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Pet Refuge Report
Published Quarterly • Issue 127 • Spring 2016
In this issue…
Articles:
Foster and Fur Kids..........................1
ABC Clinic Reaches Milestone.......2
Benefits of Volunteering.................3
Summer Camp 2016........................3
Thanks for our Donors....................4
Silent Auction...................................5
Paws Across Michiana.....................6
Models visit Pet Refuge..................7
Remembering Howard...................7
Memorials:
In Loving Memory............................8
Fosters and Fur Kids
Amy Rhodes
In the spring of 2006, I started
volunteering at Pet Refuge. I
cleaned the dog department on
Wednesdays during dog adoption
events. It didn’t take long to realize
the need for fosters. So I filled out
a foster application and started my
new love affair: fostering puppies.
At that time, I had one adult dog
Lefty, a dog my sister rescued from
a dumpster as a pup. He was like
a grandpa to the pups I fostered.
They’d live with me and get potty
trained, socialized and crate trained
for their future homes.
Spring 2007 I received a call from
my mom. Her friends found a loose
dog roaming around their condo
community. So off I went to pick
him up. That’s when I met a young
Australian Shepherd. I named him
Romeo… a fitting name for such a
handsome boy.
Romeo initially stayed at the
shelter, was adopted but returned
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Pet Memorials ..................................9
after one day. So I decided to foster
him and I’m so glad I did. He was
great with the puppies and he loved
herding them around. I decided
to become a “foster failure,” and
adopt Romeo. He was also very well
behaved around my son, born in
2008.
Romeo was a wonderful
companion to my son and me for
several years. Sadly, we lost him just
before Christmas 2015, to stomach
cancer. I knew our home wouldn’t
feel complete without a dog. So just
after Christmas, I decided to see
if Pet Refuge had any large breed
puppies. I saw the “Star Wars” litter
on their website; but they were no
longer accepting applications.
As I pulled into the parking lot,
there was Mary Ann, with her
foster, Chewy…A STAR WARS
PUPPY! As luck would have it, the
applicants changed their minds and
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In Honor of ......................................10
Pet Refuge Information:
Thanks to You..................................10
Support Pet Refuge.......................11
Wishin’ & Hopin’ .............................11
Upcoming Events...........................12
4626 S. Burnett Dr.
South Bend, Indiana 46614
(574) 231-1122
A Non-Profit Organization
Pet Refuge is a not-for-profit “no-kill” animal
shelter established in April 1978. Pet Refuge
is run by volunteers for the placement of
unwanted and abandoned pets into responsible
permanent homes.
www.petrefuge.com
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Adorable Adoptables
These are loveable animals, looking for their fur-ever homes
Gracie & Mitchell
Even though Gracie and
Mitchell are not biologically related, they are the
best of friends and have
spent their entire lives
together. We are hoping
to keep these two friends
together and are looking
for a family that would
like to adopt a pair.
Patch
Patch is one of the
happiest dogs that you
will ever meet! She is a
fun, energetic and playful
2-year-old Terrier mix
who can jump 3 feet
in the air when she is
excited. Patch has never
met a stranger and is
quickly becoming a
favorite.
Fosters and Fur Kids
continued From pg. 1
he was available for adoption! I filled out an adoption
application right away.
Chewy was exactly what I was looking for, and I
wanted to surprise my son with a puppy. I took Jake to
Pet Refuge that following week. The volunteers made it
extra special by putting a bow on Chewy and making a
sign, “Jake take me home.” He gladly obliged.
Chewy has some pretty big shoes to fill, but he’s well
on his way, with his big feet. His presence is helping
us cope with the loss of Romeo…and his timing was
impeccable! Jake has said to me several times, “Mom,
thank you for letting me adopt my own puppy!”
ABC Clinic Makes a Major Milestone
URGENT
Dog Cleaners Needed!
They need your care!
Must be over 18.
Please call Pet Refuge for more
information.
(574) 231-1122
Pg. 2 In June of 2011 we opened the ABC Clinic in
Granger Indiana (since moved to our current location).
As of December 2015 the staff at the ABC Clinic has
performed 39,571 surgeries. In 2015 they averaged just
over 900 surgeries a month. Thanks to this dedicated
team the Pet Refuge ABC Clinic is doing its part
to reduce pet overpopulation. We thank everyone
for supporting our efforts and encourage you all to
continue to spread the word about low cost spay neuter
services.
Call us at (574) 231-1122
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Benefits of Volunteering:
Lisa Fair
PREPARE a pet for adoption.
Socialization and proper manners
are important for pets going to their
forever home. Interaction with our
animals will help train them for the
next stage of their life.
RECEIVE unconditional love from
an animal you’ve comforted, petted,
or walked. Slobbery licks and
snuggles improve your mood and
relieve stress!
EXERCISE while enjoying the
company of a shelter animal. You’ll
quickly feel the physical, emotional,
and mental benefits.
FRIENDSHIPS with our volunteers
are the best! Meet other animallovers who share your compassion
and interests.
BOOST your résumé and selfesteem. You’ll learn new skills as
you volunteer that can apply on the
job.
MEET your next furry companion!
There’s no better way to get to know
great local cats and dogs and find
your next member of the family.
As a volunteer on the dog side,
I can say that although there is
Cat Volunteers
some work involved each week, it
doesn’t feel like work, when you are your longtime residents is finally
enjoying what you do with the dogs getting their forever home, and
we stop in to say goodbye to “our”
and fellow volunteers. No matter
what the circumstances or weather beloved dog!! You rejoice when
you get that goodbye kiss from
throws our way we roll with the
them and you cry when you lose
punches. One week we arrived to
no power due to an ice storm. One one to cancer. No matter how
of the volunteers went to Lowes and stressful my day might be, or how
tired I am, just being there with
bought us all headlight flashlights
and away we went, getting the dogs the dogs makes it all better, and
I couldn’t ask for a better place
taken care of.
to spend 4 hours a week. I feel
You know that your fellow
so blessed to be a part of the Pet
volunteers all fall in love with the
Refuge family!
dogs, when you hear that one of
ive
Pawsit ce
en
Experi
Summer Camp Unleashed
Organized by South Bend Animal Care and Control and Pet Refuge
June 20-24 • July 11-15 • August 1-5
Meet and greet shelter dogs and
cats
Listen to guest speakers and learn
interesting facts
Make bandanas, treats and toys
Service projects for area animals
Call 574-231-1122 or register at www.petrefuge.com
Limited space: 10 campers per week
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Spotlight on Donors who sponsor Pet Refuge
A young man named Johncarlo
Kimmey made a very generous
donation. Not only did he collect
food and other items on our
wish list, he also brought in cash
donations of $220. This was
not a birthday request, it was a
just because request. He is from
Dowagiac, MI and wanted to do
something for the animals. He
even sent a letter to his friends and
family to gather these donations.
He is a very interesting young man
who hopes to someday become a
vet.
Candy Swathwood organized a
donation drive for us at her work
this holiday season! The dogs, cats
and volunteers say THANK YOU
Candy!
Debbie Jaquay took Bruce to
Grissom Middle School for
their Business class as part of
a presentation on non-profit
organizations. They were so
impressed with Bruce and Pet
One of our Tuesday night cleaners, Refuge, that their philanthropy
Ashleigh McClure, dropped off
group wanted to do something
some donations for the kitties. She
to help our special needs dogs.
works at Liberty Mutual. They
They decided to sell greeting cards
had Christmas trees at work. They during lunches and delivered to
voted on the winner, and that team students. They created four designs
got to choose a charity. Her team
that featured one of the four special
won and chose Pet Refuge. The tree needs dogs (Tessa, Zandra, Nala
was decorated with toys for the cats, and Beatrice). All of the proceeds
treats, food, bowls, litter scoops and would go to support these dogs.
a $100 gift card.
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The Mishawaka High School
Student Council held just one bake
sale but sold enough to buy and
donate food for our dogs and cats.
Over $300 was raised.That covers
our food for our animals for a half
of month.
Cindy Schmidt collected the most
donations and won the Chiphone
Federal Credit Union "Ugly
Sweater" Contest. The employees
paid to wear jeans to work on
designated days and that money
was added to what was collected
for Pet Refuge. She is shown here
presenting a check for $681 to a
volunteer of Pet Refuge, Dawn
Braniff, Cat Foster Coordinator.
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The 30th Annual Pet Refuge Auction Dinner
Saturday, March 19th, 2016
Hilton Garden Inn, South Bend
Entertainment:
Celebrity Emcee
Christine
Karsten,
WNDU Anchor/
Reporter
A Brit of Magic… And a Load of
Laughs. The nearly famous Keith
Fields in his hilarious One Man
Show.
Raffles:
Silent Auction Bidding:
Silent Auction bids may be placed by using
your cellular phone in advance of the event
beginning March 14, 2016, at 5:00 p.m.
Onsite bidding assistance will be available
during the event.
Balloon Pop raffle
sponsored by:
Live Jazz Music
In honor of our
"Pearl" Anniversary,
A Pearl Jewelry raffle
sponsored by:
Tickets & More Information:
Tickets: $50.00 each
http://www.petrefuge.com/auction/
Sponsors:
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Paws Across Michiana
Pictures of recent Pet Refuge events and fundraisers
Around the Shelter
Charlie likes Piggyback rides
Charlie rides another volunteer!
Linus loves his Garfield.
ND Destressing Event
Doggie Play Date
  Nancy, Carrie and Debbie took Candy, Spartacus and Alistair.
Pet Refuge received a donation of $204!
Miss Bliss (front) and her
brother Wilbur (back) got together this past summer to play
together. They are the kids of
Mabel who came to Pet Refuge
in June of 2014, and they were
born August 14, 2014. They had
so much fun.
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Models come to Visit Pet Refuge
Angie Edge
Thank you to all that helped make
the photo shoot on January 9th a
success from cleaning out the prep
room to helping pick dogs and cats
to shoot with the models. I wasn't
sure what to expect, but I definitely
didn't expect it to be professional
models from Chicago, Indy, and
Cincinnati! The magazines are
putting this in their Embrace
and Omega magazines. They are
having a fashion show on May
28th, but they don't have a venue
yet. The proceeds will benefit
Pet Refuge. There was also talk
about the designers providing the
clothing, and they are some big
names. They will also be looking
into doing a casting call for the
models to compete to see who gets
to walk in it. Our cats and dogs
did wonderfully. There were many
compliments about our shelter, and
the models loved the opportunity
to learn about us and pose with our
animals.
Remembering Howard the Cat.
Tracie Davis
Pet Refuge volunteers were hit with many losses in the
final months of 2015 and, for me, Howard’s passing was
the hardest. I’m drawn to the cats that require a little
extra patience and effort to appreciate and Howard’s
spraying put him in that category.
He was the naughtiest of the naughty. A skinny black
cat that sprayed everything and everybody. He was
unadoptable because of his spraying and all the cat
volunteers knew that, but Howard worked his way into
the hearts of even those he sprayed (including me – I
viewed it as a sign that he wanted his cat roommates to
know he considered me his property).
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When Linda Geyer sent an email saying that Howard
was in decline, I made a point to take him to a
visitation room for a last goodbye. He liked cuddling
more since his health began failing and I was able to
hold him and tell him how much I’d miss him. The
next email Linda sent was to prepare us for Howard’s
trip across the rainbow bridge. Many hearts were
broken when he was gone.
Howard received as much love and affection as even
the sweetest, best-behaved cat or dog at the shelter.
Because that’s what Pet Refuge volunteers do: treat
every animal that comes our way as a precious,
cherished pet and hope we can help them find the
homes they deserve, even if that furever home will
always be our shelter.
visit our website at www.petrefuge.com
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Remembering Our Loved Ones
(As received in our office as of January 29th, 2016)}
Bill Asherman from Bob & Deb
Martin, Les & Debbie James, Liz
Alflen, Terence & Lillie Goralski,
Todd & Peggy Schmeltz, Carol
Arnett, Loren & Julie Roth, Joyce
Pinkerton, Rod & Sharon Anders,
Matt Uselton
Rita Borntrager from Lisa Dobson
Harry Breske from Harold & Julie
Hall, Richard & Ann Watson
Hale Burgess from Craig & Jan
Seder
Tom Campbell from Louis
Somogyi, Carl & Jane Littrell, Terry
& Anne Smith
Geraldine “Sherry” Chrzanowski
from Jean Chrzanowski, The Lang
Family, Deborah Visintainer
Leon Ciesielski from Emma
Ciesielski, Monica Robinson
Lois Claeys from Nora Radtke,
Dawn Metzer, Lafayette Group,
Inc., Mr. & Mrs. Michael Maeyens,
Martha & William Ayres, Donald
& Beverly Quimby, Sally Dunn,
Dolores Orosz, Jim, Janet & Mary
Weisel, Chris & Ron Nisley, Carol
Sumpter, Barry & Rebecca Wertz
Margaret Conner from Bob &
Sandra Matuszak, David & Rachelle
Mihako & Family, Pam, Ryan &
Connor Matuszak Hruskovich
Karl Daniels from Kathleen
VanLue, Jami Kosek
Kathy Drudge from Larry Cripe,
Bill & Connie Michalski, Marvin
& Beth Hills, Lori Miltroka, Ed
& Betty Spychalski, Barb Busch,
Lonnie & Connie Blucker, Mike
& Kathy Keagle, Greg & Jackie
Lakner, Mr. & Mrs. Jeff Denney, Jim
& Luanne Cripe, Larry & Donna
Oakley, Polly & Reggie Stickel,
Robert Richman, Wayne & Angela
Pg. 8 In Loving Memory…
Snider, Sandra Vanslager-Zane,
Nancy & Ron Wiggins
Frances “Muncie” Ehardt from
Kay Luchansky, Telecom Pioneers,
James & Diana Pesci, Nancy Lee,
Ken Fawcett, William & Rachel
Paul, Frank & Carol Davis, Gary
Dominy
Ryan Ewing from First English
Evangelical Lutheran Church
Tom Ginter from Paul & Karen
Niezgodski, Cindy & Marv Moore,
Eric Moore, Molly Hannon, Frank
& Joanne Gorny, Mindy & Jeffrey
Steele, Mark & Sue Ann Warner
Lenny Genchoff from Mary &
Clark Hensell, South Bend Airport
Authority, Ann Knapik, Evelyn
Meller, Jane Kelly
Roy Gramenz from Elinor Tyl
Sharon Gumz from James Condon
Mike Happer from Betty Fluck,
Laddie
Majorie Haase from Bethany &
James Kennedy, Carman Industries
Lois Hasinfelt from Industrial
Finishes & Systems
Dennis Heckman from Diane &
James Bernath
Dave Henry from Cheri Brown,
John Monczunski
Elizabeth Johnson from Jay
Johnson
Orville “Jay” Kling Jr. from Sharon
& Ronald Horvath, The Beesons.
Denny & Rhonda Hill, Rick &
Sue Turpin, Jim & Kathy Vargo,
Theresa Klugerman, Ed & Marva
Jean Johnson, Barbara & Dennis
Horvath
Mary Kocsis from Thresa Kalicki,
Jerry Cyman, Jim & Wanda
Benjamin, Henrietta Kosinski, Mr.
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& Mrs. Casimer Gorski
Harry & Josie (Null) Kozlowski
from Josephine and dog Hannah
Harry Jr. Kozlowski from Josephine
and dog Hannah
Elizabeth Maike from John &
Donna Horvath, Joyce Pinkerton,
Victor & Christine Triplet
Wilbur McDougal from Marilyn &
David Peacock
Alice Mead from Jay & Rosemarie
Mead, Janet & John Eubank
Douglas Merrill from Wanda &
Bobby Dobbs
Becky Miller from Andrea Lane,
Jim & Marge Pickett, The Price
Family, Iranda & Ronald Slater,
Sandra Vanslager-Zane, Frank &
Pat Bezi
Greg Miller from Jane Anne Hanes
Rick Mortakis from Robert Helm
Terry Nichols from Greg Chiames
James Nickerson from Gerry &
Gilbert LaCosse
Robert & Suzanne Niskala from
Kathy Davis
Casimir “Spike” Nowicki from
Dallas & Shirley Bennett, Sandy
Paczkowski, Beth Hildebrand
Joseph & Elizabeth (Bavert) Null
from Josephine & dog Hannah
Denny Nyari from Kenneth &
Deborah Szczechowski, Violet
Nace, Kathleen Nowicki, Linda
Nyari, Diane Nyari, Maryellen
Thoma
Valery Nyari from Kathleen
Nowicki, Linda Nyari, Diane Nyari,
Mary Thoma
Tricia Peters from Scott & Pam
Hancz
Gloria Platz from Holly Moon
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In Loving Memory…
Chris Sanders from Ann & Robert
Kuntz
Bob Seals from Chris & Marcia
Wells, Ray & Cindy Schreiner, Tony
& Susie Hale
Nancy Sniadecki from Richard
Kosmala
Irene Snowden from Donna
Powers
Gerald Sobieralski from Robert &
Debra Urbanski, Boyd Lighting
Diana Stabnik (Parisi) from
Deanne Gober, Elliot & Bridget
Pope, Michael Oliva, Anthony
Oliva, Louise Lacapo ( Tony &
Aleah), Mr. & Mrs. Gene Kovacs,
Joan Crawford, Candi Funtizak,
Cesare Parisi & Jonale, Cosimo
& Maria Bumbacam Anthony &
Catherine Oliva, Judy Eck, Paul
Levett, Rob & Marcia Kamiak, Jo
& Carey Mulwee, Harvey & Mary
Anne Hurst, Karen Brockhausen,
Pietro, Teesa, Joseph Agostino &
Family, Rick & Ronald Reynolds,
The Holts, The Szymanski Family,
Classmates of the Class of 1955
North Liberty High School,
Lenny & Mihaela Bumbaca &
Emilia, Vavul Family, L.L. Geans
Construction Co., Friends &
Co-Workers of Bill Cooper, Sally
Harvey & Family, Dominic &
Juanita Parisi, Bill & Sherry Burke,
Art & Sandy Roberson, The Grafs
Claudia Stephens from Mariann
Martin
Herbert Summersgill from Wendy
Andrick
Doreen Taplin from Alison Taplin
William Ternes from Dorothy
Dederick,
Henry Theodore Dittert from Sara
Priemer
Frank Vida Jr. from Grace Myers
Jean Ward from Radiology, Inc.
Pet Memorials
Alex, dog of Ami Fair, from
Kestutis Pocius
Apollo from George & Maribel
Early
Buddy from Mariann Martin
Casper Joe from Lea Onken
Chloe, beloved dog of Kimberly
Snyder, from Pinkey & Snoopy
Cole from George & Maribel Early
Coco from Norman & Helenann
Tressmer
Copper from Pamela Wetzel
Cubbie from Janis & Michael
Farabee
Daisy from Caleb & Erin Dewald
Elle from Marty & Angela Heirty
Gunny from Barb Hummel
Gwenaiver from Josephine
Kozlowski and dog Hannah
Hobo from Elinor Tyl
Ian from Phil & Sherry Little
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Inu from Josephine Kozlowski and
dog Hannah
Ralph from Joyelle McSweeney
Izzo from Dr. Laura Helman & the
Staff of Mishawaka Osteopathic
Clinic
Reggie from Jim Pauley, Rich
Deuitch
Jack from Pam & Durward
McNeer, Nancy Whiteman
Kia from Roger Leonard
Kiki from Ashley Davis
Luna from Barb Hummel
Magic from Michael & Jolene West
Max from Terry Carroll
Mia from Sandy Parr
Mikie (the happiest Chihuahua in
the world) from Lillian Stoner
Muffin from Janis & Michael
Farabee
Murphy from Kacy, Hill, Monica,
Amanda, Christy W. Anna, Cathy,
Laura
Nala from Florian & Justine
Otis from Jodi Olashuk
Perry from Jetaun Davis
Precious from Teri Downey
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Rugby from Robert Heying
Sadie from Ashley Davis
Sassy from Ashley Davis
Simon Alford from Vicki Miller,
Mark Runnion
Slinky from Sharon Loftus
Somerset from Walter & Elaine
Baell
Sparky from Pam Jentz, Rosann
McGuire
Spookie from Josephine Kozlowski
and dog Hannah
Tessa, a sweet Sheltie, from Lillian
Stoner
Victoria from Josephine Kozlowski
and dog Hannah
Zipper from Josephine Kozlowski
and dog Hannah
Zoe from Dick & Cindy
Mahnesmith
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Thanks To You
In Honor Of
Jeff and Laura Adams from Jamie Talboom
Autumn, cat of Roxanne Ewing, from Billie Kloote
Chuck and Kim Bailey from Jim and Bonnie Bonham
Cubbie from Andrea and Doug Smiddy-Schlagel
Sam and Laura Bailey from Jim and Bonnie Bonham
Shirley and Debbie Bennit from Rosemary Pawlak
Monica and Geoff Bonham from Dad and Bonnie
Jozalyn, Reahlyn, and Ethan Bryce from Barbi Ullery
Gary Dominy from Pat and Sandy Sandilands
We are continually thankful for all the support we
receive on a daily basis. The Michiana community
and their kind spirit keep us going to be able to save
countless dogs and cats.
Atlas Specialty Products
Katie & Violet Emmons
Sherry Hocking-Tehrani
Giselle Springstead
Mark & Elizabeth Ahlemann
Rebecca & Paris Ball-Miller
JoAnne Hogan from Rosanne and Stanley Caparell
Carol Ciesielski
Chiphone Credit Union
Jaeger from Barb Hummel
Mark & Karren Keller
John & Nila Wise
Kathy Kaniewski from Ellen Sonneborn
Ali Oesch
1st Midwest Mortgage
William Wilkie
Dan Hill from Betty Burns
Jean Gruza
Mishawaka High School Student Council
Kryder Veterinary Staff from Lori Zielinski
Meg Thompson and Her Dogs from Rita Schmid,
Andy Losiniecki
Miracle, the cat, from Jerrold and Gretchen VanDyke
Munchkin Martin from Genelle and Robert King
Natasha Letherman’s Birthday from Cheeky Kitty
Hattie O’Brien from Patrick O’Brien
Grissom Middle School Philanthropy Group
Brian & Amy Coughlin
Barnaby’s (Jefferson)
Liberty Mutual
1st Source Bank
Jeannie’s White House LLC
Nicole Brunette
Johncarlo Kimmey
Elaine Komjathy
Martin’s Supermarket No. 12 (Bittersweet)
Lake City Heat Treating Corp.
Sandy Parr’s Birthday from Matthew Nasser
Surviving Hearts (Widows/Widowers)
Colin Russell from Jackie Russell
AGDIA
Jeanne Schnitt from Jerry and Sally Weave
MSC Direct
Debbie Shubert’s Birthday from Julie Bodle
Sandy Stalker “For all she does for everyone else”
from Brian and Jenny Peterson
Tori, adopted 11 years ago, from Sharon and David
Kalling
Jamie VandenBossche from Laura Newstead
Crowe Horwath
Marshall School
AAA Federal Credit Union
St. Joe Valley Bassmaster
Mrs. Stombaugh’s Class at Olive Elementary School
Isabel & Ava Hojnacki
A. Brooks & Nancy Crofoot
Trinity Health
John McGuire
Employees of LaSalle Council Boy Scouts of America
Granite City Food & Brewery, LTD
5 Guys at University Park Mall
The South Bend Clinic
David & Tawny Holcomb
St. Joseph County Treasurer and Staff
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Wishin’ & Hopin’
Support Pet Refuge!
Fundraising opportunities!
There is a new way for
you to support Pet Refuge,
BlueBucket! Participating
restaurants will donate a
portion of the proceeds
from select items to one of
five organizations of your
choice and Pet Refuge is one
of the five selected organizations. All you need to do is
go to a BlueBucket establishment, order an item with
the BlueBucket icon next to it, and when you go to pay,
be sure to select Pet Refuge! For more information,
visit their website at bluebucketsb.weebly.com or find
them on FaceBook at “BlueBucket South Bend”.
Purchase The Diamond
Card, benefitting Pet
Refuge for only $25 for
$1000’s of local savings
and values!
Purchase a card for $25
and Pet Refuge gets $10 for
each card purchased! The card is good for a year
and provides discounts at many local businesses like
Drive&Shine. We have our own personalized cards
with Mr. Magoo and Schroeder on them! We will sell
them at events, the shelter, online, to your friends, etc.
Visit the website: www.thediamondcard.net
Download The Diamond Card mobile app for your
iPhone or Android device for FREE and stay updated
on all of the new businesses and deals in your area.
All donations are fully tax-deductible. We thank you
for caring for the animals. The following are items that
we need.
• ¾” Scotch tape, matte finish
• Treats
• Pooper Scoopers
• Kongs and/or Nyla-bones
• Iams Adult Dog Food
• Soft Treats
• Purina Dog Chow
• Iams Adult and Puppy Food
• Purina One Lamb and Rice
• Moist & Meaty soft packet dog food
• Pedigree Canned food (really, really need all of
the time!)
• Any type of sturdy dog toys - especially the kind
we can hide treats in
• Canned Kitty Food (Fancy Feast is good)
• Tidy Cat CLAY litter.
• Cat Chow (Blue Bag), Kitten Chow (Yellow Bag)
Cat Kennel Enrichment Wish List
• Small Cat Toys, Small Balls, Toys on Sticks
• Small Laser Pointers
• Crinkly Bags or Crawl-Through Tunnels
• Small, cat-sized cardboard boxes
• Cat Treats - prefer Crunchy kind, Tarter Control if
possible
• Cat Beds - the ‘crawl inside’ type, small preferred
• New Kuranda Cat Towers
• Donations and/or Sponsorship for the Cat
Kennel Enrichment Program
PR Notes
• Bring us your aluminum cans! We are able to take them
in and get money for them.
• Do you shop at Krogers'? If you have a Kroger's card,
you can go to Kroger.com, register your card. Then
every time you use your card, Pet Refuge will receive
money based on your purchase. We will receive money
quarterly based on the expenditures of our supporters.
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visit our website at www.petrefuge.com
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Upcoming Events…
March 19th30th Annual Pet Refuge
Auction Dinner
Hilton Garden Inn, South Bend
June 20-24
Summer Camp Session 1
July 11-15
Summer Camp Session 2
August 1-5
Summer Camp Session 3
June 17, 18, 19th
Annual Pet Refuge Garage
Sale
Location to be announced.
Cat Adoptions
• Every Wednesday and Thursday night from 6pm to 8pm at
our Shelter.
• Every Saturday afternoon from 11am to 3pm at our Shelter.
• Every Saturday afternoon from 11am to 3pm at PetSmart
North (off of Grape Rd)
• Every other Sunday from 12pm to 3pm at PetSmart South
(off of Ireland Rd)
• Every Sunday from 12pm to 3pm at PetSmart North (off of
Grape Rd)
• The first Saturday of each month from 11am to 2pm at
Petco (University Drive in Granger)
Dog Adoptions
• Every Wednesday and Thursday night from 6pm to 8pm at
our Shelter.
• Every Saturday afternoon from 11am to 3pm at our Shelter.
• Every Sunday from 12pm to 3pm at PetSmart North (off of
Grape Rd)
• The first Saturday of each month from 11am to 2pm at
Petco (University Drive in Granger)
• The last Saturday of each month from 12 to 2 pm at Paw
Mart (off of S.R. 23 in Granger)
RETURN SERVICE REQUESTED
Pet Refuge, Inc.
P.O. Box 4534
South Bend, Indiana 46634
PERMIT No. 9
MISHAWAKA, IN
PAID
U.S. POSTAGE
ORGANIZATION
NON-PROFIT