TLC MESSAGE BOARD  
 
November 2011

   We are in need of liquor and wine for our two big winter raffle theme baskets (drawing during the Kris Kringle with the Cats event on 12/11/11). Please drop of liquor and wine donations at Tabby Town or the Hamburg shelter ASAP. Please label "FOR WINTER THEME BASKETS ONLY." Thank you!
 
September 2010
 
Another successful fall adoption week at the Cheektowaga Petsmart  
  September 6-12 2010 
 
 
Thanks to Petsmart and Science Diet for sponsoring this event. Our Volunteers came through again with another successful event sending six of our kitties on their way to their new homes. We were able to make $581.00 and with Petsmart's additional donation of $35.00 per cat, our grand total was $791.00. Way to go girls! Thanks to Maureen K., Dorine J., Terry B., Sara B., Laurie R., and Marianne M. Good luck in your new homes Artemis, Bailey, Pepi, Kate Spade, Melissa, and Spice!
 
July 2010 
 
Pet Supplies Plus Blasdell - Volunteers are desperately needed at this store. Two shifts of cage cleaners are needed each day. We are extremely short-staffed and need volunteers to help on Thursday evening (anytime from 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm), Saturday morning (anytime from 9:00 am - 11:30 am) , Saturday evening (anytime from 5:00 - 7:30 pm), early Monday morning (anytime from 9:00 am - 11:00 am). This would take about 20 minutes of your time and would mean changing their water, giving food, scooping changing litter, laundry. All supplies are in the tubs in the back room along with food, clean laundry.  Litter is supplied by the store right next to our cages.   Would you be willing to pick up one of these shifts? Please let us know asap!   
 
We are looking for someone to take pictures at our fundraising events and complete press releases for Ten Lives Club events (outcome of past events and advertising future events). Please email tenlivesclub@yahoo.com if interested.

Looking for members to form a Fundraising Committee – New ideas/events would be generated by all to raise monies for our group, with this committee taking charge of the project/program/event and seeing it through from start to finish. This committee would be in charge of TLC's yearly fundraisers which includes ensuring that volunteer staff and all items needed to make a successful event are in place. We are looking for a volunteer(s) to chair this committee to move us ahead with money-making events and to ensure our current fundraising is successful.  Please call 716 646-5577 or email tenlivesclub@yahoo.com if interested.

 
Foster Homes Needed!!!!-

Two pregnant mothers need a foster home - meaning you would take the tested/vaccinated mama cat into your home until she gives birth and until the kittens reach eight weeks of age. This is a ten week commitment. 

Kittens - We have a few kittens at the shelter that could use MORE socialization (being picked up and held) so they get used to people.



Transport Committee
- We are compiling an email list of reliable people to transport on a regular basis or as needed. Whenever we need someone to transport cats to and from the shelter, to the vet, or to be picked up somewhere we want to be able to send out an email to the transport committee members. Even if you can only transport 1- 2 times monthly, this will help us. We will try to give as much advance notice as possible when tranports are needed. Please email Marie at tenlivesclub@yahoo.com ASAP if you want to be added to this committee list. 

We desperately need volunteers to take AM or PM shifts at the following store locations. This would mean you (anyone 18 and older or 10 and older with an adult) would commit to cleaning a few cages at whatever store you can. Each shift is about twenty-five minutes of your time once a week. If interested please contact as follows:

Pet Supplies Plus Cheektowaga - Maureen @ kanaley@buffalo.edu      
Pet Supplies Plus Blasdell - Stacy @ fucina2@aol.com
Petco West Seneca Maureen @ kanaley@buffalo.edu       
Clyde's Feed Store Hamburg - Nicky @ bbyblueyes43@hotmail.com


Volunteers are needed to man the Eden Vet Clinic parking lot (N. Main Street) during the Eden Corn Festival. Available shifts are as follows: Thursday August 5 - 4:30pm to 10:00pm, Friday August 6 - 6:30pm to 10:00pm, Saturday August 7 -1st shift 1:30pm - 6:00pm and 2nd shift 6:00pm to 10:00pm, and Sunday August 8 -lst shift 9:00am to 2:00pm and 2nd shift 2:00pm to 8:00pm. Please contact Mary or Marc Willer if you are interested @ rr2439@hotmail.com. All volunteers must be 16 years of age or older. Duties include collecting money, flagging cars in, and directing cars to park. 
 
Volunteers are needed for adoption shows at our various adoption sites. Training will be provided. 

Foster homes are desperately needed for pregnant cats, and for mama cats and their kittens. Ten Lives Club will provide the food and big condo (a huge cage).  You would be their temporary home for about 8 - 12 weeks until the kittens are old enough to be spayed/neutered (The mama cat will also be returned to the shelter, spayed, and be put up for adoption).  


February 2010 
February 13 & 14 2010 was "Adoption Weekend" at the Cheektowaga Petsmart. Five of our cats; Jackson, Yum Yum, Coco, Merlin, and Roxanne have all be adopted. Thanks to all who made this event a complete success! 
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TEN LIVES CLUB VOLUNTEERS ARE NEEDED FOR THE FOLLOWING COMMITTEES:

 Food Committee - Planning the food for the event, soliciting donations for food/supply items needed, contacting vendors/stores/restaurants trying to get the cheapest prices for the food, preparing the food, working in the kitchen during the event, serving the food, cleaning up after the event in the kitchen.  Rosemary N. chairs the Food Committee. There are 12 events every year TLC does that food is needed for, whether we make it ourselves or we hire a caterer (Krolick's for our chicken barbecue and fish-fry) to do. The Food Committee is on hand to organize, serve, and clean-up. Three of these events are hot dogs only: serving hot dogs at Clyde's Feed store in Hamburg, during our garage sale, or at Value when we do our annual fundraiser. 

Dessert Committee - There are nine events throughout the year TLC needs desserts for to accompany our meals the Food Committee serves. Three of these events include bake sales in which extra baked goods/desserts are needed to sell and raise monies. We are looking for a volunteer to chair the Dessert Committee.  If you can make/purchase/get desserts donated for all or a few of these events, or bake items for our bake sales please consider being a part of this committee.

Decorating Committee - There are five events held at the Knights of Columbus Hall that TLC needs decorations for: 1) Sweetheart Dinner - the Saturday before Valentines so all red items/decorations/centerpieces/displays for Valentine’s Day are needed, 2) Easter for our Pancake Breakfast/Easter Plant Sale - all spring/Easter items/centerpieces needed, 3) Pasta dinner - fall decorations & centerpieces needed, 4) Halloween - fish fry where all scary/Halloween/orange and black items are needed, getting free pumpkin donations, hay, etc. 5) Holiday Wreath Sale - all holiday/Christmas/winter items are needed.  We are looking for a volunteer to chair the Decorating committee. If you do not wish to commit to decorating, we can still use any of the above holiday decorations!

Fundraising Committee – This is a new committee we are hoping to form. New ideas/events would be generated by all to raise monies for our group, with this committee taking charge of the project/program/event and seeing it through from start to finish. This committee would be in charge of TLC's yearly fundraisers which includes ensuring that volunteer staff and all items needed to make a successful event are in place. We are looking for a volunteer(s) to chair this committee to move us ahead with money-making events and to ensure our current fundraising is successful.

If you can volunteer for one of these committees please call us at 646-5577 or email us at tenlivesclub@yahoo.com. You will be contacted by an active TLC volunteer with details. 

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Cleaners are needed at our newest adoption site: Pet Supplies Plus - Cheektowaga (open area enclosed window with no cages).

Available shifts include:
  
Mornings: 9:00am - 11:00 am
Evenings: 5:00pm - 7:00pm 
Saturdays/Sundays: 9:00am - 11am 
Sunday evening: 5:00pm - 6:00pm (before closing). 

Please fill out the volunteer form on the website or contact Marianne @ 695-5599 if interested.
 

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Cleaners are desperately needed at the Tabbytown McKinley Mall store from 9:00 am - 11:00 am. Cleaners are always needed at our shelter in Concord, NY (10 miles from Hamburg) from 9:00 am - 1:00 pm daily, weekends and MAINLY ON HOLIDAYS!  

Please contact Marie at 646-5577 or complete the Volunteer form on the website if interested. 

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