News from East Lake Pet Orphanage

November 2012

East Lake Pet Orphanage News

Connecting People and Pets for the Mutual Enrichment of Life

East Lake Pet Orphanage Newsletter

Jump Ahead to the Stories In This Issue--Click on the Story of Your Choice!

Quote of the Month

Hours of Operation

November Events

Orphan of the Month

Wish List

Our Supporters

Quotes of the Month

"To err is human, to forgive, canine" ~ Anonymous

"To err is human, to purr, feline"

~ Robert Byrne

Hours of Operation

Monday - Sunday

10 AM - 6 PM

*Later appointments are available to potential adopters as scheduling allows. To schedule an after-hours adoption visit, call 214-349-ELPO (3576) and select option #8.

Raffle Tickets

"On Sale" Now !!

Tickets are $3 each or $30 for a book of 10.

Prizes this year:

Apple iPad

His and Hers Helicopter Adventure by Sky Helicopter

Year's supply of pet food from Hill's/Science Diet

Custom pet portrait by Sharon Hodges and Kay Wyne

Tickets are available at East Lake.

Raffle drawing is December 31st.

Need not be present to win!

There will be 4 drawings, the first winner will have their choice of the four prizes. Second winner will have their choice of the remaining prizes, and so on.

Don't miss out! Be sure and pick up several tickets or even a book of 10!

East Lake Pet Orphanage's Holiday Fund Drive

Please support East Lake Pet Orphanage's Holiday Fund Drive to help care for the homeless pets of our community.

Your gift of $15 can provide for the initial care for pets who urgently need your help. I urge you to send your Holiday Fund Drive gift as soon as possible to help the homeless pets of our community. You have my word we'll stretch your gift as much as possible and continue doing the most good for hungry and homeless pets.

Pet overpopulation is a community wide problem that requires each of us to do our part. The care and rehabilitation these deserving pets requires significant expense and covering these costs presents a considerable year end financial challenge. Can we count on your support to meet this challenge? Please send your gift today!

Karen Fling, DVM

P.S. Log on to www.helppets.net to easily send your tax deductible gift today!

November Events

Warehouse Sales

Saturdays

10:00 AM to 5:00 PM

7939 Heinen St.,Dallas, TX

Petco in Casa Linda

11 AM to 2 PM

Every Saturday

Upcoming in December

Second Chance Treasures

Gift Sale for whole month

of December, 1-31st

Important Links for Responsible Pet Ownership

Why You Should Spay/Neuter Your Pets

Plants Potentially Poisonous to Pets

People Foods to Avoid Feeding Your Pets

Behavior Tips

Finding a Lost Pet

MEET

OUR ORPHAN

OF THE MONTH

"Mercedes"

Hi! My name is Mercedes !

Mercedes is an adorable pup born 6/29/12.

Her whiskery face speaks of her terrier heritage, as well as somewhere along the line she has some boxer in the family tree.

She was rescued from death row with her mom and 11 siblings, all of whom have been adopted except Mercedes, among the cutest of them all.
She is good with other dogs, loves people and is waiting for you to come meet her and take her home.

She loves to play with anything and everything and can't wait to give hugs and kisses to all she meets.

As our Orphan of the Month for November, you can adopt Mercedes at 20% off of the regular $165 adoption donation for canines.

Visit this orphan in person and complete your adoption application between now and December 16, 2012 to be able to take advantage of this great offer!

Visit us on-line or call 214-349-ELPO(3576) for more information on all our wonderful animals available for adoption!

MEET

OUR ORPHAN

OF THE MONTH

"Travis"

Hi! My name is Travis !

Travis, who is approaching his third birthday, is close to a puppy as a cat can get...

He is athletic, energetic, but well mannered. He rarely barks... I mean meows.

He likes to play in water (his water bowl) sometimes, but it is just in good fun.

He is very intelligent (you can tell by the way he looks at you with his big green eyes).

He doesn't bite. He waits his turn, which shows patience.

A home that doesn't have kids who are going throught their terrible two's would be ideal because Travis has his sensative side.

I've got to know Travis well the past year and a half (I'm a regular cat volunteer) and he's a wonderful boy who would love a permanent home.

Travis' bio was written by our loyal volunteer Daryl Davis (seen here with one of our orphans).

Thank you Daryl!

As our Orphan of the Month for November, you can adopt Travis at 20% off of the regular $135 adoption donation for felines.

Visit this orphan in person and complete your adoption application between now and December 16, 2012 to be able to take advantage of this great offer!

Visit us on-line or call 214-349-ELPO(3576) for more information on all our wonderful animals available for adoption!

DONATE AS YOU SHOP !!

USE YOUR KROGER PLUS CARD

To link your Kroger Plus card to East Lake Pet Orphanage (a percentage of your eligible purchases will be donated to help the orphans!), present your Kroger Plus Card to the Kroger cashier at the beginning of your transaction along with the Kroger Neighbor to Neighbor Program customer letter.

The cashier will scan your card, then scan the barcode from the Neighbor to Neighbor letter for donations to East Lake Pet Orphanage. Your Kroger Plus Card will then be linked for the remainder of the program year.

To obtain a copy of the East Lake Pet Orphanage barcode, simply download the Kroger Customer Letter from the Kroger website at www.krogerneighbortoneighbor.com or request a copy of the letter by mailing a self-addressed, stamped envelope to the following: East Lake Pet Orphanage; 10101 E. Northwest Highway; Dallas, Texas 75238.

TOM THUMB REWARD CARD

Link your Tom Thumb Reward Card to our Organization and Tom Thumb will donate to us!

The more you shop, the more we get! Our Good Neighbor number is : 9847. You can make changes to your Reward Card by completing a Good Neighbor Program form, then taking it to your local Tom Thumb Customer Service Desk. You only have to do this once, then simply hand over your card as you check out after each shopping trip!

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Channel 33

East Lake Veterinarian

Dr. Brittney Barton

with an ELPO pet

on Channel 33.

Be sure and tune in on Sunday mornings @ 7:00 AM to hear Dr. Barton for an informative look at one or more of our orphans up for adoption!

Next Air Dates

December 2, 2012

December 30, 2012

Dalworth Welcomes Friends of East Lake Pet Orphanage

East Lake Pet Orphanage has partnered with Dalworth Clean to offer benefits to you as well as ELPO. Call the number below or use the offer code online and you will receive a 10% discount off the Dalworth advertised prices and a percentage of your total bill will be donated back to the East Lake Pet Orphanage. This offer is valid for all cleaning services.

For more information visit: http://www.dalworth.com/elpo

10% off Call:(972) 331-4078
Advertised Prices Offer Code: PELPO

ELPO WISH LIST

There are other more creative ways that you can make a difference for animals-in-need! Look no further than the list below.

WE NEED:

For East Lake Pet Orphanage:

* Digital Photo Frame for our lobby to "show off" all our orphans that are up for adoption!!

*Towels, blankets, machine washable small pet beds

*portable laptop for database entry and for showing pictures of ELPO pets

*working, reasonably current computers
*pet medications
* safe cat and dog toys (such as Kongs, tennis balls, Frisbees, stuffed animals specifically designed for pets, jingle bells for cats, etc.)
*Science Diet food (adult dog, puppy, adult cat or kitten
**high-volume color scanner/printer
*updated graphics for The Spamer mobile adoption unit

*new locations for donation boxes
*new locations for donation cottages
*breakaway cat/kitten collars
*dog collars, leashes & harnesses

*volunteers-dog walkers-7 days a week
*volunteers-cat cuddlers-7 days a week

For off-site adoptions:

*portable laptop for database entry and for showing pictures of ELPO pets

*portable outdoor heater
*golf umbrellas
*Igloo Ice Cube MaxCold 70-Qt. Cooler withwheels (or similar unit) for The Spamer Mobile Adoption Unit

*banners

*large portable collapsible wire crates

*totes for towels, cleaning and other supplies at offsite events
*volunteers,volunteers,volunteers!

For Second Chance Treasures:

*portable laptop for database entry and for showing pictures of ELPO pets

*copier

*resale items (we work to recycle anything from scrap metal and rags to fine china and beautiful antiques, all to help pets!)
*Tarn-X
*Brasso or other brass polish
*jewelry cleaning solution
*light bulbs-regular incandescent
*volunteers to walk dogs-7 days a week
*volunteers to cuddle kitties-7 days a week

For East Lake Cat Care Center:

*assorted cat toys
*flat screen TVs for cat lodging areas

Many Thanks to all for your much appreciated donations!

2012 Pet Fair Pictures !!

Then there were Pig Races!



Results are In! Ribbons and Awards to the Winners!

First Race:
First Place: "Elvis" Ferguson

Second Place: "Noodles" Sung

Third Place: "Kevin Bacon" ELPO

Second Race:
First Place: "Zoe" Spratt
Second Place: "Eleanor Pigby" Gamber
Third Place: "Moo" Spratt

Third Race:
First Place: "Petunia" Margolis

ELPO VOLUNTEERS

A Special Thanks !!

East Lake Pet Orphanage relies heavily on our volunteers. Many come to the hospital to play with and socialize our animals; others staff our offsites, which could not be conducted without their participation.

The month of October, our volunteers logged a record high of 611 hours.

Purrs, tail wags, and licks in appreciation from each of our oprhans for your continued help!

THANK YOU EVERYONE!

Our Supporters

A heartfelt thanks to our
donors! Rest assured that each donation is greatly appreciated, and no donation is too large or too small.

Financial Gifts:

Novartis

WRR, Inc.

Ann & Jim Bevel, in memory of Nori Ueoka for Travis

Tiffany Sunday, in memory of Tucker Wilder

J.M. Nodwell

Willie R. Short, in honor of ELPO pets

Karen Vester, in memory of David Shafer

Steve Neiderhauser, in honor of ELPO pets

Martha Kelley, in honor of ELPO Annie Oakley

Gina Roidopoulos, in honor of ELPO pets

Ben Cloud, Pet Fair donation

IBM Employees

Julie Smith
Diane Jennings

Sara & Larry Perkins, in honor of ELPO pets

Safeway

Michael Veasey

Jana Millsap

Charlene Edmondson

Nancy Parada

Marlynn Burges

Sandra Hunter, in honor of ELPO pets

Thanks to all the Pet Fair Sponsors:

Abaxsis

Abrams Royal

AIM Agency

Antech Labs

Boehringer Ingelheim

Boy Scouts of America, Troop 1989

Butler

Ceva

Elanco

Hill's Pet Nutrition

Infinity Dental Care

Merial

Majestic Barkery

Midwest Vet Supply

Novartis

Paradise 4 Paws

Pfizer

Sam's Club

Sky Helicopter

Sogeval

Trupanion Pet Insurance

VPI Pet Insurance

White Rock Orthodontics

Thanks to all our Pet Fair Rescue Groups:

Cat Matchers

Dalmatian Rescue of North Texas

DFW Cocker Spaniel

DFW Rescue Me

Duck Team 6

ELPO Pet Pac

Oak Hill Animal Rescue

PAL Protective Animal League

Recycled Pomeranians

Truck'n Chicks (Backyard Chickens)

Thanks to all the Wonderful Groups who attended:

ASAP Pet Control

Bleeckie the Dallas Puppeteer

Cedar Valley College

Chris Ceballos, East Lake Grooming

Cease the Grease (Dallas Water Utilities)

City of Dallas Storm Water Management

City of Dallas Police Department, Mitchell Gaston

Coyote Creek Farm

Dallas Fire Rescue

Dalworth Carpet Cleaning

EVGO Electric Cars

Globex America

Mircochip Booth

Lake Highlands Apartments

Scoop the Poop

Second Chance Treasures

Sheila's Cake Booth

Sharon Hodges, Pet Portraits

Kay Wyne, Pet Portraits

Smokey Johnson - Cooker

Steve Ogden - Reptile Man, Reptile Adventures

United Artist Theatre

Thanks to all the Wonderful Performances:

Fiddlin Around with Roberta Rast & Jeannie Hopf

Karate School (Lewis' Taekwondo)

Lake Highlands Wildcat Wrangler Dancers
Texas Pearl Band

Thanks to all the who Volunteered and helped with Activities, Games, Booth Decorating and anything else that they were called upon to do for a very successful Pet Fair:

Boy Scouts of America, Traci Brown, Troup 1989

Girl Scouts of America, Deb McKnight,Troop 2444

and girls, Anneliese, Katie, Kate, Lovely, Lyric,

Mandy, Autumn, Kayla, Evie and Lauren.

Becky Harvey for decorating the Second Chance

Treasures display...Beautiful Display!

Daryl Davis for all the Cat Bios for the Parade of

Ophans Pet Walk

Sandy Rogers, Volunteer and Volunteer Coordinator

Extraordinare!! (who never fails and is always

there to help an orphan in need).

Jackie Jack and Kitty Sylive for all their help!

Kitty Kroquet, ELVH Nurses

The Photo Booth, ELVH CER Team

Paw & Palm Reading by Bonnie Johnson

Poop Bag Toss, ELVH Pet Care Team

Face Painting by Ariana, Jana & Leisha (ELVH nurses)

Face Painting by Morgan Morrow

Teddy Bear Surgery by Dr. Hille

As a community shelter, we rely solely on private donations from people like you to provide life saving health care and preventative treatment for whatever time is needed until adoptive homes can be found. When you donate to East Lake Pet Orphanage, you prevent euthanasia and give a second chance to a pet in need.

The easiest way to make a donation is to go to our website at www.elpo.org or www.helppets.net. On the left-hand side of the page there is a button shaped like a bone that says donate. Click it, and you are taken to the page where you can use PayPal to send a secure payment.

You can also mail in a gift to:
East Lake Pet Orphanage
10101 E. Northwest Hwy
Dallas, TX 75238

Whether you can spare $5 or $100, your tax deductible contribution will make a difference!