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Give Big on March 26!
The
Big Give SA
is a 24-hour day of giving that connects people to the causes that matter to
them the most. It is SAFCC's BIGGEST fundraiser all year! This March 26, 2020, the San Antonio Feral Cat Coalition is joining in again. We encourage you--our cherished supporters-- and your friends and families to consider giving this day. Your donation helps further our goal to help community cats in San Antonio. Read on to see how you can help!
DONATE AND URGE OTHERS TO DONATE:
Donate during our chosen time slot. This year SAFCC will be aiming for the $4,000 prize by trying to get the most unique donors during the 4-6 pm hours. Please donate, and urge family and friends to donate so we can win the prize money! if you give $25 or more during this time frame, you'll be entered to win a diamond pendant from Americus Diamond valued at $500.
FUNDRAISE FOR SAFCC
Be a champion for our cause and fundraise for SAFCC! Create a fundraising profile, choose an amount you want to fundraise, and share your page and why you're fundraising for SAFCC with friends and family. Get started now and click the "fundraise" button on our Big Give page.
Thank you to all our supporters and let's make this the biggest Big Give of all!
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Kitten found near-death now has her forever home thanks to SAFCC!
Why is The Big Give such an important fundraiser for SAFCC? Besides being an all-volunteer organization, solely funded by donations and grants, SAFCC has created programs and services that reach far beyond our mission of TNR to help community cats in many ways. See how we helped Gabriela!
A concerned construction worker noticed this tiny kitten lying in the street, near death with flies around her. He couldn't stop to help as he was working, but thankfully, he posted her picture on Facebook in hopes that someone could help as it was killing him to watch her lie there and suffer in silence. Someone who saw the post called the the San Antonio Feral Cat Coalition Helpline and a rescue was placed in motion. SAFCC volunteer and foster, Donna picked up the kitten on Gabriel Street and so named her Gabriela. Gabriela was in bad shape and Donna honestly doubted she would make it. Donna took Gabriela to a fellow SAFCC foster's home for SQ fluids and an assessment. They observed that Gabriela could not use her front legs and there were wounds on her neck. It was assumed she had been shaken so severely by a dog that damage was done to her cervical spine.
Without our volunteer-staffed Helpline, our Cat Crisis Fund, and our caring volunteers from our Community Cat Adoption Program, Gabriela and other cats like her would not have a chance! When you donate to SAFCC during the Big Give on March 26, 2020, you ensure we have the support to save lives like Gabriela!
Click HERE to see how Gabriela's story ends!
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Get our 2020 Fiesta medals before they sell out
SAFCC Fiesta Medals Are Here! Check out where you can get them for only $10 each!
Available at: Oasis Mexican Café 210 McCullough 7:00 am-3:00 pm every day
SAFCC Office Saturday, March 14 - 10:00 am - noon 119 E Turbo
Helotes Festival Medal Bash Wednesday, March 25- 6:00-9:00 pm 4-H Activity Center - 12132 Leslie Road
SAFCC Office Saturday, April 11 - 10:00 am - noon 119 E Turbo
Earth Day Saturday, April 18 - 10:00 am - 2:00 pm Woodlawn Lake Park - 1103 Cincinnati Avenue
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Help community cats when spring cleaning
If you're getting started on spring cleaning, think of donating your items to Nearly New Resale Boutique. Drop off your items at Nearly New on Tuesdays and Wednesdays, marked clearly with SAFCC.
When your items are purchased, SAFCC's Community Cat Adoption Program gets 50% of all sales! Clothing must be in good condition and ready to hang. Thank you!
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Update on our 2020 volunteer needs
Thanks to those that responded to our last email about our volunteer needs. Here is an update:
Trapper Team - still need trappers! Those cats are not going to trap themselves!
Trap Loan Coordinator & Feral Food Program Coordinator - both positions are still open!
Medical Recovery Team - important job to help our trappers!
TNR Class Helpers - We received several responses, Thank you!
Fundraising / Event Team - we have a good start but need more!
Advocacy Team - the need is still there.
Please email HERE if you want more information or want to volunteer!
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Octavia is alive today thanks to SAFCC
A late helpline call came in from the feeders of a stray cat on Fort Sam Houston that had been bleeding for three days and had stopped eating. An urgent appeal to our volunteers went out for help and SAFCC volunteer Kathy B. answered the call. After catching the cat, named Octavia, Kathy could see that her chances were not looking good, but Kathy would not give up. Octavia was taken to an emergency clinic for overnight care.
Octavia was treated for dystocia, which results from a pregnant cat who is unable to expel a fetus. This was a dire diagnosis that would have proven fatal for Octavia without treatment. If Octavia survived the night, she would be transported to ACS the next day for further care and spay surgery.
SAFCC's Cat Crisis Fund paid to give Octavia the initial fluids and an antibiotic shot to stabilize her overnight. After surgery, Kathy recovered Octavia and returned her to Fort Sam Houston, where her feeders were glad to have her back and very grateful that she was able to be saved.
Moral of the story: If you feed cats, fix them too--just like Octavia, their lives could depend on it! Even though Octavia's feeders cared for her, they had fed her for 10 months and never made the time to trap and fix her - and she almost lost her life because of this!
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SAFCC Cat of the Month: Gustave
Meet Gustave, a handsome 6-month-old, male, brown and white tabby. Gustave has a beautiful swirl pattern on his side. When you first meet him he is shy but once he gets to know you he will beg for petting and attention. He's a love bug! His foster mom is looking for an adopter who is willing to be patient in winning him over. If you're interested in adopting or meeting with Gustave, contact his foster mom Susan at (210) 803-9334 or email HERE
For all of our adoptable cats, please visit our PetFinder page
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It's Tax Time Again! San Antonio Feral Cat Coalition will be issuing letters of support for SAFCC volunteers who have incurred expenses for your volunteer efforts. Bring your receipts totaling more than $250 with you to:
Location: 119 Turbo, SA TX 78216
Date: Saturday March 14
Time: 10 am - 12 noon
Expenses include: foster care, veterinary care, colony food, purchase of traps and other equipment, mileage, trapper fees paid to clinics, etc. If you have any questions, email Monica HERE.
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Help us continue to do this important work for our city! Please donate
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