WAIFarer 2015 Spring Summer Issue

Spring/Summer 2015
Vol. 25 Issue 1
WAIFarer
Official Newsletter of Whidbey Animals’ Improvement Foundation
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Notes from
WAIF’s executive
director
New shelter
update
Get ready for
this year’s Spring
Fling!
Learn about
Mary Jo Adams
in our Volunteer
Spotlight
Happy Beginning!
Talk about a Happy Beginning! Adopters JW and Nancy Lyon
recently sent us an update on their WAIF adoption of Picasso
(formerly Pistachio). Upon relocating to Ashland, OR, who
would have thought Picasso was a star in the making? The
following is an update from the Lyons and we couldn’t wait
to share it with our WAIFarer readership:
Picasso is a Great Pyrenees adopted in 2011 from an
animal shelter on Whidbey Island in Washington state.
He lives in Ashland with a lab mix named Bogart and
Myrtle, a turtle. In addition to keeping the couch warm,
Picasso goes to the dog park, digs in the perennial
border and loves to eat brie. He is best known for
winning the prestigious “Looks Most Like Your Owner”
award at Wag ‘n’ Walk, Whidbey Island, 2012.
The paragraph above is the bio for Picasso in the playbill
for Oregon Shakespeare Festival’s 2014 season. In case
you have never been to the Oregon Shakespeare Festival
in Ashland, Oregon, consider making plans to attend! The
2014 season had approximately 400,000 people attending
11 productions, one of which was Two Gentlemen of Verona by William Shakespeare. The festival’s
budget is over $30,000,000 annually.
Picasso auditioned for the role of “Crab” in Two Gentlemen of Verona and was selected out of 12
competing dogs. He never missed a show at the Elizabethan outdoor theater, which seats 1,200.
There were 36 shows, two previews, four dress rehearsals and many rehearsals plus a cameo
appearance in another production, Cocoanuts.
Picasso is a “love sponge” and the Two Gentlemen of Verona cast loved on him between scenes. The
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WHAT’S
INSIDE
Cover
Happy Beginning PICASSO
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Notes from Charlie
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New Shelter Update
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It’s Spring Fling Time!
Adoption Profile PERCY
NOTES from Charlie
Where Were You 25 Years Ago?
I was in my first year of marriage, no kids,
no pets, working in the nonprofit world in
the social services field in Kansas City area.
While I was blissfully going about my work
and home life half a continent away, a small
group of residents on Whidbey Island were
busily planning and working on an idea to
find a better way for the island to treat its
lost and abandoned dogs, rather than have
them wait five days behind a chain link
fence, hoping their owner showed up in
time.
WAIF Executive Director Charles
Vreeland and Snickers
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Twenty-five years later, WAIF has saved over 22,000 companion animal
lives (dogs and cats) on Whidbey Island. And, during this time, WAIF has
maintained an average Live Release Rate of over 90%.
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Later this year, we will be moving into a new shelter to begin our second
25 years of service on the island. With that “New Start,” the challenge will
be to develop sustainable services for animals in that expanded space.
It is one thing to finally achieve a comfortable, safe and quiet place for
homeless animals, quite another to meet and sustain this new resource
for the welfare of companion animals and the community.
Tribute Donations
Animal Profile KAY
Volunteer Spotlight:
Mary Jo Adams
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Adoption Profile ROSIE
Adoption Profile DARTANIAN
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Save the Date for Wag ‘n’ Walk!
Our Mission: To create a
community in which animals
are treated with compassion
and respect and where no
companion animal goes
unwanted.
www.waifanimals.org
I invite you to visit our website and review our “About Us” section that
describes WAIF. In addition to our mission statement, you will find our
Vision which contains five values we hold most dear. The fourth value in
that list best describes how we will continue to be successful in the next
25 years of service to animals on Whidbey Island:
Community – WAIF’s greatest strength is the community’s passion,
commitment, and generosity. People working together for the animals
is the heart and soul of WAIF.
May we continue to work together, side by side, as we enter the next
part of our journey on behalf of animals!
WAIF is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization and registered as a
charity in the state of Washington.
WAIF Board of Directors
Bob Rupp, President
Dawn Ritter, Vice-President
Cindy Wilbert, Treasurer
John Thompson, Secretary
Merritt Atwood
Deborah Jones
John Rohrer
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WAIF Lead Staff
Charles Vreeland, Executive Director
Shari Bibich, Shelter Manager
Claire Creighton, Capital Campaign Development Director
Cinnamon O’Brien, Development & Communications Manager
Mary Anna Cummings, Oak Harbor Thrift Store Manager
Ampy Wilson, Freeland Thrift Store Manager
Bobby Bryant, BaRC Re-tail Manager
Tisa Seely, Volunteer & Outreach Coordinator
Doug Bartleson, Database Administrator
NEW SHELTER UPDATE
Through wind storms, power outages, and
downpours typical of Washington weather, the
construction of WAIF’s new shelter has remained
right on schedule. Now with spring around the
corner, things are looking even brighter!
We’ve come a long way since our July
groundbreaking of last year. Starting with the
pouring of the foundation to the installation of
the roof – things are taking shape and we couldn’t
be more excited about the future and what it
means for homeless pets and the community!
On track to a late summer/early fall move-in
date, we continue to raise funds. In fact, Petco
Foundation recently contributed $25,000 to
our New Shelter Building Fund. “The Petco
Foundation investment in WAIF’s new shelter
gets us that much closer to realizing our dream of
serving the homeless pet population in a modern
facility. For more than ten years, not only has
WAIF been working toward a facility serving
companion animals in a healthy environment,
but also focusing on building a facility that
will enhance our services to the public and
those seeking WAIF’s help. Receiving this grant
from the Petco Foundation strengthens our
commitment to the local community who care
about the homeless pet population,” states
Charles Vreeland, WAIF executive director.
With approximately $500,000 left to raise, one
of our frequently asked questions is, “I already
donate to WAIF. Doesn’t a portion of my donation
go to the New Shelter Building Fund?” Our New
Shelter Building Fund is actually a restricted
fund. Unless otherwise noted, donations that
come in go directly to daily animal care and
program operations. Raising funds for the new
shelter is a separate endeavor altogether and is
considered a capital campaign. What is a capital
campaign? It typically is a time-constrained effort
PanoramiC Front view
Lobby
to raise money, outside of operations, for a capital
asset (such as construction for a new building) or
a special project.
WAIF is very fortunate to have supporters who
see the extraordinary need in building a future
for homeless pets. Going above and beyond
with their donations to operations, people
have generously stepped up with new shelter
donations to see reality take hold after so many
years.
It’s not too late to help fund the construction
of the new shelter. A donation envelope is
included where you can note where you would
like your donation directed. You can also make
a contribution online. Just visit us at www.
waifanimals.org/new where you can also follow
the construction progress of the new shelter by
viewing our photo gallery. This is an exciting
time for WAIF and we want you to be part of it on
behalf of the homeless pet population!
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"Spring is in the air!" It’s time once again for the
12th Annual “Spring Fling” Gala Auction & Gourmet
Dinner, WAIF’s biggest annual event. This year is an
extra special year as it’s WAIF’s 25th Anniversary!
You’re invited to join us on Saturday, May 30, 2015,
at Useless Bay Golf & Country Club, for an exciting
evening of champagne, a three-course gourmet
dinner with wine and hundreds of magnificent items
up for auction. Bid on silent and live auction items
including fabulous getaways, wine & spirits, dog & cat
items, gift cards, unique experiences, services, art,
jewelry, gift baskets, tickets, everyday useful items
and much, much more
Would you like to help make this another great event? Consider becoming a sponsor or donating an item, service
or experience to be auctioned off to benefit the homeless cats and dogs of Whidbey Island. Proceeds from Spring
Fling help provide the necessary funding for the continued operation of WAIF’s many animal and community
assistance programs.
To receive additional information, become a sponsor, make a donation or receive an invitation, contact Dawn at
waifspringfling@whidbey.com or (360) 331-7736.
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courtyard between the theaters
is called “the Bricks” and after
the shows many theatergoers
hang around for a while. During
this time we would meet the
“dog wrangler” at the service
entrance and walk across the
Bricks to go home. Audience
members would greet Picasso
with hugs and kisses, take
“selfies” and ask us questions
like, “How did you train him to
yawn right on cue?” or “How do
you get him to drool like that?”
Our answer - “Work, lots of
work.”
We are thankful to WAIF for
taking such good care of
Picasso while in their care.
He has become both an
ambassador for shelter dogs
and a theater star. Stay tuned for
future reports of his adventures
as Therapy Dog.
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Percy
Last March, Percy
arrived at WAIF
as a stray. He’s a
handsome boy
who’s only too
eager to please.
WAIF staff and
volunteers find him
to be very sweet
and gentle. He likes
to be the center of
attention and would
thrive in a household where he is
the only pet.
A trim and good looking pup, he is
well behaved and seems to know
basic commands, along with nice
leash manners. You can visit with
Percy at our shelter in Coupeville
during our adoption hours of
Wednesday- Sunday, 12pm-4pm.
View his profile online at: bit.ly/
waifpercy
TRIBUTE DONATIONS
WAIF wishes to acknowledge gifts of honorary and memorial
contributions received between August 1, 2014 – February 28, 2015
IN HONOR OF
A - Phyllis Alexander - IHO Michael Frankfurter
B - Beverly Babson - IHO Hot Dog, Wendy Banks - IHO
Brandy, Sarah Barnes - IHO Sammy, Joan Benedusi - IHO
Harry Jester, Henry Booth - IHO Bob & Katt Booth, Angela
Braunstein - IHO Valerie’s 8th Birthday, Penelope & Mark
Buchholz - IHO Ed & Rita Drum, Harry & Sherry Budd - IHO
Mickey C - Mary Clemons & Chad Martin - IHO Annie’s
Birthday, John & Marcia Comer - IMO Clara, Mary &
Clarence Conkey - IHO Deborah Jones, Patricia Connell IHO David Christianson & Anna, Laura Cox - IHO Ophelia,
Ed Crelly - IHO Bandit D - Laura Day - IHO Jazzy Cat,
Marlene Doherty - IHO Hazel, Wendell & Anne Duffield IHO Nikki, William & Annette Dwyer - IHO Karen Ekberg,
Rocky Ekberg, Dan & Marie Ekberg E - Robert & Margaret
Elphick - IHO The Gau-Warburton Cats, Noodles & Tom,
Dominique Emerson - IHO Pam Price, Ramona Emerson IHO Mama Kitty, William Every & Cheryl Smith - IHO Peggy
Stephens F - Dorothy Fickel - IHO Virginia Lindsey, Robert
& Donna Fraser - IHO The WAIF Volunteers, Darlene French
- IHO Mosa Marie, Ann Fruechte - IHO Michelle Kisinger
G - Robert Gau - IHO Margaret & Robert Elphick, Dean
Gibson - IHO Marian Blue - Don & Doris Gile - IHO Merritt &
Jack Atwood, Zia Gipson - IHO Ohno Pie, Gayle Glass - IHO
Phyllis Zibung, Tanya Goldsmith - IHO Norman Landsberg,
George & Sara Gray - IHO Tigger, Desiree Greene - IHO
Barbara Read, Dan & Wanda Grone - IHO Elliott & Kramer
H - Laurie Hallak - IHO Kimberly, Penny & Ellie Robinson,
Peter & Barbara Halle - IHO Karen Ekberg, Jennifer Hallman
& Derek Luhn - IHO Ella Hallman-Luhn’s Lemonade Stand,
Lillian Hamilton - IHO Bob Ranzenbach, Meri Watts, Philip
& Michelle Hamilton, Rachel Harris - IHO Deb McCune,
Allan & Diane Haven - IHO Dusty the feral cat, Loran &
Susan Haworth - IHO Chance, Anne Hayden - IHO Sheila
Ledere, Jim Hessler - IHO Steve & Karen Motenko, Maruta
Hiegel - IHO Khiva’s Bella, Suzanne Huggins - IHO Mr. &
Mrs. Troy Tomlinson J - Jude Janis - IHO Lea Kouba’s B-Day,
Thomas & Yaeko Johnston - IHO Nyxa, Deborah M Jones
- IHO Belle, Denice Cameron, Dawn Ritter & Shari Bibich,
Don Jordan - IHO Susan Carlson K - Gary & Tarey Kay - IHO
Mr. & Mrs Alan Brady & Alan Brady Jr, Betty Kendall - IHO
Candice Levine & Fred Grizzley, Noel Kjosness - IHO Ardeth
DeVries, Shelly Kvamme - IHO Bruce & Carole Johnson,
Marianne Larsen - IHO Sandy Wainwright & Miss Priss
L - Nancy Long - IHO Harley & Louise, Paula, David
& Rachel Lund - IHO Sally & Peter Wolff M - Marina
Malcevski - IHO Rainey, Lisa Margraf - IHO Hobbes, Kara
Marn - IHO Cooper, Harriet McKelvey - IHO Crownover
Family, James & Betty McKenzie - IHO Max, Dagny &
Emma, Rhianna McLauchlin - IHO Our little buddy, Martha
Millar - IHO Janet Millar, Gerald & Phyllis Miller - IHO Max
& Oso, Suzanne Mitchell - IHO Christina Baldwin & Ann
Linnea, Carol Mourant - IHO Joe N - Gynon Nash - IHO
John & Wendy Moon, Jean Nermo - IMO Rosie, Ravi
Neumeyer - IHO Bapu & Flotsam, Julie Newnam - IHO
Primo, Joyce & William Noble - IHO Flurry O - Lois Olsen IHO Marian Blue & Wayne Ude, Don & Sandra Ortgies - IHO
Lionel & Luke P - Anneliese Petrie - IHO Kayla, Patricia
& Thomas Potter - IHO Thomas & Cathleen Sullivan, Anne
Prescott - IHO Marian Scott, Anne & Andrew Pringle IHO Emily Seaman, Pamela Prior - IHO Flora R - Sandi
Rafchiek - IHO Nick, Linda Rhodes - IHO Sylvia, Marjorie
Rosenthal - IHO Richard Thomas, Matilda & Bob Rupp - IHO
Bob Rupp II S - Carol Scott - IHO All the WAIF Volunteers,
Deanna Seagrave-Daly - IHO Lenna & David Rose, Karl
Seemann - IHO Barbara Strom, William Simon - IHO Emma,
Dorothy & William Simons - IHO All WAIF Staff, Volunteers
& Nancy Rouser, Cindy Snapp - IHO Jeremy & Jody Snapp,
Rich Spang - IHO Dancin Andy Pupparoni, Virginia Sperry
- IHO Tom Vincent, Teresa Stewart - IHO Bobbi Robinson,
Laura Stone - IHO Nips & Scout, Adah Jo Stringer - IHO
Susan Marie Barley, Tom & Cathleen Sullivan - IHO All the
People & Volunteers at WAIF T - Jane Tapp - IHO Delia
Tapp, Joyce Tighe - IHO Ron & Susie Thompson, Ann Timms
- IHO Margaret & Lily V - William Van Dusen - IHO Shasta,
Margaret VanDusen - IHO Shasta W - Jeff White - IHO
Jimmy Knapp’s Attitude, Jean Wieman - IHO Help House
Staff, Danyelle, Mabel & Zilla, John Williams & Joy Griffin IHO Eudora, Marilynn Wright - IHO Samantha & Buddy
Y - Gerald & Nina Yorioka - IHO The Stevens Family
IN MEMORY OF
A - Barbara Adams - IMO Bettie Roberts Holtby, Nikki
Adamson - IMO Dylan Canell, Julie Agnew - IMO Dylan
McKay Canell, Anonymous - IMO Eva Fluesmeier & Richard
Thomas, Robert & Trenna Atkins - IMO Parfait, Roberta
Augle - IMO Skip & Colleen Augle B - Nancy Baggott
& Robert Johnson - IMO Mia, Victoria Baird - IMO My
Extended Family, Robert & Annette Barca - IMO Bob Barca,
Christl Barnett - IMO Alex & Sabrina, Candice Bartleson
- IMO Percy, Donald Bartleson - IMO Lady, Caron Bartlett IMO Mikey, Boo & Cujo, Helen Bates - IMO Tonya Gabrielli,
Jan Bell & Ted Shanley - IMO Phoebe, Sharon & Don Bell IMO Richard Thomas, Bill & Mellinda Benjamin - IMO Dylan
Canell, Mary S Bennett - IMO Buzz, Barbara Bergmann
- IMO Gus, Susan Berta & Howard Garrett - IMO Sweet Pea,
Maxine Black - IMO Eva Fluesmeier, Rick & Susie Block IMO Michael Nieder, Sylvia Blum - IMO Gus, Ardeth Bolin
- IMO Margaret Bingham, Margaret & Stephen Boyle - IMO
Black Kitty, Fred & Jennifer Brighton - IMO Kitty Jansen,
Mollie & Morgan Brodt - IMO Roxanne Everett, Christina
Bromme - IMO Max & Moritz, Fredrick & Eloise Bronson
- IMO Sierna & Shasta, Danika Brown - IMO Kiki, Robert
Brown - IMO Toby & Dixie, Richard & Edith Bryan - IMO
Zoom, Diana & Roger Bublitz - IMO Patrick, Bonnie Ann
Bulach - IMO Karen Pruett-Baer, Beverly Burns - IMO Tara,
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Kay
Kay (and Sophie) were surrendered when her owner could no
longer care for them. Sophie has
since been adopted while Kay
waits patiently for her forever
home. Kay is a beautiful white
cat with black markings and is
talkative, energetic and playful. She is rather afraid of some
dogs and takes time to adjust
to being around them. Kay is six
years old and currently resides
at our Oak Harbor Cat Adoption
Center. See if she’s a match for
you during our adoption hours
of Wednesday-Sunday, 12pm4pm. You can view Kay’s profile
at: bit.ly/waifkay
Short on cash but
long on heart?
Leave a legacy!
If you have mentioned WAIF
in your estate plans, please
let us know. We would love
the opportunity to thank you
now!
For more information on
how to include WAIF in your
estate planning, please
contact Doug by phone at
(360) 678-1109 or by email at
waifdev@whidbey.net
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WAIF Volunteer Spotlight
Mary Jo Adams
Have you ever wondered who takes the compelling photos of our shelter animals
that make you ponder adoption? A vast majority of photos you see in our
newsletters, website, and most everything WAIF-related have been taken by our
intrepid volunteer photographer Mary Jo Adams. We recently found Mary Jo
crouching in the Coupeville cat adoption room, waiting patiently for that special
shot. “The dogs will really look at you, whereas the cats don’t care all that much,”
she affirms with a teasing grin.
For Adams, her passion is to digitally capture the uniqueness and personality of
each individual animal to make it easy for people to adopt. Spending time at WAIF
(she consistently visits every WAIF location islandwide!) has been a good fit for
over 19 years. “I have always liked animals. Of course, we’ve always had pets so I
guess I have a soft spot in my heart for them,” says Adams.
She adds, “When I first started volunteering, there were some other really
wonderful volunteers that set such a great example: it’s people like Ron Kerrigan, Ardeth DeVries, Joan Simpson (who
was a volunteer then), and Barb Carlin. I think most of them are still doing things for WAIF right now. Superstars is a good
word for them.”
For many volunteers, including Adams, it is impossible not to help out. “I’ve done about everything for WAIF. When I
started, I was cleaning cat cages, and walking dogs. I’ve mowed the grass, painted walls, helped out at booths, fostered
litters of kittens and a couple of dogs…just a little bit of everything,” she recalls fondly.
In addition to her volunteerism at the shelter, Mary Jo Adams brings work home with her. Right now her family includes
Jada the cat, a year-long WAIF resident, whom she adopted from the Freeland Cat Cottage. “She seems to be doing great,”
smiles Adams, “she’s a wonderful cat!”
Volunteering is a good way to encourage a lifetime of community service; you learn the importance of kindness,
responsibility and how even one person can make a difference – a person like Mary Jo Adams.
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Weston & Carolyn Byng - IMO Eileen Brown C - Sally &
Tom Cahill - IMO Max, Andy & Terri Campbell - IMO Richard
Thomas, Gayle Carlson - IMO Jersey, Glen Carter - IMO
Jeremy Carter, Kathleen Caylor - IMO Angus & Nellie,
Marilyn Caylor - IMO My Bobby, Marylee Clement - IMO
Lorraine Arthur, Peggy & Bob Concannon - IMO Richard
Thomas, Mary & Clarence Conkey - IMO Ron Davis & Bill
Moore, Billie Cook - IMO Katy, Monte Correll - IMO Lorraine
Arthur, Martha Corson - IMO Richard Thomas, Denise
Couser - IMO Misty & Teddy, Kurt & Monique Crigger - IMO
Richard Thomas, Marcus & Nadine Cushway - IMO Eileen
Brown D - Joan Daley - IMO Star, Sadie & Chondi, Homer
Davenport - IMO Martini, Sandra & Stan Day - IMO Dr. Ed
Diamond, Patsey Del Sonno - IMO Lorraine Arthur, Elin
Dimoff - IMO Dylan Canell, Jim & Bonnie Dinehart - IMO
Delphine Hoover, Aimee Dixon - IMO Joshua Tyng, James
& Marilyn Dobbins - IMO Tonya Gabrielli, Linda Dobbs
& Marvin Seelye - IMO Josh Merwine, Robin & Doug
Doucette - IMO Nica, Glenn Duncan & Nancy Luenn - IMO
Molly, Kathy Dunn - IMO Clarice & Nuke E - James &
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Becky Elias - IMO Tawnya Rasmussen, Janette Ellis - IMO
Raymond O. Ellis, Ruth Ellison - IMO Eva Fluesmeier, Sherry
Engebritson - IMO Jerry Engebritson, Carolyn Enloe - IMO
Goliath, Doreen Erickson - IMO Bill Erickson, Donna Ernst
- IMO Booker, Pam Evans - IMO Tawnya Rasmussen Wright
F - Richard Ferraioli - IMO Lorraine Arthur, Pamela Fick IMO Corona, Daniel Fooks - IMO Jasper G - David Garrison
& Janet Berwick - IMO Rudy, Michael Gartner - IMO Rachel
Felix, Larry & Karen Giles - IMO Richard Allen Thomas,
Elizabeth Gilmore - IMO Colleen & Skip Augle, Bonnie Gretz
- IMO Trixie, Annabelle, Spicy, Peter & Pepe, Dan & Wanda
Grone - IMO Betty Kemp, WAIF supporter & animal lover
H - Heather Habeeb - IMO Bennie Bear & Chili Pepper,
Martha Hallam - IMO Dorothy Long, Joe & Donna
Haluscsak - IMO Eileen Brown, Jeffrey Hands - IMO Sitka,
Jana Hanford - IMO Sassafras, Joan Hanson - IMO Richard
M. Hanson, Jodi Hao - IMO Pua, Peter & Roxanne Harris
- IMO Rosebud, Chips & Chica, Rebecca Havekost - IMO
Mitzie, Allan & Diane Haven - IMO Sugarfoot, Henry, our
Neuben goat & Bruno, Brian & Delaree Helseth - IMO
Merlin, Diane Hodges - IMO Robert King, Suzanne Hoel
- IMO Dick Hofmann, Ronald & Darlene Hoffman - IMO
Tawnya Lee Wright Rasmussen, Catherine J Holland - IMO
Jasper Corkerito Holland & Jennifer Arlene, Penny Holland
& Wallace Hume - IMO Tonya Gabrielli, Roger Holley - IMO
Truffle, Biscuit & Brownie, Karen & Steven Holt - IMO
Penny, Melanie Hoover - IMO Jenna & Tamara Smith,
Cliff & Penney Houghtaling - IMO Rudy & Duke, Jeffrey
& Katheryn Howell - IMO Ed, Francis Hughes - IMO Dusty
Hughes, Julie Humling - IMO Missy J - Karen Jeffers - IMO
Dixie, Christy & Ray Jenkins - IMO Cartha Kitt & Ashley,
Joan M Johnson - IMO Ed Butler, Roger & Nancy Johnson IMO Max & Maisy, Deborah M Jones - IMO Baxter & Kelly,
Mike & Julie Joselyn - IMO Jeni Abercrombie Carswell K
- Sue Karahalios - IMO Eileen Brown, Angie Karamanyan IMO Dorothy Kathrine, Ingrid & Bjorn Karlsson - IMO Milla,
Jiki & Molly, Diane Kauffman - IMO Daisy Basset Hound,
Leslie Kelly - IMO Titch, Ronald Kerrigan - IMO Bettie
Holtby, Eileen Brown & Martha Burdick, Mary Koenemann
- IMO Donald Wollett, Jean Kurisu - IMO Eva Fluesmeier
L - Wendy Lagerstrom - IMO Shelby Landel, Linda
Lambert - IMO Richard Thomas, Harvey Lambeth - IMO
Betty Holtby, T.J. & Pat Lamont - IMO Caron Bartlett, Judy
Lancaster - IMO Callie & Bacca, Sue Larson - IMO Jake, Elsa
Leavitt - IMO Ed Butler, Carol Lloyd - IMO Bridget, Charlette
& Bosun, Paul & Cheryl Louder - IMO Beemer & Herbie,
Elizabeth Loudermilk - IMO Francine, William Ludlow - IMO
Lorraine Arthur, Harry Lynam - IMO Snuggles M - John
MacNamee - IHO Janice Nielsen, Betty & Lionel Maddeford
- IMO Maddy & Munno, Mike & Lynne Malecki - IMO Tyson
Ray Kramer, Bob & Mary Marcus - IMO Donna Marcus,
Kathleen & William Massey - IMO Pamela Price, Leigh &
Milly McWilliams - IMO Elaine Phillips, Dolores Meisch IMO Eileen Brown, Barry Mendonca - IMO Cedar & Keesha,
Ken & Mitzi Mielke - IMO Peaches & Poco, Merin Mione
- IMO Diesel, Michael Monroe - IMO Delphine Hoover,
Sandra & Donald Mulkey - IMO Our Fox Terriers, Rebecca
Murlless - IMO Clancy N - Carlene Naylor & James
Burbach - IMO Richard Thomas, NWCA Whidbey Island
#50 - IMO Doris Zvolensky O - Susan O’Rourke - IMO Ron
Buzard P - Eugene Pante - IMO Richard Thomas, William
& Carolyn Pape - IMO Jake, Carol & Dennis Parbs - IMO Jan
Myers, Janet & Blair Paul - IMO Marianne V. Jones, Robert
Paulsen - IMO Tawnya Rasmussen, Heather Pentz - IMO
David L. Pentz, George S Penwell - IMO Sunshine, Debra &
Joseph Perez - IMO Ripley, Periwinkle Press - IMO Beverly
Casebeer, Lisa & Kerry Peterson - IMO Gus Kaik, Al & Evelyn
Pike - IMO Marco & Jeeter, Denyse Piper - IMO Keta, C. J.
Pittman - IMO Rocky, Ross & Billie Portmann - IMO Rab &
Ebony, William & Roberta Powell - IMO Our gentle soul &
loving Lab Gunner, Anne & Andrew Pringle - IMO Baldwin
R - Delores & Leslie Randall - IMO Poppy, Gary Raster IMO Ding, Barbara Read - IMO Oscar Meyer, Jan Reck - IMO
Skippy, Gus & Fiona, Col. Lee C. Reece - IMO CDR Joan
Mackie Reece USN Ret, Flo Reed - IMO Richard Thomas,
Richard Rezabek - IMO Barney, Kathleen Rockefeller - IMO
Tiger, Myra Rodgers - IMO Yum Yum & Winston, Bruce &
Joan Rohm - IMO Pamela Price, Donald Rose - IMO Murray,
Madeline Rose - IMO Megan, Coco & Tinker, Patricia Rose &
Julie Roth - IMO Homer Chilton, Doris Roush - IMO Pepper,
Peggy Rudolph - IMO Pepper, Nancy Ruff - IMO Darcey
James, William Ruh - IMO Shelly Dugall Ruh, Virginia
Ryser - IMO Phillip M. Coles S - Jean Salls - IMO Pam Price,
Wilbur & Joann Sample - IMO Peppi-Schatzie & Tasha,
Judye Scheidt - IMO Albert Bisig, Carol Scott - IMO All the
pets I have ever loved, Mariana Shawver - IMO Wayne
& Mildred Shawver, Vicki & DM Shininger - IMO Rosie &
Pippi, Susan Sibbald - IMO Tom Sibbald, Gail Smeeton IMO Lorraine Arthur, Elise Smith - IMO Squiggy, Laurie
Smith - IMO James Smith, Chris Spencer - IMO Sally, John
Starling - IMO Mabel(Sweetie) 2000-14, Mira Steinbrecher
- IMO Luna, Tom & Cathleen Sullivan - IMO Black Bart,
Kathryn Sutherland - IMO Oscar T - Shirley Taft - IMO
Tonya Gabrielli, Kathleen Taylor - IMO Mary Suhy, Jason
& Shannon Temple - IMO MacDuff, Brenda Templeton &
Dwight Guy - IMO Phantom, The Ambrose Family - IMO Our
past pets, Anthony Thompson - IMO Scrappy, Rebecca Todd
- IMO Widget, Lynette Tompkins - IMO Pretty Paws, Jim
& Patricia Towers - IMO Penny, Vida Towne & Andy Chiodi
- IMO Bowser, Norene Townson - IMO Lucille Scholz &
Cricket, Melvyn Trenor - IMO Abby, Greg & Rosa Tritt - IMO
all our great dogs V - Tomi Vickers - IMO Bailey Swindell
Luke W - Michael & Rebecca Wall - IMO Richard Thomas,
Gayle & Lynn Watkins - IMO LG (little girl), William & Diane
Watts - IMO Jim Keil, Lorraine Weatherby - IMO Tasha
Weatherby, Jorie Wehrell - IMO Chloe, Emma, Freeway &
Bruce, Whidbey Water Services LLC - IMO Richard Thomas,
Pamela White - IMO Ann Kennedy, Laurie Wick - IMO Hazel,
Jean Wieman - IMO Boo, Mary Williams - IMO Bootsie,
Donnabelle Winsten - IMO Isis, Michael & Judy Witt - IMO
Makai Witt, William Woodland - IMO Carmen, Thomas &
Caroline Wright - IMO Richard Thomas, Sally Wyatt - IMO
Joan Wyatt, William Wylie - IMO Shirley Wylie
Dartanian
Dartanian is full of spunk!
He’s playful, confident,
and at times talkative. He
seems to like other cats
but would prefer the
company of a female
feline.
Rosie
A Great Dane mix, Rosie arrived
at WAIF as a stray. Currently at
our Coupeville shelter, she’s a big
girl at 106 lb and approximately
6-7 years old. She’s a bit timid
with new people, but turns
into a sweetie once she gets
acquainted with you.
Rosie is picky about her dog
friends and prefers a calm
household with no children
under the age of 10. Visit with
her during our adoption hours of
12pm-4pm, Wednesday-Sunday.
You can view here profile at:
bit.ly/waifrosie
Rosie with Anthony
(WAIF volunteer)
Looking for a
household that will keep him
indoors, we have no doubt that the lucky adopter will
be entertained by this bigger than life cat personality. You can see him
lounging about at our Oak Harbor Cat Adoption Center WednesdaySunday, 12pm-4pm and you can view his profile online at:
bit.ly/waifdartanian
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PO Box 1108
Coupeville, WA 98239
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WAIF ANIMAL
LOCATIONS
Adoption Hours
WAIF RETAIL
Hours of Operation
Wed-Sun 12pm-4pm
WAIF Coupeville Shelter
20168 SR 20 • (360) 678-8900 x1100
WAIF Freeland Cat Adoption Center
1801 B Scott Rd • (360) 321-WAIF (9243) x1700
WAIF Oak Harbor Cat Adoption Center
50 NE Midway Blvd • (360) 678-8900 x1300
City of Oak Harbor Holding Facility
Call for hours • (360) 279-0829
(Lost and stray services only. No adoptions.)
Mon - Sat 10am-5pm*
Sun 12pm-4pm
Donation Hours
Mon-Sat 11am-4pm
WAIF Oak Harbor Thrift Store
50 NE Midway Blvd • (360) 678-8900 x1400
WAIF Freeland Thrift Store
1660 Roberta Ave • (360) 321-WAIF (9243) x1600
BaRC Re-tail in Coupeville
20018 SR 20 • (360) 678-8900 x1800
*(BaRC open only Mon-Sat 10am-5pm)
Support WAIF animals online at:
www.waifanimals.org/support
Interested in volunteering?
We’d love to hear from you!
P: (360) 678-8900 x1111
E: waifvc@whidbey.net