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A Spectacular Open House! The Cat House on the Kings Spring Open House fundraiser can’t be described as anything less than “spectacular.” The weather was absolutely perfect, tons of generous people brought cat food, clean- ing supplies and their open wallets. We must of course thank our very own Tammy Barker for all her hard work. Each time she pulls off yet another magnificent open house, we stand in awe of her talents. Tammy’s staunchest supporter, her husband, Terry, is also our ever-loyal DJ. We would also like to thank, Karen Rae, and her sister, Chris, for the monumental job coordinating and assembling the auction items. We offer our thanks to our dedicated group of volunteers, some who travel great distances to be here and to our vendors as well. Thanks also to Beth Caffrey for standing up as our Master of Ceremonies. Radio personalities “Gus” and “Izzy”, of “The Morning Blaze”, 105.1 (The Blaze), showed up to help out. “Izzy’s Animals of the Week” segment features a Cat House adoptable every two weeks. Learning The Cat House was short on volunteers for the Open House, they came out and helped to run the snow cone booth. Girl Scouts Hailey and Kylie, made the trip from Bakersfield to vol- unteer and hand out free cat toys along with an educational sheet on how to properly socialize and play with your cat. (Read more about Hailey and Kylie in this issue) Marmalady’s mom, Laura Lemeiux traveled all the way from Canada to volunteer and to sell Marmalady items. Laura met up with her friend, Vicki Johnson, who came from Virginia to attend our open house and to volunteer. “It was my dream trip!” said Vicki with undisguised enthusiasm. Tammy, Laura, Vicki & Lynea Our next open house is tentatively set for November 7th. We will let everyone know when the date is finalized. Pompous Albert Wins 2nd Place Thank you to everyone who voted for Pompous Albert in the “Give Litter” contest. The all natural, made in the USA, World’s Best Cat Litter created the “Give Litter” campaign to help support the many cats that reside in shelters. Thanks to the diligent voting and sharing of our loyal Facebook fans, The Cat House on the Kings won 2nd place. We will be receiving 15,000 lbs. of cat litter. You guys rock! For more info or to find a retailer near you visit their website. www.worldsbestcatlitter.com Tammy’s dog Sarge patrols the raffle item area
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A Spectacular Open House!The Cat House on the Kings Spring Open House fundraiser can’t be described as anything less than “spectacular.” The weather was absolutely perfect, tons of generous people brought cat food, clean-ing supplies and their open wallets. We must of course thank our very own Tammy Barker for all her hard work. Each time she pulls off yet another magnificent open house, we stand in awe of her talents. Tammy’s staunchest supporter, her husband, Terry, is also our ever-loyal DJ. We would also like to thank, Karen Rae, and her sister, Chris, for the monumental job coordinating and assembling the auction items. We offer our thanks to our dedicated group of volunteers, some who travel great distances to be here and to our vendors as well. Thanks also to Beth Caffrey for standing up as our Master of Ceremonies.
Radio personalities “Gus” and “Izzy”, of “The Morning Blaze”, 105.1 (The Blaze), showed up to help out. “Izzy’s Animals of the Week” segment features a Cat House adoptable every two weeks. Learning The Cat House was short on volunteers for the Open House, they came out and helped to run the snow cone booth.
Girl Scouts Hailey and Kylie, made the trip from Bakersfield to vol-unteer and hand out free cat toys along with an educational sheet on how to properly socialize and play with your cat. (Read more about Hailey and Kylie in this issue)
Marmalady’s mom, Laura Lemeiux traveled all the way from Canada to volunteer and to sell Marmalady items. Laura met up with her friend, Vicki Johnson, who came from Virginia to attend our open house and to volunteer. “It was my dream trip!” said Vicki with undisguised enthusiasm.
Tammy, Laura, Vicki & Lynea
Our next open house is tentatively set for November 7th. We will let everyone know when the date is finalized.
Pompous Albert Wins 2nd PlaceThank you to everyone who voted for Pompous Albert in the “Give Litter” contest. The all natural, made in the USA, World’s Best Cat Litter created the “Give Litter” campaign to help support the many cats that reside in shelters. Thanks to the diligent voting and sharing of our loyal Facebook fans, The Cat House on the Kings won 2nd place. We will be receiving 15,000 lbs. of cat litter. You guys rock! For more info or to find a retailer near you visit their website. www.worldsbestcatlitter.com
Tammy’s dog Sarge patrols the raffle item area
Girl Scouts are Great!Hailey and Kylie have both been Girl Scouts for seven years. They are cur-rently working on their “Sil-ver Award” project, the highest achievement a Girl Scout can earn. They have chosen “Helping
Cats” as their project because as Hailey put it; “We love, love, love cats!” They have volunteered locally where they live in Bakersfield and they ran an online fundraiser for their project selling cat t-shirts. They made $800 dollars. They happened to run across The Cat House Facebook page and were excited to learn that we were looking for volunteers. They also decided this would be an excellent outreach oppor-tunity. They made cat toys and handed them out at the open house along with an informational sheet on “Socializing and Playing with Your Cat.” Hailey and Kylie also helped sell sno cones, t-shirts and assisted with the raffle. “We are determined to do anything we can to make the world a better place for our furry friends” said Hailey. Anyone interested in helping us with our “Helping Cats” efforts or have a volunteer opportunity we can participate in please email us at [email protected]
Dinuba FFA Donates!Every year the Dinuba High School Future Farmers of America holds a drive to collect food and supplies to benefit The Cat House on the Kings. Students solicit donations from friends, family and fellow students. The Cat House wishes to extend our gratitude for their gener-ous gifts. It is good to know that the future rests securely in the hands of such wonderfully caring young people. To their parents: Stand and take a bow, job well done!
IN MEMORY OF LIST
FROM...................................................IN.MEMORY.OFAlbrecht, Michael ..................................... Vinny & RebaAnderson, Frank .....................................Harvey BrazielBetz, William & Pamela ..................................Anne PostCatalano, Sally ............................................... Beth ElliotClemons, John & Cheryl ................................. Fiv+ KittyCompagno-Wright, Joan .......................... Havey BrazielCox, Sidney B. .............................................. Beth ElliottDaves-Plaunt, Jill ....................... Edward & Edna DavesDavid, Beverly .......................................... Sadie MaloneFlorida, Bobi ............................................Kathryn FrieseGalicia, Carlo ......................................................WilliamGatti, Diana E. .............................................. Gene HolmGorham, Holly ......................................................P-KittyGress, Noura .........................................Simba & Sparky
Griffin, Diana & Arthur H. Barabas ............... BouboulinaHarvey Braziel, Brothers Roo & Brody, Buffy, Jack Cat, David Lee Clark, Fatface, Barbara Friedman, Sue M Lehr- Graves, Kit, Lillie, Bud, Duke, Annie
& Maddie, Miaumiau Ann Carlene Miller, Saundy’s Mother, Neeva, Roberta Niederjohn, Vinny &
Reba, Ms S’kitty, Sable, Shorty, Solo, Simba & Sparky, Sydney, Tiger, Bob Volturno, William
Grudko, Roy ...............................Chuncy Billups GrudkoGuha, Chandana ........................... My Father, SampsonHull, Edward ..................................................... Lani HullJames, Georganne ....................Danny, Bb & Your TurnJamieson, Kristina A. .....Lillie, Bud, Duke, Annie, & MaddieKunimitsu, Donald ............... David Lee Clark, Raymond
Richard Bennett Sr.Leslie, Todd ......................................Forgotten & His BffNewman, Ashley ........................................Bob Volturno
Ng, Lilian ..............................................................NeevaNoel, Melissa ......................................... Kathy LasswellStiltz, Dan & Susan ............................................. TupeloSwitzer, Linda L ................................................ Jack CatWailes, Kimberly ............................................ Chipmunk
IN HONOR OF LIST
FROM..................................................... IN.HONOR.OF
Griffin, Diana & Arthur H. Barabas ........ Stella Beristain, Bonnie Chenevert, Grey Kitty
Kathy Bethel, Realtor .....................The Late Beth Elliot, Spencer P. Moran, Robin Springenberg,
Christy & Stephen Sullivan
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$10 Spays & Neuters!Yes, that is correct. The Cat House on the Kings is currently of-fering $10 spays and neuters. A southern California cat rescue was forced to close leaving 50 cats with nowhere to go. A deal was struck. The Cat House on the Kings would take the cats. In return The Cat House received a $100,000 grant specifically for offering low-cost spays and neuters. In addition, a large donation was made to provide for the care of the 50 cats. While 50 cats is a big addition for us, the number of cats that will be fixed via the grant made it a win-win situation for everyone.
Attention AdoptersIf you have adopted a pet from The Cat House on the Kings and you are reading a paper version of this newsletter instead of the e-newsletter, we probably don’t have your current e-mail address. It is important that we be able to reach you in the event that your pet gets lost. If the microchip registry cannot reach you they will contact us as the backup. If we cannot reach you either, it is going to be difficult to reunite you with your pet! So if you have moved, changed phone numbers or e-mail addresses since you adopted from us, please e-mail [email protected] with your current contact information so that we can update our records. Thank you!
SNIP Team Donates BenchA beautiful butterfly bench has been donated to The Cat House on the Kings in Lynea’s honor. Tracy Jonas-Monge, Executive Director of SNIP and the SNIP Team are very grateful for the partnership between our two organiza-tions. SNIP wanted to show their ap-preciation to Lynea for giving them the opportunity to par-ticipate in last year’s large spay and neuter grant. The grant money enabled SNIP to offer dog owners a low-cost option to fix their pets.
20,000 Cans of Friskies!
Thanks to a month long campaign held by Purina and PetFinder, The Cat House on the Kings received a whopping 20,000 cans of Friskies cat food. Every time someone watched a video on YouTube, Friskies donated one can of food. For every new YouTube channel subscriber, they donated two cans of food that were then shared among five rescue groups. Thanks Friskies!
New Video: “Sanctuary of 700”
A new video documentary has been produced about The Cat House on the Kings! Nelson Cinematic in association with Shifted Image Productions has filmed a 12½ -minute video about The Cat House and posted it on Vimeo.
Please take a moment to watch this video. It is guaranteed to make you smile, soothe your soul and bring a tear to your eye. The video was dedicated to the memory of our special angel, Kaylie Bergen, whose final wish in life was to visit The Cat House on the Kings. https://vimeo.com/126758112Be sure to share it too!
Grand Prize Winners!The Cat House on the Kings is pleased to announce that we have won the Grand Prize of $2,000 in The Animal Rescue Site 2015 Spring Beta Test Shelter Challenge. We are also the winners of a weekly challenge, for garnering the most votes in one week, for an additional $500! Thank you for voting every day and sharing the contest post. Our sincerest thanks go to GreaterGood.org and also to The Animal Rescue Site for sponsor-ing the contest.
The new Animal Rescue Site “Fun in the Sun” Shelter Challenge has begun and will run until August 9th. Please vote every day! http://www.shelterchallenge.com/
JOIN OUR VIRTUAL 5K RUN/WALKAND RAISE FUNDS FOR US!
Register now for our very first Virtual 5K fundraising event. What better way to have fun, get some exercise and raise money for The Cat House on the Kings? For a small fee of $26, all entrants will receive an original “Cat House on the Kings” medal. The majority of the fee goes directly to us.
You can walk, run or crawl, whenever and wherever you want. The best part is, if you re-ally don’t want to do the running part, no one will be any the wiser. The run began on May 27th and will continue on until Friday August 28th.
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Remember to use your ResQwalk (www.resqwalk.com) or your Wooftrax (www.wooftrax.com) apps whenever you walk or run sothat you are further donating with every step you take.
MeowBox.ComDonates Food
MeowBox is a company where you can subscribe to have quality kitty food, unique toys and treats delivered every month, three or six months. Each shipment will contain five or more items hand selected especially for your cat. MeowBox is a great supporter of animal rescues and shelters. They recent-ly shipped us 720 cans of cat food. Their website states; “With every MeowBox you buy, we give a can of food to a shelter cat”. Thank you MeowBox! MeowBox founder, Olivia Canlas, wrote about her trip to The Cat House on the Kings. https://meowbox.com/blog/cat-house-on-the-kings
The Dedication wall helps raise much needed funds. You may make a donation for a plaque in memory of a lost loved one (In Memory of...), to honor someone (In Honor of...), or just to show your support of the cat House (The Miller Family Supports...) The plaques are black metal with gold lettering and are hung in the entryway of the Cat House.
For more information orto place an order, call:
Marilynn Miller (559) 645-1080
Sizes and Prices 3” x 12” ...........$100.00 7” x 12” ...........$180.00 10.5” x 12” ......$250.00
Kitten #11260 is a handsome fellow whois seeking a furever home and a name of his own. Visit our website to fill out an adoption application for Kitten #11260.http://www.cathouseonthekings.com/adop-tion/index.php
Scrunchies Save BirdsA new research study has found that putting a brightly colored hair scrunchie on a cat can reduce bird deaths by as much as 54%, while not hindering the cat’s ability to hunt mice and gophers. http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-03-20/scrunchies-prevent-wild-life-death-study-finds/6337222
Sanger Rotary ClubA presenta-tion on The Cat House on the Kings was done for the Sanger Rotary Club. A nice donation was made to us and several of the “500 Cats” book were sold as well. We look forward to hosting them on a pri-vate tour.
Sanger Women’sClub Donates
Beth Caffrey gave an informational presen-tation for the Sanger Women’s Club during a luncheon fundraiser held for the benefit of The Cat House on the Kings. The fundraiser fea-tured a giving tree filled with Andy War-hol cats. The ladies then decided they had to see The Cat House for themselves. They arrived for their tour bearing gifts of food, litter and other supplies. Many of the ladies purchased our book, “500 Cats.” The Women’s Club has extended an invitation to The Cat House to hold a presentation/fundraiser on a yearly basis.
Animal lover Susan Stiltz has been volunteering at The Cat House on the Kings for more than 10 years. We are extremely grateful to Susan for all that she has contributed to us over the
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“Love the animals. God has given them the rudi-ments of thought and joy untroubled. Don’t trou-ble them, don’t harass them, don’t deprive them of their happiness; don’t work against God’s intent.”
- Dosteovsky, The Brothers Karamazov
Vaccine Grant AwardedThanks to a grant written by our very own Tracy Jonas-Monge, The Cat House on the Kings has received a vaccine grant valued at $2,075.00. Greatergood.org made this grant possible in conjunction with Boehringer Ingelheim, one of the world’s leading pharma-ceutical companies. On Friday, May 22nd, the shipment of 500 Fel-O-Guard Plus 3 vaccines arrived at The Cat House.
Ways toHelp Us Out
*Shop through iGive and a percentage of your purchase (0.5%-20%) goes to The Cat House.http://www.igive.com/welcome/lp15/wr33c.cfm?m=682403&c=31524
*Bravelets donates $10 to The Cat House from each sale of a Bravelet.https://bravelets.com/bravepage/a-brave-rescue-the-cat-house-on-the-kings
*Donate your Fresh Step Paw Points and we get kitty litter for free!https://www.freshstep.com/paw-points/#
*Shop at AmazonSmile and they will donate 0.5% of your purchase to The Cat House.https://smile.amazon.com/ch/27-0015288
Chewy.comChewy.com is an online store for all your pet’s needs. They carry a huge selection of pet food, treats and supplies that are delivered right to your door. Here is the really good part: with your first order, Chewy.com will donate $20 to The Cat House on the Kings!http://www.chewy.com/rp/2616
Volunteer Testimonial“My daughter Penny and I have returned home to Huntington Be-ach after three days of volunteering at your sanctuary. We swept floors, cleaned feeding stations, shook out bedding, washed blan-kets and towels, and hung laundry out to dry. We thoroughly enjoy-ed ourselves and the best part was interacting with the kitties. We lounged on the grass and let them love us. We walked down to the river with bunches of cats in tow to eat our lunch. They all get along and are so very friendly. The grounds are beautiful and with the kitties everywhere it creates a Zen-like calm that lowered my blood pressure.
The Cat House staff was very nice and helpful. I am so glad I was able to visit The Cat House in person. I am hoping to return for another visit soon. I’d also like to give a shout out to the Edgewa-ter Inn for discounting their rooms for your volunteers.” -Sally Cardinal (Letter has been edited for length)
Wish List:Bleach, Paper Towels, Pine Cleaner, Recyclables, Postage Stamps,
Postcard Stamps and Gift Cards (Amazon, Home Depot, Costco, etc.)The above items can be dropped off at the Blackstone/Ashlan
Petco in Fresno, or at the Cat House
Amazon Wish List:http://www.amazon.com/gp/registry/registry.html?type=wishlist&id=2H9UU3LYHWISQ
Brooms-Commercial, Canned Kitten & Adult Cat Food
Always Needed: Volunteers, Foster Homes
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RIP BennyIt is with a heavy heart that we relay the news that long-time resident, Benny, has passed away from old age. He was a wonderful dog and although he never found his forever home, he will forever be in our hearts. He will be greatly missed.
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