Many ways to volunteer! - Dane County Friends of Ferals

SNIPS & TIPS
Newsletter of the Dane County Friends of Ferals (DCFoF)
Vol. VIII No. 2 June 2010
DCFoF Mission: To establish a no-kill standard and to promote the value and well-being of Dane County’s feral cats
Many ways to volunteer!
Megan and Barb, our new coordinators, would
love to add you to our wonderful 100+ family of
cat lovers, who complete a variety of tasks, all of
which come together to produce 20+ adoptions
per month of DCFoF cats to their forever homes!
Please consider making the commitment of at least
6 months for one of the volunteer activities pictured
here. Minimum age to foster is 18. Medical and
kitten fosters are provided with specific training.
Contact us at: volunteer@daneferals.org or 467-4067
mailbox #3 or UnitedWay – VolunteerYourTime.org.
Barb Andrews and “Tigger”
A
doption Fairs on
Westside: Saturdays,
Mad Cat on Mineral Pt Rd
Noon to 3:30 pm.
A
doption Fairs Eastside:
Mounds Sundays 10-1pm
Megan Kennedy and
“Scarlett,” paralyzed
foster kitten.
More then 85% of all
feral cats admitted
to DCFoF become
Tame & are adopted
to Indoor homes.
The Friends of Ferals “Special” Tame Cat Adoption Fairs happen
once each month (the week varies) on a Sunday from 10:00 AM 1:00 PM at Mounds East on Stoughton Rd. We feature four cats
that are FIV or FeLV positive and highlight the fact that these cats
can live long and wonderful lives if they find loving homes that
can provide just a little extra health maintenance. Our mission
also includes educating the public about FIV and FeLV as well as
DCFoF. Volunteers would be appreciated to:
* Set up @ 10:00AM (approximately 15 minutes) and/or
takedown @1:00PM (also 15 minutes).
* Staff the Fair ( 3 hours) - Educate interested folks about FIV/
FeLV, facilitate adoptions, look after the cats on display, be
a spokesperson for our organization (which includes inviting
people to donate or volunteer if they want to support us but
can’t adopt).
DCFoF 627 Post Rd, Madison WI 53713 www.daneferals.org 608.467.4067
S
ocializing is important to keep friendly cats content and
to get shy cats ready for adopting. Socialized cats are
less stressed and remain healthy. Volunteers are needed for
socializing the many different levels of cat behavior at Sly's.
The volunteers find it rewarding to see the cats adopted at the
fairs.
C
are Staff for Sly’s Place, our shelter,
AM. or PM. – provide fresh water,
food, clean cage, and love!
T
ransporting Cats 1) To adoption
fairs at Mad Cat or Mounds.
2) To s/n surgery at local vet clinics.
3) To rural adoptive homes.
Family looking at cats at Sly's
adoption fair with volunteer.
A
doption Fairs at Sly’s Place — Every Sunday 2-4
pm. Volunteers can work as often as they wish. The
fair runs from 2-4, but we usually arrive at 1 pm for set
up and end up
getting out of the
shelter sometime
between 4:30
and 5:00. It’s
lots of fun and it
give us a chance
to spend time
with Sly’s cats
and each other.
H
elp with Trap, Neuter, and
Return. Volunteers drive loaner
live traps to rural homes so that
cats can be brought to our low cost
spayathons held once / month. This
enables property owners to regain
control of # of cats they have, and to
not surrender cats to DCFoF = the
best scenario for all.
Photos by Bette Pankonien, Dan Johnson,
Ryan O’Hara, Cheryl Schneider.
F
ostering Kittens
Orphaned or Weaned
Micky Ellenbecker became
involved with DCFoF about two
years ago when she rounded
up a litter of kittens from her
employer’s organic vegetable
farm. “I became a foster
parent for the organizations in
order to give the litter a chance, and I’ve been fostering and
volunteering ever since. It is such a rewarding experience to
have a once fearful cat now seek out your affection.” Micky
is one our public admissions coordinators at Sly’s.
Dr. Robin Douglas has been
fostering with DCFoF since 2003.
“I’ve fostered hundreds of dogs,
cats, puppies, and kittens — I don’t
have an exact count. I currently
have ten kittens and two mom cats
who were on death row in South
Carolina, but thanks to DCFoF,
they will find great homes! The
work is very rewarding because
we are helping animals no one else
wants to help, and we find homes
for even the most special of special
needs cats.”
F
ostering Adult Cats
Geri Marsh volunteered 7 yrs
ago after she lost her first cat
that acted like a dog. “It was
hard on me. Volunteering helped
me recover as well as helping
others find a home. It is so nice
to know Mounds and the Mad
Cat room have helped me adopt
out my fosters. Larry is another
perfect example of how a semiferal can turn around to be very
friendly. He is now in a perfect
forever home.”
B
uilding Winter Shelters from heavy duty
styrofoam containers. Gives dry, warm home at
very low cost.
W
eb based work
1) Grant research and writing
2) Reporting cat statistics to grant giver.
3) Design publicity materials: posters, brochures.
Snips & Tips is the quarterly publication
of DCFoF. Editor Kathleen Kane
email: kmkbroker@aol.com
Creative design Bill Arthur
Board of Directors
Kathleen Kane, President
Angela Freedman, Vice-President
Barb Andrews, Secretary
Robin Degolier, Treasurer
Teri Barr
Heidi Beyer
Bette Pankonien
Charisma Chadwick
Dane County Friends of Ferals
Many generous local businesses and
individuals donated exciting items.
We netted $11,500 all of which has
been placed in our Major Medical
Fund!! This fund enables us to
provide x-rays, ultrasounds, fracture
repairs and other surgical procedures.
We do not euthanize!
Raffle Drawing for
$1,000 cash 1st prize.
Dr. Karen Bryant, event chair, and
Michael Bryant, master of ceremonies.
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