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KSB Community Investment Ballot
It's that time!
If you're a Kennebunk Savings Bank customer, you've probably received your annual Customer Ballot. Based on their customers' votes, Kennebunk Savings commits a portion of its earnings to area nonprofits.
We encourage you to take a moment to make a difference by casting your vote for our animals.
Each vote means nearly $20 for AWS! Last year, your votes meant medication, food and supplies for the 3,300 homeless animals we care for each year.  |
Project Kitten Challenge
Spring is in the air and the Animal Welfare Society is gearing up for the hundreds of homeless kittens that will arrive at the shelter this spring and summer. "Kitten Season" is an annual occurrence, referring to the time of year when cats tend to mate. The resulting kittens are born in the early spring through summer.  We need your help to prepare for all the babies!AWS challenges local organizations, classrooms, clubs and other groups to take the "Project Kitten Challenge." Collect much needed donations of supplies and bring them to the Kitten Shower on Saturday, May 8th. Donations from our kitten wish list will be
weighed and the winning group will receive a behind the scenes tour of
the Shelter and a Pizza Party!  The Kitten Shower will be held at the Shelter on Holland Road in West Kennebunk from 11am - 2pm, and will include a photo contest, bakesale, many fantastic raffle items, and craft items for sale. The Kitten Shower Wish List includes: Cat Litter Wet and Dry Kitten Food Canned Cat Food Kitten Milk Replacement (KMR) Cat Beds Kitten Toys
For more information about the event, please contact Gail at 207-985-3244 ext. 117. If you are unable to participate in the Kitten Shower festivities, please consider a donation to the AWS Spay and Neuter fund. Thanks to your help, each animal adopted from AWS is spayed or neutered. We also do what we can to help those in our community who cannot afford the procedure for their own cats. |
Children's Summer Program!
The Animal Welfare Society offers fun and
exciting four day summer workshops that include hands-on animal work, field trips, crafts and more!!
Workshops are held
Monday - Thursday 9am - 3pm.
Junior workshops for children ages 7-9 begin July 12, 19 and 26
Senior workshops begin August 2, 9 and 23 for ages 10-13!
The
cost of the workshop is $225.00 and includes snacks, a t-shirt, field trips, a certificate of
completion, a photo with an animal and a lesson in compassion. Be sure
to sign up early because spaces will fill quickly.
Registration begins May 1, 2010.
email: awshe@animalwelfaresociety.org
or call Lona at 985-3244 x109 for more info.
Click here for a registration form.
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Spay Day Campaign a Huge Success!
The Animal Welfare Society and Spay Day Committee wish to thank Area Veterinarians for their
Dedication to Maine's Animals
 Staff
and volunteers from the Animal Welfare Society
wish to thank the 11 area veterinary clinics who participated in the
month long event celebrating the 16th annual International Spay Day in
February.
More than 600 cats were spayed/neutered for low-income Mainers. By
collaborating with area veterinarians to provide low-cost spay and
neuter surgeries, the AWS hopes to help low-income Mainers retain
ownership of their cats and to prevent thousands of
unwanted kittens from being born and entering Maine's animal shelters.
This campaign would not have been possible but for the generosity of the following clinics:
Animal Medical Associates, Saco
Biddeford Animal Hospital, Biddeford
Down Maine Veterinary Clinic, Sanford
Homeport Veterinary Practice, Kennebunkport
Kennebunk Veterinary Hospital, Kennebunk
Limerick Mills Animal Hospital, Limerick
Lucky Pet Animal Hospital, Berwick
Mann Memorial Clinic, Kennebunk
South Berwick Veterinary Hospital, South Berwick
Southern Maine Veterinary Care, Lyman
Post Road Veterinary Clinic, Wells
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Events
Saturday,
March 27
Fun with Bunnies
At McKenney Photography,
145 Main Street, Biddeford, 10am - 4pm. Packages start at $15.00 for these precious portraits with a portion of the proceeds
donated to the AWS. Come before or after the Easter Egg Scavenger Hunt
in downtown Biddeford! Call 282-6500 to reserve your time, or just come in during the day!
Saturday & Sunday
April 17 & 18
Presidents Day Celebration in Ogunquit
Stop by the AWS table at the Craft Fair located at the Ogunquit Theater.
Saturday, May 8th
Kitten Shower
at the Shelter on Holland Road, West Kennebunk from 11am - 2pm. Children's Program! Bake Sale! Fabulous Raffles! Crafts! Meet Shannon Moss of WMTW! Help the
AWS prepare for the 1000, plus or minus, kittens that will come to the
shelter this year. Purchase a Raffle Calendar for $5.00 by May 1st at the Shelter with 13 chances to win throughout the month of May.
Sponsored by Amica Insurance.
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Haiti Fund Update
Our deep thanks to all in the community who supported our efforts to help the animal victims of the earthquake in Haiti.
Each dollar we received for the Haiti Fund was sent to Humane Society International, a group that is leading animal rescue efforts in the region.
Your support and generosity totaled $7,235.
You have made an enormous difference in the lives of Haiti's animals. Thank you.
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