Archive for April, 2009

Thanks for attending our Pasta Party!

Thursday, April 23rd, 2009

On Thursday, March 19th we had a Pasta Party Fundraiser at Carosello.  It was a great night had by all with some great food and some wonderful donated items that were raffled off in the chinese auction.

I would like to thank everyone who attended the pasta party. We had tons of fun as always and the positive energy in the room was perfect! We were able to raise about $3,400 for the “kids” which helps us to continue our work saving them and finding their forever homes.

We would also like to thank a few people for their ongoing generosity:

Josephine Peri – our wrapper extraordinaire! We could never do this party and have such a beautiful chinese auction without the talent of Josephine. Thanks Jo!

Midge Burton – “on the job Midge” as we like to call her was on it as usual!!! The party would not have run as smoothly without you so thanks Margie!

Susan and Kristiana St. John – for their support and great people skills while working the door and selling the raffles respectively. Your dedication is the best – thanks girls!

Nicky at Carosello – you were THE best – thank you for helping the way you did to make the night go really smoothly.

Loredana Sherman – my friend and co-worker – thank you for winning the 50/50 and donating it back to the kids. Your care and concern for the cats and dogs and our mission shined through – thanks LD!!

Last but not least we would like to thank all the people who donated raffle gifts to the party – you really saved the day and made the party special.

Thank you to all who attended and helped!

Be sure to check our website – www.BobbiAndTheStrays.org for our upcoming events. We hope to see you at the next event!

Love and head butts,
Sandy =)

The beautiful party room...

The beautiful party room...

Bobbi with guests near the wondeful buffett.

Bobbi with guests near the wondeful buffett.

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How Fostering Helps!

Tuesday, April 14th, 2009

It was only two weeks ago that I picked up Ashley from Animal Care and Control Manhattan. She was there five days, a scared grayish pit bull, only 30 lbs.

On the day I picked her up, they had found her owner. When they called them, they said they didn’t even know she was missing! And no, they did not want her back.
 
It was apparent they did not take good care of Ashley when they did have her. Her fur was sparse in many places, she had many cuts and scrapes, her nails were overgrown and she was underweight. But was most disturbing about Ashley was her mental condition. She was terrified. She wouldn’t even leave the cage at Animal Control because she was so scared. Her tail was tucked all the way under her body and she was shaking like a leaf. After trying to coax her out for fifteen minutes, I had to pick her up and carry her out to the car. She sat curled up in the seat, tense, on and off shaking. It was only after sitting in over an hour of traffic did she relax a little. But she still didn’t dare move. When we got to the Bobbi and the Strays shelter, I again had to pick her up and carry her inside.
 
It took us two days to get Ashley to walk with us at the shelter. Like at Animal Control she would not come out of her cage.  I had to pull her out gently and carry her oustide to the outside runs. It was very heartbreaking. When we were finally able to walk Ashley at our shelter, it was a strange sight. She had certainly never been on a leash before and it was like she had never seen grass before either! She walked funny… lifting her legs up really high and plopping them down… as if she had just discovered she had legs. Then she would begin to get playful and run and hop for a second and then she would almost scare herself and stop suddenly and cower for no reason. One can only imagine what her former life was like.
 
Getting Ashley into a foster was a priority. There is only so much socialization you can do in a shelter no matter how hard you try. Ashley needed a loving home. Finding fosters is always a challenge. Sometimes we post for months before we find a foster. However a miracle seemed to happen for Ashley. One of our great former foster parents stepped up and took Ashely home!
 
After seeing a dog so afraid like that, it was the greatest pleasure getting updated photos of Ashely in an email yesterday. Her foster mom reports that Ashely is slowly coming out of her shell and has been playing with the other dogs! She is still working on her skills with humans but Ashley is taking some small steps. She is never aggressive, just very timid. Her foster mom is optimistic that Ashley will continue to do well and learn to enjoy life the way it was meant to be!
  
Here is a photo of Ashley in the car on the way to the Bobbi and the Strays shelter

And here is Ashely happily playing in the yard of her foster home!

 
She hardly looks like the same dog! I am eternally grateful to Ashley’s foster mom for taking Ashley in and working with her, for giving Ashley the well deserved second chance she needed! If you would like to become a foster parent for one of our dogs please visit the foster page of our website HERE.

Thank you!

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Happy Spring!!!

Friday, April 3rd, 2009

 

Did you know that your Spring Cleaning can actually benefit Bobbi and the Strays?  It may also benefit you too!

  

We accept donations of many types of goods

This includes items for our dogs and cats, cleaning items, office supplies, and other types of sale-able items, in extremely good condition. And of course, anything that you donate that fits the requirements of what we need, is tax-deductible as allowed by law. For a list of items we are always in need of please go HERE.  Please DO NOT drop off any items at our shelters.  Please contact us for instructions first. : – )   

 

Donate things that some might consider trash

Don’t throw your used ink cartridges away – instead donate them to us. 

Have you upgraded your cell-phone and don’t know what to do with your old one? Don’t trash it – donate it.

Have stray earrings, jewelry from an ex, broken chains, gold teeth – donate them to us.

You can even donate your car – running or not!

And remember, anything that you donate is tax-deductible. Please follow this link to see some other types of donations that we accept. 

  

Donate to Bobbi & the Strays by selling on eBay

By committing to donate 10% to 100% of the final sale price of an item to Bobbi & the Strays, you will be eligible for:

1)  Fee Credits

                        2)  Added visibility through specialized search functionality.

                        3)  A tax-deductible receipt for your donation.

 

Please visit

http://donations.ebay.com/charity/charity.jsp?NP_ID=26844

to see how to support Bobbi & the Strays by selling or buying on eBay.

  

As always, thank you for your support!!!  Happy Spring Cleaning! : – )spring

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