Paw Prints – The Volunteer Voice
MONTHLY NEWSLETTER FOR
JAN. 2007
TVAR VOLUNTEERS
Tri-Valley Animal Rescue (TVAR) Volunteer Newsletter – Volume 23, Jan. 2007
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January 2007 – Tri-Valley Animal Rescue Calendar
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
1
2
7
8
Thursday
Friday
5
3
4
Cat
Medical
Clinic
10 a m. at
Tri-Valley
SPCA
-------------Cat
Medical
Clinic
6–8 p.m. at
Tri-Valley
SPCA
Crabfeed
Planning
Meeting,
7-9pm,
511
Marlboro
Ct., San
Ramon
9
10
11
Board of
Director’s
Meeting
6-9 p.m.
Keller
Williams
Realty, 5994
W. Las
Positas Rd,
Pleasanton
Cat
Medical
Clinic
10 a m. at
Tri-Valley
SPCA
-------------Cat
Medical
Clinic, 6–8
p.m. at TriValley
SPCA
Happy
New
Year!
Cat and Dog Adoptions
1–4 p.m.
PetSmart 6960 Amador
Plaza Road, Dublin
--------------------------Cat Adoptions
1–4 p.m.
Pet Food Express 4460
Tassajara Road, Dublin
Wed.
Saturday
6
Cat and Dog Adoptions
9:30 a.m.-1 p.m.
Pleasanton Farmers
Market W. Angela & First
Streets, Pleasanton
Cat Adoptions
12–4 p.m.
PetSmart 6960 Amador
Plaza Road, Dublin
-----------------------------Cat Adoptions
12–4 p.m.
Pet Food Express 4460
Tassajara Road, Dublin
12
13
Cat and Dog Adoptions
9:30 a.m.-1 p.m.
Pleasanton Farmers
Market W. Angela & First
Streets, Pleasanton
Cat Adoptions
12–4 p.m.
Rabbit Adoptions
1-4 p.m.
PetSmart 6960 Amador
Plaza Road, Dublin
-----------------------------Cat Adoptions
12–4 p.m
Pet Food Express 4460
Tassajara Road, Dublin
------------------------------Volunteer Orientation
1-2:30pm
East County Animal
Shelter, 4595 Gleason Dr.,
Dublin
See next page for remainder of the month calendar of events
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Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wed.
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
Cat Adoptions
1–4 p.m.
PetSmart 6960 Amador
Plaza Road, Dublin
-----------------------------Cat Adoptions
1–4 p.m.
Pet Food Express 4460
Tassajara Road, Dublin
21
Cat
Medical
Clinic
10 a m. at
Tri-Valley
SPCA
-------------Cat
Medical
Clinic
6–8 p.m. at
Tri-Valley
SPCA
22
23
Cat and Dog Adoptions
1–4 p.m.
PetSmart 6960 Amador
Plaza Road, Dublin
--------------------------Cat Adoptions
1–4 p.m.
Pet Food Express 4460
Tassajara Road, Dublin
28
Cat
Medical
Clinic
10 a m. at
Tri-Valley
SPCA
-------------Cat
Medical
Clinic
6–8 p.m. at
Tri-Valley
SPCA
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Cat Adoptions
1–4 p.m.
PetSmart 6960 Amador
Plaza Road, Dublin
---------------------------Cat Adoptions
1–4 p.m., Pet Food
Express 4460 Tassajara
Road, Dublin
------------------------Volunteer Orientation
1-2:30pmEast County
Animal Shelter, 4595
Gleason Dr., Dublin
24
30
Cat and Dog Adoptions
9:30 a.m.-1 p.m.
Pleasanton Farmers
Market W. Angela & First
Streets, Pleasanton
Cat Adoptions
12–4 p.m.
PetSmart 6960 Amador
Plaza Road, Dublin
-------------------------------Cat Adoptions 12–4
p.m.Pet Food Express 4460
Tassajara Road, Dublin
25
26
27
Cat and Dog Adoptions
9:30 a.m.-1 p.m.
Pleasanton Farmers
Market W. Angela & First
Streets, Pleasanton
Cat Adoptions
12–4 p.m.
Rabbit Adoptions
1-4 p.m.
PetSmart 6960 Amador
Plaza Road, Dublin
---------------------------Crabfeed Fundraiser
6-10 p.m.
Pleasanton Senior Center,
5353 Sunol Blvd., PLST
31
Cat
Medical
Clinic
10 a m. at
Tri-Valley
SPCA
-------------Cat
Medical
Clinic
6–8 p.m. at
Tri-Valley
SPCA
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Paw Prints - The Volunteer Voice is
a monthly publication for Tri-Valley
Animal Rescue (TVAR) volunteers.
In This Issue:
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Claws For Paws Crabfeed Fundraiser
Saturday, Jan. 27, 2007
By Cindy Ferrin
Saturday, Jan. 27th Crabfeed
Fundraiser
Other Fundraisers
Teen/Junior Program Update
Welcome New Board of Directors
Wish List
Volunteers Needed
Contacts & Coordinators
Do you have a story or event you’d like to
have published in this newsletter?
Please contact Paw Prints Editor, Cindy
Ferrin, at (925) 828-8664, or
cferrin@pacbell.net
-------------------------------------Thanks to the following contributors to
this edition:
Cathy Bergren
Shannon Chase
Jennifer Cowen
Cindy Ferrin
Nancy Metz
Kathi Samec
Steve Sharf (adopter)
Desiree Streeter
Daphne Williams
Tri-Valley Animal Rescue
P. O. Box 11143
Pleasanton, CA 94588
925-803-7043
contact@tvar.org
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TVAR’s 2nd annual crabfeed fundraiser dinner, will be held on
Saturday, Jan. 27th, from 6–10 p.m., at the Pleasanton Senior
Center, 5353 Sunol Blvd. in Pleasanton.
This year’s crabfeed will once again have our famous 50-50 Raffle—
last year’s winner received $2300! Raffle tickets are $1 and the
more we sell, the more we will have to spend on the animals.
Contact Deborah Thompson at deborahthompson@comcast.net or
(925) 461-9910 to purchase tickets or if you are willing to sell them
ahead of the event.
Also, raffle baskets filled with goodies will be available as part of a
silent auction. If you have new gift items, perhaps you received
one or more holiday gifts that you’ll never use, donate them! We
are also need donations of large baskets to hold the raffle items.
Contact Cathy Bergren at calicocathyb@yahoo.com or (925) 9630763 to donate for this great cause.
Crabfeed dinner tickets are available through Paypal at tvar.org, or
clawsforpaws.com or by mailing a check to: P. O. Box 11143,
Pleasanton, Ca 94588. The cost of tickets purchased before Jan.
10th is $40, after which they are $45.
Contact chairperson Cindy Ferrin at (925) 828-8664 or
cferrin@pacbell.net for more information.
Fifty-five (55)
volunteers are needed the night of this event—shifts are
available from 3:30-11 p.m. Contact Cindy if you can volunteer.
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***** Fundraisers *****
Board of Director Elections
Escrip is An Easy Fundraiser
The following volunteers were elected to Tri-Valley Animal
Rescue’s 2007 Board of Directors. We thank them for their
willingness to ensure that TVAR continues to help homeless animals
in our community.
Looking for a free and easy way to help
TVAR raise funds?
Simply go to www.escrip.com, register
your grocery loyalty and/or credit cards
and
participating
businesses
will
contribute 2-5% of your purchases to
TVAR.
Escrip.com recognizes our group name as
Tri-Valley Animal Rescue, not TVAR.
NOTE that for grocery loyalty cards,
each time you make a purchase at
participating stores, you need to swipe
your card. Entering your phone number
on the touch-pad will not activate the
escrip donation.
Cathy Bergren Judy Cook Leslie Haas
Lisa Healy
Sue James
Denise Leddon
Dawn Mc Keown
Susan Ruxton Larry Stein
Daphne Williams
Lisa Williams
We thank Jim Walker and Cindy Ferrin for their Board of Director
dedication during the past few years. As time permits, they will
continue to support TVAR.
Officer elections will take place at the January 9th Board of Director
meeting. If you are interested in becoming President, VicePresident, Treasurer, or Secretary, please contact existing
President Lisa Healy at (925) 355-9039.
Rabbit Fosters Needed
By Marisa Price
Participating merchants include:
 Grocers: Safeway, Whole Foods,
Gene’s Fine Foods
 Restaurants: Baja Fresh, Carl’s Jr.,
Carrows, Round Table
 Apparel: Big 5, Eddie Bauer, Payless
Shoes, Gap, Old Navy
 Electronics: Best Buy, Circuit City,
Dell Home
 Books & Office Supplies: Barnes &
Noble, Office Max
 Pet Store: Pet Food Express
 Automotive: Big O Tires, Sponges
Car Wash, Budget Car Rental
 Misc.: Target, Verizon, buy.com,
Home Depot
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Rabbit fosters are always needed. We will provide you with a
complete setup, including food and hay. You'll be surprised how easy
it is to care for a bunny, and they are a lot of fun too! Bunnies are
compatible with cats, as well as homes with calm dogs or senior dogs.
All we ask is that the rabbit be kept indoors.
We also need water bottles, ceramic food dishes, plastic-bottomed
cages, timothy hay, CareFRESH litter and toilet paper tubes (as toys).
All of these items can be donated at TVAR’s East County Animal
Shelter office in Dublin; please mark the items: “Rabbit Program.”
If you can help, we would sincerely appreciate it. Please call Marisa at
925-447-2130, or e-mail at bunny@aino.com
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***** Fundraisers *****
Update on TVAR Teen / Junior Program
By Nancy Metz
Please note that all Teen/Junior new volunteer orientations at
the East County Animal Shelter have been cancelled until May
2007.
Ink Jet Cartridges
Don’t throw away your empty ink jet
cartridges! Each cartridge is worth $2–4
to TVAR when recycled. Just bring your
used cartridges to the East County Animal
Shelter (ECAS) in Dublin or give them to
a TVAR volunteer.
Starting in December, Teen/Junior Program Coordinator Nancy
Metz began a 4-month jury trial commitment resulting in teen
orientations being postponed until May. Rich Metz will continue
supervising all trained and current Teen/Junior volunteers, yet we are
looking for temporary help to keep this important program going.
If you are an experienced adult dog walkers or cat socializers and
would like to help Rich with the teen program on Tuesdays or
Thursdays from 4-5:30 p.m., either stop by ECAS during that time,
or call (925) 462-9679.
Once Nancy completes jury duty, she will resume scheduling
orientations with a target date May 2007. Updates will be posted in
TVAR office and on website when new volunteer orientations can be
resumed.
Vehicle Donation Program
Let TVAR and homeless animals benefit
from donation of your old car, truck, van,
trailer, RV or boat. It’s tax-deductible and
easy too.
Call All Bay Vehicle Donations, at 1877-700-4483 and ask for a free pick-up.
They handle all the paperwork. Let them
know that you want the proceeds to
benefit Tri-Valley Animal Rescue.
Jeri Behymer is our coordinator for this
program and she may be reached at
copperk97@sbcglobal.net.
Below are some other options for volunteers under 18 to help:
1) If the parent is willing to volunteer with the teen, both are
welcome to attend an adult orientation on the second Saturday or
fourth Sunday of each month, from 1 p.m.-2:30 p.m. at East County
Animal Shelter in Dublin. Parent and teen may then visit the shelter
together to walk dogs and/or socialize cats anytime the shelter is
open 11:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. daily. This parent/teen volunteering may
also extend to activities such as fostering, fundraising, arts (photo,
video, clerical etc.), as long as the parent is involved. For more
information about this option, you can contact volunteer@tvar.org.
2) If you are 16 or older, you can volunteer as a dog handler at our
Saturday Adoption Days at Pleasanton's Farmers Market, which
takes place from 9:30 a.m.-1p.m. at Delucci Park on First St.,
between Angela and Neal. Contact Lisa DeFinney (650) 490-0455 or
lmdefinney@yahoo.com to get started.
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***** Fundraisers *****
Save Lives- Spay and Neuter
Buy and Help
TVAR Animals!
TVAR offers low cost spay/neuter certificates to help reduce pet
overpopulation.
By Cathy Bergren
Certificate Cost
$20 for cats and $50 for dogs
For more information, email Getfixed@tvar.org
or call (925) 828-7227
TVAR is now a registered organization at
Buy For Charity, a website that gives a
percentage of sales to non-profits. Shop
online from over 350 stores like Barnes &
Noble, Gap, Office Max, 1-800-Flowers,
REI,
Orbitz,
and
more
at
BuyForCharity.com! Up to 35% of each
purchase will benefit us if you select
TVAR as your beneficiary.
Anytime you buy online, whether you are
looking for airline tickets, flowers,
clothes, music, or anything else… visit
BuyForCharity.com, sign-up and shop
away!
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Cat Medical Clinics
By Jennifer Cowen & Kathi Samec
Cat Medical Night is held nearly every Wednesday from 6–8 p.m. at
Tri-Valley SPCA, unless it is a major holiday or has a low number of
appointments scheduled. The SPCA is located directly across the
street from East County Animal Shelter.
If you would like to schedule an appointment, contact Bonnie
Edwards at bonnie.edwards@gmail.com by 9 p.m. every Tuesday.
Due to the tremendous number of cats/kittens needing medical
attention, volunteers Kathi Samec and Barbara Finn have a medical
clinic on Wednesday mornings starting a 10 a.m. The location of
this medical clinic is also at Tri-Valley SPCA, across from the East
County Animal Shelter. To make an appointment, contact Kathi
Samec by Tuesday afternoon at tvar@dukestavern.com or (925)
867-9892.
Make the Most from Your
Donation!
Do you have an item you would like to
donate but just haven’t gotten around to
it? TVAR now accepts high-priced items
to sell on eBay, with the proceeds helping
homeless animals!
Volunteer
Diana
Mittelberger
is
generously donating her time to sell items
for TVAR on eBay. Contact Diana
Mittelberger at xtboys@pacbell.net or
(925) 323-7989 if you have items that you
are willing to donate!
PetsMart Clean Team Volunteers Needed
By Desiree Streeter
At PetsMart in Dublin, we have a wonderful volunteer who cleans
the cages we use on Tuesday and Wednesday mornings.
Since cages are often full, we really need help on Monday,
Thursday, and Friday mornings to clean. It involves arriving at
PetsMart before or near 9 a.m. and making sure all the cats have
fresh food and water, clean towels/beds, clean litter....
Please contact Carole Leschinsky at littertoes@comcast.net or (925)
829-0728 to volunteer for this effort.
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Monthly Board Meeting
The next TVAR Board of Director
meeting will be Tuesday, Jan. 9th
Location is Keller Williams Realty, 5994
W. Las Positas Rd. in Pleasanton (corner
of Hopyard and W. Las Positas), from
6:00 to 9:00 p.m (note—new start time).
All volunteers are welcome! Contact Sue
James
at
(408)
202-6708
or
susan.james@ey.com if you have an
agenda item for this meeting.
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Monthly Orientations
Some Great Ways to Get Involved
Lead TVAR’s dog
program activities. Contact new potential dog fosters and introduce
them to the world of fostering. For more information, contact Lisa
Healy at (925) 355-9039 or lisahirschhealy@yahoo.com
1) Dog Program Coordinator:
2) Volunteer Coordinator: Follow up with new volunteers,
ensure they have been contacted by coordinators, add to e-mail
distribution list, etc. In charge of recognition program including
holiday potlucks, etc. Contact Cindy Ferrin, at cferrin@pacbell.net
for more information
The January TVAR volunteer/shelter
orientation will take place on Saturday,
Jan. 13th (2nd Sat. of the month) and
Sunday, Jan. 28th (4th Sunday of the
month), at East County Animal Shelter
(ECAS), 4595 Gleason Drive in Dublin
from 1-2:30 p.m. For more information,
contact volunteer@tvar.org
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(ECAS) Information
3) Dog Walking at East County Animal Shelter
(ECAS): Contact Sue James at susan.james@ey.com or (408)
202-6708.
4) Socializing Cats at ECAS:
Contact Samantha Laffie at
dslaffie@comcast.net or (925) 577-6789.
5) Cat Fostering:
Help save a life by fostering. Contact Joy
Furtado at joyfurtado@hotmail.com or (925) 846-4956.
6) Dog Fostering:
Fostering saves lives! Contact Jennifer
Andersen at anderjenn@comcast.net or (510) 352-6744.
7) Lifeline Newsletter Story Writers: If you have a story
for Lifeline or if would like to see a topic covered in Lifeline, contact
Shannon Chase at scipc@comcast.net or (925) 998-8038.
8) TVAR Office Manager:
Spend time at the TVAR office
assisting volunteers and the public. Contact Lisa Healy at (925)3559039 or lisahirschhealy@yahoo.com
East County Animal Shelter is located
at 4595 Gleason Drive, off Camino
Tassajara in Dublin. The phone number
is (925) 803-7040.
Daily hours of
operation are from 11:30 a.m.–5:30 p.m.
Closed on holidays.
9) And the list of needs goes on . . .
Contact Volunteer
Coordinator, Cindy Ferrin, at cferrin@pacbell.net or (925) 828-8664
for more information about volunteering.
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Wish List
Program Coordinators & Contacts
Donations of the following items may be
dropped off at the East County Animal
Shelter in Dublin, open daily from 11:30
a.m.–5:30 p.m.
General Items
Large Baskets for Crabfeed Fundraiser
Laptop Computer for Adoption Events
Cash Donations for Medical Supplies
Pet Store Gift Cards
Laundry Detergent
Simple Green Cleaner
Office Supplies
Paper Towels
Wet Wipes (anti-bacterial sheets)
Color Copier Paper to make flyers
Postage Stamps $.39 & $.24
Folding Chairs (padded)
Digital Scale
Cat Items
Cat Beds
Cat Toys
Grooming supplies
Small scale to weigh kittens daily
Scratching posts
Dog Items
Dog Beds
Dog Toys
Grooming supplies
One inch nylon or leather leads and heavy
choke chains in various sizes
Rabbit Items
Litter (CareFresh, Cat Country, Critter
Country, Yesterdays News)
Purina Green or Oxbow Timothy Pellets
Plastic-bottom cages (no wire please)
32 oz. water bottles
Toilet paper tubes
Oxbow Timothy Hay
Large litter boxes
Hard plastic or wood toys
CAT Program
Tracey Quartaroli at tlsmith30@yahoo.com or (925) 449-0705
CAT FOSTER Program
Joy Furtado at joyfurtado@hotmail.com or (925) 846-4956
CAT MEDICAL Program
Jennifer Cowen at roughleyme@sbcglobal.net or (925) 803-9766
FERAL CAT Program
Denise Leddon at denise@leddon.com or (925) 462-0133
KITTEN Program – Bottle Babies
Carole Leschinsky at littertoes@comcast.net or (925) 829-0728
CAT SOCIALIZATION of SHELTER CATS
Samantha Laffie at dslaffie@comcast.net or (925) 577-6789
Joy Furtado at joyfurtado@hotmail.com or (925) 846-4956
CORRESPONDENCE
Joyce Bank (Donations/Memorials) at (925) 462-2827 or
joyce.bank@bankofamerica.com
CRABFEED FUNDRAISER Chairperson (1/27/07)
Cindy Ferrin, chairperson cferrin@pacbell.net or (925) 828-8664
DATABASE
Daphne Williams at mouzears@comcast.net or (925) 580-4179
Linda Galisatus (cats) lgalisatus@sbcglobal.net or (925) 961-0260
DOG PROGRAM - Vacant – Contact Lisa Healy
lisahirschhealy@yahoo.com or (925) 355-9039
DOG FOSTERING
Jennifer Andersen at anderjenn@comcast.net or (510) 352-6744
DOG MEDICAL Program
Dawn McKeown at mcwhip@aol.com or (925) 362-0798
DOG EXERCISE AREA Project
Lisa Healy at lisahirschhealy@yahoo.com or (925) 355-9039
DOG WALKING of SHELTER ANIMALS
Sue James at susan.james@ey.com or (408) 202-6708
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Cat & Dog Foster
Medical Supplies
For your convenience, the following
volunteers may disperse medical supplies:
CATS:
Pleasanton
Nancy Shriver at (925) 462-4157
Dublin/San Ramon/Danville
Carole Leschinsky at (925) 829-0728
Livermore
Barbara Finn at (925) 455-8237
Tracy Quartaroli at (925) 449-0705
Program Coordinators & Contacts
FINANCIALS
Leslie Haas at tvarleslie@prodigy.net or (925) 216-2569
FOOD PROGRAM INVENTORY MANAGER
Deryle Adams at deryleadams@yahoo.com
FUNDRAISING
Jim Walker at jimwalker@kw.com or (925) 397-4300
MEMBERSHIP
Danielle DeMeyer at danielled@star-realty.net or (925) 846-1106
MICROCHIPS
Cats-Elise Stewartt emstewa1@hotmail.com or (925) 828-7397
Dogs-Susan Ruxton itsmrsuz@aol.com or (925) 337-4946
NEWSLETTER (LIFELINE)
Castro Valley/Hayward/Dublin
Judy Cook at (510) 537-6826
Shannon Chase at scipc@comcast.net or (925) 998-8038
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Cindy Ferrin at cferrin@pacbell.net or (925) 828-8664
DOGS:
Dawn McKeown at (925) 362-0798
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NOTECARD FUNDRAISER
Debbie Hirsch at debbiehirsch@aol.com or (925) 736-0976
ORIENTATION (for 18+ years old or minors attending with a parent)
Animal Services
Phone Numbers for
Lost & Found Pets
Danville
Dublin
Livermore
Pleasanton
San Ramon
(925) 335-8300
(925) 667-7763
(925) 371-4848
(925) 931-5100
(925) 335-8300
Cathy Bergren at calicocathyb@yahoo.com or (925) 963-0763
OUTREACH EVENTS
Cathy Bergren at calicocathyb@yahoo.com or (925) 963-0763
PHONE CALLS (Return calls from TVAR Recorder)
Cats – Carole Leschinsky at littertoes@comcast.net or
(925) 829-0728
Dogs – Karin Carter at kccareter5@yahoo.com or (925) 828-8108
All Other Mailboxes – Danielle DeMeyer at (925) 846-1106 or
danielled@star-realty.net
PHOTOS for the Website
Donna Frescatore at dmfresca@comcast.net or (925) 803-8738
PUBLIC RELATIONS (Newspaper, radio, etc.)
Shannon Chase at scipc@comcast.net or (925) 998-8038
RABBITS
Marisa Price at bunny@aino.com or (925) 447-2130
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General Supplies for
Dog and Cat Fosters
Before buying supplies for your foster
animals, please check with your foster
coordinator. We stock many items.
Cat Foster Coordinators:
Tracey Quartaroli (Lead)
Joy Furtado
Linda Galisatus
Carole Leschinsky (kitten food and bottle
baby expert)
Dog Foster Coordinators:
Jennifer Andersen
Lisa Healy
Vicki Ronchette
Susan Ruxton
Program Coordinators & Contacts
SPAY/NEUTER Certificates
Janet Christiansen at jmcjanet@comcast.net or (925) 828-7227
Judy Cook at jcassociates-ca@sbcglobal.net or (510) 537-6826
Denise Leddon at denise@leddon.com or (925) 462-0133
TEEN/JUNIOR Program (volunteers 10-17 years old)
Nancy Metz at lucyfur@pacbell.net or (925) 462-9679
VEHICLE DONATION PROGRAM
Jeri Behymer at copperk97@sbcglobal.net
VOLUNTEER Coordinator
Cindy Ferrin at cferrin@pacbell.net or (925) 828-8664
WEBSITE
Daphne Williams at mouzears@comcast.net or (925) 580-4179
New TVAR Volunteers
TVAR is run 100% by volunteers. Without dedicated volunteers
(yes, that’s you!), TVAR simply does not exist.
Around TVAR
The following new volunteers attended the December orientation. If
you see one of these valuable new volunteers at an event or working
with shelter animals, introduce yourself and make them feel
welcome!
Helene Buchman
If you know of a volunteer who should be
recognized in this newsletter, send an
email with the person’s name and a short
description to Cindy Ferrin at
cferrin@pacbell.net or call (925) 8288664. Submissions are needed by the 15th
of each month for publication in the
following month’s newsletter.
Tina Fischer
Bob and Sue Hayward
Lana Ivashin-King
Pat and Morgan McGrath
Melissa Tikalsky
Angela Valenti
If you know of a volunteer who is ill and
you would appreciate a card sent from
TVAR volunteers, contact Cindy Ferrin at
the above contact information.
Charles White
Kiana Whitlow
Dora Wong & Jeff Gintner
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Happy Tales
TVAR’s Mission
By Adopter Steve Scharf
Tri-Valley Animal Rescue, Inc. (TVAR)
is a non-profit charitable organization run
solely by volunteers dedicated to placing
homeless animals. TVAR is the only
authorized group working in the East
County Animal Shelter (ECAS) in
Dublin.
TVAR works to ensure the following
services:
 Rescuing adoptable and /or treatable
animals at risk of euthanasia from
ECAS or other shelters and placing
them in foster homes.
 Providing volunteers to work at
ECAS to interact with the public and
help with animal care.
 Offering public low-cost spay/neuter
services.
 Educating
the
public
about
spaying/neutering and responsible pet
ownership.
 Securing donations and contributions
to fund TVAR programs.
 Matching suitable, responsible new
owners with homeless animals
through adoption events.
FAST FACT
Did you know that approximately 27% of
people include pets in their wills?
"Lucky" my new cat and I are getting on famously. I adopted him
from his foster mom Danielle DeMeyer. His real personality is
coming out and he is quite the character! He loves to play and to race
up and down the hallway. His little feet sound like horse hooves
when he runs.
He's really opening up to me more now, and actually letting me rub
his belly from time to time, which he never used to do before. I think
he feels very safe and secure now.
He loves to play with his favorite toy, earplugs-on-a-string, and he
jumps and spins in the air to try to catch the string. He often wants to
sit in my lap at the computer and cuddle, and lately, rather than
sitting and sleeping down the end of the bed, he is sleeping more
near my side, so I can reach out and put my arm around him when
we nap, which is like heaven for me. He's got his own little schedule
which is very predictable, too.
He is such a great cat; I really love him and having him with me has
added so much to my life.
Have you included your companion
animal(s) in your will or made provisions
for them if you were no longer able to
care for them?
Fact source: Journal of American Veterinary
Medical Association
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Paw Prints – The Volunteer Voice
YAHOO GROUP
MODERATORS
If you have questions regarding
YAHOO groups these are the
volunteers who make the updates.
TVAR Communication
tvar@yahoogroups.com
Susan Ruxton at itsmrsuz@aol.com
TVAR Yahoo Groups
tvarcats@yahoogroups.com
Tracey
Quartaroli at tlsmith30@yahoo.com
Keeping updated with TVAR happenings is as easy as joining
TVAR Yahoo Email Groups. You can join just one or multiple
groups. Here are the available groups and the corresponding
addresses:
tvar_dogs@yahoogroups.com
tvargroup - General messages.
Susan Ruxton at itsmrsuz@aol.com
Jennifer Andersen at
anderjenn@comcast.net
E-mail to join: tvar-subscribe@yahoogroups.com
tvarcats - Cat Program messages.
E-mail to join: tvarcats-subscribe@yahoogroups.com
tvardogs – Dog Program messages.
E-mail to join: tvar_dogs-subscribe@yahoogroups.com
TVARAdoptionDays@yahoogroups.com
Susan Ruxton at itsmrsuz@aol.com
TVAR Adoption Days
Messages regarding weekly farmers market adoption events and
other TVAR outreach activities.
E-mail to join: TVARAdoptionDays-subscribe@yahoogroups.com
TVAR Shelter Volunteers
Messages for those who work with shelter dogs or shelter cats.
E-mail to join:
TVAR_sheltervolunteers-subscribe@yahoogroups.com
NOTE: If you reply to a TVAR group message it goes to everyone
in that group. If you wish to reply just to the person sending the
message, forward the message to that person. Everyone appreciates
your consideration.
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