. She did such a great job with the Christmas parade. If you want to take a dog, and/or help Lorrie, let me know, and I will put you in touch! We did this last year and it was fun, but it will be great to be more organized this year! Several folks have signed up already.
**April 18/19 is Earth Day, and the Zoo has again invited us to set up with handouts and adoptables. I know it is a long way off, but it would be great if we could organize something and do it. We haven't done it for the past two years, but it would be nice to participate again. The dogs we take always enjoy an outing.Erica has volunteered, and Leslie and her husband. Tell me which days you can help. We'd love to have at least 8 people on Saturday, and will be happy for as many as we can get on Friday!! We plan to have a book showing all of our adoptables, a poster for Special Friends Sponsorships, and lots of adoptables in person (or "in dog?").
**April 26, "Craws for the Paws" fundraiser at RiverMarket west pavilion. Craw fish, beer, live music, fun...more information will be on our website soon.
**Our Kroger cards made $599 for January... If you don't have one, please consider getting one; if you have one, please remember to use it..and if you don't know about them, contact me, and I'll explain..
**Folks, Kay has asked that volunteers follow some guidelines: when taking dogs to the dog park, :
*Not too many dogs..no more than 3 per volunteer, and no more than 5 in each section of the dog parks. .
* Pick up after your dog.
* Never leave dogs alone in the park.
* Remember to put it back.
* Make sure the gender mix isn't such that we'll get puppies.
* Make sure that all dogs have someone watching them at all times
* If you don't know the dogs, ask staff if they get along with other, or if they have special friends they like to play with..
* Check collars, and make sure they aren't loose enough to slip off, or too tight..
* When taking puppies out (and we'll soon be having lots of puppies) make sure they have had their second set of shots, and of course, like big dogs, never leave them unattended....
**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: Samuel; Honeydew; Pete; Bertie; Ellie Mae; Laurence; Sage.
**Welcome New Volunteers Kate and Sarah Jackson;Jill Farris; Justin Kurz; Christi Seatts; Amanda Farrar; Britney Papalardo; Alexis Anderson; JaNay Dunn; Candance Hulett; Micah Sutton; Meg Dunn; Amy and Haley Bush.
**The shelter could use donations of copy paper, and vaporizers...the kind you can put Vicks in..(the old kind!)..if you have any you no longer use, or see some at a good price, we'd appreciate them. They really help cats (and dogs) with respiratory problems, and we have quite a few of those!
**Next volunteer orientation: Monday March 3 at 6:00PM at the shelter..
And check our website www.warmhearts . org. I update every Sunday night. And even more of our animals can be seen on www.Petfinder.com.
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