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News and Views from Wayside Waifs
February 2010
New Beginnings
Adoption Success p.3
Patti Glass
Wayside President
Retires p.2
CATURDAY
NIGHT FEVER
Disco Fur Ball p.3
A NO KILL
SHELTER
Doctor’s
Orders
Get a Dog p.4
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Wayside Waifs President Retires
Key Contacts
President
Patti Glass
816-986-4400
Director of Operations
Courtney Thomas
816-986-4407
“Wayside is truly
Director of Development
Marla Svoboda
816-986-4401
an extraordinary
Director of Facilities and Pet Memorial Services
Danny Carmichael
816-986-4457
Volunteer Manager
AnnMarie Thomas
816-986-4431
Wayside Waifs
816-761-8151
Board of Directors
Executive Committee
Sandy Johnson
Harold Melcher
Shannon Barks
Patricia A. Chasnoff
Suzanne Dotson
Patti Glass
Steve Palmer
Susan Wally
Vicky Whitney
Board Members
Peter W. Brown
Bill Burton
Linda Carlsen
Michael Carter
Kristopher Dabner
Sherry L. Forsee
Lynne Gilbert
John Goodman
Ellen Hanson
Dan Hecker, DVM
Melanie Hepperly
Bonne Illig
Peggy Lyons
Robert J. O’Halloran
Gwynne Reid
Jodi Robinson
Betty K. Scott
Susan H. Sight
Advisory council
Beverly Rose
Barbara P. Allen
Cindy Armacost
Jeffrey Berg
Randy Clark
Jill Embry
Ellen Hockaday
Martha Immenschuh
Peggy P. Kroesch
Jan Kyle
Darlene McCluskey
Dana Nelson
Linda K. Patterson
Bradd Silver
Laura Tucker
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organization that saves lives.”
Patti Glass
Wayside Waifs
President Patti Glass
has announced her
retirement after more
than six years as the
top dog of Kansas
City area’s largest pet
adoption center.
A search is underway to
find Glass’ successor.
Glass will remain
with Wayside Waifs
until the Board of
Directors names her
replacement.
“I am so proud
to have had the
privilege of being
part of Wayside
Waifs. It is truly an
extraordinary organization that saves lives and
gives homeless, abandoned and abused animals
a second chance,” said Glass. “All of the Board
members and staff members share such a deep
commitment to the cause and to making Wayside
all that it can be for the animals and the people
who need us. Together, we have built Wayside into
the strong, vital organization that it is today. I feel
very fortunate to be able to end my career with
such an organization.”
Under Glass’ direction, Wayside Waifs has doubled
the number of annual animal adoptions, and
vastly improved the quality of animal care. The
organization is now recognized nationally as one of
the country’s premier “no kill” animal shelters.
Patti Glass will not be a stranger to Wayside Waifs.
She plans to become a Wayside volunteer.
“Hot Tails” Champion
Here are just a few of the other
milestones Wayside Waifs achieved
through Patti Glass’ leadership:
• Wayside Waifs’ created a board
restricted fund which will provide financial
support for the organization in perpetuity.
• The volunteer program has become one
of the most popular in Kansas City.
• The foster care program provides
personalized in-home care to pets before
they are available for adoption.
• “No More Bullies” humane education
program was launched to teach K.C.
area students to respect the rights of
others, including pets.
• waysidewaifs.org is now the
organization’s most powerful marketing
tool, and most effective way to showcase
hundreds of adoptable animals.
• Wayside Waifs is on the cutting edge of
the social media revolution with more
than 4,000 Facebook fans and 2,500
Twitter followers.
• Wayside Waifs’ Pet Memorial Services
has expanded through a new targeted
marketing campaign aimed at raising
awareness about the burial and
cremation services available for pet
owners.
• Significant strides have been made in
building coalitions with the animal welfare
community with a goal of providing better
care for the animals and enhanced
services to the public.
Bailey Allen
Bailey Allen, a 13-year-old yellow lab, is the reigning champion of
Wayside Waifs’ first annual Hot Tails of Kansas City competition. Bailey
and his human, former Kansas Senator Barbara Allen, raised $10,000
for his friends at Wayside Waifs. As the Hot Tails champ, Bailey will be
featured in the 2011 Wayside Waifs calendar, on the homepage of the
Wayside Waifs website and will receive special recognition at our
upcoming Fur Ball. Best of all, Bailey has BRAGGING RIGHTS to
the “Hottest Tail in KC!” If you think your pet is hot stuff… and
can raise even more money than Bailey, we want to hear from
you! Contact Ashlee Parker at [email protected]
and your pet may be a contestant in the 2010 Hot Tails contest.
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Our Little Princess
Addison
All Heart
Budd
A tiny orange-tabby kitten
When we first went to Wayside, something about
came into Wayside Waifs on
Princess caught our eye. Maybe it was the fact that
August 5, 2009 as a
she was a Pit Bull-mix
stray. Although he
and Pit Bulls are close
was cute, I was still
to our hearts since
surprised when I agreed
we already own a
We finished 2009 with a
to take this kitten home
Pit named Slugger, or
with me. The day I took
maybe it was the fact
record 5,200 adoptions!
the kitten home, my
that when I walked
favorite author, Budd Schulberg,
by her kennel she shoved herself as close to the front
died. So I named the kitten Budd.
as she could so I could reach in and pet her. We
just knew we couldn’t leave that day without taking
Budd loves people and Wayside
Princess home. We brought Slugger that day to make
colleagues loved it when I brought
sure they got along and immediately they just clicked.
him to the office. He will sit on
Since we brought her home,
your lap, lick your hand or face, pose for great pictures, be
we changed her name to
rambunctious, and more! Even my father, not normally an
Addison or Addy as we call
animal person, has become fond of Budd.
her, and she is adjusting
wonderfully. She brings out
It turns out that Budd has a set of four congenital heart
the best in Slugger and it
defects, a condition rare in cats. With monitoring, we are
is like having 2 new dogs
hoping that his short lifespan will be slightly longer than it
because he is so much
would be otherwise. Budd loves life and doesn’t know he
happier now that he has
has a heart defect. Whatever time Budd and I can give
a baby sister. I have never
each other I will treasure. I love Budd.
seen two dogs play and
– Andrew Starr, Wayside Waifs Office Manager
cuddle as much as Addy and Slugger, they complete
each other. We are lucky to have found such a gem.
Thanks, Wayside, for taking wonderful care of her and
helping us find the missing piece of our family. – Holly
New Beginnings
King of the House
Garth
Garth is quite a spoiled boy. He sleeps right next to our
bed every night in his own bed, lined with his favorite
blanket (Brookstone, no less!) and even has his own
room during the day. He has plenty of chew toys, bones,
etc. and of course, his favorite rope toy. He’s always
VERY happy to see us, jumping up almost shoulder level
with me when we get home. He spends most
evenings curled up with Nick or
me snuggling under a blanket.
He’s quite partial to lying on the
couch underneath one of his
blankets with it completely over
his head. He’s really gotten
used to the family and even
did pretty well at Thanksgiving
with the extended family
around. He’s pretty much the
greatest thing ever and we let
him know it every day. – Sara
Kansas City Area’s Premier Pet Adoption Center • February 2010
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Reluctant New Beginnings
“The health and
psychological
benefits of pet
ownership are worth it.”
Dr. James O’Keefe
Doctor’s Orders: Get a Dog
At age 80, a dog was the last thing
Leatrice O’Keefe thought she wanted.
She shunned the idea of the extra
responsibility, and did not want to be
tied down to a pet. Her son, Kansas
City cardiologist Dr. James O’Keefe,
refused to take no for an answer.
“I told her, ‘Mom, you need a dog,
you’re not walking as much, and
your mood doesn’t seem as good,’”
said Dr. O’Keefe.
Fully aware of his mother’s
reluctance, Dr. O’Keefe adopted
Henry from Wayside Waifs in October,
hoping the tiny Yorkshire Terrier/
Miniature Poodle mix would be a
perfect companion for
his mother.
Dr. James O’Keefe with his two
running companions, Brandon “The responsibilities and hassles
and Brady, both adopted from
of dog ownership may seem
Wayside Waifs.
inconvenient, but the health and
psychological benefits are worth it,” Dr. O’Keefe said.
Dr. O’Keefe says those health benefits include lowering
one’s blood pressure, weight control, improved fitness and a
reduction in depression.
A dog lover himself, Dr. O’Keefe routinely advises his patients
of all ages to adopt a dog from Wayside Waifs.
“The health benefits of pet ownership are potentially a very
important ally to good health and well-being in the long
run,” Dr. O’Keefe asserts. “There are more studies all the time
showing that people who own dogs tend to stay healthier.”
Armed with a written prescription from his mother’s own
cardiologist for “one cute dog to be taken for daily walks,” Dr.
O’Keefe showed up on his mother’s doorstep in North Dakota
with little Henry. Leatrice was not pleased.
“I was furious to tell you the truth. I was very unhappy,” said
Leatrice. “He knew I didn’t want a dog, I was very upset.”
Not wanting to completely ignore doctor’s orders, Leatrice
agreed to give Henry a chance.
“I’m making a big effort, and it’s working out pretty well,”
said Leatrice.
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Henry now accompanies Leatrice on errands and
on her weekly trips to a nursing home where Leatrice
spends time as a volunteer.
“I just put him on his
leash, and we make
sure we visit with all
the pet lovers,” said
Leatrice. “That is
very good.”
Dr. O’Keefe gets a kick out of his mother’s daily
updates detailing her budding relationship with Henry.
“He gets her out walking all the time now, even during
the frigid North Dakota winter,” said Dr. O’Keefe.
“She’s not as lonely. As she enjoys her one beer
before dinner, she feeds Henry a little snack of cheese.
So it’s happy hour for both Henry and Leatrice. Mom
used to complain about being alone in the house.
Now, she is more comfortable snuggling into her home
with Henry after dinner. And it’s a real comfort to have
an adoring companion to make the long cold dark
winter nights more bearable.”
Henry is slowly winning Leatrice over. Dr O’Keefe says,
“A new dog is a big adjustment, especially for older
people. But the added effort and expenses are worth
it. I am absolutely certain that over the next decade,
there is nothing else in the world that will contribute
more to my mother’s emotional and physical wellbeing than Henry will.”
“He’s an
awfully cute
little dog,”
said
Leatrice.
“I’m
coming
to realize
that he
must be
good for
me. And he
certainly attracts
attention from my
friends and neighbors
around town.”
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Photo provided by
Steve Larson
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Bark Mitzvah
Lily’s 13th Birthday
Bob and Jackie Gershon wanted
to celebrate their cherished dog
Lily’s 13th birthday in a special
way. Instead of throwing her a
birthday party, the Gershons drew
on their culture for inspiration.
“At first it was kind of a joke. When
you turn 13 years old in the Jewish
religion you have a Bar Mitzvah.
Lily was a dog so we called it
a Bark Mitzvah.” Lily donned a
white Yarmulke and was treated
to a delicious doggy cake. “She
couldn’t say the prayer… that was
the only thing she couldn’t do,”
joked Bob.
Kansas City Area’s Premier Pet Adoption Center • February 2010
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Honor/Memorial Giving
IN HONOR OF
A. J. Gordon: Doris Gordon
Alex, Lucy and Jett: Larry and
Marilyn Campbell
Alf: Terry and Debi Viebrock
Alison E. Dwight: Bryan, Ashley, Davis and
Bennett Dwight
Chris, Alicia, Tatum, Cole and
Sienna Goforth
Karen Dwight
Amanda Denby and Mike Rock: Rick and Peggy
Lemmon
Amy and Lucas Brown: Rick and
Peggy Lemmon
Amy Rutherford: Bob and Jane Rutherford
Andrew Starr: Charles Moore
Ann Dickinson: Janet Bash
Annie Neighbors: Ryan, Ruth, Olive and Patrick
Neighbors
April Childress and Jody Tinsley: Faith Childress
Bailey and Cammie: Randall Chadwick
Barbara Warriner: Beau and Veronica Salinas
Barry and Mary Pitt-Hart: Gareth and
Kerry Pitt-Hart
Barry Luck: Peter and Jane Burton
Bella Kohler: Thomas and Melinda Kearney
Ben Brown: Frank Brown
Berkley and Marley Gorup: Paul and
Kathy Gorup
Beverly Rose: Jackson and Joyce Letts
Bill and Brenda Shively: Tom and
Helen Blandford
Bodenhamer Family: Brooke Corley
Bonnie Denby and Dan Rowe: Rick and Peggy
Lemmon
Brenda Bernhardt: Wally and Betty Burger
Bumper: Stephen and Ernestine Hall
Buster Munjak: Larry and Carol Munjak
Callie: The Pulse Legal Publication
Carmelita Davis-Beets: Janet Smith
Cassie: Dean and Karen Martin
Catherine Quinn: Fred and Joan Schwartz
Catherine Radle: Larry and Betsy Keyser
Charlie and Celia Malaponte: Sammy Cessor
Charlotte B. Conn: Ted and Kimberly Riegel
Christine Robinson: John and Dee Robinson
Claire Gittemeier: David Banks
Clayton Geller: Linda Gorman
Coleen Bost: Helen Freeman
Connie J. Bonovich: Lois Calkins
Connor Bost: Helen Freeman
Corley Family: Brooke Corley
David Marcus: Elysia Marcus
Dawna Garza-Calbi’s Pack:
Dawna Garza-Calbi
Dean and Karen Whipple: Holly Bondurant
Debbie Savery: The Library Department
Deborah Jenkins: David and
Margarette Wristen
Denis and Maureen Calvin: George, Jeaneen,
Amanda and Aimee Cover
Diane Straughen: Megan Straughen
Diane Stuerke: Karen Courtney
Don and Kaz Meshcon: Steve and
Joanne Mackay
Donna Cassini: Donna Cassini’s Team
Elfriede Reheard: John and Tish Hiestand
Eric Deering: Kelly Law Registry
Evogene Sales: Jeffrey and Christina Sales
Frank and Nancy Radle: Larry and
Betsy Keyser
Gail Rhoades: Bruce, Jennifer and Lettie
Mae Rhoades
Gene and Mary Mausey: Larry and
Betsy Keyser
George and Jean Hess: Adrienne Liebergen
Gizmo: Lawrence and Zoraida Swickard
Gloria Solis: Nicole Gaylord, Greg Teale, Dana
Skeed, and Shannon Phillipsheck
Harold and Marilyn Melcher:
Cynthia R. Cowherd
Harold Melcher: Amy Hunkeler
Heather Gage: Kelly Law Registry
Heather Reilly: Wendi Smith
Heide and Maxi: Cynthia Fishman
Holden: Beverly and Leonard Rose
Holly K. Lawton: Jennifer Rotter
Hope Henry-Chapin: Heather Thomson
Hurley Kelly: Kristi Kolega
Indy Cadden: Tim and Holly Soptick
Ira and Brenda Taylor: Martha Taylor
and Herbert Friedson
Jake Boy: Bob and Karen Wewers
James B. Nutter: Jon and Maria Long
James Cianciaruso:
Mary Jo Cianciaruso
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Gifts received form October 6, 2009 to December 19, 2009
Jan Foresman: Irvilene Gardner
Let Wayside Waifs honor or memorialize Jana and Bob Rousseau: Marty and
a special person or pet in your life.
Lynne Laney
Jane Whiles: Ronald and Mary Kay Graver
Donate $25 or more in honor or in memory of a loved
Jay B. Wilson: Joan and Phillip Anderson
Jeanne Calkins: Teanna Totten
one and we will publish your gift on these pages.
Jeannie Ronde: Daniel and Ruth Charpie
Jester and Maverick: Julia Burch
Gifts are also acknowledged in letter form to the
Jill Painter: Carolyn Portner
Jill Price: Helen Zamora
appropriate party; no donation amount is mentioned.
Jim and Amanda Robertson: Rob and
Kimberlea Konowitch
Please use the enclosed envelope to Jim and Vicki Fenner: Kitty Crouch
Jim, Judy, Lindsay and Patty: Robert and
make a donation or donate online at Pamela Stepanich
www.waysidewaifs.org/donate
John and Mary: Tommy and Marilyn Sommers
John Dearing: Morris and Jo Dearing
Oliver: Dennis Hewitt
Jolynda Burton and Brett Vallone: Peter and
Oreo: Keith and Anne Wiedenkeller
Jane Burton
Oscar Ardinger: Robert and Holly Ardinger
Jonah Elyachar: Dwight Burney and
Paige McCartney: Mike McCartney
Gwenn Robinson
Patti Glass: Amy Hunkeler
Julia Fuller: Jean Fuller
Paul: Tommy and Marilyn Sommers
Julie and Rick Fette: Marilyn Finan
Peter J. Strebe: Mary Langenberg
Kalush: Fred and Joy Kalush
Phillip Geller: Linda Gorman
Karen Walker and Mel Stevens: Rick and Peggy
Phillip J. Dearing: Morris and Jo Dearing
Lemmon
Betty Burger: Robert and Lynn Mackle
Piper: Courtney Cullor
Katie Van Luchene: Annie Heck and
Cheryl Williams: Beverly and Leonard Rose
Pixi: Norman and JoAnn Greer
Gary Hicks
David Mansfield: Vonda Van Pelt
Rhonda Gassen: The American Century
Keith and Cathy Parks: Rick and
Jennifer Koenig: Scott Henson
Companies Foundation
Peggy Lemmon
Joan Harrison: Marty and Carol Montemore
Robert A. Colerick: Mrs. R. A. Colerick
Kerri Frazier: Ashley Frazier
Katie Coens: Gary Allen
Robert F. Mackle: Wally and Betty Burger
Kevin Westrope: Jeff and Bret Westrope
Kevin Westrope: Connie Walker
Robert L. Goolsbee: Wally and Betty Burger
Pat Bradbury and Howard Westrope
Kristopher Dabner: Ray and
Roy Davis: Svyatoslav and Svetlana Levin
Kimi N. Yamaguchi: Kimi Whipple
Constance Beagle
Rusty: Lyle and Suzanne Clayton
Kismet: William and Virginia Slusher
Lincoln Wham: Carmen Lester
Ruth Connelly: Clara Lenox
Kramer: David and Kimberly Nemitz
Richard and Danica Wham
Ruthie Kline: Julie D’Agostino
Kurt Williams: Sharon Barron
Linda Block: Wayne and Janice Lippman
Sampson and Bits: Rebecca Haaven
Lady McGinnis: Cory and Camille McGinnis
Luke Ossie: An Anonymous Donor
Sara Gann: Morris and Jo Dearing
Lance Pittsenbarger: Diana Crawford
Mark Burr: Marty and Carol Montemore
Sara Henke: Maria McCoy
Lathrop Family: Brooke Corley
Michael Stiles: Tom and Betty Scott
Sarah Battle: Sean, Angie, Liam and
Latte: Sue Johnson
Sandy Johnson: Charles and Sally Johnson
Grace Battle
Laura Gann: Morris and Jo Dearing
Michael and Linda Shinn
Sarah Dearing and Keith Hollcroft: Morris and
Lester the Cat: Rebecca Bruce
Shara Dunlap: Julia Neperud
Jo Dearing
Lila Skaer: Jerry and Pam Straf
Sherry Forsee: Gary Forsee
Satch: Brian and Sandra Poulter
Linda Davis: Brett and Jennifer Davis
Tyler: Luke Bechard
Scot Smith: Roseann Smith
Linda Moore: Dave Moore
Shara Dunlap: Cynthia Bishop
Linda Smith Staton: Karen Courtney
IN HONOR OF THE MARRIAGE OF
Gloria Lipari
Lisa and Jeff Bradshaw: Brian and
Kathy and Steve Putnam:
Janice Morton
Katrina Vaught
Barbara, David & Michelle Diehn & Greg Bush
Lisa George
Lisa Rhoades: Bruce, Jennifer and
Betty Winters
Sherrill Eppler: Petey Faye Eppler
Lettie Mae Rhoades
Bob and Mary Geyer
Sheryl Williams: Sheryl William’s Staff
Lizzie: Jane Greer
Bonnie Veskerna
Sneakers: Kent and Elizabeth Stromsted
Loretta Lowe: Amanda Lowe
Charlie and Jane Wilson
Socks and Boots McClelland:
Lynne Melcher: Anne Chasnoff
Cindy Nelson
Patricia McClelland
Mady Price: Karen Baenisch
Daryl and Kathryn Miller
Stacy Covitz: Linda Gorman
Maggie: Linda and Claude Meads
Frank and Donna
Steve and C. J.: Tommy and Marilyn Sommers
Maggie Decker: Donald and Virginia Decker
Gunnard Nelson
Steve and Sue Pollock: Joyce Pollock
Marce Kuhns: Loir Kays and Randy Henderson
James and Barbara Latta
Sue LaBell: Lynette Labelle
Maria McCoy: Sara Henke
Jean Crutchfield and Sean Jensen
Sunny Mae Rhoades: Bruce, Jennifer and Lettie
Mark and Susan Susz: Barbara Bradford and
Leonard and Diana Gragson
Mae Rhoades
Brenda Locke
Linda Stoltzfus
Susan Wally: Amy Hunkeler
Mark Hamilton: Bernardine Riley
Mark and Karen Zecy
Sydney’s Pet Spa: David and Ann Winetroub
Martha Wallsmith: Connie J. Turnipseed
Martin and Connie Balandron
Taffy and Toffee: John and Meg Holloway
Mary L. Lewis: Barbara Wilson
Santa Fe Trail Ladies Auxiliary 846, Inc.
Tim McIntyre: John and D. J. Crossley
Maya and Elra: Robert and Lisa Tobin
Steve and Melanie Mitchell
Tracy Martin: Tina Martin
Merry: Lisa Black
The McAdam Family
Tyler Angermayer: Kristine Hampshire
Michael and Cathy Thomas: Kevin, Laura, Scout
The Sams Family
Wako Yokoyama and Tootsie: Kimi Whipple
and Mae Thomas
Mike Williams: Dianna Duvall
Miranda Vogel: Thomas and
Melinda Kearney
Molly: Lisa Black
Multer Family: Karen Courtney
Nanci: Mary Devers
Nikki: Steve Beckett
November 2009 Puppy Mill Dogs: Andew and
Amanda Brink
Anne Hoffman
Barbara Anderson
Charles St. Clair
Chris and Rebecca Worden
Cindy and Gary Marshall
David and Judy Peck
Deborah Hellinger
Emily Melnyk
Gina Kovac
Marie Dispenza
Nate and Cari Crocker
Neal Dolson
Petey Faye Eppler
Randi and Bill Kuhl
Richard and Kristy Hutchings
Sean Jones
Susie and Sidney Womack
Sylvia Webb
Tricia Zollars
Walt and Nancy Krajewski: Jim and
Michelle Krajewski
Wayside Waifs Staff: Barbara Blum
Wes and Anderson: Connie Crowley and Dan
Early
Harold and Marilyn Melcher
Whalen Family: James and Mary Whalen
William White: Wally and Betty Burger
Winston, Cheerio, Rudy and Smudge Bowers:
Jim and Elaine Bowers
Wylie: Raymond and Stephanie Wright
IN HONOR OF THE ANNIVERSARY OF
Leonard and Beverly Rose: Tom and
Nancy O’Farrell
IN HONOR OF THE BIRTHDAY OF
Alexis Bevan: An Anonymous Donor
Andrew and Carla Tretiak
Jon and Ann Bevan
Keith and Janice Wisdom
Roxsen Koch
Scott and Stacy Colangelo
Stephen and Holly O’Keefe
IN memory OF
Abiza: Sue Johnson
Abner: James and Amanda Griffith
Adalyn K. Holdshoe: The R.C. Kemper Charitable
Trust and Foundation
Addie Welch-Hodges: Stuart and
Pam Hodges
Addy, Tiger and Java: Carol Blancard
Al: David and Jennifer Davis
Albert Fulmer: Linda Sher
Alex Blixt: Denise Sessler
Alfie: Carol Schwartz
All animals who never got a chance: Deborah
Jenkins
Amanda Berkovich: Barbara Blum
Ann H. Curtis: Stacy Curtis
Ashley and Garnet: Margaret Lannigan
Ashley Rose: Jeffrey and Laura Pearson
Auggie Wiedeman: The Bradshaw Family
Autumn, Pudgie, Little Bit, Toby, Suntara, Jeremy,
Corker, Inkey and Dominick: Lauralee
Hanson
Barkley: Annette and Chuck Ettinger
Wayside Waifs remembers Glenn Munger who devoted countless hours volunteering in our
Cat Adoption Center. Glenn passed away on December 20th. He will be missed.
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Bear: Maria Guisasola and Robert Brown
Belle Woods: Karen Baenisch
Ben Cote: Brian Sells
Betty Gronemeyer: Hal and Arlene Miller
Morrill & Janes Bank & Trust Co.
Rocky and Janet Weaver
Betty Lou H. Salvaggio: Bill and
Darlene Barnard
Big Max, Lilly and Simon: Bradley and
Emily Klapmeyer
Bill Lear: Richard and Lois Markley
BizzyGottaGo: Tom and Vicki Glassburn
Blacky and Harlow: Charles and
Debbie Martin
Bo and Keno: Glenn and Patricia Lillibridge
Bobbe Miller: Dee Barwick
Boo and Bandit Holt: Brenda Holt
Boots: Falcon Valley Animal Hospital Doctors
and Staff
Brandi and Remy: Ron and Felicia Sexton
Brent Benoit: Laura Hiller
Brewster Bold: Ellyn Bold
Bridgett: Ronald Dolsen
Brodi Hollywood Greer: Steve and Lori Greer
Bubba: Angelo and Celeste Ortega
Buddy: Stephanie Mertz
Buddy and Buffy: Carol Wade
Buddy Riordan: Robert and Wanda Riordan
Buffy: Mike and Pam Dooley
Buster: Linda Collier
Butter: George Modlin and
Barbara Postlewait
Cager: Mechelle Voepel
Caleb Richman: Marty and Lisa Richman
Callie Shaw: Theresa Swallow
Carley: Joel and Dana Conwell
Carlotta Campbell: Dennis and Tim McCormack
Larry Booher
McCormick Company
Menora Medical Center
Philip Watkins and Catherine Forbes
Pioneer Hi-Bred Int’l Inc., Sales & Mktng
Communications Dep
Sara Watson and Danell (Vitas Hospice)
Carly: Megan, Rick, Addie and Libby Sanford
Casey: James Teklinski
Cessie: Margi Pence
Chappie: Brad and Beverly Smith
Charles E. Kritz: Andy and Shonda Wills
Lazer-Pipes Services, Inc.
Charles L. Schlotzhauer: Kansas City
Health Department
Charlie: Patti Wright
Chase, Bubba, Buck and Buster:
Stephanie Chatman
Chester: Mark Dreiling
Chester A. Kitty: Stuart Hinds and
Christopher Leitch
Chesty Puller II: Pam O’Brien
Chloe: John and Nancy Todd
Chloe Burditt: Amy Hunkeler
Choppers: Ingrid Bunn
Chrissy: Lisa Black
Cosmo Carpenter: Brandon and Mary Smith
Courtney S. Denton: Joyce Denton
Daisy: Cyril and Rebecca Ritter
Daisy Osterle: Alice Raia
David Adelman: Julie Yung
David G. Smith: Susan Smith
Deni M. Jones: Mary Ewing
Diane A. Pell: Marie Spearing
Dianna L. Brown: Beth Stout
Cheryl Jacobs
Greer Zuberbuhler
Jan Nehring
Joseph and Angela Bost
Julie Whearty
Kimberly Jurgens
Kristen Hoffman
Lori Therou
Marcus and Pamela Lowery
Molly Hunt
Norman and Cynthia Martina
Quintiles
Sabrina Steffen
Timothy and Beth Clarke
Weston and Lori Waterbeck
Dorothy Cook: George and Carol Stephens
Dorothy E. Stone: Jerry and Linda Ferguson
Dot Hazel Demo: Cynthia Eubank
Dottie L. Fox: Charles and Barbara Zajic
Droopy: Gary and Yvonne Johnson
E. Patricia Winfiel: GSA
Ebony: Annette and Chuck Ettinger
Elias and Rocki: Christie Sincox
Elizabeth Gentry: Michael and Paula Gettino
Elmer Sapp: William and Judy Tucker
Emma and Churchill: Jeremy and
Katrina Huber
Emma Luna the Joy Dog: Elmer and
Shirley Gillette
Ems: Sandy Sands
Ernest J. Testerman: Barbara Thomas
Donald and Teressa Hill
Nancy Ronan
Ethel Estis: Brian and Patricia Haynes
Fluffy: Joe and Liese Mesey
Forgotten Angel: James and Roselena Moore
Frank M. Baum: Dorothy Gnaegy and Carolyn
Hammond
Molloy’s Beauty Salon
North Kansas City Post Office Employees
Frankie: Stuart and Ellen Eisen
Fred Felderman: Darrance and Caitlin Beam
Gabby: John and Linda Clark
George Rader: Ginni Rader
George Webster: Brian and Marlene Colgan
Gertrude Ward: Joni Green
GiGi Turner: Julie, Rachel, Bob, Jewel, Ginger,
and Vincent Turner
Gina Ashner: Louis and Sandra Ashner
Ginger: John and Leslie Nooncaster
Goldie B. Eisele: Niles Township High School
Gordy: Keith and Anne Wiedenkeller
Gozer Bradshaw: Allison Bradshaw
Hailey: Lindsay Sierens
Hammer: Jill Wilson
Hannah: Mike and Sara Niemann
Hannah and Sadie: Greg and Carolyn Seeley
Hannah and Zoe: Ginny Scott
Harley: Matt Wegerer and Cindy Augustine
Harriet Wendy B. Brinton: Barbara Woodard
Don and Susan Watkins
Doug and Maria Hedrick
Elizabeth Jones and Neal, Ryan and
McKenna
Jackie Sigler
Joe and Rita Morris
Mike and Ellen Bartels
Nancy Dillingham
Shawsie Branton
Tom and Nancy O’Farrell
William Hunter
Helen K. O’Brien: A. T. Switzer Painting Company
Cliff and Patty Rice
Cyri and Kermit Krantz
James and Ann Garrison
Michelle Daniel and Sally Stein
Susan Hunter
Hercules: Stuart Hinds and Christopher Leitch
Hershey: Todd Oelklaus
Ike: Falcon Valley Animal Hospital Doctors and
Staff
Iris Sakati: Kristen Sakati
Jack: Nathaniel and Lexi Dulle
Jacquelin M. Scott: Cindy and Bill Scott
James E. McKim: E. T. and Diane Houk
Fowler and Judith Jones
James P. Murphy: Judith Murphy
Janet A. Farnsworth: Bernie and Suzanne Hoff
Jazz and Patches: Gloria Gale
Jennifer Stewart: Linda Walsworth
Jenny and Sage: Mr. and Mrs. John Whitehouse
Jetson and Jasmo: Joyce Denton
Jillie: Natalie Kaibel
Jim Butler: Thomas and Linda Becker
Joan and Steve Langford: Steven and
Jacqueline Ghidoni
Joan Wyrick: Gary and Cheryl Allenbrand
Greg and Kay Kallos
John A. Deming: Betsy Dodson
Judith A. Rogers: James Rogers
Julie Bushlow: Linda Morrow
June Murphy: Rosalind Koenig
Kane, Pepper and Shelby: Paul and
Johnna Seib
Kasey Weaver: Ron and Patty Copple
Kathy Perkins: Gary and Karen Gates
Honeywell Employees
Joanne Goppelt and Jody Silvey Goppelt
The Faculty/Staff at St. Andrews
Vernon and Delores Kimm
Katie: Ann and Bruce Ebling
Jim and Jeanne McDowell
Katie Bear and Mollie Pooh: Charles and Carolyn
Nigro
Katz: Jay and Robin Murphy
Keatu Gottlieb: Jerry and Leslee Gottlieb
Keith Henrikson: Jay and Robin Murphy
Kibbles Cooper: Lynne Cooper
Kit Purtee: Fred and Lorraine Hoffower
Lorraine and Fred Hoffower
Kitty Cat: Matt Wegerer and Cindy Augustine
Knight: Patricia and Harold Keairnes
Lady and Leroy: Sue Bartley
Lady McGinnis: Cory and Camille McGinnis
Lani: Falcon Valley Animal Hospital Doctors
and Staff
Larry M. Helverson: Judith Helverson
Lassie Marie Yarnell: Ralph and Pamela Yarnell
Lela R. Fisher: Rita Stark and Marjorie Couch
Sandra Bean
LeMieux: Mary T. Montag
Libby: Charles and Elizabeth Stevens
Lil Dog: Suzanne and Walter Dotson
Lily: Harlan and Linda Smith
Little Girl: Frank and Sheila Ancona and family
Little Girl, Tuck and J. D.: Barbara Anderson
Louis Nair: Jay and Robin Murphy
John and Judith Yount
Lucy Lewer: Susan McCalla
Lucy, Max, Otis, Sid and Caesar: Bobby and
Suzanne Thompson
Luke and Java: Brian and Robin Kawamoto
Luke Bailey: Cindy Nelson
Lydia Estevez: Esther Estevez
Lynda W. Norris: Al and Lynn Page
Amy Hackler
Ann Ottewill
Bill Scully
Cindy Kemper and Lindsay Emerson Nash
Dee and Joyce Pack
Don and Loralee Robertson
George and Debbie Allaire
Jane Grant
Janelle, Reese and Regan Ruisinger
Janice and Bill McCollum
Jeffrey and Terri Benz
John and Mary Anne Henke
Margaret P. Platter
Marienne Brown
Patti Hall
Robert and Shirley Doering
Sally Wood
Sandy and Dave Johnson
Sheila Dressman
Steve and Becky Harris
Susan Dobbelaere
Susan Edwards Miller
Susan Snyder
Lynn W. Russell: Sherry and Gary Forsee
Macy: Adriana Pecina
Marge Williams: John and Judy Wempe
Marie Boucher: Pat and Jill Hardman
Marie Dilks: Karen Chaffee
Martin Lynch: Ed, Becky, Jim and
Mike Thomas
Mary J. Webb: H. D. Webb
Mary Rougeau: Ileene Moore
Mary T. Sroor: Burl and Dorothy Swaffar
Hallmark Cards Editorial Services
Keith Chrostowski and Jeanie Meyer
Michael and Margaret Eckard
Robert and Kathy Caffrey
Matthew C. McGilley: Mark and
Kathryn McGilley
Max, Lily and Simon: Ted and Judy Linke
Meg Rom: Peggy Rose
Mendi , Saedi and Rhudi: C. Ann Anderson
Mickey and Belle: Wahl Clipper Corporation
Midnight: Kyle Langlands
Millie: Maria Forsha
Min Min Abel: Lorry Abel
Minnie: William and Beth Zollars
Missy: Gretchen Henry
William and Catherine Crescenzo
Mitzie: Curtis and Marjorie Beane
Molly Constable: Ronnie and
Darlene Constable
Molly Patterson: Brad and Linda Nicholson
Molly, Tiffany, Minette and Buffy: James and
Kathleen Shryock
Montague: Mary Jane Short
Morris C. Johnson: Virginia Johnson
Morty: Ann and Bruce Ebling
Muffin Ren Gormley: Donald and
Megan Pridmore
Muffin, Sophie and Alexander: John and Cathy
Anderson
Muttly: Dale and Rosemary Linthacum
Mysti Dormagen: Margie Dormagen
Nancy Nutter Moore: Bob and Susie Evans
Jon and Maria Long
Natasha: Patricia Robinson
Nellie Shea: Brian Branner
Nicholas: Marie Haynes
Nicki: Brad and Beverly Smith
Odie and Gillham and Juanito the Conure: John
and Kendra Tuck
Oliver: Lynn Pepperd
Ossy and Joanna: Patsy Syata
Parker Goodman: Holly Mazza
Patch: Pam Mason
Patricia H. Carlin: Briarford Place
Bunco Group
Florence Allie
John and Martha Seymour
Norton Thomas
Ruth Isenberg
Patricia Snell: Sherry and Gary Forsee
Paul G. Gentry: UPS Express Critical
Peggy Bailey: Cindy Nelson
PepLee: Lynna Nelson
Precious: James and Roselena Moore
Princess Audrey and Miss Makena:
Marilyn Matheson
Prissy: Hannah Mikkelsen
Puddin’ and Cherry: Mike and Linda Baldus
Puff Kitty and Ollie: Bill and Jeanne Schulz
Reba, The Swope Park Dog: Margaret Koontz
Richard Gentry: Shirley Gentry
Kansas City Area’s Premier Pet Adoption Center • February 2010
Robert E. Bob Mullins: Joe and Lucille Westervelt
Marty and Shelly King
Phillip and Julia Oberkrom
Robert William Thompson and Ryan
McCray Thompson: Bobby and
Suzanne Thompson
Roger K. Gordon: Jane Henricksen
Martha DeNise
Rosalind Ginsburg: Beverly and Leonard Rose
Roscoe Cat: Bob Corbett
Rosie and Gus: Barry and Charlotte Bell
Roxy: Andrew and Carla Tretiak
Shaun Flanigan and Katherine Hardin
Roy: Arthur Kaaz
Roy Talbert and Candy: Virginia Talbert
Rudy Kapsalis: Mark Terman
Rusty: Jim and Jeanne McDowell
Ryan Capps: Henry Capps
Sacha Cole: Eric Cole
Sadie: Ruth MaGill
Sammy Jo: Audrey and Robert Kersey
Sanders Reardon: Morris and Jo Dearing
Scooby: Fay Lambie
Linda Ferderer
Scott Janssen: Betty Jones
Shadow: Suzanne Sherwood
Sharon K. Minder: Edward Minder
Shelby: Barbara and Kenneth Taylor
James and Nicolette Branham
Shena, Mugwai, Dale, Blizrd, Smoky, Webby, Blue
Eyes and Bridgitte: Carolyn Mallin
Shirley A. Bratton: Randall and
Jeanette Metzler
Shnook: Andrew and Carla Tretiak
Shwa: Beverly and Leonard Rose
Sierra Breen: W. F. and Germaine Henry
Slice: Piper and Emily Wrigley
Smokey: Marina Gensman
Thomas McCulloch
Sophie: Doug and Dee Hitt
Sparkle: George and Ann Anthan
Yvonne Sutter
Spookie Stray Cat: J. B. Perry
Steve Sturgeon: Robert and Teresa Sturgeon
Su Ling: Trish Clark
Sultan: Dan and Judy Williams
Sweetie: Helen D. Mohr
Tabby: Kent and Stacey Snodgrass
Tadja/OPFD Member: Councilman Goodman
and Family
Taffy Baker: William and Ava Baker
Tank and Sadie: B. J. and Carey Supple
Tatum: Rod Wilcoxen
Thatcher: Holly Mazza
The De Jarnett’s 6 pets: Jeannette De Jarnett
Thomas Carbrey: Bridlewood Downs Homes
Assoc., Inc.
Tipper Speers: Barbara Speers and
Allyson Speers
Tippin, Stuffy and Gypsy: Deborah Stumpff
Tobey: Gary Wesner
Toto: Constance Jordan
Trigger: Jacob and Michelle McGhee
Trudy: Michale and Greg Kincaid
Truman Haskamp: Gregory Haskamp
Venus and Peter Hansen: Steve Hansen
Vicki Thomas: Timothy and Abby Mueller
Vince Nooney: Dennis Gredell
Elizabeth Wohlschlaeger
James and Leslie Vanluvan
Lisa Nooney
Virginia A. Williams: Harry and Janet Woodard
Wags: Susan Mullen
Wendell: Marie Haynes
Willard: Joe and Sharon Robertson
William L. Galbreath: Thomas Galbreath
Winnie: Linda and Steve Block
WolfmanJack Mallen: Glenda Mallen and Jack,
Harley and Sug Avary
Wrigley: Mark Dreiling
Yabo Parker: Paul and Earlene Parker
Yayo Olney: Rush Olney
Zeus: Falcon Valley Animal Hospital Doctors
and Staff
We thank Fairway Animal Hospital
for their ongoing support on behalf
of companion animals. Fairway has
traditionally made a donation to Wayside Waifs in honor of each pet that
crosses over the Rainbow Bridge.
Fairway Animal Hospital: Freddy, Maddie,
Scooter, Felix, Nellie, Lola, Abbey Wheatley,
Mungo, Blossom, Chloe, Frenchie, Cody, Jr.,
Boots, Blackie, Sally, Tux, Kramer, Bonnie
Fergus: Jason Dozier
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New Changes to Dog Adoption Center
The Dog Adoption Center at Wayside Waifs is
getting a major facelift this month. Not only
will the changes dramatically improve the
look of the Dog Adoption Center, but most
importantly they will provide a more relaxed
and enriching environment for our dogs.
The galvanized steel wire kennels, which
have housed thousands of dogs over the
past ten years, are being replaced with new
kennels which feature glass door fronts and
colorful panels on the back side which will
reduce stress when dogs see other dogs
walking past.
The renovation project also includes
the addition of three large play/living
suites which will offer communal canine
housing and enable the public to see the
dogs experiencing a more “home-like”
Excitement Every Day
environment. New windows
are also being installed in the
meet-and-greet rooms inside
the dog adoption area.
“We are thrilled to be able
to enhance the lives of the
animals during their stay with
us and we are forever grateful
to our donors who help us fulfill
our mission as the Kansas City
Area’s Premier Pet Adoption
Center,” said Courtney Thomas,
Director of Operations at
Wayside Waifs.
Plans are now in the works to
New State-of-the-Art Kennels
give the Cat Adoption Center
a makeover. Donations are
needed to make this next project a reality.
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Shelter Hours
Adoptions:
Monday and Tuesday: Closed
Wednesday, Thursday and Friday: 2:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Saturday and Sunday: Noon - 6:00 pm
Admissions:
Please call 816-761-8151 x4404 for an appointment.
Pet Memorial Services:
Please call 816-986-4406 for an appointment.
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