Event: Wet Nose Day, Cat Haven & Dogs' Refuge Home - 28th October 2012

It's back! Wet Nose Day is on a little earlier than last year. At the Cat Haven, there will be fun activities for the kids, raffles, plant and clothing stalls, bric-a-brac for sale, items up for auction, and more.

I will yet again be running the book/dvd/cd stall. Last year, this stall raised the most funds out of all the stalls on the day. There were THOUSANDS of items for sale and I dare say it will be the same this year! I am actually taking a week off work, so I can dedicate some time to sorting and organizing donations for the stall, so expect so method to the madness when you come down and have a look. (ie books, cd's and dvds will be organized into genres, fiction/non-fiction, kids, etc. ) 

This year there will be a sausage sizzle, I am told. Ideally, I would like to see an end to the offering of meat products to raise funds at animal charities. It makes no sense to me to exploit animals to help others. Perhaps that is something Cat Haven can embrace in the near future. In the meantime, I am told there will be food on offer for vegans and vegetarians, which will involve the use of a separate BBQ and equipment. What exactly will be on offer, I don't know, but I will be keen to see.

Event recap: Wet Nose Day at the Cat Haven

A little while ago, I posted about this event. Well, it has come and gone for another year, now. The difference this year, however, was that I decided to volunteer. Being someone who has worked in libraries for years, I thought it would make sense to help out with the book stall. This ended up involving a friend, my partner and myself, and  numerous other volunteers having to sort items into genres and boxes, and pricing them.

There were SO MANY books (and dvds, cds, magazines, etc) and there were some really amusing ones in the mix, as you can see from these photos.

On the day, a few more friends stepped up to help with manning the counter, which meant that my partner and I could go off and look around. Unfortunately, we were not able to get down to the Dog's Refuge Home Wet Nose Day event down the road. Still, we placed bids on two items at the silent auction (didn't win), bought raffles rickets (didn't win), and DID win on two bids at the auction! We managed to get the exotic cat bed and the huuuge cat tree. Our cats spoiled? Nahhhh... ;)

My partner baked some vegan and gluten free goodies for the bake stall and was very chuffed to find out all had sold. Yay!

All up, we think the book stall made over $2000 which broke last year's record - what we were aiming for!

Best news of all was that 29 cats and kittens were adopted that day.

All in all a very rewarding experience. I highly recommend volunteering for not-for-profit, charity organizations. I hope to be able to help out at the Wet Nose day again next year.

If you would like to see photos I took during this event, please go here.

Event: Wet Nose Day @ Cat Haven and Dogs Refuge Home, 6th November

It is that time of the year again! For the last couple of years, I have been attending both of these events but this year, I hope to be more involved with the prep work and helping out on the day, itself. 

If you have never been, you are missing out on a two worthy events. They draw a lot of cat and dog loving people out to these two shelters, funds are raised and many homeless animals get adopted on the day. Please consider coming along and showing your support for these two organizations that struggle year after year, to look after and rehome abandoned, surrendered, abused and neglected animals.

The details:

When: Sunday 6th November 2011

Where: Cat Haven & Dogs Refuge Home

@ Lemnos Street, SHENTON PARK

Time: 10.30am - 3.30pm

Entry: Gold coin donations

What: A great day out for all the family! 

Raffles, auctions, stalls, food, plants, pre-loved fashion, books 

and Black Cat Stall, fun activities and lots more. 

And of course beautiful dogs, cats and kittens for adoption!

For further information please visit their websites: 

http://www.dogshome.org.au/

http://www.cathaven.com.au/

I shall hopefully see you there!