Fayette County Animal Rescue
Volunteer Newsletter
 

July 25, 2006

Volume 1, Number 18

Make a Difference… Volunteer!

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Wednesday & Thursday
NO shelter work nights this week!

Web Updates
We list all of our pets on Petfinder.com for viewing by the public. There is also another website Pets911.com that has similar search functions to view listings of animals available for adoption. We need someone to update this search site using instructions that I'll provide along with the information we have already posted on Petfinder.com. This needs to be done on a weekly basis. The initial setup would probably take a few hours but could be done over time. After that it would probably take about 1 hour per week to keep it updated. If you are interested in helping let me know. You can do this from home and just need Internet access.

Painting
We're trying to get some paint donated to paint the massive new dog house, existing shelter & new building. If you have any contacts for paint or painting supplies that we might be able to get donated please let me know. Once we have the supplies I'll let you all know when the "Painting Party" is going to be.

Shelter Secretary
Thank you Judy, Julie & the Hoff Family for staffing the shelter in the afternoons for us the past couple of weeks. You have no idea how much it helps having regular volunteers that we can rely on that can help with all those tasks that need to be done to run the shelter.

If you can help, we still need additional volunteers from 12pm-4pm Wednesday and Thursdays and for fill in to answer phones, process paperwork and perform various clerical and miscellaneous tasks. If you are available and can commit to at least one day per week please let me know.

If you are interested in volunteering please email Laurie at fayettefcar@hotmail.com.

Our Rescues

New Arrivals

**We are still busting to the seams full and are not taking any new animals unless they are from cruelty cases. **

Adoptions

Events

We need volunteers for our upcoming events. PLEASE... if you sign up for setup please get there NLT 9am. The hardest part of the day is setup and we have to have as much help as possible during that time.

07/29 Adoption & Fundraiser at Funquest, Collierville (see below for details)

08/12 Adoption Day at Petsmart (9am Setup to 4pm Teardown)

08/19 Adoption Day at Petco (9am Setup to 4pm Teardown)

08/26 Adoption Day at Petsmart (9am Setup to 4pm Teardown)

Don't forget Wednesday & Thursday nights from 530pm-dark. We can use all the help we can get!

Funquest in Collierville, 07/29/06
We are planning an adoption day and fundraiser at Funquest in Collierville on July 29th from 10am - 4pm. We need assistance with the following:

• Passing out flyers to local businesses

• Making treats for the Bake Sale

• We need raffle prizes

• Setup Friday night 07/28/06

• Volunteers to assist at the event (raffle, bake sale & adoption area)

If you can volunteer or assist with the planning let me know.

Please check the schedule in the left border for all events click here to view our Volunteer Event Schedule. Let Laurie know which events you can help with. If you cannot make your scheduled event please let us know ahead of time so that we can find a replacement.

Fostering

Current Animals in Foster Care: 22

5 out of 6 adoptions last week were animals that were in foster care.

The additional information that we learn about a dog when it is in foster care (houstrained, does it like dogs or cats or kids, etc.) and the extra care and attention that the dogs receive makes them even more adoptable at our events. If you are interested in fostering, please let me know. All it requires on your part is love, a fenced in yard and transportation to the shelter for vet visits and adoption days. FCAR provides the food, crate, medical care, etc.  Although not for everyone, fostering can be one of the most rewarding things that you can offer of yourself. Let me know if you are interested in learning more about this program.