A good time was had by all on Saturday, August 6th at our first ever open house at Castaway Critters. The whole property was "all gussied up" with marigolds at the door of the cat shelter and green plants in front of the kennel. The "cat folks" set out displays of CCPR T-shirts and homemade cat blankets before our first customers arrived.
With a steady stream of visitors from 10 am to 2 pm, the cats and kittens seemed to enjoy all of the extra attention they received. Several visitors even spent some time with the dogs. The outpouring of generosity was amazing! Several folks came just to give donations of dog food, cat food and litter. Some people from Operation PUPS and NGa SPCA stopped by to offer support and give donations also. Hand-knitted pet blankets made by one of our sponsors in Geneva, Switzerland were purchased as well as several T-shirts. One lady visitor decided she is going to volunteer to help socialize and give extra TLC to some of the more timid kitties in the group, and her husband may decide to become a dog-walker, too!
The BIG news of the day was the adoption of Patty, our just-featured cat in the last newsletter. A lovely couple saw one of our flyers about the open house and wanted to adopt a lap cat. Patty was PURRfect! In fact, it was noted by all – Patty adopted THEM! Patty practically sat on the gentleman's shoe the whole time so he couldn't get away!
Everyone who came spent quite a bit of time going from room to room admiring and being admired by all the curious little ones. We received many praises for the good work we do for the community, lots of compliments on our facility and beautiful animals, and we took in $345 for the critters! Overall, it was a productive day and we send out a huge "Thank You!" to all the volunteers and employees who helped make it so.
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