CRAN News
June 2025 Volunteers of the Month!
Congratulations to the Waugh family,
CRAN’s June 2025 volunteers of the month!
Patrick, Katie, Ryanne and Megan Waugh have been volunteering with CRAN since 2022. The Waughs are adopters who became volunteers, they started in the cattery at North then moved into being fosters. The Waughs have had 55 fosters since they started fostering for CRAN.
Marci S nominated the Waugh family and in her nomination said:
“Katie, her husband and two girls are amazing fosters. They have stuck with CRAN through the ups and downs and are always there for us.
They willingly take on a variety of challenges when needed and have a dedicated room just for their fosters. While fostering for CRAN the Waughs have taken mamas with babies, lots of kittens, VERY shy cats/kittens as well as outgoing cats/kittens. They step up for whatever the CRAN foster needs might be, even if the cat needing a foster is a bit spicy or difficult.
The Waughs have a great attitude and enjoy fostering as a family. They always exceed our expectations.”
When asked what they liked about volunteering with CRAN and how they got started Katie said:
“We adopted our resident kitties from CRAN in 2021 and were so impressed that when we found out we could volunteer, we jumped in to support. We started in the cattery at North. It was a great way to introduce the kids to the concept of volunteering at a young age. After doing that for about a year, we were chatting with the cattery coordinator about in-home fostering. We knew it would be hard to bond and then let them go but decided we could do it and have loved the experience!”
Thank you Waugh family for all your hard work making CRAN the best rescue it can be!
May 2025 CRAN Cat Stats
Thank you to all of our amazing volunteers, partners and donors who make our work possible!
We met our goal!
We did it — or more accurately, YOU did it!
Thanks to your incredible support, we’ve exceeded our Spring Fundraiser goal of $40,000 and reached a total of $44,896!
Because of your generosity, CRAN will continue our vital work: spaying, neutering, vaccinating, and microchipping more cats to prepare them for adoption. We’ll keep taking in the sick and injured — treating upper respiratory infections, ringworm, broken legs, and more — giving every cat a chance at a healthier, happier life.
Please remember, CRAN is an all-volunteer organization. In addition to donations, we’re always in need of foster homes to care for our cats temporarily. CRAN covers all expenses — you provide the love and care.
If you’re able to foster, please fill out a volunteer application:
👉 https://catrescues.org/forms/cat-foster-application/
Thank you again for making a difference!
May 2025 Adoptions
27 Cats found their homes in May! A huge thank you to all the volunteers, partners and donors who made this possible.
May 2025 Volunteer of the Month
Congratulations to Hanah Heurgue, CRAN’s May 2025 volunteer of the month!
Hanah has been volunteering with CRAN since 2022. Hanah volunteers at TLC and PetSmart cattery. Hanah also volunteered on the CRAN phone lines.
Louanne nominated Hanah and in her nomination said:
“Hanah Heurgue has been a CRAN volunteer since 2022. She has volunteered at the PetSmart North cattery and is a faithful volunteer at TLC as well. Hanah is a great communicator with the people who need to know what is going on with any particular cat or kitten within her volunteer role.
Hanah is professional, polite and kind when she raises concerns about a cat or is communicating a need. She is a valued member of the CRAN family.”
When asked what she likes about volunteering with CRAN and how she got started Hanah said:
“I started volunteering with CRAN through my place of employment in 2022. I started by volunteering at TLC once a week and I also volunteered for about a year on the CRAN phone intake line. CRAN has been such a fun place to volunteer at, I love being able to help all the kitties in need. I currently am not in a place where I can foster so I started volunteering at PetSmart as well as TLC. I really love being able to report back to the foster and adoption counselors on the cats I have helped take care of.
I recently made a suggestion that two cats that I helped care for be in foster and adopted together as I felt they were a bonded pair. Both cats went into foster together and their adopter was happy to take both the cats together. I was able to get CRAN nominated at my workplace, PenFed Credit Union, for our quarterly giving.”
Thank you Hanah for all your hard work making CRAN the best rescue it can be!
April 2025 Volunteers of the Month
Congratulations to Monique and Brett B, CRAN’s April 2025 volunteers of the month!
Monique and her son, Brett, have been volunteering with CRAN since 2023. Monique and Brett have been valued volunteers at the PetSmart Cattery.
Nicki G nominated Monique and Brett and in her nomination said:
“Monique and her son, Brett, did an incredible job of navigating a very tough situation involving an upset person on one of their first shifts as CRAN volunteers. They handled themselves like senior volunteers, remained calm and worked as a team to calm the person and resolve the issue.
Brett is not only a valued volunteer with CRAN, he also has his own business called NinjaCat’s Toy Factory. Brett hand makes catnip toys and a different rescue is picked each month to be the recipient of these toys, sometimes it is CRAN. Brett has raised over $6,000 for rescues around the world.
When asked what they liked about volunteering with CRAN and how they got started Monique said:
“Brett and I started volunteering in 2023. We had moved to the area in 2022, and loved connecting with CRAN volunteers at local events where Brett supported CRAN through his business. We are a family full of cat lovers and wanted to do more for our local cat community, so we signed up to volunteer at the North cattery.
What we love most about volunteering is getting to connect with fellow cat lovers and help educate our community about the importance of rescue, fostering (we do that too – through another local rescue) spay/neuter, cat behavior and care, etc. We are both very passionate about making the world better for humans and cats alike, and volunteering is just one of many ways we get to do that. “
Thank you Monique and Brett for all your hard work making CRAN the best rescue it can be!
March 2025 Adoptions
30 Cats were adopted in March! Thank you to all of our volunteers, partners and supporters who made it happen!