Volume 1 Issue 2 Summer 2018

Hot Dogs and Cool Cats Goes High Tech

Pet Gazette

www.ghhspetphotocontest.orgThe 14th Annual Hot Dogs & Cool Cats Pet Photo Contest opens for entries and voting on Friday July 6th at 5:00pm CDT.• $25 Entry fee per photo• Enter as many of your pets as you would like• Each pet can only be entered once• $1 per voteThis year’s top winner will be featured on a label of a Rocket Republic brew and 2nd-5th places will also be included on the label. You can sample the beer at the Finale Party or one of our three Release Parties.

Our traditional calendar has had a makeover and is now available in a portable size. The 2019 GHHS calendar will feature 36 total winners. In addition to the beer label and the calendar, we will have the Landers McLarty Award and 5 Photographers’ Awards.To enter go to:

www.ghhspetphotocontest.org

Entries and voting open Friday July 6th at 5pm CDT through Friday July 27th at 12:01pm CDT.

Final Voting and Finale Party to be held atStars and Strikes (930 Old Monrovia Road)Friday July 27th, from 6:30pm until 8:30pmCome out and vote for your favorite pet!

Call GHHS at 256-881-8081 if you need assistance entering your photo.(See the website for a complete listing of the rules.)

Keep an eye on our Facebook page for Release Party dates!

From the CEOBoard of Directors

Terry Bradford, ChairLana Ritch, Vice ChairEileen Beardsley, SecretarySandy Edwards, TreasurerJerry Nutt, Past ChairShelby AgnewPenny BillingsLeigh ChristianBen GambleTim HuffordGrant MartinKaren ReedBethany SneedDiane StricklandMargie Wiesman

GHHS StaffJill A. GardnerC.E.O.

Lisa MendesThrift Store Manager

Stephanie SullivanDirector of Operations

Patrick BurlesonJulia CoberlyKatherine Campbell SoffesJudy CameronCasey McCraryJay RattsSusan ReidMarilyn SharpShannon SiegelBeth TumlinNesha Walker-Taylor

GHHS is a no-kill animal shelter dedicated to

the humane care and treatment of animals

Thank you for all of your support and interest in the animals and activitiews at GHHS! Summer is always a busy time with the acceptance of puppies and kittens into the shelter. With summer schedules we have lots of volunteers and Paws for Reading readers in the shelter. It’s a busy place. But, you are always welcome to drop by for a tour. Did you know we have a wish list on Amazon Smile? You can order items for GHHS like cleaning supplies and pet toys. If you have an Amazon or Amazon Prime account, please look for the Amazon Smile logo and select GHHS to receive donations from your purchases. A huge thank you to Bancorp South for their efforts to collect pet food for our King’s Community Kitchen. Last year, we gave out more than 35,000 pounds of pet food to low income pet owners. Bancorp’s donation of more than 11,000 pounds was a tremendous help in keeping our pet food bank stocked. We look forward to seeing all of the precious pet photos that will be entered in the Pet Photo Contest this month. It is so exciting to partner with Rocket Republic on a specialty brew, Apollo Amber, and to have the winner and top four places printed on the beer can labels and cartons. Look for announcements about the parties that will be held around town when the beer is available for sale! Stay cool during this hot summer. Don’t forget to give your pets plenty of water, bring them inside when it is too hot or stormy, and don’t forget the heartworm treatments!

Cheers,

Jill Gardner, CEO

Welcome New Staff

Katherine Campbell Soffes joined the GHHS Thrift Store staff as a part-time employee in May. Obi-Wan, her 15 week old Pit Bull enjoys greeting Thrift Store customers and getting extra attention. Katherine will be adding to her family in August with another baby boy. Welcome Katherine!

DonorsSt. Stephens Episcopal Church VBSJordan SutherlandChristopher TanseyTarget Employee Giving CampaignBelinda TaylorAlison TerryTanya TidwellDaniel WallaceClyde & Ann WareDavid WeibleCharles WelchLauren & Ashley WiesnewskiJanice Wooten

HonorariumsDiane BurtonRichard CampbellTodd BlassSherrri & Jess HudginsKaren DangJennifer & Danny BanksKathy CampbellGeraldine WrightAnonymousSarah BowenAshley SindelJason SpeckFrankie CollazoCheryl McDonaldCheryl Bowne

MemorialsRandall Ray AlexanderErich AltenkirchAllison BelshaDaniel Hugh CheneyGail ChristianJanice ColvardJanet CraigJudith Ann DeesEdith Frye (3)Toshiko FukudaJoAnn GundersonBennie Sutton HaleDawn JulianJackie NiederPatrick RobbinsMarsha SamplesMavis ThomasChris WesleyMeredith Carlton Yessick (2)

GHHS Donors May 2018-June 2018 Long Term Residents

Hello! My name is Grant and I am a 3 year old Domestic Short Hair. I love to play with my toys and I do enjoy other cats. I love attention and will purr loudly for you if you give me attention. Come by the cat room at GHHS and spend some time with me.

Hi! I am Chip. I am an Australian Cattle Dog/American Staffy mix. I love to play with other dogs and I like to be close to people. I will bark when you visit my outdoor play yard because I want you to play with me. I am a great dog for any family!

Greater Huntsville Humane Society2812 Johnson Road ǀ Huntsville, AL 35805ghhs.org ǀ info@ghhs.orgGreater Huntsville

Humane SocietyIs your address correct? Call 256.881.8081 or

email info@ghhs.org to change your info.

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PAIDHuntsville, AL

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A portion of the printing for the Pet Gazette was donated by C&A Printing.

Thrift Store Corner Summer is here and it is a great time to clean out your closets, your garage, your kitchen, etc. New and returning college students are beginning to make plans to move into dorms and apartments in August. Please think about the items you have in your home that are in good condition and would make the perfect addition to college housing. Donating items to the GHHS Thrift Store is a great way to clear out your home, get a tax write-off, and help the animals in the shelter.

Items that we CAN take are• gently used books furniture• clothes • small appliances (in good working order)• home decor. • We CANNOT take • textbooks • bedding in poor condition • pillows • computers• electric blankets• The GHHS Thrift Store is open Monday-Saturday 9:30am-4:30pm and accepts donations from 10:00am until 4:00pm. Please give us a call at 256-881-3888 to arrange for pick up of large items within the Huntsville City limits. Pick ups are scheduled on Tuesdays and Wednesdays between 10:00am and 3:00pm.