Samson's
Rock
Don Poe, dean of psychology
at Pfeiffer, rescuer of feral cats, and Faithful Friend, has written
a very sweet book about a rescued cat named Samson. All proceeds
go to rescue groups, including FFAS. click here to order
New Article
in the Salisbury Post click
here to read
Naming
Campaign
As
the santcuary becomes a reality, we are raising money by offering
naming opportunities, please click here for
more information
e-bay
auctions
We now have an e-bay store! We
can also receive proceeds from your sales on e-bay as well. click
here to learn more.
YARD
SALE!
The
total sales and donation for the yard sale is... $10,000!!!!!!
Ten thousand thanks to all the folks who helped us raise this!
Event co-chairs Mary Padavick and Peter Reinemann outdid themselves,
making this year's Pick of the Litter yard sale the most successful
yet! Our crew of stalwart volunteers was there
from 6 am on, and did a fantastic job. We owe a huge debt
of thanks to St. John's Lutheran Church for allowing us to use
their building and parking lot, to Antiquarius, American Express, Oliver
Scott, Food Lion, and Harris Teeter, More details and photos wil
lbe forth coming, but we wanted you to know the totals right away!
KEYS
FOUND
One of our happy customers Saturday notified us that they
found a set of keys on three rings in A box of Christmas ornaments. There
are two tags that say “small building” and “gate." Please
call us if they are yours. 704 633-1722
Newsletter
- Miss out on the newsletter or want an electronic
version?
Click here to download the May 2009 newsletter.
Kids
love animals too! At
their 5th birthday party, Ellison and Emily Frick asked for pet
food for Faithful Friends instead of presents. Visit our new
KIDS page to see other kids who have helped out this year!
Please
vote every day -- We
are currently in 4th place, will you vote to help us be NO.1?
#1 in the state wins us $1,000!
2009 Shelter Challenge
The AnimalRescue
Site $100,000 Shelter Challenge — together
with Petfinder.com --started on April 13 and you still have time to vote
for
your favorite
Petfinder.com organization. They are giving away $100,000 in grants
to eligible Petfinder.com rescue organizations and shelters
from now through July.

Got
Email?
For those interested in receiving information such as
newsletters, adoption lists, etc. from Faithful Friends through
your email, please go to our Contact US page
and enter your current email address in the "Join our
mailing list" section.
Faithful Friends Animal Sanctuary can save money
in several ways by using email instead of the U.S. Postal Service,
and money saved helps us build our new sanctuary and to keep it operational.
Even if you believe we have your current email address, please send
it to us anyway. After you click on "Go" it will
ask you for other information that you might like for us
to keep on file, then scroll down to the bottom of the page and click
on "Save profile changes" so that we get it all. Thank
you very much for showing an interest in our organization.
April
15 News
We got $5,000 from the Proctor Foundation and
$25,000 from the Margaret C. Woodson Foundation today.
and Welcome, new board members Mark Perry and
Peter Reinemann!
NEW
PHOTOS! Visit the photos section to view them
Updates
Can Sales:
2008 total turned in was $1070.28
2009 so far, as of 3-23-09, was $522.95
We Need Foster Homes:
FF is doing such a great job, and people are calling our phone line to report
abandoned animals, and rescued animals, and we are in need of foster homes
for these animals!!!
If you would be willing to help, esp during these bad times for families, trying
to take care of their families and those who are having to give up their pets,
if you could offer a foster home until we can get placement of them, it would
be greatly appreciated.
Please let me know if you are
interested in fostering dog or cat. You really need a fenced back yard if you
foster a dog, no tying out please.
Please help us "recycle" a deserving
animal and find them a forever
home.
Remember Hope? She's been doing great
since her adoption to Don and Carol Turner of Wilmington. Hope still
has weakness in her legs, but Carol says she loves to play on the beach
Hanford Dole Elementary held a aluminum
can drive. $74.70 was
raised, but more than the money, we were
so proud of those kids, they
worked so hard. Pictures in the PHOTOS section!
Thanks
to all - Silent Auction Update
Silent Auction Final: $23,300! After expenses and after-auction
sales were taken into account, the total was far more than we hoped
for!
Special thanks to Ric, Alex Kenny, Julie Pinkston,
Frank Montgomery , Peter Reinemann and Katherine Murdoch, F&M
Bank for donating the use of the Trolley Barn, Barb Sorel for our
decorations and Woodie Cope for donating massages, plus all the volunteers
and
everyone who came out to support us!
Join Us
on  And get invite your friends around the world! click
here
Congrats Lora! We love ya!
See the story in the Salisbury Post about a very special
award click
here
Jon E. Palmer signs on as architect!
We are excited to announce that Jon E.
Palmer, AIA is to be the architect of the Faithful Friends Animal Sanctuary.
Previously an architect with KKA Architecture in Salisbury, Jon opened
his own firm, JP+A Architect, PLLC in July 2008. He received his degree
at the Rhode Island School of Design, and has 14 years of experience
in projects ranging from educational and medical facilities, churches,
office buildings, historic renovation, and custom residential. He has
served as a member of the Spencer Planning Board, Spencer Historic
Preservation Commission, Spencer Partnership Inc., and Spencer Town
Board. An author, Jon’s novel Rootwitch was published in 2001.
And he loves animals - who could ask for anything more!
Humane Society need dog houses!
The Humane Society of Rowan County is getting a
number of calls from homeowners who need dog houses. These dogs
have no shelter! If you have any extra houses, if you can build any,
please, please help! 704 636-5700
Dog Training Classes See EVENTS page
for more info (please note this is not a FFAS Event)

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The Totals Are In!
Lora Owen, Sandra Owen & Dana Samuelson have brought
in a
total of $1146 for FF this year from can from their
can collections.
They said the membership has been terrific in helping with collection, THANK
YOU!
Also the free money
category is paying off! We made $75 from good search last year,
$168 from igive.com,. and about $600 from Food lion Shop and Share! |
We
have LAND!! see the story in the Salisbury
Post

Paws
In The Park
Thank you to everyone who came out. If you want to inquire
about photos taken by the photographer, her website is http://www.happenstance-photography.com/
Special T-Shirt

You can stop by and see Sasha at The Stitchin Post and help Faithful
Friends by purchasing this special t-shirt
Webster Spay/Neuter Clinic & Adoption
Center Now Open!
see SPAY/NEUTERING page for more info!
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Hope has
a home!
It's been four long months since Lea Rhodes found Hope on the
median of I85 with two badly broken hips and a severe mouth injury.
During her recovery, Carol and Don Turner in Wilmington have been
sending Hope care packages. They came to visit last week, and it
was love at first sight. Hope is joining Pogo and Daisy as part
of the Turner family.
Thank you to the Humane Society of Rowan County, who paid for
her care, and all to the kind-hearted people who sent in donations
to help. She is worth it! |
Story in the Salisbury Post
We would like to thank them for their continuing support, an article
about local families having to give up their pets was featured in the
Sunday June 22nd edition.
Also here is an article from Petfinder about finding
homes for pets when you are facing
foreclosure
Thank You
Thank you all! - to see our PAST EVENTS and what we raised - click
here
We Did It!
Nancy & Bill Stanback matched donations
up to $100,000
Since
May 22 we have reached that goal! thank you!
Woodson Foundation donates $25,000!
The Margaret C. Woodson Foundation has us all jumping for joy after we
got their incredibly generous grant!
Thank you, Proctor Foundation!
The Proctor Foundation has given a grant of $5,000 to Faithful Friends.
The foundation was established in 1975 under the will of Lucile Proctor,
the widow of Edward Proctor, founder of Proctor Chemical Company, which
is now National Starch and Chemical Company. Since its establishment,
the Proctor Foundation has given away more than $2.5 million in small
grants to organizations in Salisbury. The homeless cats and dogs of
our community thank you!
Friends in Faraway Places
We've gotten a pet calendar from Jennifer in Canada, a printer from
Laura in Los Angeles, pet luggage tags from Cynthia in Arizona, major
donations from friends in Oregon, Washington DC and New York, numerous
gifts from Carol in Wilmington, and now a beautiful book celebrating
the love of animals from Kuan Mei Hung in Taiwan.
The Rescuers Creed
I promise
I will take unwanted animals.
I will heal their wounds, their diseases, their broken bones.
I will give them the medical attention they need and deserve.
I will nurture their starvation, and give them a warm place to sleep.
I will spay and neuter them, and vaccinate them against the diseases
that can harm them.
I will treat them and honor them. I will buy them toys, blankets, balls,
and teach them to play.
I will speak softly to them. I will try to teach them not to fear,
not to cry, not to fear, and not to hate.
I will whisper sweet, kind, gentle words into their ears, while gently
trying to stroke their fear, their pain, and
their scars away.
I will face their emotional scars and give them time to overcome them.
I will socialize them, potty train them, teach them to be obedient,
show them dignity, and hold their paws, and
stroke their ears if they have endured too much, and walk them over
the Rainbow Bridge.
But most of all , I will teach them Love.
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Author Unknown
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