eTails: August
2008
Dear
Friends,
Get out your “Sunday best” collar
and grooming brush. Danbury Animal Welfare Society is having a professional photographer taking photos of pets with their people at
the shelter on August 16th. It’s a unique opportunity to help animals in need and create a treasured
keepsake! Read more below...
And, if you haven’t already
started, now is the perfect time to get your fundraising web page up for the annual September 28th Walk for Animals at the
Bethel Municipal Center. Visit daws.org for details – and plan to join us at TK’s in Danbury on August
14th for a workshop to help you get your site up and running.
As always, eTails celebrates
Happy Families and Community Heroes. We’re grateful for the many creative ways you help animals in need - like the
people featured here this month. It’s thanks to your generous support that we’re able to make a
difference…one animal at a time.
Guy Bocchino
President,
Volunteer
In this issue:
You’re invited: Walk for Animals, Online
Fundraising – Getting Started Workshop
In about 7 weeks, September 28th to
be exact, animal lovers from all over Western Connecticut, the Hudson Valley, and the Metro New York area will converge at Danbury Animal
Welfare’s annual Walk for Animals in the picturesque village of
Bethel. This event, our largest fundraiser of the year, is a fun and easy way to help animals in need.
Fundraising is easy – our active.com personal web pages let you set up in a snap and quickly
email your friends and family to collect pledges online. And we want to make it easy for you to get started so we’re
hosting an online fundraising workshop at TK’s American Café on August 14th at 6:00pm. We’ll
provide some wings and soda – and some technical experts to help you set up your page. Please RSVP by August 11th
to giving@daws.org.
Why should you get started fundraising when the
event is still 7 weeks away? For starters, the prizes for top fundraisers this year are
outstanding:
First
prize is a Nintendo Wii gaming
system
Second
prize is a Garmin nuvi 200 GPS
system
Third
Prize is a 4GB iPod
And, All registered walkers will also receive a
goodie bag stuffed with things for you and your furry friend. But wait, there’s more!
Raise $50 or more and you will recieve a DAWS Magnetic Car
Ribbon
Raise $100 or more and also recieve a 2008
Commemorative Walk for Animals T-Shirt
Raise $250 or more and also have a chance to win a Doggie Extravaganza Gift Basket
Top Dog Fundraisers: People who raise $750 or more will receive a special token of our appreciation!
We count on the proceeds from this event to fund our
programs and keep our shelter operating smoothly. Danbury Animal Welfare Society stays open and continues to help animals in need
thanks to your generous support and involvement in our activities.
Remember, please RSVP by August
11th to giving@daws.org for the August 14th Online
Fundraising – Getting Started Workshop that we’re hosting at TKs American Café in Danbury.
We’ll see you there!
Say “Cheese” or
“Bone” or “Catnip” – Picture with your Pet Day is August 16th!
Danbury Animal Welfare Society and Integrity
Imaging are offering a unique opportunity to help animals in need and create a treasured keepsake.
On August 16th we’re hosting a
“Picture with your Pet” event at our shelter, located at 147 Grassy Plain Street in Bethel. For $20, you'll have a
beautiful Professional Portrait taken of you and your pet
- it's an 8x10 printed right there on the spot! 50% of the proceeds are donated to DAWS. Other photo packages
are also available with a portion of the additional proceeds benefiting DAWS.
Appointments are encouraged – in fact,
everyone who makes an appointment will receive a free gift. Drop-ins are also welcome.
Please call Eve at (203) 746-2394 or (914) 552-2292 or even email her at Integrity2394@aol.com to make your
appointment.
Junior Troop 50566 will be onsite collecting
items from DAWS' wish list.
Happy Families
Molly and Tyson: A mother and her kitten find their forever home
together
by Maureen Cadden
One Monday evening during Open House, a tow
truck driver showed up at DAWS. He had just finished a call at Danbury High School. He was about to leave the
school and saw a bag of garbage on the side of the road. He picked it up and it moved. Upon opening it up, he
found a mother cat and a kitten that had been tied inside. He didn't know what to do so he brought them to DAWS.
We took them in and named them Ashley and
James. The kitten, James, was only about 3 weeks old. He and his mom seemed to have a very special
bond. We initially had concerned that James might have suffered from a lack of oxygen having been tied up in the bag.
After being checked out by a vet, he was deemed healthy. We initially wanted to have them adopted together as we couldn't
bear to separate them after all they had been through. As luck would have it, a woman came in looking for a pair.
After hearing about and meeting Ashley and James, she wasn't going to let them go. So, she adopted both, gave them new
names: Molly and Tyson, and they now are living happily ever after.
Sato Ramon: A city boy who loves his weekends in the
country
by Wendy Yuhasz
Sato Ramon was adopted back in March. This
little guy had a string of unfavorable applications until he struck gold. He went home with a young couple that works in NYC during the week and has a
weekend home in Redding.
Ramon is a city boy Monday through Friday and
loves his walks down the busy streets. They said he could smell food from a mile away. This can probably be attributed to his street life in Puerto
Rico!!
On the weekend he is a country boy and enjoys
hiking and jogging. Ramon is a small Chihuahua mix, but they said he has the energy of a lab and always wants to walk more. He goes everywhere with
his mom and dad and is only left alone about 3 hours per week.
What a lucky guy!
Community Heroes
John Mellencamp Summer Tour – Unused tickets benefit DAWS
Kathleen Palmer had big plans for
the summer - including a trip to Los Angeles’ famed Greek Theater to see John Mellencamp. But when her plans changed she didn't
hesitate to put her tickets to good use - for DAWS. You see, Kathleen donated her tickets to us and we sold them through our eBay store, raising $190.
Kathleen is pictured here with her dog,
Koa.
To Kathleen Palmer, Applause from
DAWS!!
Celebrating a 10th
Birthday by helping animals in need
by Jenny Bocchino
At DAWS, we have a network of foster families who help us out by providing a temporary home for
animals who need a little more help than we can provide in our shelter (like kittens, puppies, and special needs adults).
One of these families has a very special
daughter named Elisa who wanted to include DAWS in the celebration of her 10th birthday.
She and four friends collected food and also
spent the afternoon making beds and toys for the cats. Then, on a Saturday afternoon, volunteer Jenny Bocchino hosted them for a
visit. After a tour of the shelter, the girls gave out their beds and toys.
Elisa's mom then gave us a very generous $100
sponsorship for one of the cats in honor of Elisa's birthday.
Happy 10th Birthday,
Elisa! To you, your friends, and your family, Applause from DAWS!!
Enjoy the month of August - you'll hear
from us again in early September!
