Critter Chronicle PAWS4EVER: A guaranteed adoption animal shelter & sanctuary dedicated to improving the lives of cats & dogs through adoption, training & education. Paws Under the Stars Dinner & Auction on May 4 You and your friends and family are invited to join staff, board, volunteers and the animals for a wonderful dinner, great fellowship, and an opportunity to raise funds for Paws4ever, on Saturday, May 4, 2013, 6:00 pm. Dinner and drinks are provided by our friends at Mediterranean Deli and Carolina Brewery, with live entertainment by a local band. Plus, spend time with the Paws4ever cats and dogs, and learn about our recent accomplishments and new initiatives. You won t want to miss the first Raffle Retriever! Or, a silent auction full of unique art, products from local restaurants and retailers, and decorative household and yard/garden treasurers. The live auction will feature vacations, artwork, and activities to share with your friends. Tickets are $25 in advance and $35 at the door. Please buy your tickets in advance online so that your check-in/out process will go much more smoothly (and faster!) than last year. Visit BIDDINGFORGOOD.COM/PAWS4EVER, our online auction website, to purchase your tickets and register for the auction. All auction items will be displayed online, so you can plan your silent auction strategies while you wait for May 4 to arrive. Items will be updated each day so check back often. Paws Under the Stars is one of our biggest events of the year, providing much needed funds to help us carry out our mission of rescuing and finding homes for animals in need. Buy your tickets now to help support the mission of Paws4ever and have a great time doing so. Thank you for your support. We look forward to seeing you May 4! Donate an Auction Item or Sponsor the Event If you or your company have an item or a service you would like to donate to the auction, we will gladly highlight your company in our online auction catalog and alongside the item at the auction. The online auction catalog reaches not only local attendees but also a national audience of charity auction-goers who visit BIDDINGFORGOOD.COM. We also invite you or your company to make a donation to sponsor the event. Sponsorship levels begin at $500 and include tickets to the event and advertising for your company. For more info about sponsorship or to donate an item, p l e a s e c o n t a c t LEIGH@PAWS4EVER.ORG. Thank you for your generous contribution to Paws4ever! SPRING 2013 Paws4ever Animal Sanctuary 6311 Nicks Road Mebane, NC 27302 919.304.2300 ReSale Store 111 Antique Street Hillsborough, NC 27278 919.245.0445 Like us on Facebook, follow us on Twitter, check out our channel on YouTube. You will love staying informed! Visit our website. PAWS4EVER.ORG for news, events, and animals ready for adoption. And read about us. We mail a full-color newsletter twice per year and email an electronic newsletter every two weeks. From our Executive Director Dear Friends, The results are in and the news is awesome! Paws4ever saved 187 dogs and cats in 2012! Our staff and volunteers are singing the praises of our wonderful supporters... YOU... who made this possible. Without you, not one dog or cat would find their forever home through Paws4ever. We would not be able to bring animals from local shelters, give them medical treatment, provide vaccines and spay/neuter, or give them the love and attention they so desperately need before going to their forever homes. We can t thank you enough! We have been so inspired by the great results of 2012; we have vowed to make 2013 even better. We hope you will continue to help us fulfill this mission. We are excited to announce a new sponsorship program (see page 3) that will enable you to help Paws4ever throughout the year in one easy, convenient step. This will ensure a steady, reliable income stream for the sanctuary. We are also pleased to announce the new name for our annual dinner/auction event, Paws Under the Stars, which will have more space for dining and browsing the auction, a smoother check-in and check-out process, and more auction items than ever! Get your tickets now by visiting our website or BIDDINGFORGOOD.COM/PAWS4EVER A great event for a great cause! Thank you all once again for helping the animals... With warm regards, Joanne Andruscavage
Page 2 Critter Chronicle Happy Tails: Happiness is a new home here are some tales to share From Loopi s family From Miss T s family We love Miss-T. She is doing well and loves to play and is really friendly. We had to put her on medication for her allergies but she is doing great now and we love the Creekside Vet folks! Loopi's new name is Augie (short for August) and he is a sweet, fun, fantastic little puppy! He is really learning his manners well - he graduated from Senior Puppy and is now in Family Dog 2, and I'm hoping to do Canine Good Citizen with him next year. He LOVES going to class at the learning center and drags me in from the car every time we go. Thank you all SO much for rescuing him and for all of the wonderful work you do. From Arlo s family Arlo (formerly Aristotle) went on vacation with us this summer... he was a perfect gentleman and even turned the couple we were vacationing with into "dog people." He helped me train for a 5k last fall. His favorite thing is taking long naps on our couch with our three cats (also rescues). The cats wait until he dozes off, and then groom him until he wakes up. You matched us up with a healthy, well trained, friendly dog, and we wanted to say thank you. From Bandito s family Bandito (now Benjamin) is doing great! He and my son have so much fun together. He was a perfect match for our family! From Freedom s family Minnie (Freedom) is awesome we adore her! She keeps our other two (older) cats on their toes and plays with the dog. She really is a very sweet girl. Thanks so much for all you do we could not be happier with Minnie! From Gumby s family Words cannot describe how great of a cat Gumby (now named Theodore) is. He is the perfect addition to our family! Theodore's best quality is his sweet nature; he lets us know right away if Clover (our other cat) accidentally gets shut in the laundry room by meowing and scratching the door to alert us. He also comforts Clover when she is scared. Everyone who visits our home falls in love with his sweet and curious nature. We want to thank you again for bringing this awesome animal into our lives. read more Happy Tails at PAWS4EVER.ORG From Soldier s family His new name is Java. We also adopted Chloe last August from Paws4ever and the two are the best of friends. They love running around and playing ball or chase in the backyard with our 7 year old. We couldn't have asked for 2 better dogs. Thank you for everything that ya'll do for these animals that deserve so much love.
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Page 4 Critter Chronicle Remember Hercules? Great ideas that benefit Paws4ever Author Elizabeth Schaff Sloan adopted Hercules from Paws4ever several years ago and he is now the star of her new book, Ollie The Very Quiet Beagle. Ollie is a very quiet Beagle; he doesn't bark much at all. However one day, out on a walk with his owner, he sees something that surprises him and the results are surprising too! Thank you to all who made gifts in December to benefit Paws4ever. Not only did we receive financial support, but we also marveled at the generosity expressed through other means. One of our dedicated volunteers integrated Paws4ever into his office s annual holiday door decorating contest. His door won and he donated the winning gift to Paws4ever! His creativity not only benefited Paws4ever directly but also indirectly by spreading information about Paws4ever. PetPartners, Inc., a loyal vendor and supporter of our annual Walk for Animal Protection, collected pet food, cleaning products, cat toys and even office supplies as an activity associated with their staff holiday party. Several co-workers throughout the area made donations to Paws4ever in honor of their Secret Santa recipients. Many of you made donations in honor of Paws4ever volunteers, staff and Board members. Our friends at Syd s Hair Shop in Chapel Hill donated proceeds from their calendar sales to Paws4ever. Many of you collected supplies for the Adoption Center through your own family and neighborhood food drives. Several local schools and churches held supply drives for us through the holiday season. Best of all, many of you adopted your new best friend during December and January! It makes us happy to find a perfect match and know that an animal we have cared for and loved has found his/her forever home. And, it makes us very happy to know that we can visit the local shelters and bring more animals to Paws4ever to await their perfect match. Thank you for all the many ways you keep Paws4ever in your thoughts and support us with your gifts, your creativity, your time and your devotion to the animals. ReSale Store donations Remember the ReSale Store as you begin your spring cleaning. Donations of furniture, household items, artwork, recreational equipment, jewelry, and antiques are accepted during store hours Thursday through Saturday. Visit the store often as inventory changes weekly. If you would like to volunteer, contact the store manager at 919-245-0445 or STORE@PAWS4EVER.ORG. Shop Donate Volunteer! The author is a freelance writer and a pediatric registered nurse who lives in North Carolina with her husband, two children, a cat and a Beagle! The illustrator, Leah Heidelmeier, specializes in mixed media and graduated from UNC-Chapel Hill. This colorfully illustrated paperback is available for sale or download through Amazon.com. Hercules found a loving forever home AND a career! Congratulations Ollie and Elizabeth on the publication of this lovely story. WALK date: October 6 The 2013 Walk for Animal Protection is on Sunday afternoon this year: October 6 in Southern Village. Register for spring classes at The Learning Center The Spring 2013 Term begins the week of April 1. Classes are held at the Paws4ever Learning Center and run for seven weeks. Training classes offered this spring are the following: Junior Puppy, Senior Puppy, Family Dog 1, Family Dog 2, Really Reliable Recall, Canine Good Citizen, All Star Tricks, Therapy Dog, and Drill Team Practice. Sports classes being offered this spring are the following: Foundation Agility, Obstacle Skills, Handling Skills, Contacts & Weaves 1, Contacts & Weaves 2, Sequencing Skills, Competition 1, Competition 2, Competition Agility Games, Sequencing Skills, Flyball Drop-Ins and Agility Run-Thrus. For detailed descriptions of these classes or to register for a class, visit PAWS4EVER.ORG or contact Julie Jenkins at TRAIN@PAWS4EVER.ORG or 919.304.2300, x 233.
Spring 2013 Page 5 Volunteer Spotlight Pablo Scolnik, a longtime Adoption Center volunteer and past Board member, can be found in the window of the Waggin Wagon whenever it is on the road at an event. Pablo gleefully and skillfully drives the bus and has energy left over to sell dog treats, talk to people about Paws4ever, pet the visiting dogs and think up places the Waggin Wagon can visit next! This photograph of Pablo was taken at Durham s Food Truck Rodeo in January. Not only a supporter of Paws4ever, Pablo also assists local spay/neuter programs. Helping animals, says Pablo, is a most grounding and rewarding experience which helps me deal with a busy and stressful professional life. Thank you for all you do for Paws4ever, Pablo! Staff Joanne Andruscavage, Executive Director Theresa Byrne, Adoption Center Manager Julie Jenkins, Training Manager Lisa Rowden, LC Staff Katy McClure, Volunteer Program Manager Barbara Duffy, HR/Finance Manager Leigh Matthews, Public Relations Manager Enda Byrne, AC Staff Justin Byrne, AC Staff Dustin Pummill-Kimble, AC Staff Paws4ever hosts an Agility Seminar with visiting National Champion Gabrielle Blackburn and her dog Zing are the two-time National Champion, eight-time national finalist, four-time Steeplechase Regional Champion, and Grand Prix Regional Champion. Zing has placed first in several rounds at nationals. In 2011, he won the Hybrid and Challenger round and took 2nd place in the finals at the AKC National. Recently Zing won the 2012 AKC National and 2012 USDAA Steeplechase National. Gabrielle has exceptional insight into reading dogs training needs and she is able to present methods in a clear, easy to understand manner. She is recognized for her fast, independent, and consistent 2on/2off contacts with Zing. Quiz, her young trialing dog, is well-known for her amazing 1.2-1.5 second running dog-walk. Gabrielle and Zing will be at Paws4ever April 19-22 to conduct 5 seminars and to hold a limited number of private lessons. Seminars include Masters Handling, 2x2 Weave Pole Training, Contact Foundations, Advanced Contact Challenges & Proofing and Novice/Open Handling. For more information about registration and fees, visit PAWS4EVER.ORG or contact Julie Jenkins at 919-304-2300 x102 or train@paws4ever.org. Upcoming events Critter Camp in July Did you know? Waggin Wagon at the Food Truck Rodeo in Durham, March 10, 12:30-4:30pm Sweet Tea Classic Flyball Tournament in Burlington, March 23 & 24, 8am-5pm NC Vet School Open House in Raleigh, April 27, 9am-3pm Mebane Dogwood Festival, April 27, 10am- 5pm Paws Under the Starts Dinner & Auction at the Learning Center, May 4, 6-10pm Adoptathons: ReSale Store, March 2 & April 6; Phydeaux, March 16, April 13 & May 11 Boys and girls between the ages of 9 and 14 have raved about these camps! Each day is a unique experience with wildlife, reptiles, dogs and cats to delight the young animal lover. Groups are limited to 12 and spaces fill up fast. For more information or to register a camper, visit PAWS4EVER.ORG. Paws4ever is a partner with Best Friends Animal Society in the No More Homeless Pets Network. The No More Homeless Pets Network is comprised of a number of public charity rescue groups, spay/neuter organizations and shelters who are actively saving lives and reducing shelter deaths in their local areas. Being a part of the Network allows Paws4ever the chance to work together with other similar organization in national adoption promotions, to attend educational conferences, to qualify for certain grants, and to participate in national fundraising events like Strut Your Mutt. Visit BESTFRIENDS.ORG.
Non Profit Org US Postage PAID Chapel Hill, NC RETURN SERVICE REQUESTED 6311 Nicks Road Mebane, NC 27302 Phone: 919.304.2300 Fax: 919.304.9452 E-mail: INFO@PAWS4EVER.ORG Web: PAWS4EVER.ORG Twitter: @PAWS4EVER_NC Look inside for more information about these exciting opportunities! Dinner & Autcion benefiting Paws4ever! Saturday, May 4, 6:00 pm Find out how you can join with others who have already become monthly donors to Paws4ever. Monthly supporters may sponsor their favorite animal and receive regular updates about them OR may contribute to the Med4Paws fund so that all animals are assured of receiving the veterinary care they need.