CRAN News
October 2025 Adoptions
Thank you to all who make our work possible, giving cats their furrever homes is our mission.
Sweet Cheeks Fundraiser
We’re thrilled that CRAN was selected as one of Sweet Cheeks 2025 Charitable Cheers recipients!
Sweet Cheeks Winery is donating all tasting fees in November and December to three selected charities based on your votes. So when you visit purchase a tasting at Sweet Cheeks, you’ll get a token you can use to vote for CRAN!
We’re so grateful to Sweet Cheeks’ wine club members for selecting CRAN to participate and to Sweet Cheeks Winery for so generously supporting local non-profits!
October 2025 Volunteer of the Month
Congratulations to Nathan Sutterfield , CRAN’s October 2025 volunteer of the month!
Nathan has been volunteering with CRAN since 2019 volunteering as a foster, doing TNR and however he can.
Carole T nominated Nathan and in her nomination said:
“Nathan Sutterfield is the Springfield City Park Ranger. He comes in contact with many stray, dumped and abandoned cats and often litters of newborn kittens. Nathan contacts us when he finds cats that need help, and helps with TNR of these cats. He works in our cattery with some of the cats he has helped. Nathan has also fostered a lot of these kittens until we can find other foster situations. A number of these fosters have resulted in foster fails.”
Note: a foster fail is when a person fostering a cat ends up adopting and keeping the cat. They failed at fostering but won at adding a new furry friend to their household!
When asked what he liked about volunteering with CRAN and how he got started Nathan said:
“We started volunteering with Cran in 2019 as a foster for a litter of 5 kittens….we failed on all 5 🙄🤣. Since I started working with the parks in 2019 Cran has helped me with more than 50 cats/kittens with TNR, medical care and putting kitties in the Cran system.
I love Cran and being able to help out however I can with all the cats. Over the years I’ve been able to develop some great relationships with the volunteers from cran. I’m grateful for everything you guys do!”
Thank you Nathan for all your hard work taking care of the CRAN cats!
September 2025 CRAN Cat Stats
Thank you to all of our amazing volunteers, partners and donors who make our work possible!
September 2025 Adoptions
Thank you to all who make our work possible, giving cats their furrever homes is our mission.
September 2025 Volunteer of the Month
Congratulations to Kelsey McGrattan, CRAN’s Sept 2025 volunteer of the month!
Kelsey has been volunteering with CRAN since 2024. Kelsey is currently volunteering on the Marketing Team but has also volunteered in other areas of CRAN.
Lyllian B nominated Kelsey and in her nomination said:
“Kelsey has been volunteering with the marketing team since August of 2024 (she has been volunteering with CRAN in other areas since Feb of 2024) and has become an invaluable member of our team. She is a great team player which is so important in this kind of work. She takes initiative and helped us give our instagram and our social media posts a much-needed update. Her knowledge of social media and graphic design has been so helpful in creating more engagement. Kelsey is always willing to jump in and help with social media requests. She has used her talent to create great educational and fundraising posts and has volunteered to take over our quarterly newsletter. Her first newsletter was a great success and everyone appreciated the fresh look and great content. Thank you Kelsey!”
When asked what she liked about volunteering with CRAN and how she got started Kelsey said:
“I’m honored—thank you so much!
I came to CRAN because at first I just wanted to add volunteer experience to my resume, but I loved the work CRAN was doing so much that I decided to help more as much as possible. I started volunteering my sophomore year of college, and I’m currently a senior. I wish I had started with CRAN earlier because I’ve had so many great experiences.
I like the freedom CRAN gives me to try out new ideas for social media and newsletters. They never stifle creativity, and everyone I’ve talked to in CRAN has been more than happy to help with anything I need. It’s been a great experience outside the classroom to experiment with social media marketing, which is possibly what I want to do when I graduate. Being able to work with such a dedicated team has been invaluable.”
Thank you Kelsey for all your hard work making CRAN the best rescue it can be!
August 2025 CRAN Cat Stats
Thank you to all of our amazing volunteers, partners and donors who make our work possible!
August 2025 Adoptions
Thank you to all who make our work possible, giving cats their furrever homes is our mission.
August 2025 Volunteer of the Month!
Congratulations to Justin Kidd, CRAN’s August 2025 volunteer of the month!
Justin has been volunteering with CRAN since 2015 and is currently volunteering on the TLC team.
Louanne B nominated Justin and in her nomination said:
“Justin has been a steady presence at TLC. He feeds cats, he scoops litter boxes, he spends time visiting the cats at TLC, and he willingly scrubs and sanitizes the carriers, crates, litter boxes, and all sorts of miscellaneous equipment at TLC. He is always ready with a cheerful word for his fellow volunteers, and he truly wants to make life better for the cats and kittens in CRAN’s care.”
When asked what they liked about volunteering with CRAN and how they got started Justin said:
“I’m so honored, thank mew. I’ve done a lot of volunteer work in my life but have never been a volunteer of the month before. Volunteering is a great way to connect with other people who have a similar passion.
Animals have always meant a lot to me growing up on the farm as a scrawny Christian boy, they were my friends, they never judged me, never hurt me and always made me feel loved. Martha helped me get involved at TLC and I’ve met some beautiful souls who also share my appreciation for cats.
I very much look forward to being around the cats whenever I’m at TLC cleaning. I’ll never understand what drives people to abandon these amazing creatures. I love it when a cat comes to trust you and shows their true personality. Each cat is like a beautiful snowflake, each one is very special and unique.”
Thank you Justin for all your hard work taking care of the CRAN cats!
July 2025 CRAN Cat Stats
Thank you to all of our amazing volunteers, partners and donors who make our work possible!