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Calendars for sale

The 2009 HART Kitty calendars are now on sale. These make great Holiday gifts and stocking stuffers. Enjoy the adorable faces of former HART kitties throughout the year! Calendars are available at the HART shelter, or by sending an Email to HART.


Art Benefit

Local artist and loyal HART supporter, Ruth Gorton, is hosting the 3rd Annual Art Benefit for Preble Street Resource Center and HART. When you purchase a painting between now and December 15th, 50% of your purchase price (excluding sales tax and shipping, if applicable) is donated in your name to the above non-profit organization of your choice, and is fully tax deductible by you.

Visit www.ruthgorton.com today to view Ruth's beautiful collection, and revisit often - a painting is added to the collection every weekday!  Most paintings are priced at $65. Feel free to contact Ruth through her website, or email her at ruthgorton@verizon.net with any questions.


Help us win $25,000!

The Animal Rescue SiteAll you have to do is click this purple button, search for HART, then click VOTE in the search results. It's free and you can vote once a day, every day, through December 14. Every time you vote, or tell a friend to vote, you are making a huge difference for us!

The Animal Rescue Site is hosting this special challenge for eligible shelter and rescue groups.  Organizations with the most votes could receive one of several grants, including a grand prize of $25,000!


Thanks to our sponsors!

A great time was had by all who attended HART 's Litterbox Ball on Saturday evening, October 25th. What a fun way to support the shelter - by shopping the live and silent auctions! This fun and successful fundraiser would not have been possible without the support of our key sponsors, and we owe them a big debt of thanks!



Open for Tours                    Next Open House: December 6

The shelter is open for drop-in tours and adoptions on the first Saturday of every month. Please come by with your friends and family any time between 11:00 am and 3:00 pm on these dates to tour the shelter, visit with the cats or speak with a shelter representative.  See About Us for directions to the shelter. 


You Gotta Watch This!

cat videoThis cute, short video promotes the spaying/neutering of cats - from their viewpoint! To view it, click the picture at left - and make sure your volume is on!

 


We need your support!

HART is a volunteer organization that provides a safe refuge to hundreds of homeless cats each year. We rely primarily on the support of individual donors to help us rescue and provide shelter for these innocent animals. Please help the shelter cover the costs of food, veterinary care, supplies, and other expenses by sending a donation.

We must also raise significant funding to finish paying for our new shelter building. You can help by sending a donation to HART's Capital Campaign. 

Please let us know if you would like your donation to go to the capital campaign (shelter building), or to operational expenses (food, medical care, etc.)

Mail all checks to:

HART, P.O. Box 351, Cumberland, ME 04021

All contributions are fully tax deductible.


second hand cat

SECOND HAND CAT

Give us a chance who are not brand new
Who would love a home with someone like you
We may have been around a bit
Received many a blow and many a kick
 
Starved and neglected most of our days
Yet we are forgiving anyways
But now's our chance to start anew
A home with love that we never knew

So before a kitten you're tempted to pick
Give us a look, but not too quick
Look at the character in our face
And our bodies, still full of grace

Just think of us, day after day
Watching people look and walk away
But say the word 'yes' and we will know
Our bags are packed and we're ready to go.



HART is a member of the American Humane Association


FEATURED FELINES


Yoda & Bouncer

Yoda and Bouncer are two very special cats that need to find a nice, quiet, loving home.  They are best buddies that truly love each other - they sleep together and spend time grooming each other - and we want to keep them together.  They were surrendered by their owner due to financial circumstances and they are very sad and a little depressed at living at a shelter.  
Yoda is a short hair orange and white tiger male around 17 years old.  He is affectionate, quiet, friendly, still pretty active, and he plays gently. His owner describes him as "a doll" and very sweet. Yoda adores Bouncer and would really miss her if they were to be separated. 
Bouncer is a short hair female about 4 years old. She is a lap cat, affectionate, talkative, very active, and friendly to everyone. She is independent, fearless, playful and a clown. Her former owner calls her gentle, sweet and angelic! Bouncer loves Yoda and enjoys grooming him. 
Please come to meet this nice pair and give them a home again!  Yoda so deserves to live his last years in a nice, loving atmosphere where he can sit and cuddle in the sun with his best buddy.


YOU can help raise funds for HART...

...by simply grocery shopping at Shaw's!

Shaw's has very graciously agreed to give HART 1% of all the receipts we can gather from their stores. All you need to do is save your grocery receipts from Shaw’s and send them to HART. Every time you shop at Shaw’s and give your receipt to HART, you help us to buy food and to supply veterinary care for our cats. You might also consider collecting receipts from friends, family and co-workers. This is an ongoing fundraiser, so please keep saving and sending HART your Shaw’s receipts.

Receipts can be left in the mailbox at our shelter on Range Road in Cumberland (directions, below) or mailed to:

Homeless Animal Rescue Team
Attn: Mary Lindholm
PO Box 351
Cumberland, ME 04021

We appreciate the difference you and Shaw’s can make to support HART and all of our cats in need. Please contact Mary Lindholm (cell: 632-7386) with questions.

 

...by saving empty ink jet and laser printer cartridges!

Instead of tossing these in the trash and hurting the environment, they can now be brought to HART where we will turn them into cash for the shelter. Please note that we can only accept HP (not "HP compatible"), Dell and Lexmark printer cartridges, no other brands can be accepted.  The original manufacturer's label must still be on the cartridge and it must not have been previously recycled.  If you're unsure whether your cartridges meet this criteria, bring them to HART anyhow. We'll sort them out, so bring them all!  Please contact Marcia Carr with questions.

 

..by searching the web (GoodSearch) or shopping online (GoodShop)!

     Click here to begin raising money for HART! GoodSearch: You Search...We Give!

GoodSearch.com is a new Yahoo-powered search engine that donates half its advertising revenue, about a penny per search, to HART when you use the above link. Use it just as you would any search engine, get quality search results from Yahoo, and watch the donations add up!

GoodShop.com is a new online shopping mall which donates up to 37 percent of each purchase you make to HART! Hundreds of great stores including Amazon, Target, Gap, Best Buy, ebay, Macy's and Barnes & Noble have teamed up with GoodShop and every time you place an order, you’ll be supporting HART.


Calendar of Events







Nov. 22
Dec. 6

HOLIDAY CRAFT FAIRS
HART will be selling an assortment of kitty paraphernalia and other crafts at the following festive fairs.
Are you crafty? Consider donating items for this fundraiser. FMI, contact Sharon Lewis.

Greely High School, Cumberland.  Hours: 9:00 am - 2:00 pm.
North Yarmouth Academy.  Hours: 9:00 am - 3:00 pm.


 




Dec. 13

TABLING WITH KITTENS
Once again the HART volunteers will be at The Kennel Shop between 10:00 am and 1:00 pm with many of our kittens available for adoption. Come by to visit ... and fall in love!

The Kennel Shop, Mill Creek Plaza, South Portland



Ongoing

BOTTLE REDEMPTION DRIVE
Please help us by dropping your returnable cans and bottles in the collection bins located outside the HART shelter, on the left side of the building.


WANTED: VOLUNTEERS!

Do you love cats?

Do you have two or three hours to spare one or two mornings a week or every other week?

Is your significant other allergic to cats, but you’d would love to spend time with some wonderful, beautiful, friendly felines?

Are you retired and have some extra time on your hands?

Would you like to fulfill a passion that you have for animals?

Would you like to be part of a great volunteer organization and give something back to the community?

If so, HART needs your help!!!  

Volunteers are needed mornings, especially Monday – Friday to:

  • Clean cat rooms
  • Provide food & water
  • Change bedding
  • Scoop litter boxes
  • Groom & provide love to our cats

Our cats are not confined in cages, but are free to roam nice big rooms that have places for them to jump, climb, explore, and bond with the other cats. It’s a fun place!!

If you are interested, call 829-4116 or e-mail us at info@hartofme.com. We’d love to have you join our wonderful group!!

Also seeking volunteers to...

...help with bottle redemption and many other tasks:. 

DONATION JAR COLLECTION: We are in need of new donation boxes, decorated with lots of kitties, to put into area stores AND someone to collect from those boxes at least once a month then deliver the proceeds to HART.  If interested, please contact Sharon Lewis at 846-3038 or e-mail her at slewis10@maine.rr.com.

TRANSPORTERS FOR SPAY/NEUTER APPOINTMENTS: We need volunteers to take our kitties to the vet for their spay/neuter appointments. We go to Dr. Beury in N. Bridgton (1 hour from shelter) and to Poland Animal Hospital in Poland (30 minutes from shelter). If interested, please contact Joann Wallace at 233-8101.

SHELTER CLEANERS: We are always in need of help to keep our shelter clean and to put ample food and water down for the kitties. The cleaning teams work mornings, 7 days a week. If interested, please contact Sharon Lewis or Laura Edgar at 829-4116.

FOSTER FAMILIES FOR KITTENS: We are looking for families to help socialize our kittens. Kitten season has grown from spring through fall to all year long. This is a fun and rewarding experience for the entire family. If interested, please contact Suellen Clark at 233-7889 or e-mail her at sclark3@maine.rr.com.

FUNDRAISING EVENTS: We are continually staging events to raise funds to maintain our "friendships" with all our wonderful vets. If you're interested in learning more about these events and/or want to get involved, please contact Sharon Lewis at 846-3038 or e-mail her at slewis10@maine.rr.com.

Click to learn more about our volunteer opportunties or send us an e-mail any time!



 

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