Amigos de Animales - June newsletter

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Our mission is to provide low cost spaying and neutering of dogs and cats, and to promote the general welfare of animals in our community and surrounding areas.   Si prefiere recibir los correos electrónicos en español, haga clic aquí. AMIGOS DE ANIMALES BOQUETE PANAMÁ   JUNE 2023 NEWSLETTER MAY CLINIC - ANIMAL #25,000!!  🎈🎉 🥂🐶 🐱   On Sunday May 28th, Amigos de Animales spayed our 25,000th animal!! Pelusa is a beautiful white cat owned by Lowam Estribi.  What an amazing accomplishment in our 18 years of existence!   That day we spayed or neutered 266 animals, 103 dogs and 163 cats with six vets and one trainee working.    70% of the animals were female and 46% came from Boquete. 189 animals were brought in by owners and 70 came from collectors.   PROGRESO MINI-CLINIC   On Sunday June 4th we took our van to Progreso near the Costa Rica border. We had 4 vets who spayed or neutered 85 dogs and 62 cats.   Thanks to Larry & Jennifer Pascal for their coordination of our mini-clinics, and thanks to all of the volunteers who helped. MORE ANIMALS ARE NEEDED FOR OUR JUNE 25th CLINIC   We need more dogs and cats for our clinic to be held on June 25th.   Please contact Rosa at 6563-8686 or boqueteanimales@gmail.com to get the link to register. Or you can register directly by clicking here.   HELP NEEDED TO CUT CAT SLEEVES   Wanted: People to cut the cute nylon sleeves we put on female cats so they don't tear out their stitches. All you need is opposable thumbs and a sharp pair of scissors. I will show you how to do it. It's easy. Contact Judy Sacco at jwsacco@yahoo.com or +1 507 6517-3921 ANNUAL HOLIDAY BOUTIQUE   Join us for our 2nd Annual Holiday Boutique on November 18th!. We are looking for 35 unique vendors. If you would like to be a part of this year's market, it's time to register your craft or business.   Click here for more information, or contact Sherry Shirritt at sshirritt@gmail.com. CASINO NIGHT FUNDRAISER   We held our Casino Night fundraiser on Saturday, June 10th. It was a great night of fun, games and prizes!   Thanks to everyone who attended and who donated. And a special thanks to Carol Cardinale Santana for her tireless efforts on these fundraisers. We raised over $1,300.   HOMEMADE QUILT FUNDRAISER   Thank you to Sarah Zink, a master quilter and wonderful supporter of Amigos de Animales. She made this quilt and promoted ticket sales in the US and Canada.    Congratulations to the winner: Kathryn Ashline   Thank you to all who donated!  We raised over $1,300 on this event too! GET TO KNOW OUR AMIGOS DE ANIMALES FAMILY This month we're featuring our incredible past president who will be leaving us soon:   Name: Alicia McGuigan   Your position/title with AdA:  Former President, volunteer   How long have you been working with AdA?  A looong time…I think since 2009 Can you tell us a little bit more about what you do with AdA?:  I have done many things.  I started as volunteer coordinator to try to recognize our volunteers and make sure they were in the right place at the right time. It was rather chaotic at first!  I tried being a surgical assistant and quickly learned that it was not for me. I have worked out front in Registration and been the pizza delivery person.  My favorite thing to do is working in kitty recovery and interacting with their owners.   Why would you encourage others to volunteer here with AdA?  Volunteering with Animales has been a highlight of my life.  In my business career, I always said that in my next life I wanted to do something that was meaningful and actually mattered.  And this really mattered!  Look at the Boquete area…there are no packs of sad starving dogs and cats roaming the streets.  We have sterilized over 25,000 animals, what a difference that has made in this community!  Volunteering is the best way to meet and make friends in a community and I have loved every minute of it.   Click here for the rest of Alicia's story and more pictures on our website. KIBBLE & BITS:   •  Food Drive: We are continuing to feed needy dogs and cats in Boquete at a cost of over $1,500 per month.  You can donate by clicking here   •  Membership Drive: Sign up for your annual Amigos de Animales membership and receive a great car magnet. Membership is still only $10. You can sign up at the BCP Tuesday Market or at a clinic.   •  Gift certificates: We have made gift certificates in the denomination of $10 and $20, the price of an individual sterilization for a cat or a dog. Give your neighbors, gardeners and maids certificates for their dogs and cats.  Let’s help each other help each other!   These certificates are an easy way to help. They are available at the Animales table at the BCP Tuesday Market or at the clinics   •  2024 Calendar: We've sold out of the 2023 calendars. Contact Larry & Jennifer Pascal to get your animal or ad in the 2024 calendar. landjpascal@msn.com   •  Education program: We are visiting local schools to educate students about proper care for their pets, and the importance of spaying and neutering animals. Please email Katrina at katrinakneebone@gmail.com if you can help.   •  Spay or neuter your animal: we get new requests daily, but we are still doing clinics by appointment only. Contact Rosa, our appointment coordinator, at 6563-8686 to be added to our list.   •  Rescue/adoption?: The mission of Amigos de Animales is strictly spay and neuter, we are not a rescue, adoption or veterinary service.  Please do not ask Rosa about any other service, but there are many other rescue groups in and around Boquete   •  We have been updating our website - check it out here   •  Animales is always looking for stories and pictures to share in this newsletter.   Please contact Andy at andy@syvcc.us if you are interested. MARK YOUR CALENDAR - UPCOMING EVENTS   • Training - you can watch our training here.  We have training sessions for new volunteers Saturday at 9:45 the day before each clinic. Contact Leslie  @ volunteer@aadab.org if you have any questions.   • Clinics - Sunday June 25, 2023  (held the last Sunday of each month - we are dark in November and December)   • Annual Holiday Boutique - November 18, 2023 - see above and watch for more details. Contact Sherry Shirritt at sshirritt@gmail.com. WAYS TO HELP AMIGOS DE ANIMALES:      •  Donations:  Any amount will help.   Click here for ways you can make a donation   •  If you would like to volunteer for Animales, contact Leslie or Raquel at volunteer@aadab.org •  If you can donate dog or cat food, please drop it off at the Amigos de Boquete office in Alto Dorado or contact us @ info@aadab.org •  Don't forget, the Animales Events Center is available to rent for meetings and gatherings of any kind. Contact Sherry Shirritt at sshirritt@gmail.com or 6858-3607. Here are statistics from the May clinic: Here are 2023 statistics through May:    2023 Totals Animales Totals-to-Date Thank you for your support!  We could not do what we do without all of our incredible donors, sponsors and volunteers! Amigos De Animales, Inc. 2733 Oak Ridge Ct Ste 104 Fort Myers, FL 33901 Email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser Unsubscribe Website:  www.aadab.org/   Contact us at info@aadab.org if you have any questions.   Copyright © 2022 Amigos de Animales, All rights reserved.

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