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Paws in Print
A Dog Blessing
Written by T h e R e v e r e n d P h y l l i s A n n M i n .
Read by Ed i t h H a z a r d at the 2009 CHS Dog Walk.
We pray to you, God, our Creator, to bless our dogs with your radiant
light and love. May our animal friends have good health and happy
lives and always be protected and safe.
We ask for better understanding as we learn from our dogs’ wisdom,
their innocence, their loyalty and particularly their seeming ability to
not judge human beings unkindly.
t h e c o a s ta l h u m a n e s o c i e t y n e w s l e t t e r SUMMER 2010
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Australian Cattle Dog
Thank you for the pleasures, playfulness, and sometimes the surprising
humor our pets display. Thank you for their companionship and
friendship, especially for those lonely hours we may have experienced.
Thank you for our companions’ natural ability to teach us to be aware
of the present moment. Thank you for the pure beauty of every dog —
their form, color, texture, motion is all a work of art, and may we
appreciate your creation of this masterpiece.
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Bless all dogs in harm’s way, heal the sick, protect those who are lost,
and guide them to safety.
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Thank you for the gift of love.
Amen
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9 Remembering Emma
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7 Wish list
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Our animals always love us just the way we are.
our mission
To assist by all means the
prevention of cruelty to animals
To alleviate and relieve the suffering
of animals occasioned by any cause
or causes whatsoever
To establish, operate, and maintain
shelter facilities for stray, homeless,
or unwanted abandoned small animals
30 Range Road, Brunswick, Maine 04011 tel. 207 725 5051 fax 207 725 4111 coastalhumanesociety.org
To educate the population in the
area served by the corporation and
disseminate information and materials
pertaining to humane principles in
the treatment of all animals
To ensure that all dogs, cats,
and other domesticated animals
are adopted into lifelong responsible homes
towns we serve
Bowdoin
Harpswell
Bowdoinham
Phippsburg
Brunswick
Richmond
Durham
Topsham
Freeport
Woolwich
Georgetown
Yarmouth
Coastal Humane Society, Inc.
30 Range Road
Brunswick, Maine 04011
207 725 5051 / fax 207 725 4111
coastalhumanesociety.org
At left: b e l l a and r o s i e at L.L.Bean’s flagship store in Freeport. At right: shots from last year’s event.
CHS and L.L.Bean team up
to celebrate the Dog Days of Summer
by Lisa Smith, Marketing & Membership Coordinator
L.L.Bean and CHS will team up for a fantastic
day of furry fun on Saturday, August 14. The
Dog Days of Summer will celebrate the family
dog and help support CHS’s canines!
Kelly Warskym, L.L.Bean’s Manager of Retail
Promotions, is the organizer for Dog Days of
Summer and other community events, like
the summer concerts. She described the idea
behind the dog event, “In the fall we feature
working dog events and based on the success
of those, we decided to also create a day
honoring the pet dog. This day will be all about
pampering your pooch. People can bring
their best friend to this canine celebration.
Dogs will rule in Discovery Park. [For legal
reasons, pets can’t be allowed inside the store.]
The day’s theme will be canine edu-tainment
and will feature demonstrations by dog
handlers, contests, pet massage, pet caricature
artists, face painting (for people!) obedience
instruction from experts, medical info, a test
to certify dogs as Canine Good Citizens, and
a pet photographer. Planet Dog will provide
a wet and wild doggy play station. There will
be a separate puppy play area, and Slugger —
biggest dog of them all — will be there with
Sea Biscuits. (continued on page 3)
Want to walk for the animals? Find pledge sheets at our shelter and website.
brunswick, me 04011
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f r o m t h e e x e c u t i v e d i r e c to r
letters to the e d itor & the shelter staff
Have you met our summer
intern, Chelsea Mora?
Learn more about her on
page 5.
Creating faster adoptions also means minimizing opportunities
for the spread of contagious disease. We’re working on best
practice models for a healthy shelter environment.
In addition, we’ve found a new twist: prevent animals from
coming into the shelter in the first place! Instead, we send
incoming animals to foster homes as quickly as possible, then
let foster parents, already knowledgeable about and attached
to their furry charges, adopt straight out of their homes.
Another practice proved highly successful nationally: help
people who are surrendering an animal to keep their pet by
providing the resources they need to do so. Sometimes those
resources are food or veterinary assistance, often simple knowledge. Many animals end up in shelters due to behavioral problems
easily solved with the help of a dog trainer or cat behaviorist.
And the list of improvements goes on. What does it all boil down
to? That we are looking at a very promising future for the
Coastal Humane Society is almost an understatement. In fact, in
these days of summer our future’s so bright… we’ve got to
wear shades!
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Six days a week: 12:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Closed Wednesdays and major holidays.
our trustees
Polly AndersonConstance McCabe
Scott CushingFran Philip
Tom Hinman Todd Smith
Lee JohnsonLoraine Snyder
Tony McDonald Dorothy Wentworth
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We appreciate getting alumni stories and photos. We remember each and every animal and the follow-up means so much to our staff.
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Shannon Hall-Nutting
animal care & adoption counselors
Ann AspachEmma Hunter
Linus Coulombe Dan Kinch
Janna DewanSusan Landry
Ellen Donnell Julia McKown
Mandy Fisher Katelyn Wells
Stephanie GondekMalcolm Wood
Ve t e r i n a r i a n
Dr. David Bourassa
v e t e r i n a ry a s si s ta n t
Tammy Lebeau
Fr o n t D e sk M a n a g e r s
Lisa Rodzen
v o l u n t e e r c o o rdi n ato r
Kathy Sullivan
b u s i n e s s & o f f i c e m a n ag e r
Jeanne Ewell
ma r ke t i ng & m e m be r s h ip
c o o rd i n ato r
Lisa Smith
m a rke t i ng & de v e lo pm e n t
A s s i s ta n t
Barry Compton
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Teri McRae
website & social Media coordinator
Jane Siviski
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Ed itor’s Note:
For starters, shelters nationally are moving away from the
sanctuary model, where the emphasis was primarily on in-shelter
care. Now the focus is on getting the animals out into good
homes as quickly as possible, on the premise that the longer
they stay in a shelter, the more likely they are to get stressed,
sick, or develop behavioral issues. So, shortening length of stay
means we have to increase the pace and number of adoptions.
In turn, we need to get lots of people, to come to the shelter
(and provide a great experience for them while they are here).
We’ll use every means possible to get people to come adopt.
Enter: social media! We recently created a social marketing
position at CHS, competently filled by former Front Desk Receptionist, Jane Siviski. Jane will be promoting our animals and
events through facebook, twitter, blogs, and a new website,
expected to be up and running by autumn.
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Why are k a r e n s t i m p s o n and her
personal assistants wearing glasses?
All is explained in the adjoining letter.
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The Future’s sooooooo bright!
Just after the vernal equinox, when the days started to become
longer than the night, the Coastal Humane Society reached a
tipping point of its own: we took a giant step forward into our
future by bringing in a team of national shelter experts to spend
a week at CHS, studying virtually every aspect of our operation.
The goal? To become the best possible place for our animals,
employees, and the communities we serve. The Humane Society
of the United States, through their comprehensive and affordable Shelter Evaluation Program, provides the guidance, tools,
and resources needed to help ensure success and long-term
sustainability. While we won’t receive the resultant 300+ page
report until later this summer, we already have a good inkling
of the recommendations headed our way.
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Polly Anderson
I wanted to give you an update about one of your dogs that we
adopted. He lived a great life and was a wonderful companion.
In the fall of 2002, my wife and I were living in Brunswick. I
was with the Navy, while my wife worked from home. With me
leaving early in the morning and getting home late most days,
she mentioned getting a dog — a small dog. At the shelter, she
fell in love with a six year old black Lab named Jake. What
caught her eye was that while all the dogs were jumping and
barking, he was lying down with “shifty” eyes looking at her.
She asked what the story was with him and was told that he
had been adopted seven times, but was never picked up. She
asked if she could see him. She threw a tennis ball, he retrieved,
and she knew that she had found her friend.
We moved back to Virginia Beach in 2003 and over the past
7 ½ years, we have had great days with Jake. From chasing the
ball, to rolling in the grass, from early morning walks to evening treats, he became a member of the family. We have two
other dogs (a Whippet named Lilo, and an Italian Greyhound
named Sam), and the three were inseparable.
This past weekend, we had to make the tough decision of letting
him go. Time had taken it’s toll on his body, yet his heart was
as young as the day we first met him.
The first time we saw Bosco
at the [CHS] shelter we knew
he was the right dog for us.
He is the most mild mannered
love I’ve even seen! Needless
to say he’s also very cute with
one blue eye and one brown.
He has become my running
partner and runs up to 10 miles
with me. He knows when I
put my running shoes on that
it’s time to go and gets very
upset and cries if I don’t take
him with me. We had his DNA
done and it came back Boxer,
Parsons Terrier and American
Eskimo!
I take to the nursing home to
visit my 96 year old mother.
He is a big hit at the home and
very calm with the patients.
Our grandchildren love him!
Thank you for giving us such a precious gift. Although we
thought we were saving him at the time, he actually saved us.
To the Coastal Humane Society, please know that you are
extremely appreciated for what you do for our furry friends.
Because of you, they get a second chance at life, and they
have the opportunity to save another family, just as Jake saved
us. Jake was a great friend and will be missed.
We can’t thank you enough
for being instrumental in
bringing Bosco to us. He is
well loved and has a very
good life. We have another
dog Patrick who is an Irish
Setter and they are good
buddies. Thank you!
Ken & Misty Saunders
Cathy & Chuck
What’s your Story?
Tell us how your CHS pet
is doing an send a picture.
While we can’t fit them all
in the newsletter, we try to
post all “alumni” on our
website.
Ed itor’s Note:
Bosco is the dog of Animal Control
Officer Chuck Burnie from Cumberland. Bosco, rescued from a southern
shelter, was one day away from
euthanasia. He and others were saved
through Last Chance Rescue and by
our own Anne Solli, web mistress of
CHS and her sister Maria who used
a doggy transport to bring them north
to their home and thence to CHS.
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URGENTLY NEEDED:
Foster homes for cats and kittens
Summer is here and the shelter is filling quickly with cats and kittens. You can make
a huge difference and save lives by taking a cat or kitten into your home. Please,
help us to shelter some of these wonderful animals while they wait to find their
forever homes. Become a foster — the need is urgent. For more information, call
the shelter or stop by. Thank you!
ha pp y tale
A love affair with
an Australian Cattle Dog
By c h r i s to p h e r d u va l
I didn’t know what to make of Gus at first.
It was late, well past midnight. I had just returned from a business trip to North
Carolina and had driven home from the Portland airport in a heavy downpour. My wife had warned me that we might be having a canine visitor
from the shelter. It would be a senior dog, and we’d have him for only a
week or two until a permanent home was found.
“What kind of dog will it be?” I had asked, and never gotten an answer. So when
I finally pulled into the driveway that night, I didn’t know what kind of new
canine I and our two Goldens, Tanner and Olivia, would be getting used to.
rabies clinic for dogs only is scheduled for the afternoon.
Former Governor Angus King, a
big dog lover, will also attend the
celebration.”
Coastal Humane Society will kick
off the day at 9:00 a.m. with our
fundraiser, Paws for a Cause dog
walk, strolling right through downtown Freeport. The big parade of
dogs leashed up and walking together
will be a spectacle worth seeing!
After the walk, contests will range
from Most Donations Collected
through Best Tail Wagger, and finally
Best Dressed — owner/dog look-alikes
encouraged!
Coastal Humane Society will also
have a booth with adoptable dogs,
and an Ask the Vet table for questions. Plus, we will be introducing
Gifts of Kindness — plush toy animals
which can be “adopted” for a donation. Each one comes with a name
and real life shelter rescue story. A
Did you know?
L.L.Bean decided to include us in
the Dog Days of Summer activities
because, according to Kelly, “It
feels good to partner with an organization that has a need. Coastal
Humane Society is doing good work.
We are thrilled to invite them to
participate in the Dog Days event,
to help increase visibility for the
shelter, and to raise more dollars
for the care of homeless pets. We
are hoping for a record-breaking
fundraiser. I encourage everyone
to come out for the day. Even if
you don’t have a dog — and you
might find one at the CHS adoption
booth — it will just be a whole lot
of fun.”
For info about participating in the
dog walk visit the CHS shelter,
website, or call 725-5051, ext. 14.
The tallest dog breeds include the
Great Dane and the Irish Wolfhound.
Turning on the bedroom light, I saw two intense eyes staring at me, framed by
a gray face, through the mesh of a kennel door. The eyes watched everything
I did with a curious intensity. I said a brief hello to Gus, got into bed, and then
quickly fell asleep.
Gus also has the ability to bark on command… and the ability to bark at me
without command whenever he has a service for me to perform, like get him
water, or food, or a treat; open the door, let him in or out; pet him; whatever
Gus needs he is very vocal about it.
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We are pleased to introduce Chelsea Mora
as the new part-time summer intern at CHS.
A junior at the University of Connecticut, Chelsea is
majoring in Animal Science with a minor in equine
business management. Chelsea lives in the Brunswick
area and volunteered at the shelter last summer working
mostly with dogs. Her internship this summer involves
helping with membership and marketing.
“I fell in love with all the dogs. Every day when I came home,
I told my older siblings that I had found their perfect
companion. I even found myself trying to convince my
parents that we needed a third dog to accompany our
bunny, rats, and birds. But apart from the incredible
animals that steal my heart at CHS, it was the compassionate and appreciative staff that made every visit
meaningful. So when it came time to make plans for the
summer, I knew I had to return to CHS.”
As I got to know Gus better, I discovered a few more things about him. One day
I casually tossed a beach ball in his direction, and I was amazed when he hit
the ball right back to me with his nose. Thinking this was a fluke, I tossed it
again… same result. Several more tosses and expert nose-launched returns later,
I realized Gus had a special talent.
Top: C h r i s , giving G u s the face rubs he loves. Bottom: Gus,
more than ready for a boat ride.
“I absolutely fell for all
the dogs...”
What does Chelsea hope to gain from her experience at
CHS? Her goal is to someday run a rescue group or
shelter, so she wanted an experience with the public
side of sheltering. She hopes to learn more about humane
societies, marketing, public relations and animal care. Her
love of animals stems from years of horseback riding,
animal training and care. This led her to volunteer at
CHS. Chelsea reports:
The next morning, I officially began my tenure as a full time servant and best
friend to a 12-year-old Australian Cattle Dog. For some unknown reason, Gus
decided that I was his person, and that no one else could quite measure up.
This means that Gus has to be within a few feet of me most of the time,
that I am the object of an intense stare much of the time, and that I have a
loyal and true canine friend all of the time.
Gus has been with me for almost two years now, and I continue to be totally
captivated by his outsized personality. He’s now 14 going on 2, and he’s a huge
part of our lives, and a well known celebrity around the office. I know he’s an
old dog, and won’t be here forever, but I’m truly grateful for the opportunity to
spend as much time as I can with Gus — and for the chance to be his loyal servant.
Introducing our summer intern c h e l s e a (with her dog s o p h i e ).
Besides being an animal lover, Chelsea is a hard worker,
smart (Dean’s List smart), and skilled in working with
animals. Now our dilemma will be how to fill the void after
she leaves!
Edi to r ’ s N ot e:
Lots of fun cleaning cars and raising money at the c h s
c a r wa s h
in May.
If you know someone who might be a good intern — summer or
winter — contact the marketing department at 725-5051, ext. 12.
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yummy recipe
COOL canine treats
Is your dog panting for something
cool during the dog days of summer?
Or giving you those sad doggy eyes
while you lap your ice cream cone?
Give him some cool canine treats
and enjoy your ice cream guilt-free.
“p u p sicles”
cool canine tre at s
1 tablespoon honey
3 tablespoons peanut butter
1 ripe banana
16 oz. plain yogurt
Mix the peanut butter, honey, and
fruit together until well blended.
(Mash with a fork or use a blender.)
Add the fruit mixture to the yogurt
and mix well.
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our wish list
Don’t miss our new Pet Wellness
Workshops this fall!
Puzzled about some of your pet’s
behaviors? Why does Fido have
to stop at every tree? What’s the
best food for your furry friends?
Questions? Stop by or call the
shelter — we’d be happy to answer
any questions you may have.
Find the answers to these questions
and other pet quirks at the 2010
Pet Wellness Workshop series. This
year we have a new and larger
venue at the Curtis Memorial Library
(Brunswick) in the Morrell Meeting
Room.
Dogs Rule — But Why?
Dog Behaviors Explained
6:00 – 7:45 p.m.
Did you know?
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Pet Nutrition
6:00 – 7:45 p.m.
Hamsters can only see up to six inches in front
of them — they are also color blind.
in our community
Freeze in ice cube trays or small
paper or plastic cups.
New local program: AniMeals
ti p: For even easier cool treats try
Spectrum Generations Southern Midcoast Community Center announced
the launch of AniMeals, a program which provides supplemental pet
food for Meal on Wheels recipients who share their lives with a
dog or cat.
frozen bananas or carrots as well
as ice cubes with a slice of banana
or cheese frozen inside.
Recipe from www.all-natural-dog-treat.com
Initiated by a different chapter, Spectrum Generations Cohen
Community Center in Hallowell six years ago, this program
acknowledges the important relationship that homebound adults
have with their pets, and the challenges they face.
“Our homebound consumers love their pets, and worry about
how to provide for them,” says Nutrition Coordinator Sarah
Hunter. “When we initially began thinking about this program,
we sent notices to our consumers to assess the level of
interest, and were overwhelmed with the response. After
our first delivery, we received several phone calls from
tearful consumers expressing their deep gratitude.”
G o o d to t h e l a s t d r o o l . Guess this guy just
finished a homemade pupsicle.
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New shelter hours
CHS is now open six days a week with more
public-friendly hours. We are open later on
weekdays and weekends. Our hours of operation are from 12 noon – 6:00 p.m. every day,
except Wednesday, when we are closed.
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The AniMeals program, much like Meals on Wheels,
would not be possible without volunteers. Two
Brunswick High School students, Kayla Lucas and
Amanda Campbell, along with marketing volunteer
Amanda Hubbard, worked to organize this valuable
program.
Together, they secured donations from Brooks
Feed & Farm Supply in Brunswick, Bath Animal
Hospital, Petco, and Pet Quarters.
For information about donating to the AniMeals program
or assisting with deliveries, call Sarah Hunter at 729-0475 or
email [email protected].
Reprinted with permission from Spectrum Generations.
We always need things
If you see anything on this list that you could provide, please do! Donations can be dropped off
at the shelter during business hours. We will gladly give you a receipt for your records. Thank you!
General S helter I tems
PowerPoint Projector
Digital scale to weigh cats
Office supplies
Boom Boxes for animal rooms
Classical music CD’s
Dirt to fill holes in animal yards
Large curbside mailbox
Wood bark chips for dog yards and paths
Digital camera: still and video
Stainless steel tables and shelves
Utility garden shed or outbuildings
White copy paper
Towels & bathroom rugs
Humane animal traps – large sizes
Folding metal exercise pens
C leanin g Supp lies
Bleach, bleach, & more bleach
Paper towels, toilet paper & tissues
Low-sudsing laundry powder
New string mop heads
New brooms & dust pans
Liquid hand sanitizer
30-gallon trash bags
V et Clinic I tems
X-ray machine & developer
Microscope
Blood pressure machine with cuffs for animals
Hydrogen peroxide or rubbing alcohol
Latex & non-latex gloves
animal items
Wahl brand 10-blade electric grooming
clippers
Puppy playpens and folding exercise pens
Cat litter
Purina One adult feline indoor cat food
Dog/cat toys, treats & chews
Small animal treats such as celery, carrots,
rice cakes, greens, & apples
Quality hay and greens for our small animals
Canned dog and cat food
Rawhides
volunteers
Event Planner
Carpenter
Handyperson
Master Gardeners
Pet Groomer
Pet photographer
VOLUNTEERS NEED ED
Morning Cleaning
8:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
Clean and freshen rooms in the morning.
Laundry
mornings or afternoons (scheduling is flexible)
A few hours of your time will give our animals
clean bedding and a feeling of comfy support.
Administrative support
4 hours per week
Looking for two data entry people who
can each volunteer for four hours per week.
front desk assistant
& adoption counselor
12 noon – 6:00 p.m. daily
Lend a hand during shelter hours.
IT support
time will vary
Provide IT support for our computer systems.
Please contact Kathy Sullivan for volunteer
information at 725-5051, ext. 14.
ad op tion
Have cat. Will travel.
By linda arnold, CHS Volunteer
As a volunteer at the shelter, I frequently get a last minute phone call from Kathy Sullivan,
the Volunteer Coordinator, with a request to help with a project. I have spent many interesting
afternoons packing up kitties and display cages to take to presentations and events all over
mid-coast Maine. So it came as no surprise when late last week Kathy called me in to the
shelter for another cat delivery. This time, however, was a bit different: a housebound disabled
woman in Bath had longed for a cat, and had picked out a favorite from our website. My job
was to bring the cat of her dreams to her and hope for a fit. If it didn’t work for whatever reason,
I would bring others until we had a match.
The kitty is a wonderful year old female with a white coat and gray tabby markings. On arrival,
she calmly investigated her surroundings, found the litter box, and then made herself at home.
She is quick with a purr and her new Mom loves her mellow personality. It’s a perfect match.
We are looking for more perfect matches, and we don’t mind bringing pets to potential parents
who are unable to come to us. If you know of someone in our community who is looking for
a companion animal, but is disabled and can’t make it to the shelter, we will go to them.
Please call or email Kathy if you would like to learn more about our “Cats on Wheels” Program
207-725-5051, ext. #14 or [email protected].
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will travel!
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Leave a Legacy of Kindness
Remembering Emma
By To n y G i bb s
In a previous newsletter we listed some options for planned giving to CHS — stocks,
bequests and charitable gift annuities. Another gift vehicle that allows a donor to
retain benefits from the donated property is a Charitable Remainder Trust, which
can take one of two forms, described below.
C h a r i ta b l e R em a i n d er
a n n u i t y trust
With a Charitable Remainder Annuity
Trust (CRAT), the donor transfers property
to a trustee, in exchange for periodic
payments (at least annually) from the
Trust. The payments are based on a certain
percentage, stated in the trust agreement, of the fair market value of the
transferred assets at the creation of the
CRAT; the payments will remain the
same until either the death of the beneficiary or the expiration of the term of
years, at which time CHS will receive the
assets that remain in the Trust.
C h a r i ta b l e R em a i n d er u n i trust
The second type of Charitable Remainder
Trust is a Charitable Remainder Unitrust
(CRUT), in which the periodic payments
are recalculated each year, rather than
only once at the inception of the trust.
If the Trust’s value appreciates, the payments will increase; conversely, if the
Trust’s value decreases, the beneficiary’s
payments will decrease, as well. One
significant difference between the CRAT
and the CRUT is that a CRUT may receive
additional funds after its creation, while
a CRAT may be funded only at inception.
With both of these vehicles, CHS would
not receive any benefits from the assets
in the trust immediately, but the donor
is able to put into place a major gift that
will benefit CHS in the future.
This overview does not in any way provide
an exhaustive list of the many forms
of planned gifts, which, in addition to the
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methods mentioned above, may also
involve the transfer of real estate interests,
retirement benefits, insurance policies,
and other types of trusts. We will discuss
other types of planned gifts in future
issues of the newsletter, and will provide
examples of individual situations that
might benefit from the use of one or more
of those methods. In the meantime, we
encourage you to consult your own estate
planning and financial advisers. Please
let us know if you are considering a
planned gift to CHS or if you have any
questions about any of the methods
discussed above.
If you are considering a planned gift to
CHS or if you have any questions call our
Executive Director, Karen Stimpson at
725-5051, ext.15 or email kstimpson@
coastalhumanesociety.org. Thank you!
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o u r r e c e n t e s tat e d o n o r s
We are very grateful to the kind
friends of our community’s animals
who recently bequeathed significant
portions of their estates to CHS. Their
generosity allow us to dream big and
to realize part of the vision described
on page 2.
Imagine a Maine summer day — golf
with friends, a cookout lunch, prizes,
activities and awards and raising money
for animals. The Brunswick Golf Club is
hosting the Summer 2010 Coastal Humane
Society Golf Classic for the Animals on
Monday, August 18th. Players can fortify
themselves with coffee and pastries during
the registration from 7:00 a.m. – 8:15 a.m.
Tee off time is 8:30 a.m. with a shotgun
start and scramble format.
Hole-in-One contests offer $10,000 prizes!
At 2:00 p.m., after 18 holes of golf with
friends, players earn a cookout style lunch
and an awards ceremony.
Want to play? The entry fee, which includes
breakfast and lunch and opportunities
for prizes, is $150 per person or $600 per
foursome. So grab three golf buddies and
fill out the registration form on our website
coastalhumanesociety.org. Then mail or
fax it to us along with your check or credit
card information to:
Golf Classic for the Animals Coastal Humane Society
30 Range Rd., Brunswick, ME 04011
You can also pay online using PayPal.
(Please include your team/company name
and lead team member name.)
For more information, please call Scott
Cushing at 319-1277 or email cushings@
downeastenergy.com.
Each day over the past winter, the hills seemed to get a little
steeper for Emma, our part-Queensland companion for more
than a decade. On damp mornings she had trouble getting to
her feet; and her hearing was completely gone. (Though with
Emma there was also the possibility that she had decided humans
were no longer worth listening to.) My wife, Lynne, and I finally
began to admit that old age was catching up with her. Maybe
more than catching up.
But Emma still enjoyed her life. She could ingest — and digest —
anything up to a medium-sized hubcap, or
sniff out the spot where someone dropped
edible trash a week ago. She clearly valued
her walks on the streets of Bath, though
her pace was agonizingly slow, and even
curbs had to be carefully negotiated.
When the end came, it was reasonably
fast, a couple of days during which her
body’s organs finally failed her. She seemed
to accept that she had come to the end of
her road and faced death calmly and
peacefully. Our own heartbreak was eased,
at least partially, by the knowledge that
we’d given her a long, good life that she
wouldn’t have had without us.
She’d been dumped, at the age of five, in
the bare, dry hills behind Santa Barbara, California, where
there’s nothing to drink and only tarantulas and rattlesnakes to
eat. She had somehow managed to survive until she was picked
up by Animal Control, but the experience scarred her deeply:
Any small animal was for her a potential meal, and any larger
one was a threat. Because she was beautiful and healthy, she got
adopted by well-meaning folks, but she was invariably returned to the shelter: the habits she’d picked up in the hills
made her deadly to other pets (though she was always friendly
with people, even complete strangers).
Her appearance, her independent dignity, and her quiet affection
were irresistible to me. Newly single, I was living on a boat in the
marina, and she adapted to that odd existence almost immediately.
Gradually she came to realize that other animals were no longer
a danger — though when we walked together, I learned to scan
the street well ahead and cross to the other side before a crisis
could develop. What surprised me was her unvarying calm with
small children, even those without experience of pets, who
poked and prodded her.
This year we can take some giant steps
forward because of the generosity of
Edward S. Lanciani, Sally Ward
Swartzmiller, Jeanne M. Lavance,
Irene Krombar, Ruth Schurmann,
and especially Margaret Stuart Ford.
pup-pup
is ready for a round of golf.
Did you know?
When Lynne came into my life, she and Emma quickly became
friends. In our fifth-wheel trailer, we traveled across the continent
to places as different as Mexico and Maine. Life in RV parks,
where there are many pets and no permanent territories to
defend, seemed to awaken in Emma a latent friendliness for
other dogs, the smaller and scruffier the better. Her favorite buddy, in a New Mexico park, was a shriveled, rumpled creature of
uncertain provenance who’d been named Bondo, because of
the color of his fur. She was three times his size, but he was able
to teach her how to play, something she’d
never done before.
At last we settled in Bath, a place she
clearly loved as much as we did — in her
case, affection was magnified by the
twice-a-week curbside deposit of trash,
which provided her with an ever-changing
bouquet of odors. We adopted from CHS a
small companion for her, and they mostly
ignored each other (though I think each
found the other’s presence comforting
when we were out). We could even, for a
year or so, ignore the fact that time was closing in.
And now Emma is gone. It’s hard to write
these words, and I still find myself expecting her to be standing by the door when I come home. She
has left a gap in our lives that is hard to believe.
But I know that someday, not too long from now, I’ll wake up
one bright morning to find myself in a green, green field that
stretches to a limitless horizon. Emma will be there, young and
strong again, loping across the grass with her unique, springloaded stride. She’ll stop and look over her shoulder at me, and
her expression will say it all: “Well, what kept you? Follow me.”
And I will.
Above, e m m a — from throwaway dog to beloved companion.
community su pp ort
Coastal Humane Society has teamed up with Hospice Volunteers of Mid Coast Maine in Brunswick to offer grief support
for pet owners. See page 15 for more information.
A bird’s normal body temperature is usually 7-8 degrees hotter than a human’s. Up to three-quarters
of the air a bird breathes is used just for cooling down since they are unable to sweat.
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People memorials
Donations were made in honor of
the following special people between
March 10, 2010, and June 23, 2010.
M i s sy
Mary Libby
Peter & Helen Frati
Mark Nordenson & Moira Simonds
Deborah & David Wright
Cheryl & Paul Lancaster
Breanna Vintinner
CHS is pleased to accept
donations with the names
of those whom you wish to
memorialize. In order to
properly celebrate your loved
one, please specify next to
each name whether your
memorial is in the name of
a special person or a beloved
pet. Thank you for your
continued support!
Kathy Martin
Barbara Bartos Bernard McNult y
Barbara Kip
Barbara McNulty
Bertha Spear
Jocelyn M. Leadbetter
Bessie Oettin ger
Jean Whiting
C &i de S lattery
Bar Harbor Teachers Association
Richard Farris
Paul & Eleanor Zdanowicz
Conners-Emerson School
Capt. Robert M . Spe a r
Paula & James Dooley
Sally L. Jackson
Bruce & Linda MacMillan
Carole Dees
Muriel Britton & Susan Pettingill
George & Karen Bruns
Lee & Charles Hale
Denise & Thomas Highsmith
Cathy Holt
Daniel P. Hunter
Barbara & Joseph Janco
Marguerite & William Ryan
Linda & James Scott
Mary Sharp
Andy & Laura Smith-Peterson
Marie Stordahl & Dennis Vealitzek
William & Ann Marie Thomas
Paula & Frank Ward
Cecil Beane
Glenis & Wayne Elliott
Charlie Burgess
Maryann & Thomas Anglim
Ma r jo r i e Hu r l e y
Debora Price
Ma ry D up e e
Now You’re Cooking
Kathy Sullivan
Edga r “T i m ” C at l i n , J r .
Joanne Melville
Ea r l R. M a rb l e J r .
Ma u r e e n M u rp h y
Androscoggin Animal Hospital
William Cockburn
Russell Favreau
Favreau Electric
Nancy & John Moncure
Douglas & Deborah Morton
Mary Kay Nelson
New York Intelligence Center
Ouellet Associates, Inc.
Maureen J. Pray
El a i n e S w i s s l e r
Delores A. Hoyer
L.L.Bean Outdoor Sporting Specialties
Edith & David Rentz
Nancy & Clare Swinbourne
Ev e ly t h R i c e
Veda & Carl Ferris
Hilton & Dorothy Libby
Maria & Richard McElman
Barbara J. Richards
Seth H. Washburn
Flo r i e n B i e t t e
Brian & Susan Hobart
Dorothy & Davis Mcfadden
Mary St. Pierre
Geraldine & Francis Taylor
Barbara Knedler
Fr a n c i s Hog a n
Anne Loth
He rb e r t Cr a f t s II
Alna-Anchor Lodge #43 AF & AM
Bath Optometric Associates
Michael McNaughton
Ellen M. Papera
Il a “ J e a n ” R & a l l
Ellen L. Augusta
Mardell & Peter Cookson
John & Jackie Curtis
Connie & Robert Leach
John T. Neidhardt
Linda & Paul Towne
Irene & Burton Wight
J a m e s B . Cl e l &
Pat & Thomas Briere
J o h n K e n oy e r
Winnifred M. Merrill
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Ma ggi e Ol i v e r
D r . H u gh B i nks
Coastal Humane
Society memorials
Please note that all other
donations will be listed
in our annual report.
Thank you!
Ruth Schurmann
Dara Kaufman
D o r ot h y F. G o od e n o w
Alysha Webb
other donations
Charlotte Tambor
Marguerite Curtis
Dorothy Wallace
Ruth L. Bass
Send your donation to us
with the name of the animal(s)
you wish to memorialize,
and your name, to Pet
Memorials, c/o Coastal
Humane Society, 30 Range Rd,
Brunswick, ME 04011.
Mila
Joan Thurston
Liz Alden
Alice Pye p et memorials
Roger Meunier
Sharon & Rick Plato
Eleanor Williams
Lillian Aubens
Marguerite Boudreau
p ersonal memoria l s
L i s a Ra e W i l l i a m s
Marion Reed
Jeanna Feeney
Gayle Guthrie
Simonne & George Tetu
Alice Mar guerite N o l a n
Send your donation plus the
name of the person(s) you
wish to honor, and include
your name, to Personal
Memorials, c/o Coastal
Humane Society, 30 Range Rd,
Brunswick, ME 04011
C h a r lot t e C ot e
Robert Arsenault
Linda Coombs
Favreau Electric
Cynthia & Richard Lemont
Gingermary Loomis & Naomi
Lachance
Larry Merrill
Sara Odell & Chris Majewski
Lynn & Robert Ouellette
Sullivan Tire
Mary A. Whalen
Pa m D e n n i s
Karen Sammer
Pat r i c i a Sto dd e r
Bath Marine Draftmen’s Assoc.
Phyllis Pinette
Robert Duplessie
Ann T. May
Rose-Anne Pinette
Mary St. Pierre
P r i s c i l l a N e w g a r de n Jeanine & Cliff Provencal
Ray m o nd M i l l s
Charlotte A. Curtis
Ro b e r t A l l e n
Nancy Baker
Cynthia E. Crocker
Ro b e r t J o h n s o n
Bath Iron Works
Jennifer & Jessica Ford
Ro b e r t Par ato r e
Maryallyn Dennison
Ro d n e y C o o k
Donations honoring the following
people were received between
March 10, 2010 and June 23, 2010.
Simon Stevens
M i tc h e l l
L i s a Wa l k e r
Pauline Higgins
Nanci & Mark Alexander
Aaron Greenwald
S u s a n K i ng
Ni nj a
Lu Soule
Bohan & Bradstreet
Nancy & Philip Brackett
Caroline Christy
Emily King
Louise O’Keeffe
Elena V&ervoort
Julianne Dugas
Caroline Southall
Ted Saldano
Mi c h a e l At w o o d
People honorariums
L.L.Bean Outdoor Sporting Specialties
Pet memorials
Donations honoring the following
petswere received between
March 10, 2010 and June 23, 2010.
Abi g a i l
No e l
Pat M i s s a l
Cindy Mclean
Kathy & Eric Missal
Pat r i c k
R u s s P i n f o ld
The French family
Mary
Penny
LaVerne Vayo
Pet honorariums
Peanut
Donations honoring the following
pets were received between
March 10, 2010 and June 23, 2010.
Cathy Holt
Sasha
Ed McCartan
Seguin
Jo & Ed Bradley
Lou Brown & Walter Farley
A l l m y w o n de r f u l p e t s o v e r
the years
Marcia & Pete Blue
Christine E. Hack
B uddy
Gail Aseltine
Cosmos
Peter & Helen Frati
D a i sy
Fritz
Mike & Sherry Missig
S n o w ba l l
Robert Whitney
Cindi Smith
F e l i x B at t l e
Marguerite & Stephen & Julia White
Simone
Catherine Devine
B o ot s
B ubba & D a i sy
Robert & Judith Koenig
Goldie
Susan & William Hitchcock
Sweet William
Ivy
Elaine Doran
Vincent
Jean & Tim DeFreitas
R o bbi e
Susan Wegner & John Fischer
Sophie
Jean & Tim DeFreitas
Jill Litchfield
Dancie
Tucker
Maureen Soutter
Kathy & Eric Missal
Dusty Curtis
T w o Sp e c i a l B i rds
Gladys & Brad Curtis
Carol Jones
George
Patricia Holt
Gulliver
Krisite Gaines
Lizzie Mae
Anne & Chris Taylor
Lo n e S ta r
Advantage Media Group Legacy
Publishing Company
Patricia Holt
Ro ge r L . Wi l l e y
Patricia Holt
Lucky
Charles & Frances Willey
Ada Willey
Ly v i a
Alene Staley
Max Moncure
Ashley Dobbin
Mickey
Ralph & Anne Norris
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Coastal Humane Society
Artistic >
Abby Pearson of Cumberland for “There’s nothing quite like a cat
nap in the sun after a hard day of napping
in the sun for Fluffa.” She wins a photoshoot for her animal with professional
Portland photographer Kevin Farnham.
First Place:
Photo Contest
2010 Winners
Our judges pored over more than 250 submissions — and agonized over which ones were the best. Every
entry was a winner in its own right, because each one showed that Coastal Humane Society supporters love
animals! And that makes us very happy. After much debate our judges made their decisions and the winners
were announced at our July 8 Members Gathering. Congratulations to all!
First Runner Up: Stephanie Marie Hill
of Brunswick for “Zeke, a 7-year-old English
Yellow Lab Blockhead Retriever, tries to
bite the hand that feeds (the hand is Allison
Nicole Hill.)”
Second Runner Up: Samantha Anderson
of Topsham for “The light shining in on my
cat Lurch.”
< Pets and People
< It’s a Tough Life
First Place: Deanna Ossenkop of South
Portland for “Linus curled up under my
roommate’s arm.” She wins free grooming
session at Kathy Wilson’s Pet Grooming in
Brunswick.
Edith (Tina) Baldwin of
Brunswick for “Jess, the beagle I adopted
from CHS in 2007 on her 10th birthday.”
She wins a gift certificate to Fetch in Portland.
First Place:
First Runner Up: Shelly Wilson of Harpswell
for “Maggie the goat and Hallie, my niece.
Pucker up!”
First Runner Up: Nicole Chipman of
Harpswell for “My handsome Ragamuffin
Flynn taking a nap in his favorite spot on the
kitty tower with the warm sun shining in.”
Second Runner Up: David Heivly of
Pownal for “Claudia with her two buddies,
Aspen and Lexie.”
Lisa Manchen of Topsham for “Oreo going for a dip in the pool.”
Second Runner Up:
v i s i t o u r w eb site
For more detail, please visit the
Photo Contest Winners section
of our website. And, again, thank
you to everyone who entered
the contest. There’s a lot of talent
in our community! Keep shooting
since there’s a good chance we’ll
do this again next year.
The Great Outdoors >
First Place: Chris L’Abbé of Topsham
for “Scout and Jones running and playing
at Popham Beach in January.” Chris wins
a free grooming session at Kathy Wilson’s
Pet Grooming in Brunswick.
First Runner Up: Alayna Frey of Standish
for “Here’s Mica, the amazing Flying Dog,
retrieving her water.”
Second Runners Up: Ginni and Stan Fish
of Brunswick for “Lilly, our risk-taking cat.”
Humor >
First Place: Kate Maringer of Brunswick
for “Isabella (the lookout), Duncan (CHS hospice), Samantha (checking the ties), Sophie’s
back/head (CHS hospice), Blossom the
cat (the mastermind?) and me.” Kate wins a
photoshoot for her animal with professional
Brunswick photographer Tiffany Dumas.
First Runner Up: David Heivly of Pownal
for “Aspen after playing in the mud.”
Nicole Chipman of
Harpswell for “Flynn, a 5 month old Ragamuffin who loves to play in soda can boxes.”
Second Runner Up:
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< Best Friends Forever
First Place: Leah Twitchell of
Brunswick for “Hecktor and Sophie.”
She wins a gift certificate to Fetch
in Portland.
First Runner Up: Paul LaCasse of
Brunswick for “Emma and Pooh Bear.”
Second Runner Up: Christian Carlson
of Topsham for “Elsa makes a ploy for
the right sink while Lina watches.”
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special than ks
h appy ta l e
linda arnold
Quest for Kitty Luce
barbara pelley
chelsea mora
We would like to thank these
ladies for staffing our Farmer’s
Market booth at the Brunswick
Mall every Friday. Through their
kind efforts, cats and kittens
have been adopted, event information has been distributed,
and monetary donations have
been received.
Beau sperry
We thank Beau for returning for
his fifth year as our representative at our Saturday Farmer’s
Market booth at Crystal Spring
Farm. He works the crowd
with his shelter dogs, promotes
events, and receives monetary
donations for our shelter.
b y h e i d i j . n e l s o n , Brunswick
up comin g events for 2010
Animal Control
For those readers who live in Brunswick, the name
Alvah Luce may bring many thoughts to mind. Alvah
was a character, to say the least. He could be seen
around town, regardless of the weather, in his Hawaiian
shirts, shorts and sneakers. Never a coat, but occasionally, a royal blue bathrobe if it was extremely cold.
He was never at a loss to express his opinion, whether
you wanted to hear it or not. There were many layers to
Alvah, but his love for his animals was always evident.
On the evening of October 20, 2009, Alvah Chase
Luce II, died while driving home. In his van at the time
of the crash was his beloved, Kitty. Kitty is about 8-10
years old, a beautiful black torti with white paws. Al
brought her back from Florida in his briefcase when
she was just a kitten. She had been his constant companion ever since. Apparently, Kitty escaped through
a window when the van hit the tree.
comic relief
When I heard of the accident, I immediately thought of
Kitty. The officer handling the crash told me that she
was not in the van and had not been seen. Since the
accident had occurred less than a mile from Al’s house,
I assumed that Kitty had headed in that direction. I
went out to his residence, and spotted her near the
house. I called her name, she turned to look at me,
then ran off. At least I knew she was alive and did
not appear injured. I knew his family was coming to
town, so I had hoped that Kitty would come to them
and be taken care of. Unfortunately, they never saw
her while in town for the funeral. The cleaning crew
saw her that Friday, sitting on the dock, waiting… but
that was the last sighting.
All in a
day’s work…
I spoke with the family, and we came up with a plan to
catch Kitty. Al had a cat door in his house that she
used. I received permission from Al’s sister, Cathy,
to set a Havahart trap in the house to capture Kitty.
barbara pelley
michelle rines
pat harrington
anne richardson
Special thanks are in order for
these marvelous volunteer
green thumbs who have been
sprucing up the gardens around
our building. Their time and
talents are greatly appreciated!
A grandfather was driving
his grandchildren to their
home one day when a fire
truck zoomed past.
Sitting in the front seat of
the fire truck was a Dalmatian dog. When they saw
him, the children started
discussing the dog’s duties.
“They use him to keep
crowds back,” said one
child.
“No,” said another, “He’s
just for good luck.”
A third child brought the
argument to a close,
“They use the dogs,” she said
firmly, “to find the fire
hydrants.”
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A week went by, and the food in the trap had not been
touched. I started to worry that she had suffered
injuries in the accident and had died out in the woods.
Each day, I checked the trap in the house, then walked
the woods. I made up a flyer with pictures of Kitty,
and distributed them around the neighborhood. There
was one possible sighting, but nothing further.
After a couple of weeks, I noticed that the food in the
trap was being eaten, but the trap wasn’t triggered
shut. Over the next several days, I tried different food
in the trap and different ways of setting it, with no luck.
Something was outsmarting me and getting to the
food without triggering the door on the trap. I wondered
if the crafty critter was actually one of Al’s squirrels.
A raccoon could also fit through the door and come in
for a free meal. To narrow the options, I spread baby
powder outside the cat door and on the ramp leading
up to the trap. The next day, I found cat tracks in the
powder. That gave me new hope that I might still be
successful in my pursuit.
Over the next couple of weeks, I continued my daily
routine of searching for Kitty. Unfortunately, Kitty continued her routine of eating the food and leaving the
trap in the “set” position. Though my frustration level
was escalating, at least I knew that she was getting
food each day. On Friday, November 13th, I started
to get concerned. We were going on one month of
searching, and the weather was getting colder. Soon,
Al’s house would not be accessible, and Kitty would
be on her own for the winter. I had to think of some
way to get Kitty to hit the trigger plate in the trap. I
looked around the room and saw a box of items that
the cleaning crew had left behind. In the box was a
pair of Al’s dirty socks. I wrapped the trigger plate with
the socks, hoping that Kitty would smell Al on them,
rub on them as cats do and cause the trap to shut.
As I left the house, I “spoke” to Al, as I often had done
during this quest. I let him know that I needed his help
to catch Kitty. Knowing Al, he was probably enjoying
watching my daily frustrations.
Monday morning, my first stop was out to check the
trap. It had been cold and wet, so I hoped that the
weather had driven Kitty inside. When I got into the
house, I walked over to the door of the room where
the trap was set, and hesitated. I closed my eyes as
I put my hand on the door handle. I knew that my “bag
of tricks” was almost empty and I thought, “Please
Kitty, be in the trap. I don’t think my heart can handle
another empty trap.” I took a deep breath, and opened
the door. There sat Kitty Luce! I called her name. She
immediately turned towards me and started a desperate meowing. I sat next to her and had a good cry, and
told her that she would be okay. She had lost some
weight, and was clearly traumatized, but did not appear
injured. I called the family and brought her to CHS
to wait for them to pick her up. My quest for Kitty Luce
was over, just one day shy of a month after it had
begun, and one day shy of what would have been
Alvah’s 63rd birthday.
Get involved with CHS!
All listed events will be held at our shelter, unless otherwise noted.
Visit our web site frequently to check for new workshops or other updates.
august
octo ber
sat 8/14
wed 10 /13
Paws for a Cause Dog Walk
9:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
Discovery Park, L.L.Bean
Pet Grief Support Meeting
6:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Hospice Volunteers
45 Baribeau Drive, Brunswick
Rabies Plus Clinic
11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Discovery Park, L.L.Bean
Dogs only, please.
MON 8/23
Golf Classic for the Animals
7:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Brunswick Golf Club
Wa n t to p l ay ?
Send an email to Scott Cushing
at [email protected]
september
sat, 9/11
Rabies Plus Clinic
9:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
Coastal Humane Society
mon, 9/13
Dog Obedience Classes Session 1 starts
Every Monday for six weeks
6:15 p.m. – 7:15 p.m. or
7:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
tues, 9/14
Dog Obedience Classes Session 2 starts
Every Tuesday for six weeks
6:15 p.m. – 7:15 p.m. or
7:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
wed 10 /27
Pet Grief Support Meeting
6:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Hospice Volunteers
45 Baribeau Drive, Brunswick
nov ember
sat, 11/6
Rabies Plus Clinic
10:00 a.m. – 12 noon
Georgetown Town Hall
wed 11/10
Pet Grief Support Meeting
6:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Hospice Volunteers
45 Baribeau Drive, Brunswick
wed, 11/17
Pet Wellness Workshop:
Good Eats — A Walk
Through the Pet Food Aisle
6:00 a.m. – 7:45 p.m.
Curtis Memorial Library
Morrell Meeting Room
Brunswick
Pet Wellness Workshop:
Dogs Rule — But Why?
Canine Behavior Explained
6:00 a.m. – 7:45 p.m.
Curtis Memorial Library
Morrell Meeting Room
Brunswick
Pet Grief Support Meeting
6:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Hospice Volunteers
45 Baribeau Drive, Brunswick
wed 9/22
wed 12/8
Pet Grief Support Meeting
6:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Hospice Volunteers
45 Baribeau Drive, Brunswick
kitty luce
sat, 10 /23
Rabies Plus Clinic
9:00 a.m. – 12 noon
Bodoinham Town Hall
community pro grams
Pet Grief Support Meetings
Pets are part of the family and their death can affect us deeply.
Coastal Humane Society has teamed up with Hospice Volunteers of Mid Coast Maine in Brunswick to offer grief support
for pet owners. Two groups are forming and will meet at the
same time; one group for those who are facing impending loss,
and a support group for those whose pet has already died.
Please join us to share experiences and stories or our beloved
pets. There is no charge.
When
2nd and 4th Wednesdays of each month
6:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Where
Hospice Volunteers Center, 45 Baribeau Drive, Brunswick
Sign up
Please call ahead to enroll: 729-3602
Dog Obedience Classes
Sign up for new beginner and intemermediate classes
held at CHS.
When
Six-week Monday session starts September 13
Six-week Tuesday session starts September 14
Early class: 6:15 p.m. – 7:15 p.m.
Late class: 7:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
Cost
$85 per session, $50 for a dog adopted from CHS
Sign up
Call 725-5051, ext.23 or
email [email protected]
wed 11/24
d ecember
Pet Grief Support Meeting
6:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Hospice Volunteers
45 Baribeau Drive, Brunswick
thurs 12/16 – sun 12/19
CHS Holiday Open House
6:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
sat, 12/18
Pet Photographer
12 noon – 4:00 p.m.
during Holiday Open House
Coastal Humane Society
Rabies Plus Clinic
12 noon – 2:00 p.m.
during Holiday Open House
Coastal Humane Society
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