Volunteer
Highlight:
Glendra Riley
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Glendra
at the shelter with "Trooper" |
Kandy & Tandy
Inspired Her
Glendra Riley came to the Humane Society
of Greater Kansas City to adopt a cat in November of last year.
After careful consideration she adopted Kandy
and Tandy. According
to Glendra she wanted to adopt two cats so that they could
keep each other company. “They
provide us with so much entertainment,” Glendra said. She
loves these cats so much she wishes she had more, “If I
could talk my husband into it I would have three.”
Once she adopted her cats she felt inspired
to do more to help the cats she was not able to adopt and decided
to become a volunteer. “I
felt sorry for them and I just wanted to do something for them,” Glendra
said.
According to Glendra, she had some extra
time during the day and wanted to help. “I wanted to find something to do,
and it makes me feel good, it gives me pleasure to give something
back to the community,” Glendra said.
Glendra volunteers once a week at the shelter.
She helps out by filing and playing with cats. According to
Glendra, volunteering is very fulfilling and something everyone
should want to do as a way to give back to his or her community.
She sums up her feelings about the shelter by saying, “I
just enjoy being there, I enjoy the cats and the people.”
Dog-n-Jog is Nearly Here
If you haven’t registered
you and your dog for the 20th
Annual Dog-n-Jog – it’s not too late. Visit www.dognjog.org to
sign up today. Register before June 10 for $25 or on June 10
for $35.
This year’s Dog-n-Jog is being presented
by the very dog-friendly Sheraton Suites
on The Country Club. Dog-n-Jog
is 7 – 10:30 am, Sunday, June 10 on the Country Club Plaza. Dogs
and their people will enjoy free doggie cones from Sheridan’s
Frozen Custard, a dog costume contest, agility demonstrations,
a micro chip booth and more!
Dog-n-Jog is for all athletic abilities
(people and dogs). Sign up for the 2-mile run, 2-mile walk, 1-mile
run or 1-mile walk. Call 913-596-1000 x 14 for more details.
  
It's a Boy!
Dan and Jo Hickey welcomed
David Matthew Hickey into the world at
6:30 am on Mother’s
Day, Sunday, May 13. David was 7.4 pounds and 20 inches long.
Everyone is doing well. If you would like to send a card to
Jo mail it to the shelter and we’ll get it to her. The
shelter’s address is 5445 Parallel Parkway, Kansas City,
KS 66104. Jo will be returning to the busy volunteer department
in July. Contact Robin at 913-596-1000 x 14 with any volunteer
questions while Jo is on maternity leave.
Bowling
Success
Bowling for
Bones raised $2,632.08 on
May 5 at Mission Bowl! Several Humane Society volunteers organized
the first-ever bowling event for the animals to raise funds
to purchase a dental machine.
The dental machine will be utilized in the clinic for shelter
animals that come to us with teeth issues. Fancy,
the Akita, will be one of the first ones to benefit from the
new purchase!
Special thanks to
everyone who participated in Bowling for Bones this year. Extra
special thanks to the following volunteers who coordinated the
event during their spare time: Christine
Salyer, Coleen Kent, Lori Holle, Marcia Wood, Stacy Reeves, Laura
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Get Involved
Summer is the busiest time of the
year for volunteer activities. Let us know if you’re able
to help with any of the following activities:
Satellite
Adoption Clinics: June 2 & 3
at the Prairie Village Art Fair or
June 10 at Dog-n-Jog.
Email Jana
Brunner to sign up to help. Visit the Satellite
Adoption Page of our web site for dates, times and locations
of all upcoming satellite events.
•Suds
of Fun Dog Wash: Volunteers
needed to help with the Suds of Fun Dog Wash on Tuesday,
July 17 at U-Wash Puppy in Lenexa. Volunteer
times vary between 4-8 pm. Email Robin if
you can help with the event or Jana if
you can help with the satellite adoption at the event.
• Help
in the office: We
have lots of clerical-type duties that we need help with in the
volunteer and fundraising department. If you have some time to
come in and file, stuff letters or do data-entry on-site
email Robin.
• Dog-n-Jog
prizes: We
have all the volunteer slots filled for this year’s Dog-n-Jog – however,
we are still needing prize and raffle item donations.
Let us know if you are able to round up a few (items can range
in value from $10 to $100).
Say Cheese Pet Photo Contest
Submit your best photos of your
furry friends in this year's Say
Cheese Pet Photo Contest. All entries
are due Monday, June 11. Categories
this year include: Pampered Pooches, Kitty
Capers, Best Buddies, Pets & People and Silly
Critters. The first
place winners from each category will win tons of pet prizes
and the winning photos will be featured during Gary
Lezak's
weather show on NBC! The grand prize winning photo will be
the cover model for the 3rd Annual Pets & Their People
Calendar. The entry fee is $25 for the first image (includes
a calendar) and $5 for each additional submission. Visit www.hsgkc.org for
complete contest details.
Pets & Their People
Picture your
pet in the 2008 Pets & Their
People Planning Calendar, a heartwarming tribute to Kansas City's
pets benefiting the Humane Society animals. The calendar includes
beautiful, candid and professional photos of pets owners and
their beloved companions, a memorial section to honor those pets
that have left us, a business section for pet-loving companies
and heartfelt quotes and inspirational stories. When you purchase
a full-page tab in this one-of-a-kind calendar you are eligible
to receive a free photo session with My
Yuppie Puppy and have
your professional photo included in the calendar. Visit www.hsgkc.org for
more information. All photos and entries
are due June 11.
Landscaping
Makeover
Volunteer Ricky
Setticase is leading the charge in developing landscaping
plans to help make the outside of the Humane Society welcoming
to visitors and provide much needed shade for the dogs (and
volunteers) in the dog yards. Plans
include tree, shrub and flower plantings that will brighten up our little corner of
Wyandotte County.
To implement
this big project we need financial and in-kind donations. We estimate the first phase
of the landscaping project costing approximately $1,000.
If you would like to donate funds
to help with this project let either Robin or Ricky know.
If you have any contacts in the community that could result in
donations of trees, shrubs and/or flowers, let us know!
Welcome New Volunteers
It was standing room only at
the May Volunteer Orientation Class. Please help us welcome
our newest volunteers to the team: Angela
Ray, Ron Sipple, Mary Rivera, Denice Posey, Ingelise Posey,
Teresa Kelly, Lauren Kelly, Jill Dickerson, Amber Jones,
Lorinda Wente, Mary Pintar, Danielle Pintar, Denise Johnson,
Allison Johnson, Denise Crowell, Rachel Miller, Marina Wilson,
Kathy, Olivia, Rosa, Jesse and George Cruz, Kathryn Maness,
Brooke Nieman, Robert Capps, Marsha Largent, Margaret Wilson,
Jody Collins and Amy Wilson. |
