Volunteer
Profile:
Ally McNitt
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Ally
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Ally McNitt has never adopted
an animal from the Humane Society of Greater Kansas City, but
that doesn’t mean that she
doesn’t love them all.
Owner of an aging Lhasa Apso named Taylor, Ally has wanted
to work with dogs for as long as she can remember. Once upon
a time, Ally worked at a veterinary clinic and aspired to be
a veterinarian one day herself.
Though her plans have changed since then and she now works
as an administrative professional at the University of Kansas
hospital, her love of dogs is still strong.
“If I can’t own 10,000 dogs, I can at least play
with them,” she said.
Ally began volunteering at the shelter earlier this year.
Though she recently got married and spent two weeks in the
United Kingdom for her honeymoon, Ally is sure to make time
for the animals.
When she volunteers on the weekends, Ally normally helps
to wash dogs and socialize them, sometimes teaching them
to play fetch. She also helps out at the shelter’s
many satellite adoption clinics.
“My favorite part is washing the puppies, they’re
just too funny,” she said.
Overall, Ally said that she’s very glad she started
volunteering at the shelter.
“It’s the best part of my week,” she said.
Welcome Back!
We want to extend a special welcome
to Jo Hickey our Volunteer Coordinator. She has been on maternity
leave this summer. She returned to the office on Saturday, July
14 to welcome and train the newest class of volunteers to the
shelter.
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Jo's
baby, David |
Thank
you!
To those who sent cards and well wishes, thank you so much. Also a special thank
you to those of you who helped to fill my shoes while I was on maternity
leave. Your time and energy has made my transition back to work very smooth.
~Jo
Tail Waggin' Tours
Your help is needed for the Humane
Society of Greater Kansas City’s upcoming Tail Waggin’ Tours.
Our monthly
tours take place the 4th Saturday of every month. Our
next tour is Saturday, July 28 from 10 to 11am. The free tour will help Kansas City
residents see first-hand how animals are given second chances
when they come to the shelter.
The staff of the Humane Society believes the input of others
can help to save and improve the lives of many more animals this
year.
If volunteers at the shelter could help promote this event by
informing or even attending with their friends, it could help
a great deal. Several participants of previous tours have gone
on to become volunteers.
Participants of the tour will not be asked to make financial
contributions of any kind. Only their feedback is requested.
For more information or to learn how to send personal invitations
to any animal lovers you know please contact Jo.
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We Want to See You There!
Summer is
winding down, but that doesn’t mean that the Humane Society
will be! Let us know if you can help with any of the following
activities:
• 10th
Annual Art Unleashed:
Art Unleashed is
a silent and live auction of original pet-themed artwork. It
will be 7-10 pm, Friday, August 24 at
The Uptown Theater. More than 200 incredible pieces of artwork will be available
for purchase. Tickets are on sale online at artunleashedkc.org. Tickets are $25 until August 23 and $30 at the door.
Art Unleashed also needs
volunteers from
5-10 pm on Friday August 24. Volunteer jobs could include serving
food, monitoring art tables, greeting, wrapping and more!
To sign up, please email Jo or Vicky
Paddack.
• 3rd
Annual Humane Society Golf Classic:
This year's tournament is on Saturday,
September 29th at Swope
Memorial Golf Course.
Volunteers are needed to assist
in gathering
silent auction items and selling sponsorships.
Also, don’t
forget to sign
up to play on our Web site! All proceeds benefit
the shelter. To help with this annual event or for more details, please
email Christine
Salyer.
Satellite
Adoptions
Do you want to help Kansas City’s homeless
pets find a new family? If so, sign up to volunteer at one of
these upcoming Satellite Adoption Clinics.
PETCO
Saturdays, August 4 & August 18
95th & Quivira in Overland Park
11 am to 3 pm
Plaza Art Fair Adoption Weekend
Mark your calendar now for our annual adoption booth at The Plaza
Art Fair September 21-23. Watch
for more details in the next issue of CyberTails about volunteer
shifts. This is one of our biggest satellite adoption events
of the year.
Email Jana
Brunner if you can help at any
of these satellite adoption events.
Needed: Paper Towels!
Things can get pretty messy here
at the shelter with so many animals! We go through a lot of
paper towels and right now we're having a major shortage. If
you could help by dropping some off at the shelter we'd really
appreciate it.
Donated goods and services are
a huge help to us and save us lots of money. For a list of
other items and services we need, download our Sit
Up and Beg Wish List.
Watch for New
Humane Society
Shirts
Thanks to the incredible artistic
talents of volunteer Jen Rarey, we have two new humane society
t-shirts available soon for purchase. Both designs come in a
classic fit t-shirt (for both men and women) and a fitted version
(for the ladies). Shirts can be ordered online beginning in mid
August or by emailing Jo.
Shirts are sold to the public for $14.95. Volunteers enjoy a
volunteer discount and can purchase the shirts for only $8!
Welcome New Volunteers
Please help us welcome the newest
class of humane society volunteers: Brittany
Maide-Sheed, Larry Creekmore, Hana Buric, Joyce Williams, Jacqueline
Mera, Jonathan Fizette, Corrina Riemann, Ayana Curran, and James
Markovich.
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