Pet of the Month - April

April's Pet of the Month is . . . Raffi the Rescue Dog (aka, my husband and business partner Bill).  Raffi is the official mascot of the charitable efforts of our business, which all revolve around animal rescue.  This year, Paws & Kisses will again be the Southern CT coordinator for the national Presents 4 Pets Campaign.  Presents 4 Pets is an annual campaign held to collect pet care items for donation to local animal shelters and rescue groups.  Items needed include:  pet food and treats, dog collars and leashes, pet beds, grooming tools, cat litter, etc.  Over the past 4 years, Paws & Kisses has collected and donated items valued at over $ 20,000.00 to help homeless animals.  The local shelters just love to see us coming, as they know that we always come 'bearing gifts', which they can use to meet the needs of the homeless animals they shelter. 

This year's campaign kicks off at the beginning of May and runs through the last week in October.  Donations are made to shelters as enough accumulates to make a shelter run.  The event culminates and the final donations are made in the first week in November, which is National Animal Shelter Appreciation Week.   In preparation for this year's campaign, we are seeking volunteers to help us place and monitor donation boxes at local businesses, schools, civic organizations, condo associations, etc.  If you know of a location that would be willing to host a donation box for the 2012 campaign, please contact us!  The boxes are in place for 6 to 8 weeks only, with volunteers collecting donations each week, so the boxes don't get too full.

If you can help us to help homeless animals in our community, either by donating, hosting a box, collecting and distributing donations, etc., please don't hesitate to give us a call at 203-922-2643 or by email at arianowl@yahoo.com.

If your civic organization would like to host a collection amongst your members, it would be greatly appreciated!  Last year, we had two Boy Scout troops and one Girl Scout troop 'adopt' the campaign.  They worked hard and collected lots of great items!  Both troops are on to other projects this year, so we have plenty of 'vacancies' and are available for 'adopotion'!

Help Raffi the Rescue Dog to help those who care for the needy animals in our community this year.