Volunteer Meeting Follow-up

 
 


June, 2008

Noteworthy: Get Out of Jail Free Cards doing well
Newsletter helpers: contact Aimee Ripper 724-969-6064

Current Promotions/Fundraising:
1500 Club
– 1500 special people who donate $1 / day annually to secure our budget. An incentive will be discussed by the board.
Get Out of Jail Free cards

Golf Fundraiser – September 7th
(Bernadette Sikaris - 724-344-5188)
Oust $5,000 giveaway –
volunteers, staff only. Register daily: http://www.petfinder.com/petrescue/   (PA43)
Seeking Artist’s to participate in Noah’s Art celebrates art and animal lovers. Opening reception, August 1st. Please contact Colleen Nelson 724-499-5774, crnelson@windstream.net
Lottery Caption Contest is on.Calendars will be ready in Sept. Pre-order your numbers. Sellers will be needed in September

Events:
Peters Township Community Day
– June 28th (Wynne and Kristen Keatley are heading up event)

Animal Law Expo – August 20th Marriott Downtown (Sherri Shamonsky)
June special on black and black & white cats – free clinic membership

American Humane’s Annual Pets and Pals Photo contest ($2,000.00 prize)
www.americanhumane.org/petsandpals

Text Box: Volunteer to update returned mail business addresses. Also someone to write 1500 Club names on display

Hogs Fur Dogs and Cats – August 9th (need items for Chinese Auction and volunteers) / Rick George 412-997-0898

Have a good idea? Download Volunteer Project Planning Guidelines

Can You Help?
Big truck needed
to transport 10x10x6’ kennel / Call Kris Marra 412.680.4500
Can represent WAHS at Monthly Peters Chamber of Commerce Meetings?
Volunteers needed to keep the area behind the play kennels clear – brush hog, mow, weed-whack

1.                   Special Needs Animals Help Placement Team Needed.

2.                   Need Experienced Walkers to train new dog walkers from 12:30-2:30 on the weekends. Call Faye at 724-969-0186

3.                   Volunteers needed to input variety of data into Excel and Word.

4.                   Need Help to Keep Office Literature Rack folders filled and outside front display current and looking nice.

5.                   Help needed to transport animals to vets, groomers, and Camp Bow Wow. Call Jeannie at 724-225-9898

Help Needed for the Following:

1.                  Community Outreach –Tours, schools, nursing homes. Contact Pat Sphar (412-835-6893) or Jeannie Sexauer (724-225-9898)

2.                  Offsite Events:– Pam & Keith Oliveri (724-693-0839) and Sherri Shamonsky (724-969-4055)

3.                  Foster Parents needed – call Jeannie Sexauer (724-225-9898) if you can help

4.                  Thursday at WXDX with Whipping Boy – Call Susan McIntyre (412-257-4372)

5.                  Help with cats at PetSmart. – Contact Natalie Wittik at nwittik@msn.com (724-873-1737)

6.                  Need a POCO Bank? Call Debbie Connell at:412-831-2817

7.                  Administrative Help for Barb – 724-229-0404 (PATHS and thank you notes)

8.        Special Needs Animals Help Placement Team Needed.

9.            T-shirts / Swetahirts — Alice Wancowicz (724-260-0495) / make checks payable to Alice

 

Dog Walkers: be aware that difficult dogs (indicated by an X on the walking chart and by the Experienced Walker symbol on the profile page) located near the laundry room may be taken in/out through that room.

All Volunteers:  If you have suffered an accident or injury you must fill out a report at the shelter on it. Please see manager.

Other items of Interest:
Alice Wancowicz has volunteered to manage T-shirt orders. Order forms are hanging on the volunteer bulletin board.

We collect: Staples coupons / HP & Lexmark print cartridges / Aluminum Cans / cell phones

Locations for cell phone drop offs: The Almanac, 395 Valley Brook Road , McMurray, PA  15317 | Curves, 3249 Washington Pike, Ste.1001 - Portman Country Commons, Bridgeville, PA 15017, (412) 257-1159 (WAHS box is now inside the front door, so donations must be made during shelter hours.) | Community Motors in Canonsburg

Next volunteer meeting is the June24th, 2008.   See website: www.washingtonpashelter.org

Transports

Do you want to be included in this activity? Shelly Tower will add your email to her group and send out alerts when drivers are needed. Please contact her to be added to her group:

Shelly Rushe
Independent Consultant
for The Pampered Chef
724.772.2325
shellytower@hotmail.com

 

 
     

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