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Spring 2012
New Memorial
Rock Garden
Honors FOC’s
Top Donors
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riends of Cats has unveiled its
Memorial Rock Garden, honoring the generosity of those whose
cumulative giving has equaled or
surpassed $200,000—substantial
contributions that have had a major
impact on the Shelter’s maintenance,
goals, and future sustainability.
This is a significant recognition
opportunity. Over the years, such
legacy gifts have provided needed
funding for shelter improvements, daily operating expenses, as
well as offset the $200,000 veterinary bills incurred annually.
Tiered levels of giving are Silver ($10-75K), Gold (between $75100K), Platinum ($100K-200K) and Diamond (over $200K). For
the Diamond level, each donor’s name is distinctively inscribed
on a large rock, to be placed in the landscaped area along the
Shelter’s main walkway—one of the first things visitors see upon
their arrival.
Helen Bouris, who donated the double-wide trailer which
serves as the home of our Lifetime Care kitties, was our first
honoree. Mrs. Bouris left a large sum to FOC upon her death in
2008, and a rock commemorating “Helen’s Cozy Cottage” has
been a fixture in the courtyard ever since. Her generosity continues
posthumously; this past year, Helen’s daughter presented a check
for $107,000 to Friends of Cats.
Mrs. Helen Bouris (top left), whose generosity inspired the Memorial Rock
program in 2008. Her rock and that of Mr. and Mrs. John McCool are placed
along the entryway to the Shelter—with more to come.
The late Betty and John McCool were also recently honored
with a stone for their estate bequeath after many years of
support as well as service as Shelter board members. Their gift
has been timely during the past year of financial uncertainty,
and we owe them a debt of gratitude.
We look forward to seeing our garden grow! Adding FOC
to your estate plans will provide an enduring legacy as well as
help ensure that we can continue our mission for years to come.
Get Ready For Open House 2012
This September – Details Coming Soon!
Shelter News
New Website Features—
Including Kitty Kam!
“Challenges” Update:
A Note to Our Members
and Friends
Friends of Cats has been overwhelmed by your response to our article
in the winter issue of Cat Tales which detailed the financial difficulties
we’ve faced during the past year, and the hard decisions that may still
lie ahead. We are pleased to report that your generosity has made
the outlook for 2012 much brighter. So many of you responded with
concern about our future that we would like to allay fears of any
imminent changes or closure; while challenges still remain in this
economy, your donations have helped to sidestep any major
changes for the remainder of 2012 and into 2013.
We want to assure everyone who cares about FOC—particularly
those considering or already enrolled in our Future Care Program—that
cats entrusted to Lifetime Care will always be looked after. As one of the
only shelters in our region offering this program, we take our mission
seriously and will honor our agreement to care for these cats even if
other changes to the Shelter’s operation were implemented.
As we move forward, we thank you—our members, donors, adopters,
and volunteers—for coming to our aid, and for your continued support.
If you haven’t checked FOC’s website recently, you may not know
about some new features:
• We’ve added a tab exclusively for donations via PayPal.
• We have two separate Wish Lists. An Amazon wish list appears
near the bottom of our home page. Here you can browse and purchase
new items to be shipped directly to FOC from Amazon.com. Then, a
Wish List button on out Volunteer Page specifies desired supplies and
items that are always welcome on a continuing basis. Be sure to check
this page often as our needs sometimes change.
• Welcome to Kitty-Kam! Beginning in late June, we’re turning on
the cameras 24/7 so you can tune in anytime to watch the antics of
our cats on the web. With a moveable camera circulating throughout
the cat corrals and kitten cottage on a regular basis, new plots will
unfold daily. What do cats do at 3 am? You can find out by clicking
the link on our website, or going directly to http://www.ustream.tv/
channel/kittykam22.
We are seeking camera sponsors to offset the ongoing cost of continuous webcast. Corporate sponsors or individual donors who’d like
to participate are invited to contact Janet Bianchini, Shelter Manager,
at [email protected] or at 619-561-0361.
Future Care
Acknowledgment
Friends of Cats would like to acknowledge participants in Future
Care and/or those who are including Friends of Cats in their Estate
Planning. However, we understand that some of you would prefer to
keep this information private. Please contact us by calling the Shelter
at (619) 561–0361, e-mailing us at [email protected], or sending us
a letter to P.O. Box 1613, Lakeside, CA 92040, to let us know whether or
not you’d like us to publish your name as a Future Care and/or Estate
Planner member.
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Meet the staff of Friends of Cats—the wonderful people who run the
day-to-day Shelter operations and look after the 290-plus cats in our
care. Back: Liz, Robin (Head Veterinary Technician), Drake, Brent,
Mary Jane, Janet (Shelter Manager); Center: Carol, Nicole, Ashley,
Cora-Ann; Front: Heidi, Shawna
Spring 2012
• Remembering Gabe •
The invitation read:
Dave Humphries & Friends Present Friends of Cats
and Second Chance Dog Rescue Benefit Show.
March 31, 2012 @ Rebecca’s Coffee Shop in South Park.
There is something special about those times when singers,
musicians, and appreciative audiences find themselves sharing an
experience together—being connected and committed to a cause.
This was our 3rd annual Animal Benefit, and it was definitely
another big success.
We presented a check from that benefit to Friends of Cats in
April 2012. As soon as we arrived at the Shelter, I had a feeling
of peace, and was happy that my husband Dave and I were about
to give a special gift from a generous community that cared
about these animals. What I didn’t expect were the emotions that
overtook me as I approached the door to the Shelter. My mind
and soul took me back in time, 40-some years ago, when I was a
young girl who had left her family and was about to set up her
own home.
I have had cats my whole life. My family named each one of
them Mike. (“Mike 1,” “Mike 2,” and so it went.) My father was in
the Navy and traveled a lot. The one constant was the cats. They
comforted me as we traveled. I knew I could depend on them to
be there as we moved from state to state. They were family.
But now, as I walked through the door of Friends of Cats, it was
a different cat I remembered. It had been the beginning of a love
affair with a kitten whom I would name Gabe. My very own angel
cat—for he was named after an angel I’d always loved.
The Shelter had a different name at that time: the Maude Erwin
Foundation of Cats. It was located in Bonita, California. It would
grow and become Friends of Cats. The Foundation would continue to be a no-kill shelter, and offer the cats a safe place.
As I walked through Maude Erwin’s, I knew I was on a mission. I
would find a cat that would complete my own home. I saw so many
cats that day, and wanted them all, but I knew I had to find the one
special cat that needed me. I couldn’t decide—the cats all looked
like they were comfortable and happy living with Maude. When I
told her this, she described one little male kitten that had come
to the Shelter the previous week. It was very young, and seemed a
little sad. She wasn’t sure what would become of the kitten, since
he wasn’t eating. That was the moment that I fell in love. He was
to me the most beautiful cat in the world—a cat with a mustache,
and so tiny that he fit into the palm of my hand. He had now
found his Forever Home.
Gabe lived with me for 17 years—through marriages, the birth
of my son and daughter, and several moves. He recognized my
mother and father when they visited, and knew all my friends
and many aunts and uncles. He would comfort me for many years
as my constant companion; after husbands, parents, friends were
gone, and as my children were ready to have their own lives, Gabe
remained part of mine. And when Gabe died at age 17, he took part
of my young adulthood, but he left so many memories of those
sweet times.
Over the years, I continued to visit the shelter that Maude had
started. I told everyone about it, and donated whatever I could.
There would be many more cats (and dogs) in my life. But on
that April day, as Dave & I presented the benefit check to Friends
of Cats, Gabe was the one I remembered. I was so proud that we
could give something back to an organization that had given so
much to me—it’s for this that we do the benefit show. I have met
some of the amazing people who care about the cats—both those
who work at the Shelter and those who come to our concerts and
want to be part of something wonderful, a chance to help them.
I am lucky to have found my husband, Dave, who believes in the
cause and has the talent to keep these benefit shows successful.
Thank you, Friends of Cats, for the great job you’ve done carrying on the Foundation that Maude started. We will be continue to
be there with you.
—Robbie Taylor
Editor’s note: Dave Humphries is a well-known San Diego musician
who, with his wife Robbie Taylor, holds an annual benefit for animal
welfare. This year’s benefit brought in a $600 donation to Friends
of Cats. We wish to thank Robbie and Dave for their generosity and
ongoing support.
Robbie Taylor’s beloved Gabe
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Molly
Maynard
Confessions of a Cat-aholic
I have always had cats. As a child, my parents brought
kittens to our home from my grandparents’ farm, when
all farms seemed to have a weary mother cat and her countless offspring. Though my mother never seemed to take to
our adopted pets, and my sister was seemingly indifferent,
my father and I delighted in them.
Our cats seemed to sense my unreserved dedication
to them. They pretended affection to my mother, their
primary source of food, seeming to rub against her ankles,
though always a few inches distant from actually touching
her. They played with my father and accepted his joy at
their attention. But they liked me. I pet them forever, let
them jump on any tabletop no matter what meal was being
eaten, ignored the tufts of fur seeming to permanently swirl
about. I couldn’t imagine how anyone could resist their
softness, their warmth, their rewarding purrs, and their
satisfied smiling expressions. A cat’s affection was not easily
won; you had to work for it. And to me, it was well worth it.
My husband and I now have three cats that we met
at Friends of Cats. Molly is a too-big, lush, and beautiful
Siamese. With to-die-for blue eyes and the cream-anddark-brown coloring of a seal point, she is an unashamed
extrovert. She will greet strangers, hop onto unsuspecting
laps, and plop her wide body onto tabletops to ensure
she is the center of attention. I adore her.
Maynard is a grey-and-white shorthair, with the prettiest emerald green eyes I have ever seen. We call him our
“character,” and he is—talking in blatt-like meows when
he needs attention, and draping himself awkwardly on the
arms of chairs, just out of reach. He loves being pet, his
whole body wiggling in anticipation of the next stroke. He
is irresistible.
Rocky, named in honor of the cartoon character “Rocky
the Flying Squirrel,” is playful with a generous nature. He is
jet black, with one nearly undetectable patch of white on
his chest. He plays with Maynard, jumping to seemingly
unreachable heights, and and curls up with Molly, letting
her mother him and enjoying every minute. His purr is
round and loud and full. Petting Rocky and touching off
his incredible purr is a treat like no other.
So, in summary, I’m a cat-aholic. But I do not want to be
cured. And I’m very thankful to Friends of Cats for being
there with the perfect cats to treat my condition.
—Lynne Ward
Rocky
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Letters to Friends
Cat Tales welcomes letters and photos from readers. Because of
limited space, we can publish only a representative selection, some
of which may be edited or condensed.
Hi everybody—Danny here! (My new mom has named me “Crystal”,
because she says my fur is white like snow crystals, and my blue eyes look
like blue topaz crystals.)
I’m having a great time at my new home. I have an elderly sister
named Little Girl. She’s a 15-year-old grey tabby who looks a lot like
Winter. She’s pretty relaxed, and we get along fine. However, my new
brother, a short-haired black kitty named Ebony, still hasn’t fully
accepted me. He’s about my age, and Mom says he was a street kitty
when she took him in. At first he really yowled at me and wanted me
to leave, but Mom explained to him that I’m here to stay. So now he
only hisses at me a little bit, and at other times we nap on Mom’s
bed together.
My mom cuddles me a lot and gives me chin skritches and tummy rubs;
she keeps wanting me to sit on her lap, though, and I keep trying to tell her
that I’m not a lap cat. I get to sleep on her bed every night, pressed right
up against her legs. I like to follow her from room to room, and I’m always
waiting at the door when she comes home from work. On weekends we all
get gushy food, and she has taught me to stand up on my hind legs and
paw the air when she has the food dish in her hand. She also has a lot of
tall bookcases that I like to climb, and a hallway where I like to race up
and down, pretending I’m chasing a very fast mouse!
I miss you guys a lot, but it sure is nice having a real home of my own now.
Tell everybody hello for me, and give extra nuzzles to all my roommates
(I hope they all find fur-ever homes too!), and I will write again later.
—Lots of love,
Danny (Crystal) and mom Susan Dundas
I
This is Lucy (Firehouse) when I got her
from you . . . she had been a stray and
was quite the challenge. She’s now my
spoiled brat :) She thinks she’s a dog
and loves car rides and begging for
food, and I mean any kind of food!
—Hayley Widdes
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Thank You!
Monetary Donations
Deborah Adatto, Shauna Aiken, Robert Alden, Bonnie Anderson, Janis
Anderson, Mary Anderson, Nancy Anderson, The Art Leboe Foundation, Curtis Awbrey, Alison Bardo, Elaine Barrett, Keith & June Barron,
Dolores Bartlett, Ingeborg Beltz, Barry Berkov, Patty Berry, Lois Beyer,
Yvette Biddle, Laurie Bishop, Jill Black, Frank Boschan, David Bower,
Lt. Margaret Boyce, Shell Bridges, Eldridge Briscoe, Diana BrothertonWare, Shirley Brown, Sarah Burns, Lillian Burt, Mrs. T.D. Carpenter,
Lynda Casper, Kathleen Caufield, Martin Chevalier, Frances Ciaolo, Paul
Clay, Ingrid Coffin, Marion Connaughton, Mark Cookingham, David
Craig, Carol Culkin, Mr. & Mrs. Walter Curry, Robert & Eleanor Darron,
John C. Davis II, Claudia Davis, Fred Dawn & Donna Mancuso, Elaine
DeLaVega, Manuel Demetre, Vera Dolansky, Suzanne Dollar, Patricia
Donovan, George Drain, Carl Dustin, Norma Eaton, Jim Edwards,
Loretta Eicher, Janette Elliott, Ann Marie Ellis, Dennis Exline,Lili Feingold,
Linda Fetch & Tim Scott, Christopher Field, Jack & Terry Fitzpatrick,
E. June Fogle, Elizabeth Foley, Sharon Frank, Catherine Frost, Marilyn
Fulton, Nell Garrett, Carole Gase, Gretchen Geib, Carol Genovese,
Judith Gibb, Diane Goostree, John & Janice Griffis, Donald Hagstrom,
Daniel Hall, David Hall, Francis & Alison Harding, Jacqueline Hart,
Nancy Hawley, Mrs. G. M. Heim, Sue Heim, K. Helseth, Lauren Hierl,
Linda Hitney, Lucille & Don Hodges, Robert Hoffman, James Holland,
William Huff, Mary Hurley, Juanita Jacobson, Richard & Olivia James,
Geno Jenkins, Nancy Jenson, Marjorie Johnson, Connie Johnson, Hank
& Bonnie Jones, L. R. Jorgenson, Nancy Olmstead Kaehr and Michael
Kaehr Fund, Mr. & Mrs. Edward Kane, Brian Kantor, Janet Keller, Karly
Kelley, Bob Kern, Mel Kern, Shizuko Kluge, Cindy Klong, Jeff Kronen,
Ed & Sally Krosky, Merrie Lamb, M. Lane, Marian Laret, Chris Latta,
Lisa Lightfoot, Dorothy Lee, Jack Lester, Paul & Lea Levine Foundation,
Mr.& Mrs. William Lilliott, Dorothy Little, Sally & David Loucks, Daniel
Lough Sr., John Low, Fritz Ludwig, Birgit Luehrsen, Dennis Lymons,
Vicki Mabry, Sandra MacPherson, Gwen Manganiello, Elaine Manning, Betty & Roger Mantanus, Christine Manzella, Tim Mathewson,
Betty Matkovich, Carol McGriff, McGrath Family Foundation, Michelle
McKenney, Erica McKeown, Dolores McPherson, Christine Mellen,
Loralee Merrill, James Miles, Janice Mittelmark, Maureen Moore,
James Mullin, Elaine Murray, Karlene Newman, Scott & Laurie Norton,
Dorraine Offerman, Karen & Gregory Orr, Todd Orr, Tevis Pappas,
Delores Paredes, Robin Parks, Wallace Pehrsson, Pfizer Foundation,
Janelle Pinardi, Paul Plotts, Jane Potter, A. T. Potts, Maxine Quinn,
Christina Respess, January Riddle, Will & Linda Riddle, Douglas
Robbins, Janice Rogers, Delia Rose, Jeanene Ross, P.W. Rubenstein,
Ramia Sabherwal, Eva Sandvik, R.W. & Nancy Schwab, Meredith Scott,
Joyce Settle, Trenton Smith, Raymond & Lucinda Smith, Michael
Standerfer, Janice Stanger, Steele Canyon Veterinary, Chuck Stultz,
Martha Stultz, Tom Summer, Chuck Sweeny, Sycuan Tribal Nation, The
Tennell Family, Frances Thompson, Gary Toomer, Barbara Trenton, Ann
Utterback, Barbara VanHorne, Nancy Varah, Laurel Vaughn, Teresa
Ventura, Kristine & Glenn Vickery, Anne Von Benckendorff, David Webb,
Charlette Wedge, Kimberly Weimer, Jan Weiss, Mr & Mrs. Ronald Weiss,
Cynthia Windsor, Nathan Workman, Pam Worrell, Elizabeth Wrisley,
Lee Young, Sue Young
Memberships:
New—Nora Briscoe, Sandra Buxbaum, Tina & Richard Cerasoli, Alice
Cohen , John Gillespie, Susan Griffith, Robert Hoffman, Joe Hypnarowski,
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Joel Kaminsky, Rebecca LaMar, Ronald MacPherson, Ann Madison,
Mr. & Mrs. Dan Mahaney, Carol Martinez, Sidney & Eileen Metcalf,
Tevas Papas, Alison Potter & David Motlagh, Catherine Nicoloff, Linda
Ramos, Zach & Emily Rochler, Dr. John Smith, Lois Smith, Joan Waite,
Sue Wright, Zoey Youtsey
Renewing—Curtis Awbrey, Lois Beyer, Jill Black, Genevieve Botez,
Ed & Rebecca Brown, Kimberly Chubb, Paul Clay, Ingrid Coffin, Claudia
Davis, Heather Dean & Jeff Presnall, Manuel Demetre, Dana Denson,
Kimberly Dotseth & Kerry Garrett, Karen Dwinell, Ann Ellis, Jill Everton,
S.L.Finch, Judy Fox, Catherine Frazier, Annette Friskopp, Marilyn Fulton,
Ellen & Ed Gonzales, Kathleen Harris, Jacqueline Hart, Peggy Hartman,
Richard & Olivia James, Marjorie Johnson, Nancy Jones, Geraldine
Kalencik, Laurene Kallstrom, Glendella Karl, Patricia Keliher, Sheila
Kennedy, John & Mary Kern, Mary Kern, Cindy Kibbee, Faith Kleven,
Karen L., Deborah Lancman, Lois Larsen, Michelle Lemarie, Lisa Lightfoot,
Nancy Lilliott, Jacquelyn Longinotti, Fritz Ludwig, Christine Madsen,
Christine Manzella, Betty Matrovich, Michelle Merrill-Long, Marion
Mettler, Patricia Olafson, James Orr, Livia Coming Peterson, Mary Lou
Peterson, Wayne & Karen Peterson, Jane Potter, Sarah Powell, Kathleen
Prior, Mary Raver, Fred Reinstein, Leah Retherford, Beverly Roth, Caroline Sammons, Ron & Karen Santschi, Dean Schlagel, Meredith Scott,
Sylvia Shaffer, Grace Shotwell, Christine Sickler, Bobbie Showman, James
Skelly, Janice Stanger, Victoria & Catherine Summers, Jessie Swanstrom,
Chuck Sweeney, Lea Torregiano, Nancy Varah, Jeff & Julie Walker, Mary
Wasemann, Bobbi Weaver, Zelda Webb, Carine Winter
Monthly Pledges
Pledge Club Members are a very strong and important part of our
donation program. We are very much aware of all that you do. FOC
staff, Board of Directors, volunteers, and, of course, our kitties all extend
sincere thanks for your generosity: Rob & Caroline Abrom, Elaine Barrett,
Cecilia Berg, David Bower, Terry Carpenter, Barbara Cefalu, Kathleen Coe,
Ann Crouch, Carol Culkin, Nanette Donnelly, Melinda Fisher, Stephen
Foreman, Rita Forshey, Mr. & Mrs. Jasper Giamanco, Joanne Henderson,
Jan Howard, Rose Keene, Mary Kern, Jeannette Landis, Marcia Lane,
Katherine Lazzaro, Christine Lee, Dorothy Lee, Dave & Sally Loucks,
Bob Martin, , Robert McClellan Dolores McPherson, Patricia Ray, Alice
Singleton, Charlotte Spahn, Angelique Spieler, Jacqueline Valenzuela, Jeff
& Julie Walker, Elizabeth Walters, Clark West, Darlene Whorley, Elizabeth
Wrisley, Lee Young
In-Kind Donations (i.e., artwork, office supplies, food,
medical supplies, soap, linens, books, cat pads, litter boxes, toys, reats,
furniture, and other miscellaneous items):
Pat Beck, Paul Bliss, Jace & Sandra Buxbaum, Suzanne Dollar, Catherine
Frazier, Linda Gove, Faith Halterman,Alison Harding, Jim Henk, Virginia
Henkels, Rick Johnson, Loretta Rose Jorgenson, Janet Keller, Mary Kern,
Cindy Klong, Cammy Kruger, Jeff & Jennifer Long, Sally & David Loucks,
Karlene Newman, Natalie Neyenesch, Maxine Quinn, Rancho Coastal Thrift
Store, Ann Roth, Beverly Roth, Spartan Sage, Karen & Ron Santschi, Rachel
Satter, Audra Sculley, Sharn Sexton, Gerald Sheperd, Jennifer Smith, Nicole
Smith, Angelique Spieler, Julie Tandon, Joan Tapper, Teresa Ventura, Anne
Von Benckendorff, Jan Weiss,Teresa White, Jeremy Zullo
Spring 2012
Donations in Honor of the Following People:
Dolores McPherson—Joan Kugel • Alison Potter and David Motlagh
gift membership—Jane Potter • Roberta, Faith Ann, Francis, their dog
Macgregor and 2 cats Amos & Andy—Laurel Vaughn • Rebecca
Waters, for her birthday— Sabrina Wilkerson • Julie Whitney—Blakeney
Bartlett • Kerry Garnett and Kimberly Dotseth—Don Garnett
• Amanda Aycox—Andrea Gaxiola • Bill McCarty—Mary Kasimatis
• Cathy Frazier—Suzan Lerum • Ethel Fowler and her kitty Missy—
Carol Martinez • Brian Kantor—Margaret Porter • Dr. Young & Staff,
Discovery Animal Hospital—Kay Price • Cory Diller—Mark Young
• Jamie Lewis and Lorraine Stokes Birthdays—Elaine Burden
• Rebecca Graul—Larry Randall • Zach and Emily Rochler gift
membership—Randall Rochte • Gisela Koestner—Sue Smalley • Julie
Whitney as a gift— Ellerton Whitney
companion—Dolores McPherson • Bridie, beloved cat of Maxine
Quinn—Leslie Pembroke • Ruby, 17-year companion of Karen Rivo
and Tom Luttrell—Michael Rivo • Jasmine, owned by Ivette de
Santiago—Nancy Olmsted Kaehr • Truffles, kitty of my friend
—Mary Kern • Peechee—Rachael Pleet • Rosie—Martin Rath
Donations in Honor of the Following Cats:
In memory of
Tommy
Schtinky’s Surgery—Chris Degurse, Barbara Fabre, Amy Hargrove, Robin
Johnson, William Linthicum, Nicole McCoy, Stephen Muckle, Christie Respess,
Robert Ross, Naomi Tarle, and Adria Torrez • Lola & Lulu—Janet Hauser,
Gerald Shepherd • CatDog aka Tiger—Joanne Simmons • Sugar, Lolli,
Oreo & Minx and a remembrance of Ms. Kafala’s mother and
Cinnabar—Rita Kafalas • Claudia—Mike Parks • Aragorn—Ed and
Denise Fleischer • BG Baby Girl—Charlotte Hajec • Kittler—Mary
Hesselbrock • Morgan, 17 year old kitty of Patty Roscoe
In Memoriam
Donations in Memory of the Following People:
Valerie Harp—Robert Stanley White • Irmagard Memorial—Roberta
& Faith McGee • June Mikesell by her daughter, Mary Kern • Monica
Lucs—Gisela Koestner • Sher Sila—S. S. Parry • Gladys Graul—
Rosemary Drew, Rebecca Graul
Donations in Memory of the Following Cats:
Atari, Braveheart, Chris, Cosmo, George, Grace, Max, Maxine,
Minou, Murphy Brown, Pumpkin, Sagtuck, Sasha, Sashimi, Sassy,
Symkin, Tommy—Cheshire Feline Health Care Center • Lilli—Jane
Potter • Spook & Foxy—Shari Sitko • Taz—Elizabeth Feightner
• Vincie—Claire Marcus • Buster, assistant bed-maker—Sara Pehrsson
• Cosmo— Laura Cole • Callie—Merrie Lamb • Bridie—Maxine Quinn
• Sammy Cat—Jennifer Reichert • Bubba-Luv—Angelique Spieler •
Max, beloved cat of Peter & Jocelyn August—Claire August • Mitzy,
beloved Cat and Companion—Becky Graul • Kashmir, Himalayan
Spring 2012
Tommy, a longtime resident of Friends of Cats and
a staff favorite, recently passed away at the age of
17. Tommy came to the Shelter in 2004 through the
Lifetime Care program, and quickly made himself right
at home in the front office, where he loved to sit in
front of the computer keyboards to get everyone’s
attention. He also was very sociable and adept at
greeting Shelter visitors.
Tommy had a sweet, almost quizzical expression,
and liked to be brushed and catered to. He especially
loved food. Volunteers brought him treats and special
food favorites so that the staff could make sure he
was eating enough. He had a very distinct “honk”
that would let anyone within earshot know that it
was mealtime.
Tommy was quite the clotheshorse. He had an
extensive wardrobe of sweaters, t-shirts, and even
hoodies, many of which were brought as gifts from
volunteers. It was always great fun to see Tommy’s
outfit of the day.
He will be greatly missed.
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A Word About
Friends of Cats
Friends of Cats is a private, non-profit
organization dedicated to providing shelter
and medical care for homeless cats. Once
their health is assured, we find homes for
as many of them as we can. The cats in our
care are never euthanized except as a matter
of compassion if they are terminally ill. We
depend primarily on membership fees, donations and bequests to continue our work.
Inquiries are welcome and we are always
eager for new members. If you would like
to join us or to make a tax-deductible contribution, please use the coupon at right.
When you become a member of Friends
of Cats, you will receive each issue of our
newsletter Cat Tales.
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