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November 2009 Paw Prints
Greetings Friends of Fancy Cats!
Happy Holiday Season! We at Fancy Cats Rescue Team would like to express our appreciation to you, our adopters, donors and volunteers. This year has seen many of us stretched to our limits, both financially and emotionally. Together we have continued to educate the public about spay & neuter programs, advise on cat behavior, rescue countless cats who were at death's door, and place some truly wonderful cats in their new homes. We are profoundly grateful to have such dedicated supporters. We wish you and your family and friends a very happy Thanksgiving.  Cash for Cats - The Perfect Holiday Gift! As the holidays approach, it's time to get your gift orders in! There is only one order date left before Christmas! Check out the program details, then sign-up and do all of your holiday shopping, lickety-split! You pay face value for the gift cards and percentage of each sale goes directly to Fancy Cats. Quick and easy for everyone! Check out the holiday gift guide ! Holiday Henry's FCRT Thrift Store is Almost Empty! The unofficial thrift store that Henry & Julie Spall are running out of their Reston garage is almost empty. Thanks to continuous sales on CraigsList and to community garage sales they have sold almost all of the donations contributed by FCRT members. They have raised over $750 for FCRT. Please help them get to $1000 by year's end by looking through your unused and unwanted stuff and donating it for Fancy Cats. The best sellers are CD's and DVD's, small appliances, electronics of any kind, small furniture (chests of drawers, tables, lamps, etc), bikes and children's toys. Sorry, but clothes and books are hard to sell (you can donate these to Vietnam Vets or the Salvation Army). Contact Henry at Geordie@his.com or 703-860-1356. You will receive a receipt for tax purposes. |
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Featured Cat
November is Adopt A Senior Cat Month!
Josie is a loving lap kitty. When you look into her beautiful green eyes, you can see clear through to her gentle soul. She needs an adult home. Very easy to take care of. Loves laying in sunny places and to be near her humans. Poor girl was given up due to the arrival of a new baby in her previous family. Josie has the early stages of hyperthyroidism so really needs someone who will give her the care and one-on-one attention she needs
Home for the Holidays, But What Happens When the Decorations Come Down?
Every year, animal shelters receive a surge of unwanted pets after the winter holidays, when the animals are given up after the owners have lost interest or are unable to care for them. Unfortunately, many will be euthanized due to lack of available homes. Instead of adopting a live animal as a gift, consider giving homemade gift certificate. When the recipient opens the gift, the giver can explain that the intent is to find the perfect pet for the recipient, which can only happen when the recipient and his/her entire family are involved in the search process.
Bringing any pet into a new home should be done only after carefully assessing the family's ability to meet the animal's needs and after seeking information from experts. If you are interested in adopting a cat, we are ready and waiting to help you choose the perfect match for your family. Please feel free to contact us with any questions you may have. Our goal is to place our cats into permanent, lifetime homes with loving families.
Coming Up!
Santa Paws Photo Events December 5-6th, 12-13th, 19-20th
Don't miss out on your chance to get photos of you and your pet(s) with Santa this year. Photo packages are $9.95 and Fancy Cats gets a $5 donation with each package purchased.
PetSmart Fairlakes
12971 Fair Lakes Cntr
Fairfax, VA 22033
703-802-1027
Dates: December 6th, 13th and 20th Hours: 11 a.m. - 4 p.m.
PetSmart Springfield
6535 Frontier Dr
Springfield, VA 22150
703-922-4990
Dates: December 19th and 20th
Hours: 11 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Fancy Cats is also offering CDs of your pet's photos with Santa for a $5 donation - at this location only!
PetSmart Chantilly
13866 Metrotech Drive
Chantilly, VA 20151
703-378-1295
Dates: December 12th and 19th
Hours: 11 a.m. - 4 p.m
Supporting Fancy Cats
We're working on a dedicated web page for all the ways you can support us, and we hope to have it up in the coming weeks! In the meantime, here are just a few ways you can help out!
- E-Bay sellers can donate a portion of their proceeds directly to us
- Save your treasures and donate them to Fancy Cats for sale at our garage sales. Contact Henry Spall at geordie@his.com to arrange drop-off of items.
- Use our scrip program
- Collect Coke Points or Paw Points and drop off at adoption fairs or email to events@fancycats.org
- Make a monthly donation thru Network For Good
- Attend one of our fun events! We'd love to help you host a yard sale on our behalf and welcome your suggestions for events too!
Volunteer
Tell a friend about Fancy Cats Rescue Team
Fancy Cats Rescue Team
P O Box 182
Herndon, VA 20172-0182
Phone: 703-961-1056
Fax: 703-961-1091
Web site: www.fancycats.org
Fancy Cats just found these great cage scratchers, contact us to donate some for our center kitties! www.fancycats.org/
