News Archives: Volunteer News 12/3/07: 2007-12-03
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Pet Photos with (or without) Santa..Friday and Saturday, December 7 and 8, 11-4; At Bath Junkie on Bowman Curve. Four pictures for $15, re-orders and special orders available. We need a back-up Santa for Friday...Brad has agreed, to be our Friday Santa but may be out of town on work assignment. Larry will be our Saturday Santa, as he has been for many years Please get the word out about the photos..there is a notice on the website. And you and/or your kids are welcome to be in the photos! ****We need a Santa's helper also for Friday..write down names, and take money! We don't expect a big crowd Friday, so shouldn't be too hard..let me knowThe WOW Factor, a store in the Heights, is donating 15% of sales to the Humane Society. Dates that are valid for this arrangement are December 2nd to December 23rd. The WOW factor is located inside SHOPPES ON WOODLAWN which is in Hillcrest, 4523 Woodlawn. This is on the corner across from Kroger . They offer the Oculatum candle, which was presented to all the stars at the 2007 Emmy Awards, , hand crafted jewelry, and many interesting crafts items. We appreciate this very much, and encourage folks to do some of their Christmas shopping there!
We don't have all the receipts from the Day for the Animals yet, but so far we have over $2000!!
Saturday 12/8 Dollar Days in the Colony West Shopping Center is doing a fund-raiser for us, and has invited adoptables. So if you have some time that day, please think about taking a dog or two over to visit. It would be great to have a few adoptables come over during the day.
Our 2008 DayPlanners are now available! Check the website for location, These are really great this year, and as always, make wonderful holiday gifts. We just added more locations where it is available
December 1--Downtown Holiday Parade We didn't win a prize, although we had a fabulous float. I have pictures I will send on request! Lorrie did a great job of organizing this, and here were many wonderful volunteers making decorations, making costumes, providing trucks, trailers, pallets, doghouses... it sounded like everyone enjoyed the project, and the dogs had a great outing.
It's CFC (Combined Federal Campaign) time again! If you work for a federal agency, or know someone who does, please consider making HSPC the charity of choice. Our number is 53272. And if your agency would like us to do a presentation, Christine has already taken Abner the Basset mix to a few places, and getting us lots of donations (we hope!)! She would be happy to make more visits. Last year, we were pledged $22,000, more than any other agency in the area. This year, we really are depending on donation such as this to meet our expenses.
Our Kroger cards made $479 for October... This is very low! Please remember to use them. You can only purchase them at the shelter (or by mail); You can't buy them at Kroger, and using them does not negate your Kroger Discount card, you can use both. If you don't know how they work, let me know and I will explain this painless way to make money for the shelter.
Volunteers: Think about taking dogs out to our wonderful dog park to play. They love it! And please pick up after your dog..there are poop bags and buckets to put them in...and please remember to put your dog back, or ask for help. And if you want help getting started, Susann will be happy to meet you..you can contact her at szmaniasusannm@ uams.edu
Puppy Love: Here is the schedule for December
Saturday, December 8 - Parkway 10:00
Saturday, December 22 - Parkview 10:30
Please meet at the shelter 30 minutes before the scheduled time to pick up the puppies. Please try to e-mail Amanda she will know who will be attending. Let her know if anyone has any questions., or would like to find out more about this program. Thanks for your help with Puppy Love.
Contact Amanda at acarter01@yahoo.com
And Mary and Leigh make regular visits to Women and Children First on first Saturdays, and Dorcas House third Saturdays. Contact Mary at mmstephens@ashland. com if you would like to go on these visits
If you would like to be part of our dog training program..learn to train our shelter dogs to help make them more adoptable... and give them a chance to have fun..contact Phyllis at phyllisnewt@hotmail.com and she will tell you when the next set of classes will start. This is a wonderful program that has helped get so many of our dogs into good homes. Both the dogs and the trainers learn new skills!
We have a wonderful Humane Ed program. Christine has become a Certified Humane Educator, and does programs at schools, churches, scout groups., schools, libraries. She has age-appropriate materials for all groups, and does a wonderful job teaching about animal care, responsibilty, spay/neuter, etc. She brings puppies with her,(and our Humane Ed mascot, Abner..a real, live Beagle Dashund mix) to make it interesting to everyone! If you would like her to come to your organization, or would like to help her, let me know and I will put you in touch.
Adoptions: Ozzie; Punkin; Samantha; Trent; Bridget; Fred; Mocha, and lots of puppies and kittens.
Next volunteer orientation: Monday December 3 at 6PM at the shelter. It will be the last one this year And check our website www.warmhearts. org. add new animals every Sunday night
For the Warm Hearts and Cold Noses... Nancy Thaden For the Warm Hearts and Cold Noses... Nancy Thaden