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Introduction:
Ah, summer is just about upon us….thanks to so many of you for coming to our 13 June meeting considering that most of our members have returned to their home country for the next three months. We had over 30 people attend, but this is less than half our normal numbers, which means half our regular funds raised. PLEASE, please come to our July/August meetings if you are in Shanghai…every yuan counts!
On the other hand, we have many thank yous to say for some incredible fundraising this past month (see our individual donations for more details!). Special thanks to Kate DuClos, SAS 12th Graders, Alex Chua and Newport Reality and Alexis/Graham Gardiner for their generous donations and hard work! These additional funds from heaven will help us get through the ex-pat absent summer months which, unfortunately, does not mean any lessening of abandoned kittens, cats, puppies and dogs!
Unfortunately, we have also witnessed the death of four kittens within two weeks. It’s a terrible trauma for our foster parents who are holding the little ones as they pass away, but it’s a reality we have to deal with that we cannot save every kitten or puppy, especially the tiny ones that are only a couple of weeks old. We can only take comfort in knowing that these little ones have been rescued and the last few weeks or days of their lives have been filled with full tummies, lots of purrs and tail wagging and so much love from our passionate foster parents.
And, finally, Baoshan has moved!! Although still not completely finished, we expect that this new facility will be so much better for the animals’ welfare (two steps forward, three steps back and perhaps a few more steps forward now?!). Hopefully, by autumn, we’ll not only be able to watch the dogs run freely in the facility’s courtyard but all the animals will be more comfortable in larger rooms (with an isolation room!) and we humans can enjoy picnics, long walks with the dogs, etc. etc.!! What is most amazing is that we currently have 53 of Baoshan’s animals in foster care and have adopted out over 100 of their animals…(not to mention all the other animals we have rescued and re-homed!)….we are all grateful to our dedicated foster parents who have made these rescues possible….summer is here, people are traveling and returning home, and we are overwhelmed with abandoned animals….if you can foster, even for a few days, call us, and tell everyone you know that we desperately need foster parents.
To all of our SCAA members, happy, healthy summer and to our dedicated foster parents who come through over and over and over again, our deepest thanks as ever.
Warmest regards,
Carol A. Wolfson
Founder/Executive Director, SCAA.
Adoption Figures
194 Total Adoptions To Date!!
37 cats
90 kittens
43 dogs
24 puppies |
Individual Donation
- SAS 12th Graders: RMB 11,000+ (not counted yet!)
- Frisbee Tournament: 4,875 (anonymous donor may double this amount)
- Alexis/Graham Gardiner: 5,000
- Gardiners plus Hash House Harriers: 3,600
- Newport Realty (Alex Chua): Quarterly Donation: 4,000
- Adoption Day Donations/Sales: 10,495
Paypal Donations
(Note: Monthly donations will be listed in our newsletter but as funds will only be collected quarterly from our PayPal account, they will only be included in SCAA acountings when the funds are physically received.)
New Sponsors
- No new sponsors this month…
Finances
Incoming: RMB 27,970 (a new record: thank you all!)
Expenses: RMB 17,500+ including:
PAW check-ups RMB 10,000+
June website and maintenance fee 7,500
News Update
- Ultimate Frisbee Tournament: This was a big success, with over RMB 10,000 raised, half of which is being donated to SCAA. A participant from Hong Kong, has stated that he would like to anonymously match the funds we have received which is fantastic. Thanks to SCAA member and foster parent Kate DuClos for spearheading and organizing this event for us!
- Adoption Day: Our record number of adoptions took place last summer with 14 adoptions in one day; we almost reached this amount at our 11 June adoption day at O’Malley’s with 10 adoptions (many people had been waiting for kittens and puppies!). We will be having several additional adoption days throughout the summer so check out our event’s calendar to see which is next and where (volunteers always needed!).
- AGS Four Winds Contact: GM Keith Ellis has appointed one of his managers, Theresa Xie, as the head of their pet relocation department. For any pet transportation questions you might have, please contact her at:
theresa.xie@agsfourwinds.com +86 13916105320
- Animals Asia Foundation “Don’t Eat Me” Information Packs!: We have recently provided the Shanghai branch of Roots & Shoots with 3,000 dog/cat “Don’t Eat Me” information packs which will be distributed in over 130 local schools in the autumn. These informational packs are written in Chinese, with brochures about dog/cat animal care, a CD, bi-lingual hand-out cards about not wearing fur and a great bi-lingual bumper sticker that says “Friends….or Food?”….if you’d like to receive these for school projects, or distribution in the local community, call Carol at 13817811443!
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Project Updates
- Baoshan: Baoshan has moved! It’s still a mess, but the animals have been transferred and we are hoping that they will be much happier in this new facility. There is a huge problem with mosquitoes currently, but hopefully with a few bug zappers and proper netting this can soon be fixed. We will soon be giving all the animals their second yearly vaccinations (and first for newly arrived animals) and we are down to about 30 cats (after taking out over 25 kittens in the last two months) and five dogs. Long may it last. Hopefully by autumn, the facilities will be well settled and landscaping done, which would indeed make the place a joy to visit and watch the dogs run freely in their new large yard area, as well as take them for walks in the pedestrian park next door. The Baoshan management has promised to strictly adhere to our isolation room practices for newly arrived animals and to drastically decrease the number of animals they allow in (we won’t hold our breath). As it is, we have recently taken out so many animals that we currently have 53 of Baoshan’s animals in our foster care; this is just too many as it means we have NO spare foster parents available for emergencies and many are providing homes for 4-5 animals….which is a clear and desperate call for MORE foster parents! If you are able to be a foster parent for any length of time at all, please contact Foster Care Director Lee-Anne Armstrong at 13472506615.
Fundraising News & Events
- No events planned for June/July.
Upcoming SCAA Community Events
- 24 June, July 29- Garden Book Store Flea Market:
SCAA has now added an adoption day to this festive event! On every last Saturday of the month, from 2-5pm, tables will be sold for RMB 100 and you can sell anything you want! We are happy to recommend our SCAA members to buy tables, and the management of the event is donating one table free to SCAA! Come and join the fun!
Media/Website News
- Paypal Donations now possible!
Don't forget: We are now set up to accept PayPal donations online by credit card, so please tell everyone you know overseas to donate!!!
- Send in Your Clip for Monthly Video Award
We have no June video clip winner because the projector was broken, so we will choose two in July! Be sure to send this to all your friends and increase worldwide links (and donations to SCAA!)! And send your selection for this month director@scaashanghai.org !!!
- Monitor Record Number Hits on SCAA Website!
We are up to a record number of unique visitors on our website (almost 9,000 in May!). Check out our website tracking details at www.scaashanghai.org/webalizer ! Keep visiting, learnling and pushing our stats upwards! If you have any links to add to our website, be sure to let us know.
Products
- T-Shirts now for Sale!! PET ME! LOVE ME! TAKE ME HOME!
All of you have promised to buy at least one t-shirt….so be sure to buy one at our next event!!! Or take a bunch to sell at your own event or to friends, relatives, etc. Buy buy buy!!!
- Calendars still available!
We still have about 60 calendars to sell so please buy one if you haven't already, or take a bunch to sell on. We have now marked them down to RMB 20 (originally RMB 50 each). As the year is half over, we are also happy to use these calendars for promotional purposes, so if you’d like to give some away to special people, events, etc. just let us know. Don’t forget we’ll soon have our 2007 calendar ready, so don’t buy any others!!!!
Human Thought for the Month:
Think about these one at a time BEFORE going on to the next one...
IT DOES MAKE YOU FEEL GOOD, especially the thought at the end.
NATURAL HIGHS
1. Being in love.
2. Laughing so hard your face hurts
3. A hot shower.
4. No queues at the supermarket.
5. Taking a drive on a pretty road.
6. Hearing your favorite song on the radio.
7. Lying in bed listening to the rain outside.
8. Hot towels fresh out of the dryer.
9. Chocolate milkshake ... (or vanilla ... or strawberry!)
10. A bubble bath.
11. Giggling.
12. A good conversation.
13. Finding a $20 bill in your coat from last winter.
14. Running through sprinklers.
15. Laughing for absolutely no reason at all.
16. Having someone tell you that you're beautiful.
17. Accidentally overhearing someone say something nice about you.
18. Waking up and realizing you still have a few hours left to sleep.
19. Making new friends or spending time with old ones.
20. Having someone play with your hair.
21. Sweet dreams.
22. Making eye contact with a cute stranger.
23. Holding hands with someone you care about.
24. Running into an old friend and realizing that some things (good or
bad) never change.
25. Watching the expression on someone's face as they open a much
-desired present from you.
26. Getting out of bed every morning and being grateful for another
beautiful day.
27. Knowing that somebody misses you.
28. Getting a hug from someone you care about deeply.
29. Knowing you've done the right thing, no matter what other people
think .
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