News Archives: Volunteer News 5/27/07: 2007-05-27
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The shelter will be closed to the public Memorial Day.Saturday June 2--Dog Wash at Trinity. Please try to help. John and I will be away, and Jerod and Hannah are setting up, and running it... 9-2, Evergreen and Mississippi. Please think about helping them. Our dog washes have been really busy so far...
Sunday June 3--2pm-9Pm--Central Arknasas Gay and Lesbian Alliance is having an event at RiverMarket, and have offered us a booth to show animals and give out information on our shelter. Also, we will get a % of refreshment sales. I'd love for some of our dogs to go, this is a good adoption opportunity. Let me know if you can take a shelter dog. I'll need to know how many to get ready.
June 16-- Dog Wash at Kroger
July 8--Birthday Party
July 28-- There will be a Martial Arts Competition at Riverfest- We will get a large percentage of the refreshment income; we need to provide volunters to sell beer, or sell non-alcohol drinks. This should be a fun event for those interested in Martial Arts. This is mainly Kick-boxing, and Brazilian JiJitsu. I will have more information later on, but think about helping
October 26,27,28--Racquets and Paws Tennis Tournament benefiting HSPC
HSPC is now taking part in a recycling for cash program. Bring your old cell phones, toner cartridges and ink jet cartridges to the shelter or the mall store, and we turn them in for cash.
Don't forget June 1 is the deadline for DayPlanner page applications. Pictures can come a bit later, but pages must be reserved by June 1.
Our Kroger cards made $556 last month. Please remember to use them!!! You can purchase them at the shelter, and Whiskers at the Mall.(You can't buy them at Kroger!) If you don't know how they work, let me know and I will explain. It is a painless way to make money for HS.
We now have a wonderful Humane Ed program, so if your Library, Scout group, church, etc, would like us to provide a program, let me know, and I will put you in touch with Christine, who is running it for HSPC.. AND, we are setting up Humane Ed Days at the shelter one Friday each week during the summer. Christine has special materials and programs, and kids can come to the shelter for a few hours, play with animals in the park, and learn something about animal care, responsible pet ownership, etc. If you would like to help with this, please let me know. We will definitely need help with the kids and animals!
Thanks to all the new volunteers who have jumped in and are helping at the shelter . I see a lot of you taking dogs out to play. It's great to see them running around and splashing in the dog pools. And dogs are getting adopted more easily when people see them running around in the dog park--seeing them having fun insteadiof barking initheir cages makes them a lot more adoptable! Thanks to the folks who have been getting them out, and helping with adoptions.
If you are interested in going on a Puppy Love visit, or finding out more about the Puppy Love program, contact Amanda at : acarter01@yahoo.com . Amanda has recently updated her schedule Also, Mary and Leigh make regular visits to Women and Children First, from 10-11, and third Saturdays at Dorcas House, also 10-11. If you would like to go on one of these visits, let Mary know at mmstephens@ashland.com .
Encourage people you know to come down and adopt or foster animals for us. We have so many more than we have room for! And there are some really great dogs and cats there..
Whiskers at the Mall--our off-site adoption center and store--open Saturdays 10-4. Contact Chris at: ellischris@uams.edu . ifyou are interested in helping June 2
We can always use HELP AT THE SHELTER---walking dogs, taking them out to our dog park, brushing cats, playing with cats, cleaning cages, checking water bowls.... and helping potential adopters choose the perfect pet.
Adoptions: Luke; Sissy; Tonya; Jill; Hank; Doobie; Trina; Nash; Zoiebug(Dolly), Fred, and lots of kittens and puppies
New Volunteers: Dena Puffett; Len and Bev Griffin; Jamie Bradshaw;Sherry King; Katie Bivbaugh; Chelsea Busick; Katie Udron
And check our website www.warmhearts.org . I add new cats and dogs (and sometimes horses) every Sunday night!
**Next volunteer Orientation: Monday June 11, 6PM at the shelter.