Volunteers & Friends Newsletter
 
May/June 2017

Orphans of the Storm
PO Box 838
Kittanning, PA 16201
(724) 548-4520
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April
935.75
Volunteer Hours

May
1,074.75
Volunteer Hours

We need volunteers 
every day! 
However, if your schedule is flexible, we have 
the least  number of volunteers 
Mondays & Fridays.

Check out your 
April hours by clicking here  or your May hours by clicking  here.  
Please let Robin Thomaswick know if any of your hours were missed by emailing her at [email protected]
Welcome New Volunteers!
The following have attended orientation.
If you see them training or volunteering, be sure to say "hi"!

Dawn Atkinson, 
Kathi Baer, Claire Baker, Jenise & Patrick Bashline, Caitlyn Berger, Noah Bigley, Dale Bouchen, Michelle Burger, Charlotte Crittenden, Patricia Delacour, Tony Geminetti, Billie Gleason, Aura Gross, Jan & Jim Hartzell & John Kulla, Shirley Jackson, Blake & John Lux, Arnie McGaughey, Marcie Metnick, Nancy Porter, Alex & Jill Ramer, Scott Reedy, Pam Saxion, Isabella Scassera, Chelsea Schultheis, Terry Shindledecker, Harlety & Julie Tarr, Mary Watkin.

Next Volunteer Orientation

Due to a lack of response our scheduled volunteer orientation on  Monday, June 12 is cancelled.
If you know of someone interested in joining our volunteer family, please have them call me directly at (724) 919-3043 (new number) or email me by clicking   here ,



Spay Program
Sorry, April and May numbers not available at time of publishing.
Thank you to Lisa McAuley for her photo of our kitties!



Volunteer & Favorite Shelter Pet Photos Wanted for this Newsletter!

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Please send any photos you would like in our newsletter to me at [email protected].

 

  
 
 
Thank you, thank you THANK YOU to everyone who
donated to Orphans of the Storm for this year's Day of Giving! It was our most successful one ever! With your help we raised $27,500.02 with a .1875 cent per dollar match from the match partners for a total of $32,556.90 to help our orphans!!! 

A special thank you to the Richard G. Snyder YMCA and NexTier Bank for sponsoring the 2017 Day of Giving!

 

You may have noticed a change in our volunteer sign-in sheets. We made extra space under "Activity & Area" in case you want to let those coming in later in the day know what areas you visited or the specific animals you visited. This will prevent the same dogs from being walked twice, while some dogs have not been walked at all. 

We had a close call May 5. Thanks to the volunteers who were on standby in case we needed to evacuate our animals. Thankfully the waters receded as the rains slowed up. Click here to see the video.

See you around the shelter!!!

Chris O'Donnell
(Volunteer) Volunteer Coordinator
e-news Editor
Special Events

Tuesdays: 
We are now open Tuesdays from 1 to 7 p.m. Stop by after work & spend time with your favorite canine or feline! It's a great way to complete your day.

John Choncek Memorial Outing,  July 23. For details, click  here. If you can help out at the event, contact Henry at [email protected].
April's Adoptions
49 Happy Tails!
39 dogs, 10 fine felines!
 

May's Adoptions
37 Happy Tails!
7 fine felines, 30 dogs!

 

Happy Tails

Poor Piper had a rough life and is an incredibly lucky girl to find a home with volunteer Diana!

Vinnie was a long-term shelter resident and waited for a home for over two years. His new mom did not want in the picture and Vinnie was being camera shy too!


Nanny was abandoned out in the cold over the winter, and desperately wanted back inside. While she was at the shelter she was a favorite of both the staff & volunteers. She was adopted to be loved & spoiled for the rest of her life!


Ranger (aka Paddy) was rescued from a kill shelter in West Virginia around St Patrick's Day last year. Here's Ranger on his way to his forever home with his new dad!!! Just look at those smiles!!
 



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