01 fixed - West End Shelter for Animals

What fun our 1st walk-n-wag-a-thon was!
On Saturday, May 8 about 150 dog loving people showed up for our fundraiser at Prado
Regional Park in Chino.
Thank you for all that parcipated in, and volunteered your me and talent to helping
make this a great success! With your help, we raised just over $5,000!
ABC7’s morning Eyewitness News personality Garth Kemp was our Grand Marshal and
it’s no secret he loves all dogs! The mayor of Ontario, Paul Leon made a special
appearance and helped us kick off the day, along with Garth and KOLA-FM. Dale
Namminga presented both Garth and Mayor Leon a special engraved brick to say thank
you, and also help raise awareness of our “brick sponsorship” program.
Our “Rent a Dog” was very popular, in fact, we ran out of dogs within the first half-hour!
We’ll expand that idea next year! Three of our dogs might be adopted as a result of the
walk – Jackie, with Garth Kemps help, BamBam and Martha – featured in an arcle
in the Inland Valley Daily Bullen.
Over 150 parcipants enjoyed fresh brewed coffee, got suited up with their walking
“bib”, water and doggie bag and enjoyed a leisurely walk around part of the lake.
Although walkers were unexpectedly re-routed by the park ranger, everyone seemed ok
with it, especially the dogs…
Aer the walk, dogs and their owners were awarded an official West End Dog Tag for
their efforts. Walkers had ample spins at the KFRG-FM prize wheel and a shot at our
raffle cket board for great prizes. We had some pet product booths for discounted
shopping – Diana Jones helped raise lots of money for us, free chips & salsa, and the day
capped off with some relaxing live music by Elina. A very special thanks to Dr. Fong for
being on site in case of any animal emergencies and to Sean Cox in case of any human
emergencies.
Special thanks to our media partners, sponsors and friends – ABC7, KFRG-FM, KOLAFM, INLAND EMPIRE MAGAZINE, THE INLAND VALLEY DAILY NEWSPAPER, INLAND
EMPIRE WEEKLY, KSPA-AM, INLAND LIVING MAGAZINE, EYDIE’S OFFICE, KAHOOTS PET
STORE - CHINO HILLS, BAD ASS COFFEE- RANCHO CUCAMONGA, THE SHOPPES AT
CHINO HILLS, CHIPOTLE - CHINO HILLS, JAX MARKET, COCA-COLA, BALLOON HAVEN –
CHINO, TLC PET SITTING, CHINO CHAMPION, commiee chairs Dale Namminga, Sue
Oxarart, Cyndi Zidell, Eydie Stumpf and the staff at West End.
If you didn’t make it out, you can get a glimpse of the fun on our website photo gallery
and on our YouTube video. If you were there, we’d love to hear your feedback! Please
join us on Facebook or give us a call.
Keep an eye out for our spring 2011 walk-a-thon date, as we plan to hold a bigger and
even beer event for you! Thanks again to the West End staff, volunteers, sponsors and
parcipants for making this something we hope to build upon every year!
Janine Perry,
Walk-n-Wag-a-Thon Commiee and VP Board of Directors
Giving something back...
Stater Bros. Markets and Pedigree teamed up
to help the shelter. Through the purchase of
Pedigree brand food at Stater Bros. The shelter
received a generous donation.
Thank you to Mrs. Liza Alldredge,
Mrs. Diana Lopez , the Kindergarten
& 1st grade classes of Foothill Country
Day School of Claremont, Ca for the
donations of dog and cat food.
So, you are seeing cats in your yard,
Like all animals, feral cats make their
home where they can find shelter and
food, often in close proximity to humans.
Trap-Neuter-Return is the solution.
Trap-Neuter-Return is an effective and
humane way to stabilize feral cat populations. Cats are humanely trapped and
taken to a veterinarian, where they are
neutered and vaccinated.
Trap-Neuter-Return works. No more
kittens. Their lives are improved, and
the population stabilizes and declines
over time. The behaviors and stresses
associated with mating, such as yowling
and fighting, stop.
FIVE EASY TIPS ON LIVING WITH
CATS IN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD
1. Talk to your neighbors. Determine
whether the cat is a pet, stray, or
feral, and if he has been neutered. If
not, get it done!!
2. Apply nontoxic deterrents around
around your yard.
3. Put a tight lid on your trash cans.
4. Block gaps in the foundations of
all sheds and outbuildings.
5. Use a car cover.
WWW. ALLEYCAT.ORG
Mailbox Happy Endings..........
As promised here are some pictures of Lucy, the deaf boxer
Vickie and I adopted from your shelter in January. We renamed
her Snow White. We took your advice and used the services of
Marie Bymaster as her trainer. I would highly recommend Marie
to any of your clients that may be interested. Remember Marie
is working with a deaf dog.
Thank you,
Dave, Vickie and Snow White
In October of 2008, we adopted a tiny little lynx point
kitten from your shelter. We named him Jasper, and
today he has grown into one of the sweetest and
LARGEST cats we have ever owned. As big is he is,
though he is gentle, loving, and kind to all of the other
kitties who share our home with him. Thanks for all
the wonderful work you do.
Thank you,
Kathy & Larry Bergeron
Hi,
I want to thank you so much for the gift of Oliver. He is truly an
important beloved member of my family. Upon bringing him
home he adapted to our house like it was always his home and
now I can not imagine life without him. We continue to be
amazed by his love, affection, intelligence, playfulness, obedience and yes even his stubbornness. Thank you again for the
gift of Oliver who has enriched our lives with his warmth and
happiness.
Christy Barbieri & Mike Lee
Mailbox Happy Endings..........
Hi all,
I wanted to give you an update on
Jerry, I adopted him at the Orange
County Pet Expo, he is doing fantastic!
I have a 3 story townhome so he has
full run and is getting comfortable in
his surroundings. He is such a lover!!!
Much more than I expected. He is the
most amazing animal I have ever
had!! I am so happy we found you
guys! Best always, Jamie Westman
Savanna is doing well and adjusting. She loves
to go shopping at Petsmart & Petco. She usually
picks out one toy. She loves to go for rides and
walks. Savanna loves attention and loves to
play.
Thank you,
Cathy Stomberg
Hello,
We want to give you an update on a kitty we adopted
last year at pet expo, her name is Lee Lou (it’s Russian
and my wife likes it). She is a very happy kitty with lots
and lots of energy. She likes to play all day. Thank you
so much she is the queen of the house!!!
Ron Soclef
Orange County Pet Expo was a great success!
We were able to find forever homes for 12 dogs
and 11 cats. Thank you to all the volunteers for
their help and to all our shelter friends who
stopped in to see us!!
shelter needs:
cat litter
canned dog food
canned cat food
bleach
paper towels
blankets
towels
leashes & collars
pine sol
We would also like to thank Verle v. Rizzo and
family for her generous gift of her annuity to
the shelter. It enabled us to resurface and repair
our parking lot and pavement areas, which were
in dire need.
We had a work day here at the shelter on March
21st, planted lots of plants, spread mulch and
general spruce up of the shelter grounds. Then
had an appreciation bbq potluck lunch for our
volunteers who came down to help us out. Thank
you to all of you that helped us out!!!
We would like to thank the Villella
Family for their thoughtfulness. Jason
Villella received donations for the
animals here at the shelter in celebration
of his 1st birthday!!
Many thanks to:
Professional dog training classes
available. Check our website for
more information. Next class is
June 12th, 2010
Thank you for all your support over the years, but we have decided not to have
the yard sale in 2010.
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INDIVIDUALS AND ORGANIZATIONS IN THE COMMUNITY. THANK YOU FOR HELP!