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Director’s corner

HELOTES HUMANE SOCIETY

“A HOME FOR EVERY ONE”

WINTER 2018

THE TAIL WAGGIN’ TIMES

Happy New Year! We are delighted to let you know that we adopted out 400 dogs and 385 cats last year! Most of

those were strays. It is difficult to understand how large of a problem this continues to be in San Antonio and Bexar

County.

2018 marks a milestone for the Helotes Humane Society. It’s our 10th birthday! We hope you’ll come celebrate with

us on March 17th at Braun Hall. Details are in this edition of the Tail Waggin’ Times.

We want to thank all of our volunteers, members and donors that make what we do possible.

What was once just a dream has become a reality because of people like you!

Janice MacRossin Board of Directors:

Hope Nora - President

Allan McKay - Vice President

Kathy Yaccino - Treasurer

Janice Barth - Secretary

Cathron Sterling - Board Member

Jana Kaiser - Board Member

Sue St. Cyr - Board Member

Staff:

Janice MacRossin - Executive Director

Sally Bergstedt - Administrative Assistant

Debra Ator - Thrift Shop Manager

Ruth Hample - Assistant Thrift Shop Manager

Eric Thornton - Operations Technician

Daniel Hernandez - Kennel Technician

Ben Collier - Donation Station Attendant

Volunteer Positions:

Sue St. Cyr - Kennel Manager

Jana Kaiser - Thrift Shop Logistics

Meagan Wall - Historian

Chris Bowers - Project Manager

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Share the love this February and donate your vehicle!

February is the time for love. If you are planning on purchasing your

loved one a new vehicle this valentines, consider donating your trade-

in to support the Helotes Humane Society.

There is no better way to show your support than through the gift of a

vehicle donation.

Donating your vehicle is easy and can make a big difference. The Hel-

otes Humane Society appreciates your support.

Help share the love this season and visit https://careasy.org or call

855-500-RIDE (7433)to get started on your vehicle donation.

Join us for our 10th birthday celebration

& annual meeting!

Saturday, March 17th

6:00 p.m. Annual General Membership Meeting

7:30 - 11:00 p.m. Dance $10 cash per person

(under 12 free)

Location: Braun Hall

9721 Braun Rd, San Antonio, TX 78254

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Thank you generous donors!

Lori Maxey Sue Caulton Bonnie Bowerman Greatergood.org Mr & Mrs Patrick Snodgrass Debra Tharp Cynthia Rupe Faye Lord Wells Fargo Foundation Lisa Archer Carl Monaco Antony Moy

Louise Raney Christine Boulware Affordable Pet Care NW Pamela Banks Barbara Ann Ho Richard Searle Laura Parodi Carol Cadena Janice Barth Network for Good Aaron Graf

Madelyn Schott Antonio Gutierrez Karen Spivak Carole Anne Payne Charlene Salas SA Yoga Center Leslie Hoy Swami Swaminathan

Abriel Young Louise Young Young Writing & Coaching Calvin Finch Roberta Hall Stephanie Dunlea

Kaye & Raymond Bennett Jr. Susan Whitley Nancy Tisdall Paypal Giving Fund Esperon Family Mary Julia Croisant Gerald Gates

Wilile’s Grill & Ice House Judith Freund Mark & Ruth Hample Shelter Med Pet Supplies The Petco Foundation Pet Rescue RX, Inc.

Bruce Mays John Jacobs Adopt-A-Pet.com Moira Coronado Hal & Joyce Etter Anonymous Donors Mrs. Beverly Anderson

Stephanie Spruill Mary Finch Kathryn Littke Bill & Christy Quigley Frances Campbell The Children’s Lighthouse of Helotes

Arby’s Foundation Arby’s of Helotes Employees Megan Harmeyer The Capital Group Kathy Yaccino U.S.Bank

Rachael Clark Ms Juliette Villarreal Krueger Elementary School Ladan Miller Cleve & Nancy Collins Rhonda Matter

Raymond & Kaye Bennett Bernice Waguespack Joan Wheeless Truist Kathyrn Kocurek Cathron Sterling Lee Derr Debra Jonietz

John Wyer Melany Higdon Alan Holmes Casa Helotes Quilters 1st Baptist Church of Helotes Dan Brown Lanci Loranger

Newton England Summit Ridge, LLC—King’s Gate Susan Witte-Kemph Wells Fargo— Your Cause

Lorraine Cantu Minette Kyle China Moran Cory’s Fine Jewelry Lin & Tom Robey Yvonne Patton Karen Haupricht

Douglas Echterhoff David & Lori Vickers Boone Elementary David & Diane Sulak Dr. Michael & Kristine Treacy

Kuentz Elementary 5th Grade Mrs. Westfass & Ms. Emmerts Sana Ghawaly Shankar Sanka Gretchen Goodell Bev & Jim Brown

Kristi Bryan Sandra K.Blouch Diane Swanson Xavier Jones DJ James Hill Country Animal Hospital Lockhill Feed

Town & Country Veterinary Hospital

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We are honored to be a part

of the Combined Federal Campaign.

Our number is 47530

Great news! Helotes Humane Society just earned the Platinum Seal of Transparency from GuideStar, the world’s largest source of nonprofit information. By sharing these metrics, we’re helping the sector move beyond simplistic financial rati-os to assess nonprofit progress. We chose to display quantita-tive metrics such as the number of animals rescued and adopt-ed and the average length of stay per animal to represent how hard Helotes Humane Society is working toward achieving our mission.

We’re proud to use GuideStar Platinum to share our full and complete story with the world. To reach the Platinum level, we added extensive information to our Nonprofit Profile: basic contact and organizational information; in-depth financial in-formation; quantitative information about goals, strategies, and progress toward our mission.

To learn more visit https://www.guidestar.org

Ivan - looking for love

Garfield - Adopted!

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We Need Homes!

John Boy was brought to us as a stray. He is currently in a foster

home where he is entertaining the family with his antics. He is a

playful, curious kitten. He'd love to come entertain you!

Meet Minnie! She's a stunning two year old boxer/bulldog mix &

she's 100% love. She's house trained, crate trained & knows the

basic commands. She's great with people, loves kids & currently

lives with 3 young children. She weighs approximately 50 lbs &

would not be recommended for homes with children under 8

years of age. She doesn't get along with cats or dogs, so she

needs to be in a one animal family. Her temperament is not at all

aggressive, but she like's to be dominant, so the one animal fami-

ly is a must. She cuddles and loves falling asleep in your lap.

Chupy is a 1 year old dog who has had a rough start in life.

He was adopted from a large municipal shelter, but then his

adopter abandoned him in an apartment when she moved out,

leaving him without food or water.

Chupy gets along well with some dogs his own size and ener-

gy level. (Meet and greet is required) He does not like

small dogs or cats! He would do best in an active home

with/without teenagers. He will need an alpha owner with

breed experience that is willing to give him daily

walks/runs/hikes and continue his dog training. No apart-

ments, cats, or children under 12 years old! He will re-

quire special diet, skin and fur care. He is quite playful

and loves his stuffies! He has some hairless spots because

he is part Xoloitzcuintli . He is missing some teeth which

is also common in this breed. You can read more about them

here:

http://www.akc.org/dog-breeds/xoloitzcuintli/

A special breed dog

needs a special home.

Meet Chupy!

Xoloitzcuintli

(Mexican Hairless )

Mix

Pet of the Month

John Boy

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HAPPY TAILS

Sometimes angels are just ordinary

people who help us believe in miracles

again

Cleo was brought to us in very bad

shape. She was literally starving.

A kind woman found her and knew

she needed help. Cleo went to live

in two different foster homes

where she slowly gained weight and

was socialized.

We are happy to report she is now

happy and healthy and found a won-

derful family to be a part of.

What a happy ending for this

little stray!

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