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2014 Fundraisers

December

Christmas Cheer Basket Draw

The Christmas Cheer Basket was a huge success this year. We would like to thank everyone who helped out with the basket.

Below are the winners from PEI

1st Prize – Maria Rodriguez, Queens County
2nd Prize – Cathy Ada, Queens County
3rd Prize – Roxanne Phillips, Prince County

Congratulations to the winners!
Christmas Cheer Basket 2014

 

 

 

Colour Blind’s “Art For Animals” Fundraiser

Thank you to Colour Blind Boutique, Charlottetown, for your generous donation of cat food, realized from a portion of the proceeds from your recent “Art For Animals” fundraiser.

September 20-21

The 70-Mile Coastal Yard Sale was held Saturday and Sunday, September 20-21.  The Cat Action Team had a site set up at Plough the Waves Centre in Wood Islands, tended to by members Sue and Donald Turner.  They sold Christmas Cheer Basket raffle tickets, preserves, sweets and yard sale items.

September 13

Pet Valu, Summerside, held their Grand Opening Saturday, September 13th, and invited the public to donate funds and cat food to the Cat Action Team.  Thank you to those who donated pet food, gift cards and cash donations.

August 23

Sunnybrook Farms Pet Supply held a campaign on behalf of the Cat Action Team’s “Feed the Feral’s” Program.  The store donated a can of Blue Seal cat food for every can customers bought of that brand.

Thank you to Sunnybrook Farms Pet Supply and the customers who took part in the campaign!

Board members Harry Smith and Paula Connolly attended a fundraising event held on behalf of the Cat Action Team by Pet Valu, Summerside.

Thank you to the public for your generous donations of cat food and to Pet Valu for holding the event!

June

SUMMERTIME MEOW 50-50 DRAW WINNERS!

First Prize:  $550.00 won by Cathy Grant (Meadowbank), who donated her winnings to CAT for Emergency Medical Expenses

Second Prize:  Cat Krunchies (year’s supply) from Sunnybrook Farms Pet Supply, won byNorma MacLeod (St. Peter’s area)

Third Prize:  Basket of goodies, won by Chris Snively (Summerside)

Congratulations to the winners!  Special thanks to Cathy who donated her cash prize to our Emergency Expenses Fund, and to Chris who donated many items from his prize basket that will benefit CAT cats; and many thanks to all who supported CAT by buying or selling tickets for the past three and a half months.

Thank you to Josh Blinder of Charlottetown’s Global Pet Foods, who took time from his busy day to draw the three winning tickets of the CAT Summer Draw.

Paula Connolly
50-50 Draw Organizer

Summer Time Draw 2014 4

 

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“Fix a Feral” Program

CATs Fix a Feral Program

Contact us for details!
catactionpei@gmail.com

Poster:  CAT’s Fix a Feral Program

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“Rosie” was found, when still a kitten, caught in someone’s skunk trap. Her caretaker is currently an elderly Prince County woman. “Grammie” enjoys having Rosie around her property.

Thank you, Cathy, Janet and Carol for your donations, which helped to treat, vaccinate and spay Rosie under the Cat Action Team’s “Fix a Feral” program.


Thank you for caring!  Westisle Composite High School Grade 12 students Sam Cameron, Bailey Bulger, Kara Buote and Kaylee Gavin took action… To find out what they did, visit http://www.peicanada.com/west_prince_graphic/article_9e59cb46-d4e4-11e5-b829-9752e2ce28a0.html”Fix a Feral” Program

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Summerside Intermediate School Teacher Kelly Adams MacNeill and Class

“PAJAMA DAY” FUNDRAISER
Summerside Intermediate School
October 25th, 2013

Kelly Adams MacNeill SIS Teacher PJ Fundraiser

Summerside Intermediate School Teacher Kelly Adams MacNeill (second from right) and School Students

Teacher (“Cat in the Hat”) Kelly Adams MacNeill and her Grade 9 class held a “Pajama Day” fundraiser, with proceeds being donated to the Cat Action Team.  Thank you, Kelly Adams MacNeill and students!

June 2014

Kids these days.  What are you going to do?  Give them a big cat paw high five, that’s what!

Kelly’s Grade 9 class wanted to make a difference for homeless cats, so they raised money through fundraising events such as a Pajama Day, and collected cat items for Cat Action Team. 

They invited Cat Action Team members to make a presentation to their class, after which they presented CAT with a donation of $230 and bags of cat food they collected.  They also gave CAT items that could be used by people fostering cats such as cat toys, a cat bed, and litter pan.  These teens were attentive and respectful during the presentation.  They asked questions about cats, asked how to help cats, and told stories about cats they’ve seen in their neighbourhoods.

But that’s not all – the class is working with the carpentry teacher to make a cat shelter.  Ron Curtis brought a cat shelter to the presentation to show the kids an example of one.

Making the presentation on behalf of CAT were Beverly and Fred Hillier, Ron Curtis (and his cat shelter) and Karen Noonan.

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IAMS Eukanuba and Zoetis Canada

The Cat Action Team receives support from the following animal care companies:

IAMS Eukanuba Pet Food Company offered a monthly supply of cat food to feed feral colonies.  Since June 2005, CAT has received approximately 2,500 pounds per year through IAMS Canada.  Many feral colonies have benefited from this supply.  IAMS also financially supports the Cat Action Team activities at the Atlantic Veterinary College. Since 2006, they have donated well over $15,000 to the AVC for use in CAT activities.  Many thanks to Dr. David Kozuch of IAMS Eukanuba Canada.

 

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Zoetis Canada (formerly Pfizer Animal Health Canada) donates pharmaceutical supplies to the CAT program at the Atlantic Veterinary College and other PEI clinics.  Since 2006, they have given CAT $10,000 annually in product support.  They donate vaccines (FVRCP and rabies), as well as some of the pain medication and anesthetic drugs used.  They also supply Revolution™, a topical product that protects cats from certain intestinal worms, ear mites and fleas for one month.  Many thanks to Zoetis Canada.

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PetSmart Charities

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The Cat Action Team would like to express its gratitude to PetSmart Charities for its continued support of our efforts to improve the lives of feral, barn and un-owned, free roaming cats on PEI. Since 2008 CAT has received 5 grants from PetSmart Charities. The largest of these grants have targeted the West Prince area over the past 3 years, including a $19,800 grant in the O’Leary area in 2012 and a $23,040 grant in Lots 1 to 5 in 2013. The latest PetSmart grant of $22,500 has just been completed in the Tyne Valley and Lennox Island area, which allowed CAT to offer spay/neuter surgeries to 192 cats (105 females/87 males). PetSmart Charities’ support has helped CAT to stabilize many overpopulated cat colonies in the western most areas of PEI and to vastly improve the lives of hundreds of cats.

CAT would also like to offer a very special thank you to the West Prince Veterinary Service, Gayle Adams, Krista Adams and Virginia Moore. Without their commitment to CAT in the West Prince area, this project would not have been possible. The West Prince Veterinary Service continues to be very accommodating and supportive of CAT and did their best to ensure that, in spite of the cancellations of neuter days in the winter due to blizzards and road closures and clinic staff vacations this summer, their commitment to CAT, with respect to the completion of the grant be fulfilled. The veterinary clinic conducted 13 additional CAT neuter days during the latest grant period. Gayle, Krista and Virginia spent countless hours trapping and transporting cats, in all but the most severe weather conditions. There were several incidents where these dedicated CAT volunteers would have to meet a farmer, who had to travel by snowmobile to transfer empty traps/carriers or cat in traps/carriers to volunteers who were waiting at the end of the plowed highway.

Once again, “thank you” to all of the CAT volunteers, the veterinary clinic staff and PetSmart Charities for their dedication and commitment to improving the lives of all cats on PEI.

We would also like to thank Carol Ann Desjardin for all of her efforts with PetSmart Charities grants.

In June 2013, the Cat Action Team was awarded a grant of $23,040 by PetSmart Charities of Canada®.  According to Dr. Patricia Srebrnik, who wrote the grant application, this is the largest amount CAT has ever received from PetSmart Charities, or indeed, from any funding agency.

The money will be used to neuter approximately 250 cats in the Tignish-Alberton area by August 2014.
In 2012, the Cat Action Team was awarded $19,800 by PetSmart Charities. In 2011, we were awarded $10,000. Our first PetSmart grant, in 2008, was for $5,000.

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