Huh? What?
It is 2014 already?!? Where has
the time gone? It just seems like
yesterday when we heralded in 2013.
2013 was
quite a year for us! We had a lot of
firsts....
1. First
annual Bowl-A-Thon! This event was a
raging success! We had amazing
volunteers, raffle items, and support!
Special Thanks to volunteers Iris, Samantha, Ilene, Jeremy, Kathleen for
the AMAZING baked goods, and Eric better known as DJ KDeuce for his time and
energy. We already have the second
annual bowl-a-thon booked in April.
2. Our first
annual "Cocktails for Kitties" event at McGearys. Another Raging success! We had a great time and Tess just makes it
happen! Thank you Tess, McGeary's staff,
volunteers Chris, Sam, Sandy, Diane, Andrea, and Maria. Special thanks to Kathleen for the incredible
baked goods and DJ KDeuce for DJ service.
We had some very positive response for this event and we hope to do it
again on 2014. Stay tuned!
3. We had
our first meet and greet using Face Time!
Clyde met his new Dad that way.
Very cool!
4. We attended
PetaPalooza for the first time this year.
It was not a total success for us however it was quite a learning
experience!
5. Little
Grace started her blog this year and wrote about her story as an Orange Street
Cat. We have had other adoptees write
their story as well and we are always looking for more!
6. We met
new volunteers and now die-hard OSC family members Tina and Rob, Dave, and
Kate. How did we ever get along without
them?
So, looking
back, we had a great year! We saved 86
cats and found incredible homes for 61 of them.
We spread the word about Orange Street Cats and our mission to over 2000
Facebook followers and we continue to meet new friends every day. We love Benson's, Healthy Pet, and PetSupplies Plus. These businesses open
their space and hearts to us and we are FOREVER thankful! (An extra thank you and hug to the folks at
Benson’s who allowed us to put up a Christmas tree at the Colonie store for the
2nd year in a row!) We also
want to give Shout out to Travis of On a Limb Tree Care who has come to help us
in the drop of a hat. Frankly, we could go
on and on…..we have had that many supporters!
There are
many people that donate their time and energy to us....David Louis of Talk toYour Animals has done wonders with some of
our cats. We are so thankful for David! Jennet
Jones-Rau of Feathered Nest Studio has
done some incredible design work for us.
Joanne Brady made sweet fleece blankets for us! A very special Thank You to Tina and Rob who
have opened their home to numerous fosters, hosted several successful garage
sales, got us in touch with the “Albany Cap to Troy Tap” folks and spearheaded the
NYS Tax and Finance year-end fundraiser!
Wow! We absolutely love you
guys! So many people have come to help
bottle feed and socialize the kittens and cats.
Our foster families could not continue without this group of tireless
warriors!
And how can
we forget, the magnificent folks who have adopted our cats! We at OSC are huge believers in the “Magic”. You all have found the magic with your new
family member and we LOVE IT!
All in all, we
would like to send a great big THANK YOU to all who have donated time, money,
food, litter, beds, linens, toys, carriers, medicine, and raffle items. You have shared our stories, participated in
our online fundraising events. You have
sent us positive thoughts, prayers and kind and encouraging words. We are so proud and thankful for YOU, our
supporters. We could not continue this
journey without all of you. We LOVE you
and may you all have a Happy and Healthy New Year!