UPCOMING EVENTS - NEWS!

UPCOMING EVENTS

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2009 Events

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December 6 - Sunday

Pet Photos With Santa

at our shelter

Noon to 2PM

No appointment necessary.

All dogs must be leashed and

all other pets must be in

appropriate carriers.

Pose with or without Santa.

Family groups are welcome

in the photo as well.

Each digitally printed photo

in a nice card is a $5 donation.

All proceeds help our

shelter animals.

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Check back often for updates

and expanded news.

If you would like to read our

current newsletter with

details of our upcoming events

just click here.

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If you would like to see photos

from our past events, just click

on the link to the right that says

"View Photo Album."

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Thanks For Coming!

Thank you to all the wonderful folks
who came to our very first Tricky Tray!

A wonderful time was had by all who
attended and the animals at our shelter
were the beneficiaries of the day's proceeds.

A big thank you goes to
Doretta, Luverne, Mim and their families
who went above and beyond to make the
event as fantastic as it was!

Thank you to Ed & Ed (the Hot Dog Kings)
to the volunteers and every other
person who helped our shelter in this
very special way.

Dog Walk Thanks!

Thank you to everyone who participated in our annual
"Walk For Our Shelter Pets" event on October 4.

It was a fabulous day & we all had so much fun together!
Special thanks to the Orange County Sheriff's Department
Canine Unit for their "meet & greet" session with
Sgt. Dave Campbell and his K-9 partner Max. We also
got to meet K-9 Scout, the newest member of the
Canine Unit and Sgt. Campbell's newest partner.

Also special thanks to the Tri-State Dog Obedience Club
who held a competitve "Fun Match" for all interested
persons/dogs. It was a delight to see the teams go
through all their Obedience trials!

Doggy kisses to the volunteers who worked for months to put
this event together, the volunteers who worked the day,
the people behind the scenes, the vendors who set up and
also donated items for the raffle table. We had a ball!

Last, but not least - thank you to our sponsors
who were the ones who gave us money so we
could purchase all the necessities for the Walk:

Malzahn Gas Co.

Monhagen Veterinary Hospital

Tenke's Garage & Body Shop
Montague Dairy Queen
Bob & Pat Eccleston
Carey Sue Connelly
Riverside Creamery
Animal Clinic - Dr. Stewart
William F Carroll Agency
Dr. Jeffrey Parker
Milford Animal Hospital
Johnson & Conroy Agency
Williams Printing
Montague Blacksmith Supply
TD Bank ~ Port Jervis

Dog Walk Tote Bags

Summer, our spokesdog is showing off the official
Humane Society Tote Bag that can be yours with a
minimum $30 donation for our annual Dog Walk.
The Walk is October 4!

Dog Walk News

September 20, 2009

We hope that you will be a part of our
annual "Walk For Our Shelter Pets" event
(also fondly known as the "Dog Walk")
on October 4, 2009.

It is held at the D&H Canal Park on the
beautiful grounds of the Neversink Valley Museum.
The festivities begin at 11AM and continue until
3PM. Funds raised through the walker's pledges
go to the Humane Society of Port Jervis for the
care of the homeless animals in our area.

If you donate a minimum of $30 to the Walk
either through the mail or at the event, you
will receive an official canvas tote bag with
our logo on one side and a list of our
generous sponsors on the reverse side.

There will be lots of things to do before
or after you take the walk and we hope
you plan to spend a few hours with us.

The Orange County Sheriff's K-9 Unit
will be giving one of their fabulous
demonstrations at Noon. We are always
thrilled with how well the dogs are trained
in drug detection, bomb detection and
subject apprehension. Questions will be
entertained by the Officers and (with their
permission) the Canine Officers will allow
petting and photos!

For an extra fee, we have these surprises:

The Tri-State Dog Obedience Group
will be having a special treat in addition
to their wonderful demonstrations. If you
would like to have fun in an Obedience
Competition with your dog, please
click here for more information.

We are delighted to have with us this year
Lynne Walcott, Pet Psychic who will do a
session with your pet. Find out just what
your sweetie is thinking with Lynne's help.

A Stunning Show Special!!!!
Home Again Microchips is helping us out
with a "show only" special price for a
pet microchip. You may purchase a certificate
for the implant & registration at the Walk for
an unheard of $20 each. The implant will
be done at a later time (by appointment only
at our shelter) when our Veterinarian is available.
We are limited to 25 certificates so buy yours
early. There is no limit so if you have a multiple
pet household you can save a lot of money!
We are also pleased to announce that our
wonderful vendors will be back this year.
Take some time and shop for a variety of
toys, edible goodies, clothing & accessories
for pets of all species.

When you get hungry, our friend Claudine
will be with us with her fantastic hot dog cart.
Claudia's Dog House is a big favorite when the
urge for lunch hits with a vengeance.

When you bring your pledge money to the Walk,
you will be in the running for some fantastic prizes.
The top 3 pledge-getters will be eligible to win:
A tote bag purchased from The Animal Rescue Site
filled with all sorts of dogs toys & treats plus a little
something for the human winner.
An iPod speker system donated by AltecLansing.
OR
A jacket (size large) and jewelry purchased from the
Animal Rescue Site.

We will have a raffle table, free beverages
and sweets and many more wonderful things
at this year's Walk. Please plan to attend -
and thank you for your support!

50th Anniversary Party

We have so many events coming up within the next 3 months
that it's difficult for me to keep things straight (and I coordinate
all the publicity for the events) so I've decided to do these
blog posts one event at a time. That way, you won't be
overwhelmed either :)

The Memory Book for our 50th Anniversary is coming
along nicely. I have received many lovely e-mails from
folks who have adopted pets from the
Port Jervis Humane Society throughout the years
and I'm going to make sure their stories and photos
get into the book. After all, the pets who have found
good loving homes are what we are all about!

My "helpers" at the shelter (Bill, Jill & Nancy)
have worked diligently to find treasures in the
shelter's attic so I can put them in the book too.
I must say that our founder, Robert Kleinstuber
was a definite Pack Rat because he saved boxes
and boxes of papers from the day our shelter
was born back in 1959. Wow!

There is still time if you have anything
to put in our Memory Book. Just
e-mail me with your stories and photos!

Things are heating up!

And so begins another chapter of wonderful
events at the Humane Society of Port Jervis.

Please check back often as we get closer to
our 50th Anniversary celebration and our
annual Walk For Our Shelter Pets events.

I hope to keep you apprised of all the
behind-the- scenes happenings so
you can get as excited as we do when
these events actually happen.

In the meantime, don't forget to send us
your memories of anything to do with
our shelter over the last 50 years.
The big scrapbook is in the works so
do get us your items for inclusion as soon
as possible. Bring or mail your stories,
memories and photos to the shelter or
e-mail them to us HERE.

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Cat Food Is Arriving!

Thank you to all the wonderful folks who have

dropped by our shelter bearing gifts of cat AND dog

food. We are so greatful for your support. I received

this e-mail from Jill this morning:

Thought I'd let you know that the shelter has been getting lots of cat food. Price Chopper has been collecting for us even before the story in the Gazette came out. I believe we have more than 1000 cans on the shelf but I also calculate that we use about 200 cans /week during the height of kitten season. Figuring about 4 months of kittens that's about 3200 cans. Isn't that incredible? Then if you figure that when not on sale it runs about 40cents a can or more, that's $1280. just for kittens. Of course along with wet food we have also gotten quite a bit of canned dog food, and dry food for both. Our supporters are great!

Two New Things!

We have two new features:
"Help Us Raise Funds For Our
Tricky Tray Event" widget to the
right of your screen and
"Help Our Shelter Win" widget
also to the right.

Please help us raise funds
so we can purchase some
prizes and offset some of
the costs of our first ever
Tricky Tray Fundraiser
for our animals being held
on November 14, 2009.
Any extra money generated
by donating through this
ChipIn program goes to
the care of ourshelter pets.
We thank you for any donation
(made through PayPal)
no matter how large or small!

The info on the second widget:
Please vote for us!
Just click on the logo
and when you get to
the site type in
PORT JERVIS and NY
to vote. You will be taken
to a vote page and
then to a page to confirm
your vote. You can also
sign up for a daily reminder
e-mail if you would like.
Thank you for helping us win!