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WE WELC LCOME OME Shelter Friends 2015 Member Meeting February 21, 2015 Who are we? Shelter Friends is a non-profit, all volunteer, organization that supports the Josephine County Animal Shelter. We support the adoptable animals at the

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WE WELC LCOME OME

Shelter Friends 2015 Member Meeting

February 21, 2015

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Who are we?

Shelter Friends is a non-profit, all volunteer, organization that supports the Josephine County Animal Shelter. We support the adoptable animals at the shelter through our adoption events and placing animals in foster homes when needed.

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 Tammy Moore – Interim President/Volunteer Coordinator  Kate Hoffman – Vice President  Raleigh Smith – Secretary/Dog Care Coordinator  Ruth Lee – Treasurer  Judy Reynolds – Newsletter/Grant Writer  Carol Jordan – Foster Family Coordinator  Kathleen Weil – Cat Care Coordinator  Tana Mason – Fundraising Coordinator

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 Created and managed a network of foster families to provide

temporary homes for the adoptable animals at the shelter.

 Hold multiple monthly adoption events at various venues in

the community to increase adoptions

 Provide medical care above & beyond the routine medical care

provided by the shelter

 Transportation to vet appointments, medical emergencies,

ut-of-the-area adoptive homes, and transfers to OHS Second

Chance program

 Create a wide-spread volunteer base to help in a multitude of

ways

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 336 Dog Adoptions  37 Dogs Transferred to Oregon Humane Society’s Second Chance

Program

 504 Cat Adoptions – 199 At PetSmart!  119 Kittens Transferred to Oregon Human Society’s Second Chance

Program

 Grew from 7 foster families in 2013 to over 35  Over 250 cats, kittens, dogs and puppies fostered

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 All animals in foster families are 100% supported by Shelter Friends –

supplies, food, medications, vet visits, etc.

 Shelter Friends pays for medical needs above & beyond the routine

medical care provided by Josephine County Animal Control, including special or emergency medical needs.

 No one with Shelter Friends receives a salary  Administrative expenses, such as periodic advertising, mailing

expenses, supplies, etc.

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Spay/Neuter & Vet Bills, $15,446.00 Vaccines & Tests, $3,198.00 Emergency, $1,526.00 Foster Care, $990.00 Administration & Operating , $3,064.00 Advertising, $1,120.00 Taxes & Fees, $900.00

Shelt lter r Friend nds 2014 14 Expense Break akdown

Spay/Neuter & Vet Bills Vaccines & Tests Emergency Foster Care Administration & Operating Advertising Taxes & Fees

2014 Income and Expenses ses

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 100% donation based  Membership fees support Shelter Friends  Community Food Donation Events

Fire Mountain Gems Employee Food Drive PetSmart in Medford Food Drive

 Key fundraisers throughout the year

Applebees’ Pancake Breakfast - $1,700 Grange Co-op Pet Daze Event $2,000 Rogue Gateway Rotary Dog Care Fair $1,500

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 Donations through PayPal on our website

Setup recurring monthly contributions

 Donation buckets located throughout the community  Amazon Smiles – www.smileamazon.com  Fred Meyer – Login to your Fred Meyer account and associate your card to

Shelter Friends!

 Mail a check directly to Shelter Friends 305 NE 6th St #864 Grants Pass, OR 97526

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VOLUNT LUNTEER ER WITH TH CATS TS

 Cat Care Teams

 At Josephine County Animal Shelter  PetCo  PetSmart

 Transportation

 Almost weekly transport need to vets during kitten season

 Adoption Events

 Quarterly PetSmart events  Monthly events at Grants Pass locations

 Fostering

 Cats that need a break from shelter or come down with health issues  High need for fosters to take in kittens from April – October

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Volunte nteer r with Dogs

 Dog Walking, Socialization, Enrichment  Fostering when dogs need a break from shelter, or have special

needs

 Adoption Events: 1-2 events per month  Transporting to vet appointments  Help with laundry at shelter

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 Who can be a foster?

Anyone!

 Why choose fostering?  Length of time – Long Term and Short Term Foster Opportunities  What Shelter Friends provides

Food, vet care, support, personal contact

 How to sign up – Online Foster Inquiry form or Call Carol Jordan

541-476-5921

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Length of Stay – Our Animals Do NOT have an expiration date New Kennels at the Shelter and ways you can help. Post adoption follow-up and support Open Intake Facility

Role Shelter fills in our community Breed Specific Issues

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Many opportunities now available to Shelter Friends

Feed One Fix One Roaming Cat Grant - Illinois Valley Dog Area Enhancements

Established a Grant Writing Team Future Grant Applications

Developing ideas and we want your input!

How can you help? Join our team!

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Increase community awareness for:

Spay/Neuter, Adoptions, Funding, Members

Expand Fundraising Efforts Increase Newsletter Frequency Fill specific roles for volunteers

Website Blogger, Event Coordinators

Conduct Volunteer Orientations and Training

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Vo Volu lunteer eers s of the Year 2014 2014 Pat Sc Schaffner ffner-Hall all and Karen n Sw Swenson son

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Our Dog Walkers Our Faithful Event Volunteers Our Transporters Foster Families Local Vets