October 25, 2011 MEETING MINUTES Welcome: Meeting called to order at 6:30 p.m. by Janie Withers, President. 36 attendees.
Carol Berryhill motioned to approve September 27, 2011 meeting’s minutes. Jane Lanzillo seconded. Motion was passed. Minutes were approved.
Financial report was given.
Old Business
Swim for the Roses was held on Wednesday, September 28th at Mimi Ostrager’s pool in Briarwood. A great time was had by all! More than $1100 was received in donations. A special thank you to Mimi Ostrager for offering her home and pool, Deb Feldman for taking reservations, Rick Kaplan for helping with the dogs in the pool to keep all safe, Adrienne for her bartending skills, Dee for her skill on the grill and all volunteers who helped make “Club Mimi” a bed of roses for our dogs. Mimi says this will be an annual event!
Blessing of the Animals Little River Methodist Church was Saturday, October 22nd from 10:30 am-noon. Thank you to Adrienne and Imogene for helping with this fun morning.
Currently Igive.com donations to Paws-Ability total $202.05! Please continue to use Igive.com for any online purchase. It costs you nothing to help us and helps us a lot.
Sandpiper community donated $195 in monetary donations plus pet food and blankets to be distributed to rescue groups from their community Halloween costume parade on Saturday, October 22nd.
NEW BUSINESS
Trick or Treat at DogGone Healthy, Calabash, Seaside Animal Care Monday, October 31st, 1-5:00 pm. Treats for pets & humans will be available. Come in costume to win prizes. Pictures will be on Facebook.
Paws-Ability was featured on Gracie’s Friends on Sunday morning October 9th to talk about the domestic violence pet protection program. Gracie’s Friends can be seen on WECT Fox (Channel 6 or 9) at 8:30 AM. Show restarts on November 3rd.
SBM’s Fall issue featured Paws-Ability with a 3 page feature on the organization plus a full page of pictures from the 2011 golf tournament.
NBM’s Fall issue also featured 1 full page of photos from the 2011 golf tournament.
Belk’s Charity Day is November 5th. Coupons can be purchased for $5. Contact Katie Wallace 579 9495 to volunteer to work Paws-Ability’s timeslots.
The “Wellness Program” for Adopt an Angel continues to be a huge success as Dr Art, Deb Feldman and Sherry Daun see 12-18 dogs and 9-22 cats from Adopt an Angel every Monday. The cost would be about $2800. A huge savings to Adopt an Angel enabling them to save more lives. Paws-Ability funded a portion of this program with a grant. We are all very proud of this project and the help it offers to so many rescue animals.
First Annual Bicycle Poker Run will be this Saturday, October 29th. Registration is from 1:00 to 2:30 PM. Party starts at 3:00 PM with drawing for the IPAD following the ride. In addition, there will be a silent auction and Chinese raffle with great prizes. Long sleeved T- shirts for the Poker Run are $15. This year the beach safes have been donated by Grace Schroeder, Your Ocean Isle Beach Realtor.
Bicycle rider registration and payment may be done online. Remember to thank our sponsors if you have the opportunity. Rider registration is still available. Dust off that bike! If you cannot ride, we have golf carts available with a driver to chauffer you through the 5 stops and return you to the Inn for cookout, prizes and party, complete with entertainment! Remember, it is Halloween! Dress in costume if you choose!
Diana Misiaszek reports that the sale of raffle tickets has been going well.
We will once again plan a micro chip clinic for our pets. A micro chip will help your pet find their way home! It has come to my attention that there is some confusion regarding microchip charges. REMINDER: Home Again is a one time $30 charge for lifetime registration. Disregard the letter you receive from Home Again. This is regarding insurance, not registration.
Facebook contest with Seaside Animal Care. When Seaside gets 20 new likes from Paws-Ability, they will donate 1 complete blood work & urinalysis from Dr.Ward for a rescue animal. That is a $150 value to a rescue pet in in need. Tell your friends to “like” our Facebook page. After they "like" us, they should post Paws-Ability’s name on our wall. The top 3 Facebook Friends will receive a complete blood work and urinalysis interpreted by Dr. Ward for a pet! That's a value of over $150 just for telling your friends about our Facebook page. Contest will run from now until Oct 31.
No meeting in November or December due to the holidays. Be ready for January’s meeting as we kick off the 3rd Annual Golf Tournament to be held on April 27 at Cape Fear National in Leland. We will need lots of volunteers to make this event a success.
Speaker: Dr. Courtney Mantecon, of Ocean Isle Veterinary Hospital talked about your pet’s dental health and demonstrated brushing technique on King and Bobbles. Good dental health for your pet is important to their overall health. Ocean Isle has started an emergency after-hours clinic. The phone number is 949-370-6126.
Grape and Ale’s web site is featuring a voting contest for the most popular animal charity. The prize is a portion of the sales of the featured wine. Log on and vote. You can vote as often as you wish.
A brief meeting of the Poker Run on Bicycles volunteers was held after the regular meeting.
Respectfully Submitted,
Suzanne Gurski
Secretary
