We may be only 13 days into the new year, but already it's been a busy one! First of all, we have to thank the volunteers who have come to the Sanctuary the first two weekends of the month. Thanks to them, we've made tremendous progress in our quest to remodel the dog rooms and hallway with new wall/door paint, new side panels and new flooring. And the dogs are thrilled!! They can't wait for us to finish. We'll get there - sooner rather than later.
Also, we're doing lots of prep work in advance of this Sunday's first annual HEA Kick-Start Meeting. If you haven't already heard, ALL friends and supporters of HEA are invited to this very special get-together, which will start at 11:30 a.m. and go until about 2. It's at the Ashwaubenon Community Center, 936 Anderson Drive. And it's not too late to RSVP - just contact our volunteer coordinator Erin Elliott at erinelliott@hotmail.com. Let her know what dish you'd like to pass, too - we have LOTS of yummy stuff to look forward to, as well as good company and GREAT info about our accomplishments in 2009 and all that's planned for 2010 (and beyond).
And of course, we've been busy sending lots of animals to their forever homes! The pictures at the top are just a few of them. The stories are below. Enjoy their happy tales! And we hope to see you on Sunday!
SNICKERS & TUX (the first two cats pictured at the top): These are two cats we've had for quite a while...only because they love each other so much that we could only send them home to a family who could take both. And they found that in Kris and Deb Larsen of Denmark. Their fun tribe includes 5 kids, 2 dogs and some birds - and word has it that the kitties LOVE to watch the parakeet and quickly learned to snuggle with the dogs. We're thrilled these guys are settling in so nicely in such a wonderful home.
REAGAN: A sweet kitty who was adopted by Craig and Lori of Green Bay, who lost their cat two months ago and were looking for a new baby to love. Reagan was a perfect choice as she LOVES to be loved. They will definitely give her the care she deserves.
WIGGY: This is a case of a foster home turning into a forever home! Natalie and Eric of Green Bay just couldn't give Wiggy up and are adding her to their brood. Wiggy now has kitty brothers and a human sister on the way!
GOLD BOY (the only dog pictured above): Terri and Anton of Waukesha lucked out when they brought this wonderful doggy home to share the house with his new doggy sister, Nelle. His new mom says that things are going well and that he's very eager to please - she's confident he'll learn and adapt quickly to his new home.
SHANIA: Another long distance adoption! This kitty went home with Erin Greene and her boyfriend Mitch, who live in Wisconsin Rapids. Erin already had a kitty at home named Casper, and Shania and Casper are already best of friends. Shania is less sure of Erin and Mitch's dog Koga, but we know Shania will learn how neat dogs can be after a while!
BOOMER (the big white kitty above): We're so happy to report that our big Boomer was able to go home to the family who originally adopted him a few years back. They had to return him to us after a short 8 months due to some life circumstances, but when life turned around, his family came right back for him! He was so happy to see his mom and brother again that you could hear him purring all the way across the room!
All these, plus, Nikita, Kipling, Tempo and Anya both found forever homes early in 2010, too! What a great start to a new year! Let's keep this momentum going!
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