News
Apr 05 2013
Attention Kroger Rewards Program Customers
Kroger is updating its Community Rewards Program for the 2013 season. If you are currently supporting SART in the program, you must re-enroll by April 30, 2013. It’s a very simple process – see the instructions below. If you enrolled in the program after April 1, 2013, you are not required to re-enroll.
The Community Rewards Program has been a wonderful resource in aiding SART with additional funds to help our organization fulfill its mission. Every little bit counts, and we truly appreciate your helping hand and continued support. Thank you!
Instructions to Re-enroll
- Sign into your account at Kroger Community Rewards.
- Enter SART’s NPO number: 82047. Click search.
- Select SART by clicking on the circle to the left of the name.
- Save changes.
- That’s it!
If you are not currently enrolled in the Kroger Community Rewards Program and would like to sign up, please visit https://customer.kroger.com/Register/CreateAccount.aspx to learn more.
Mar 11 2013
Support of SART
This coming Saturday, March 16th, SART is hosting a Zumbathon at Wright State Lake Campus in Dicke Hall from 2:30-4:30 in the afternoon. This will prove to be a fun event, I am sure! Tastefully Simple is also going to be there so that orders can be made and samples tasted. One of our volunteers dips candles, and is offering hers for sale with proceeds to SART. We will have door prizes, snacks, lots of Zumba for those of you that enjoy that, and I am sure, plenty of information about SART. $10.00 at the door, much fun inside. Please stop by and support SART.
Funds are needed to begin our community outreach this spring to trap, neuter and release more felines in the community that are feral. This will stop the reproduction, and over time, that population will dwindle to a more manageable amount. In the meantime, people will feed and watch over the ones we do, and funds are needed to cover the medical care we will provide. This is a very productive way to get a better handle on the population as we continue to do our rescue work and adoption.
We thank you for your following and support. Remember us this Saturday and come have some fun!
Feb 11 2013
KieKie’s New Life!
KieKie (the gold one!) and Bob!
They captured her, brought her to SART, and said goodby. She was spayed, innoculated, wormed and examined for any other issues. It was slow for KieKie to adjust to no nice couple she had gotten to trust, new people, new surroundings and sounds, no rocks to hide in. We worked with her, talked with her, loved on her on her terms, and one day we could actually touch her! Then she started sitting at the front of her cage to watch us, listen to us, and be sure we came to visit her. This was over a matter of months – not a quick adjustment by any means, but slowly she started to trust.
SART received an email in December from another lovely couple who had a cat in their horse barn that was fixed and healthy and very friendly, who had recently lost his companion to an illness. They wanted a companion for their Bob, and wondered if SART had a kitty to fit the lifestyle of a horsebarn and a friendly cat. We thought of KieKie! How much fun she could have in a huge barn with a good friend to play with. So, we started making arrangements for the move. Everything she was used to went with her, her big cage, her blankies, her heater, etc. They took over where we had ended. They worked with KieKie, talked with her, loved on her, and gave her rewards and attention. Slowly, she started to respond to them, and to Bob. Bob even brought her a dead mouse and laid it at her cage as a token of friendship towards her! And so it continued. The new nice couple went to their horse barn twice daily to feed and care for their animals – giving KieKie special attention until they knew she was ready to come out into the barn and really play with Bob. KieKie is happy, Bob is happy, the nice new couple is happy, and the original couple is happy – all to know that there is good in people, life can be joyful, and one more kitty was saved to a wonderful life!
Jan 01 2013
A New Year
A new year has started. This one will be one of dreams fulfilled, new opportunities, and goals met. What does this mean for SART? It means that we will be doing more TNR, finding wonderful adoptive families, and educating about how community members can make a difference in correcting the state of homeless animals. Everyone can help. Become a team member with SART. Spend some time at our facility doing honest, hard work. It will do wonders for helping you feel refreshed and worthy. Help a stray get a better life by having the medical done, providing a safe place for it to live, and getting one more off of the streets….the possibilities go on and on.
Personally, I always advise people on how to fix problems in behavior with the pets in their homes. Litter box issues, misbehaviors, and frustrations take the fun out of pet ownership. I, too, had a few kitties in my home that were not ” following the rules” . I took action with the help of my volunteers. I made a room up for Catland, and kept them in that room over the holidays so that they would not be stressed while family was visiting over Christmas. I spent time each day brushing and loving on my kitties in their special room, which was filled with toys, blankies, catnip, treats, food, water and litter boxes. I reconnected with them on their level and their behavior changed. They are back in the household and I am continuing to spend the time with them every day, brushing, singing, and playing with them. They are happy,which makes me happy. I have always told people to spend time with their pets each day to keep them healthy, happy and interactive. I took my own advice, despite how horribly busy I am, and I see a huge difference. This tells me that my advice works. So, start the new year grooming a little more,playing a little more, and just sitting down and interacting with your pets a little more. You will see a huge, wonderful difference!
Thank you to all who help make a difference. Together we are making our little part of the world a happier place.
