April 2009
Welcome to April!
Updates:
Website
Hope4FuzieFaniez is getting a new look! Virtually, that is. We are working hard on a new website that will include lots of pictures of the shelter after all the new updates. All of the animals for adoption and the permanent residents will be featured with photographs and their stories. We’ll let you all know when it’s ready to go!
New board member
Mike Ostrowski has joined the Hope4FuzieFaniez Board of Directors as the new Secretary. Mike and his wife adopted two cats from the shelter and he has been a volunteer here ever since. Mike lives in Denver and owns his own pet photography business (Fourpawphoto) and is a vet tech student at Bel Rea. Welcome aboard!
Calendar contest
We’re also working on some exciting new events, such as a photo contest for our first annual calendar! If you’d like to enter or just want to know more, check out the details on our new webspace at http://www.hope4fuziefaniez.com/events.html. The contest begins on April 1, so start taking pictures of your favorite furries!
Grants
We have another grant under consideration, this time from the Ahimsa Foundation. Keep your fingers crossed!
How
you can help:
Donations
Every shelter is feeling the pinch
from the recession and Hope4FuzieFaniez is no different. Right now we’re battling the bitter cold in
the shelter building and are running very low on funds for pellets for the
stove. It was a rough storm that just
blew through the area and we used nearly all of the pellets to keep everyone
warm. We can buy the pellets locally,
but would really appreciate some donations in order to ensure that no one goes
cold this year. We also need to purchase
a few thermo heat lamps from Sam’s Club for the older animals and those not
feeling well or have just returned from surgery. We need roughly four of these lamps to ensure
that these dogs and cats are also kept warm and comfortable as the icy winds
blow across the grounds.
GoodSearch
GoodSearch is a toolbar you download and put on your regular internet
browser. Then, instead of going to
google.com or another type of search engine, you just type what you want to
search for in the GoodSearch box and Tami and the furries will receive $0.01 from GoodSearch
for every single search you complete through their toolbar. This isn’t much, but
imagine how much she could get each month if everyone on this email list
used GoodSearch and selected Hope4FuzieFaniez their
charity. This was included in last
month’s email and so far Tami will receive $5.19 (a free large bag of cat litter) just
from Goodsearching!
If you would like to get in on
this awesome way to give just by doing something most people do every day
(searching for something online) without any cost to you:
1.
Go to www.GoodSearch.com
2.
Then, under “who do you GoodSearch for” put in:
Hope4FuzieFaniez and click verify
3.
Then, click Add GoodSearch to your IE, Firefox, or Mac toolbar
4.
A new page will appear and you simply click the download button.
5.
After it is downloaded to your computer you will then click run
to install the program.
6.
After it is installed, re-open your internet browser and see your new GoodSearch! Every
single time you use it, you give a little bit more to the animals at Fuzie
Faniez.
Oh, and many people are concerned
with internet security (and rightly so), but GoodSearch
is a legitimate company and they do not ask for any information from you to
download their software, they do not charge you anything, and they do not take
any information from your computer.
Basically, the program just allows you to search for the benefit of a
charity.
Cages
We have several cats at the
shelter that have issues that need individual attention. Some of the kitties are older and are
dominated by younger cats. Other kitties
just don’t play well with others. We
need a way to keep them socialized but not at the expense of the other
animals. Therefore we need to purchase a
few stand alone cat enclosures. Tami has
selected the ProSelect enclosures on this website: http://homeandkennel.petedge.com/ProSelect-Standard-Foldable-Cat-Cages-ZW334.pro?parentCategoryId=194&categoryId=310&subCategoryId=502. If you would like to buy an enclosure for
Tami or donate some funds toward the purchase of one please let Tami know. She’s urgently trying to get a few of these
so that EVERY cat at the shelter can have somewhere safe to live until their
new owners come. A cage purchase is
considered an animal sponsorship and your name would be placed on every cage
that you purchase for the shelter. This
picture shows Dipsy and Darby, two brothers that came
from a high kill shelter, enjoying the donated cages while they wait for their
forever home at Hope4FuzieFaniez (special
thanks to their sponsor, Jane).
Success story:
Delilah and her sister Jezebel are calico cats that came from a high kill shelter
in the
Shelter
supporters:
Business sponsors for March
Groomer Emily Spencer donated professional grooming clippers
(If you are in the
Cheyenne Pet Clinic
Petco
Goodwill
Cheyenne Animal Shelter
Maverick Motorsports
Southerlands
Individual sponsors for March
William H.
Sara K.
Susan L.
Lee F.
Clyde A.
Hal L.
Jane E.
Barbara B.
Christine L.
John B.
Pat D.
Nellie Sue H.
Board
of Directors:
Tami Walden – President
Dr. Robert Farr (DVM) – Vice President
Kathie Busby – Treasurer
Mike Ostrowski – Secretary
Ally Ostrowski – Fundraising/Newsletter