Newsletter February 2013.pub

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.
of Paws4ever and have a great
time doing so.
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 / PAWS 4 EVER ,
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.
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.
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
Thank you for your support. We
look forward to seeing you May 4!
Donate an Auction Item or Sponsor
the Event
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
[email protected]. 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
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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!
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 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
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
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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 Gumby’s 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!
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.
Spring 2013
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Remember Hercules?
Critter Chronicle
Great ideas that benefit Paws4ever
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.
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!”
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.
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.
Several co-workers throughout the area made
donations to Paws4ever in honor of their
Secret Santa recipients.
ReSale Store donations
Many of you made donations in honor of
Paws4ever volunteers, staff and Board
members.
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.
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.
Visit the store often as inventory changes
weekly. If you would like to volunteer, contact
the store manager at 919-245-0445 or
[email protected].
Shop • Donate • Volunteer!
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:
WALK date: October 6
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.
The 2013 Walk for Animal Protection is on
Sunday afternoon this year: October 6 in
Southern Village.
For detailed descriptions of these classes or to register for a class, visit PAWS4EVER.ORG or contact
Julie Jenkins at [email protected] or 919.304.2300, x 233.
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Spring 2013
Volunteer Spotlight
Staff
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!
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
[email protected].
Upcoming events
Critter Camp in July
Did you know?
Waggin’ Wagon at the Food Truck Rodeo in
Durham, March 10, 12:30-4:30pm
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.
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.
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, 10am5pm
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
For more information or to register a camper,
visit PAWS4EVER.ORG.
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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.