by Kristy Chestnutt
High five!
Many cats and dogs found their “furever” homes over the weekend. The total amount from each location is still being determined, but it is known that 18 cats were adopted from our main location, Chapel Hill PetSmart. Even without the other store’s adoptions factored in, that is still a fantastic number. The weekend started off slower than February’s NAW, with Summit County Animal Control only able to provide 15 cats instead of 25 — but we still found many great animals loving homes and, after all, that is the point of all of this, right? Raffle baskets were put on hold for the event this time (we have a bigger adoption event coming up in June), but Paws and Prayers wrist bands were available for a one dollar donation. These were a hit among families with children and with the volunteers, as well.
The credit for this weekend’s success is definitely due to our volunteers/staff and our adopters! Thank you to everyone who took time out of their busy lives to come out and support this occasion. These events could not be possible, let alone successful, if we did not have such dedicated volunteers. I know a few of them were there the whole weekend for at least eight hours a day. It says a lot about Paws and Prayers when we can participate in something like this and have enough volunteers to strongly support it throughout the entire weekend.
The best part about these events is seeing all types of animal lovers come together to help a common cause. On the last day of the event, a very nice person fell in love with one of our cats, Pastel. Unfortunately, this person could not take her home, but generously donated her adoption fee in hope that she would get a good home as soon as possible. Pastel was adopted early yesterday thanks to this person’s generosity!
There are still many cats and dogs searching for their new families. Please visit our website at PawsAndPrayers.org if you are interested in adopting. Our next event will be the Adopt Me Meow! event, held June 21st-22nd. This is during kitten season so there will be plenty of cats needing homes.
Again, a huge shot out to all volunteers and participants in last weekend’s event. Paws and Prayers appreciates you all!
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