Friends of BCAS - Weekly Email 12/15/11

Below is the contents of the weekly Adoptions & Newsletter email sent out on 12/15/11.

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Hello, fellow Friends of BCAS volunteers!

Please spare a moment to read the following announcements:

• DOG HANDLING CLASS: Animal Advocate John will be holding his next Yellow Dog Handling Class on Thursday, December 22nd at 6 PM. Volunteers, come learn about handling potentially difficult dogs, and become approved to walk Yellow-rated shelter dogs!

• CATS THIS MONDAY: The conference room may not be available to cat volunteers on Monday the 19th. If the room isn't available, volunteers can still cuddle the kitties in the cat room!

• THANKS FOR PARTYING WITH US! Last Monday's volunteer holiday party was a hit, and we want to thank everybody who attended for coming! Nearly $200 was donated to Friends of BCAS by you generous folks, and a tidy pile of goodies were donated to the shelter (as well as a whole lot of leftover food donated to the hungry shelter staff :) ). Special thanks to Freeholder O'Brien for making a special guest appearance!

Donations to the shelter from our volunteers

Friends of BCAS - Weekly Email 12/08/11

Below is the contents of the weekly Adoptions & Newsletter email sent out on 12/08/11.

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Hello, fellow Friends of BCAS volunteers!

Volunteer Stats for November 2011:

- Volunteer hours: 415.75 (-15% from October)

- Volunteer visits: 231 (+34% from October)

- Total volunteer participation: 45.3%

Note: The shelter had four holidays in November, so our stats are very good, considering.

Giant thanks to the following volunteers:

- Andrea Cassidy, Dave Caceres, Tammy Grant, Katrina Kates, Betty Konrad, Steve Lease, Justin Oram, Brian Skelly & Jean Stone for dedicating more than 15 hours of your time at the shelter in November. Every animal you touched felt your kindness.

- Steve Marinoff joined our group in November as the 'video guy' and what a GREAT JOB he is doing! Check out the recent videos he created of our dogs (Tweeter, Angel, Jet, Woody) and cats (Tina, Cameron, Katie, Ash) on our Youtube page: Youtube.com/FriendsofBCAS

Thanks to all our volunteers;

Friends of BCAS has reached our one-year anniversary on 11/10/11!

We are very proud of our progress in only a year. We know our second year will be even better!!

"Until one has loved an animal, a part of one's soul remains unawakened." ~ Anatole France"

Friends of BCAS - Weekly Email 12/01/11

Below is the contents of the weekly Adoptions & Newsletter email sent out on 12/01/11.

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Hello, fellow Friends of BCAS volunteers!

Please spare a moment to read the following announcements:

• DOG HANDLING CLASS: Animal Advocate John will be holding his next Yellow Dog Handling Class on Thursday, December 8th at 6 PM. Volunteers, come learn about handling potentially difficult dogs, and become approved to walk Yellow-rated shelter dogs!

• SHELTER CATS AT CRITICAL MASS: The shelter is once again approaching its maximum capacity for cats. Cat intake is far heavier than our current ability to house cats, and without adoptions and rescues, there can only be one conclusion. Please help us prevent our cats from being put to sleep by spreading the word about the need for cats to be adopted or rescued! Rescues, we need you now! Contact John at jrichardson@co.burlington.nj.us or 609-265-5842/3.

C-43476 Serafina, C-44484 Farrah, C-43958 Tucker, C-43712 Ariel, C-44095 Handsome, C-44699 Lottie

These sweet cats might be the next to be at risk. Please come help us make cage space so we're not forced to act!

(And please, spay or neuter your pets, people!)

• BADGE ALTERNATIVE: Tired of your standard lanyard-style volunteer badge getting in your way? We've got an alternative now-- stickers! The color-coded stickers are by the sign-in sheet. Take the appropriate color and write 'volunteer' or your name on it and stick it somewhere visible to others. Voila! No annoying lanyard badge.

• DOG ACTIVITY LOGS: Yellow dog walkers, please remember to check the orange activity logs and walk dogs who've not been out in a while. We know everybody has their favorite pups, but all dogs deserve a good walk and some Yellow-rated dogs are falling behind more than others.

Friends of BCAS - Weekly Email 11/24/11

Below is the contents of the weekly Adoptions & Newsletter email sent out on 11/24/11.

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Hello, fellow Friends of BCAS volunteers!

Please spare a moment to read the following announcements:

• GIVING THANKS: I'm thankful for everybody who volunteers their time and heart to a worthy cause. You make the world a better place, and you should be proud. I hope everybody had a Happy Thanksgiving!

• HOLIDAY PARTY TIME! On Monday, December 12th from 5-7 PM we'll be having a volunteer get-together at the shelter! All volunteers and shelter staff are invited to come partake of the holiday munchies and hang out with your fellow shelter-frequenters :) Show up whenever you like. Since the holidays are a time for generosity, we ask that you please bring a donation, large or small, for the shelter. The shelter can always especially use cat and dog food, treats, towels, blankets, cat toys, or cat litter. We hope to see you there!

• SHELTER CATS REACHING CRITICAL MASS: The shelter is once again approaching its maximum capacity for cats and will have to be euthanizing some to make space soon-- please help us prevent our cats from being put to sleep by spreading the word about the need for adoptions, or rescues to come and pull animals! Rescues, we need you now! The shelter's contact info can be found here: http://www.petfinder.com/shelters/NJ148.html

• ARE YOU A PEOPLE-PERSON?/VOLUNTEER OPPS.: We have two awesome new volunteer opportunities now available! Contact Penny at fobcas@yahoo.com if you're interested in helping out with either (or both), or want more details.

1. Tour Guide: Give tours around the shelter for groups, often children's groups such as the Girlscouts, usually who come with substantial donations to the shelter! Tours would be given on your own schedule.

2. Volunteer Greeter: We know many of you enjoy hanging out at the shelter, chatting with potential adopters and answering their questions to the best of your knowledge, so why not make it official and become a Volunteer Greeter?