News Archives: Volunteer News: 2007-02-12
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The shelter badly needs three large cages--48" or larger. They do not have to be new. These should be the ones that are wire mesh on all sides, not a cargo cage. If you have one you no longer need, please consider donating it.HSPC has been chosen to be the charity partner for Delta Dog Daze this year. Tentatively April 28, 9-12. This is always fun, and a good fund-raiser..
The 2008 Dayplanner Committee is organizing. If you would like to work on this, or find out more about it, come to the first organizational meeting. Last year's Dayplanner made $65,000, so you can see how important this is for HSPC..
Date: Tuesday, March 6, 2007 Time: 6-7 p.m. Place: The Janet Jones Company (on Cantrell, across from Cantrell Gardens) You will meet the new committee chairmen and will have the opportunity to sign up for the following committees: Marketing/Page Sales (March-May) Silent Auction (August-October) Preview Party (October) Book Sales/Distribution (November-December) For more information, Suzanne Hamilton 2008 Chairman suzham@aristotle.net 225-1959.
Next Sunday 1-5--more shelter renovation work. Help is welcome! And---if anyone knows how to install sun filters on windows--we need someone to do it in our new cat room. We have the filters; just don’t have the expertise to install them correctly..
Grand Opening of Our New (second) Cageless Cat Room March 10 , 1-5 PM is the Grand Opening of our new (second) Cageless Cat Room. We can use donations of cat beds, scratching posts, hide-aways and toys. And we never have too many (or enough) of those little oval fleecy white cat beds. Come see our new room on 3/10, and tell all the cat lovers you know. We have the nicest, prettiest cats waiting for homes. Nice as our cageless cat rooms are...a loving home is way nicer!!.
We have actually moved some cats in to the space, and they are loving it. All girls! It’s the “Ladies’ Room”.
We had two good adoptions and a lot of good public relations at Acxiom Friday. Thanks to Gene, Christine, Jack, and Pat. And all the nice folks at Acxiom!.
We have a very sweet, pregnant dog at the shelter, who would love a foster home, so she can continue her pregnancy and have her pups in peace and quiet. We will provide all supplies, and take her and her puppies back when they are ready. She is on our website as "Sadie", and if you can help, let me know. She is a sweet, friendly, gentle dog. No issues, just pregnant! And another dog with two newborn pups needs a place to go. She is still at the vets', because we have no place to put her..
If you are interested in doing a Puppy Love visit, contact Amanda at acarter01@yahoo. com. She is scheduling visits. There are regular visits scheduled for the second Saturday of each month at Arkansas Health and Rehab, and she is scheduling others. Also, the first Saturday of each month, 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.
****Our KROGER CARDS made us $693 last month. That's getting better! If you don’t have an HSPC Kroger card, please get one. If you have one, don’t forget to use it, and if you don’t know about them, let me know and I will explain this painless way to make money for the shelter. The trick is to remember to use them!! Note--you can only purchase HSPC Kroger Gift Cards through us--at the shelter, the Mall store, or by mail..
Next Birthday party--first Sunday in March. Hayden is helping, need more help.
Whiskers at the Mall, our off-site adoption center and store, needs someone to take over management from Chris. Chris has done a fabulous job for several years, but has other demands on his time now. Managing involves scheduling help and transports, keeping track of inventory, etc. Also, we need a few more people available for transporting animals from the shelter to the store, and back again. and to help at the store on Saturdays. If you are interested, let me know. If you want more details, or want to help at the store next week, contact Chris at: ellischris@uams.edu. .
If you are a FEDERAL EMPLOYEE, remember that HSPC is a Combined Federal Campaign agency, and please consider making us your charity of choice. Also, we have our beautiful new brochures, so if you have a place where charities can leave information (or want a speaker!), let me know, and will provide them. OUR CORRECT NUMBER IS 9032 .
We can always use HELP AT THE SHELTER---walking dogs, taking them out to our dog park, brushing cats, playing with cats, and helping potential adopters choose the perfect pet..
**If you no longer wish to receive these newsletters each week, let me know, and I will remove you from the list. Also, they sometimes are marked “spam” because I send so many at once. .
** Please encourage people you know to give a shelter animal a chance, or consider fostering an animal for a while. We have had a lot of adoptions of animals in foster care. .
Adoptions: Timer; Chessie; Brenda; Devon; Daisy; Ashley; Nightmare; Bella; Owen; Pooh; Cantina; Smartie; Tiffany and several puppies and kittens.
New Volunteers: Megan Hays **Next volunteer Orientation: Monday February 12, 6PM at the shelter.