Below is the contents of the weekly Adoptions & Newsletter email sent out on 11/3/11.
Hello, fellow Friends of BCAS volunteers!
Volunteer Stats for October 2011:
- Volunteer hours: 487.75 (+66% from September)
- Volunteer visits: 172 (+75% from September)
- Total volunteer participation: 45.8%
Note: Our cat socialization program was reinstated 10/3/11 and you can tell by the HUGE increase in our stats!!
Giant thanks to the following volunteers:
- Katrina Kates (Jenn's mom) for spending 21 hours in October playing with the cats. And thanks to Jenn for recruiting her as a volunteer. Word of mouth is our best advertising :o)
- Andrea Cassidy became a volunteer in the middle of October. She has visited the shelter numerous times to handle cats & dogs. She does even more away from the shelter by posting our longer resident animals to a very popular Facebook page (Pet Pardons) in an effort to help find them a home.
- Betty Konrad spent over 21 hours at the shelter with the dogs in October. Betty has become a big part of our dog pic/posting team which means she spends hours away from the shelter uploading dog pictures to the internet. Betty also volunteers weekly with a couple other organizations in our community and has a part-time job. And oh by the way, she is retired. Betty, you are a true INSPIRATION!!
"The road to success is not crowded. Because while most are looking for ways to take, the truly successful people are finding ways to give. With a giving attitude, every situation is an opportunity for success."
- Unknown
Please spare a moment to read the following announcements:
• DAYLIGHT SAVINGS ends this weekend. All you Monday & Thursday night dog walkers, please make sure you are easily visible to the passing cars. Wear sneakers with reflective strips, light colored jacket/pants, reflective tape on your clothing, etc. We don't want any volunteer or dog to get run over!!
• CLOTHESPINS!: We're running out of them! Every volunteer uses a clothespin as a placemarker when they take animals out to play, and it seems like they're left behind and lost every day. But no worries, if everybody donates some clothespins, we'll be fine and dandy :) If you'd like to help out, please leave your clothespin donations in the conference room cabinet or in the volunteer bin next to the sign-in sheet!
• VOLUNTEER FROM HOME: Don't give up on your passion to help the animals. We know the shelter environment is difficult for us animal lovers, but there are plenty of ways you can help without stepping a foot into the shelter. We need folks involved in fund raising or you could volunteer with our rescue partner BCAA (BCAAofNJ.org). The only impact you make by sitting at home is to your sofa!!
• SHOW YOUR SUPPORT WITH A T-SHIRT! Friends of BCAS t-shirts are available! They cost $10 and come in a large variety of colors. They have Friends of BCAS's name and email, a cute logo, and "Volunteers CAN make a difference" on them. Our fellow volunteer Barbara designed and ordered these t-shirts, so email her at barbaramoosathome@yahoo.com if you'd like your own!
• FREE SHELTER FOOD: Answer a quiz question-- right or wrong-- every day to donate food to shelter animals! FreeKibble.com
• • • ADOPT US!!! -- Aren't we so adorable? • • •
Please spread the word about these awesome adoptable pets who've been at our shelter for too long!
C-42716 Daisy | D-42511 Biscuit | C-42924 Tina | D-42629 Harry | C-43174 Cassie
See our blog for more info about these cuties:
...Thank you! And now, without further ado...
Some of the wonderful animals adopted this week:
Some of the wonderful animals adopted this week:
Special Critter Mention:
Silver the Ferret was adopted this week!
Sorry, no pic, but he was so adorable and super-friendly!
The Cats:
C-43566 Perry, C-43624 Clementine, C-43678 Diego (adopted with Adele)
C-43984 Adele (adopted with Diego), C-44124 Shiloh (FeLV+), C-44386 Charlie
Kitten Count: about half a dozen kittens were adopted this week
The Dogs:
D-41920 Marvin, D-43560 T Ocho (rescued by K9 Training), D-43990 Duke, D-44463 Cloud
D-44623 Brady, D-44659 May, D-44799 Lucky, D-44842 Jenn
D-44851 Stax Madison, D-44940 Beau, D-45027 Roxie
We are the volunteers of the Burlington County Animal Shelter. We do our best to make sure our shelter's animals are happy and ready for adoption.
We love new volunteers, and so do the shelter kitties and doggies! Learn more about us here: http://fobcas.blogspot.com/
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