Volunteers'
& Friends' Newsletter
 
March 2018

Orphans of the Storm
PO Box 838
Kittanning, PA 16201
(724) 548-4520
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February

 961.75    
Volunteer Hours
 
180 dog hours
46.25 cat hours
580 foster
155.5 other

Average Volunteer Time/Month
Each dog 3.6 hours 
Each cat 1.85 hours 
 
We need volunteers 
every day! 
However, if your schedule is flexible, we need a few more volunteers
Mondays & Fridays.
 
Check out your 
February hours by clicking here.  Please let Robin Thomaswick know if any of your time was missed by emailing her at rtwick@windstream.net 
  Welcome
 New Volunteers!
 
Tyler Bassett,
Emily Beabout,
Leisa, Matthew & Sam Brothers,
 
Jamie & Julie Hogue, Gayle Kellar,
Melissa Long,
Jen Mullins,
Susan Olszak,
Yvonne Pukal,
Maxine Racand,
Jessica Rossi,
Chris Steffy,
Hillary Tomaswick,
Esther Whitlinger,
Carrie White.


New Volunteer Orientation

March 21, 5:30 p.m. 
Kittanning Library. 
To RSVP
email Chris Nice at chrisnice76@gmail.com
  

 
Volunteer & Favorite Shelter Pet Photos Wanted for this Newsletter!

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Please send any photos you would like in our newsletter to me at animalpal1@gmail.com.

Also -- if you see a volunteer who has done something you would like to see recognized in this newsletter, please let us know!!

Every furry face at our shelter has a story to tell! And, if you have any ideas on any animal tale, or a story that might be newsworthy, please contact me or Bethann. (The board of directors requests that you not approach the media directly as we have a coordinated communication plan and process.)
 
 
Thank you to everyone who hel ped recruit and train new volunteers over the past 20 years. I am retiring from coordinating and training our new volunteers. Chris Nice has kindly agreed to serve in this capacity. He will schedule our orientations and hands-on training. Thank you Chris!

Chris is also working on revamping our pet therapy program. Please support him as he makes both programs even more successful!

 

"Hello everyone, I wanted to take this time to thank 
everyone for all the volunteer hours that everyone is putting in. I am excited to start my journey as the new volunteer coordinator. Also thank you t o Chris O' for all the help getting me started dow n this journey. Thank you once again,Chris Nice."

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Thank you also to Lori Frantz for her successful c ampaign to furnish our office with fil e cabinets and desks.
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Also, thanks to Steve Black for  repairing the cat cage bank in the first room! 
 
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Did you know that whether you are walking at home or at the shelter you can raise money for Orphans of the Storm? Sign up for the Walk for a Dog app, select Orphans of the Storm in Kittanning, Pa., and help us raise money for our homeless pets!  Please sign up today! You can also help us win $1,000!. Click on the following image to get started now!



 
See you around the shelter!

Chris O'Donnell
(Volunteer) Newsletter Editor

Upcoming Events
 
Volunteers are needed for the following events. Please see Phyllis if you can help with the fund raisers! 
 
New Volunteer Orientation, March 21, Kittanning Library. To reserve your spot email Chris Nice at chrisnice76@gmail.com.

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New Bethlehem Moose Lodge Paws & Claws Benefit, March 31. Baskets for raffle, and volunteers to take a few animals are needed.

Putting on the Dog VFW Dance,
Ford City, April 7:  Baskets for raffle, pop and water donations are needed.
 
Eagles' Dance, May 12.

Golf Outing, July (third Sunday, tentative).

Fall for Animals Festival, October: Crooked Creek Horse Park.
February's Adoptions
43 Happy Tails!
26 dogs, 17 fine felines!
      
February 2018 Adoption Board  
 
Tipi and new family
Tipi & New Family!
Breezy going home!
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
To see more Happy Tails' adoptions 
(or animals still waiting for homes), 
visit our Facebook page!

We recently updated our Fragasso Long-Term Orphans campaign. Please click here to download a copy to print out to post at your favorite local businesses!


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