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

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)

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!

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.

- Author Unknown