CRAN News
Volunteer of the Month – December 2022
Congratulations to Patti Hansen, our December 2022 Volunteer of the Month!
Patti started volunteering initially doing medical record data entry and then as a cat socializer at Petsmart in 2021. This evolved into taking on the responsibilities of CRAN Cattery Manager at the South Petsmart cattery. Not only is Patti a cattery volunteer and cattery manager, she also finalizes adoption and continues diligently working in the background, helping with CRAN kitty medical records. Patti started volunteering after she retired “I retired at the end of June, 2021 and I knew I wanted to do volunteer work. I have been a passionate cat lover all my life so I did some searching on the Internet for cat organizations and found CRAN. The rest, as they say, is history.” When asked what she most enjoys about her volunteering, Patti replied “Well of course my love of kitties is what initially brought me to CRAN, but I also love that I have met so many wonderful people – other CRAN volunteers, adopters, fosters, PetSmart staff, visitors to the cattery. And I especially appreciate our socializing volunteer team at the PetSmart in south Eugene – they are AWESOME!”
Patti is a dedicated, multitasking volunteer with a love for animals, and a great love and compassion for our CRAN kittens and cats. Thank you for all you do for the cats Patti!
Volunteers of the Month – November 2022
CRAN’s November volunteers of the month are Eva LeMar, Andrew Fridlund and Nathaniel Fridlund!
Eva, Andrew and Nathaniel adopted 2 kitties from CRAN in 2019. They started volunteering in the spring of 2020, first as fosters, followed by a wide variety of responsibilities! They have fostered, volunteered in the Petsmart catteries, helped with medical records, assisted with garage sale set up and clean up, transported supplies and/or foster cats, and in many other ways. Eva said they started volunteering with CRAN because they love cats, and wanted to help.
Thank you, Eva, Andrew and Nathaniel, for helping to care for the CRAN kitties, and support the rescue-care-adoption process!
Fall Campaign 2022
We just passed $13, 000 in our Fall Campaign and we have a donor who will match donations up to $5000!
That means if you donate to our campaign, your donation is doubled!
Our goal is $35,000. We count on our Fall and Spring campaigns to raise the funds we need to take in and care for the homeless cats in our community. This year we have had many cats with complex medical issues requiring treatment. We never turn away a cat due to medical needs but because of this are depending on our supporters even more. Can you help us reach our $35,000 goal?
You can donate through our Facebook Fundraiser: https://www.facebook.com/donate/580142067206462/
or through our website:
https://kindest.com/503485-fall-campaign
You can also donate by check (please indicate it is for the Fall Campaign)
Cat Rescue & Adoption Network
PO Box 72401, Springfield, OR 97475
Home for the Holidays Promotion 2022
We have had such a crazy kitten season and adults often get overlooked. Some of these special cats also have other things making it hard for them to find their forever homes like being shy, being mature or manageable health issues. Do you have room in your home and heart for one of these cats dreaming of a home for the holidays? Each cat comes with a $50 gift certificate to either PetSmart or Wags! Dog Emporium (adopter’s choice) to get them off to a good start in their new home. The promotion is through December 31st.
Volunteer of the Month October 2022
Congratulations to October’s Volunteer of the Month Elise L’Estrange!
Elise joined CRAN in October 2021 as a foster volunteer. Since that time, she has taken on the responsibilities of a medical volunteer, which includes basic exams of foster kitties, and vaccination boosters.
We asked Elise what brought her to CRAN and what she likes about volunteering “What I enjoy the most about volunteering for CRAN is the joy that being around and holding kittens brings me and being able to put my previous veterinary technology education and experience to use. I really do miss working in the veterinary field and this provides me a good outlet for that. I also love all the new friends I’ve made through CRAN. There truly are so many people pouring their hearts into this organization.
I first heard of CRAN on the local lost & found and missing pet groups on FaceBook. People were constantly telling others to reach out to CRAN or to a couple other rescues regarding their lost cats. I had volunteered at Greenhill for a few weeks years ago, but my back issues made it difficult so I stopped. Around September 2021 I saw another comment recommending someone to reach out to CRAN and mentioned that medical volunteers were needed at that time. I was still in a “bluh” mental state from the pandemic and still getting used to going back to work after a year and a half of isolating at home, but I felt like this was something I had to do. So, I looked at the website, confirmed that volunteers with medical experience were sorely needed, and sent in a volunteer application. From my first time at the TLC facility I was impressed by how well the cats were treated and how passionate everybody was. In this kind of environment, it’s been easy to stick with it and give as much of my time to CRAN as I can.”
Thank you for all you do for CRAN Elise!
Happy Tale – Ray Charles
Ray Charles came into our program with several health issues including untreated herpes which caused near blindness, hair loss, and malnutrition. Below are two photos of Ray, the first when he arrived at CRAN only 4 months ago and now. The best part of the story – after taking such great care of him, his foster decided to adopt him & make sure he had the perfect permanent home. From his foster:
“When Ray Charles came into my care, he was underweight and malnourished. Due to being underfed, he was unable to grow much hair on his body. His furry head with long, white whiskers looked ginormous compared to the rest of his body. His tail looked disproportionately long and had a big, dark fluff of hair at the end. He had scabs and his thin skin easily cut open if he scratched himself. It took weeks for Ray Charles to regulate his eating pattern. He wasn’t used to having a whole bowl of food to himself, and at times he would often gorge himself to the point where he threw up. It took weeks to figure out what he liked to eat, and in what proportions. It turns out, that Ray Charles is a picky eater. He likes a variety of dried food, but only two brands of tuna.
Ray Charles was so happy to be cared for. He threw himself belly up at my feet over and over again until I would pick him up or pet him. He is such a loving and lovable cat. He likes to follow me almost everywhere I go. He wakes me up in the morning at just the right time.”
