Kinship Circle Gulf Coast Newsletter

1. Get On File With KC Animal Disaster Aid Network

We’ve regrouped list members into REGIONAL ZONES — in our ongoing reorganization of Kinship Circle Animal Disaster Aid Network’s database. THANK YOU to those who already sent back volunteer forms.

We’ve followed Tropical Storm Fay in Florida...and have not been called upon for outside volunteers at this time. But what if we had? PLEASE GET YOUR ADDRESS AND/OR VOLUNTEER FORM ON FILE WITH US.

DON’T WANT TO SEND IN A VOLUNTEER FORM? PLEASE EMAIL BRIEF INFO TO disasteraid@kinshipcircle.org:

Your First/Last Name:
Street Address:
City, State, Zip Code:
Phone Numbers (cell & land):
Email (that you’re subscribed to KC Disaster Aid under):

VOLUNTEER FORM:

EMAIL KINSHIP CIRCLE for a volunteer form to fill-out and send back to us.
• FILL OUT FORM & EMAIL IT BACK TO: disasteraid@kinshipcircle.org
• TYPE IN SUBJECT LINE: KC ANIMAL DISASTER AID NETWORK

**You must be subscribed to Kinship Circle Animal Disaster Aid’s email list to submit a volunteer record.
If NOT SUBSCRIBED, tell us.

ALL RESPONDER LEVELS ARE WELCOME:

• Search and Rescue
• Emergency Sheltering & Medical Aid
• Animal Care (walking, feeding, grooming, clean-up, etc.)
• Animal Transport
• Photography/Video
• Investigative Coordinating (phone-calling, research, reporting)
• Computer Skills...Word, Excel, GIS (+ other mapping programs)
• Supplies Procurement, Receipt, Inventory Control, Warehousing...

KINSHIP CIRCLE ANIMAL DISASTER AID NETWORK:

We’re a network of INDEPENDENT VOLUNTEERS, each responsible for obtaining his/her training and certification in animal disaster response.
We provide NEWSLETTER UPDATES about animal victims in disasters and give you the means to donate money or supplies. Please note: Until our volunteer staff expands, we can’t research every disaster (although we wish we could!)
We’ve formed an ADVISORY BOARD to activate in Sept. 2008. Stay tuned for updates as this network grows, with a stronger presence in future disasters.
Companion animal and animal protection letter-writing campaigns are occasionally posted to KC Animal Disaster Aid’s email list.

2. Hurricane Katrina, 8/29/05 - 8/29/08

photo montage of Katrina images

When three years equal a lifetime...
Still Loved
Forever Missed
Never Again

And with your eyes, they were seen.
With your voice, they were heard.
With your hands, they felt comfort.
With your resolve, they were fed, rescued, reunited.
With your heart, they found new homes.
With your mercy, they knew love before death.

3. Katrina Anniversary Events & Fundraisers
ALERT FROM / REPLY TO:

Jeff Dorson, Humane Society of Louisiana, stopcruelty11@gmail.com

PURCHASE TICKETS: https://secure.icorp.net/humanela/tickets.htm

FRIDAY, AUGUST 29, 2008:
10:00am: Dedication of the National Katrina Animal Memorial

City of New Orleans Council Chambers - 1300 Perdido Street
N.O. to display monument honoring animals killed in Katrina

12:00 - 2:00pm: Memorial Luncheon at the Astor Crowne Plaza Hotel

$25.00 (includes tax and gratuity)
Buy tickets online
Astor Crowne Plaza Hotel

2:30 - 4:00pm: Caravan of Lower 9th Ward

A tour of some of New Orleans hardest hit areas...

Evening: Tipitina's and Zeus' Place present
A NIGHT FOR THE HUMANE SOCIETY OF LOUISIANA

Featuring Billy Luso & Restless Natives / "Funk Rock from the Big Easy"
$10 at the door only / 10pm / DOGS WELCOME!!
Tipitina's Uptown - 501 Napoleon Avenue
From I-10 merge onto Highway 90 and take the Tchoupitoulas exit. Turn right onto Tchoupitoulas, continuing until it intersects Napoleon Avenue. Club is on the right at 501 Napoleon. Parking is available at SAV-A-CENTER across intersection.
GET MAP

SATURDAY, AUGUST 30, 2008

5:00 - 7:00pm: YAPPY HOUR COCKTAIL PARTY
Join Wendy & Lucky Diamond, Chairs of the Katrina Pet Memorial Fund and judges on CBS’ Greatest American Dog.
Ritz-Carlton New Orleans, 921 Canal Street * New Orleans, LA 70112
Proceeds benefit Humane Society of Louisiana and ongoing recovery needs.

SUNDAY, AUGUST 31, 2008

1:00 - 4:00pm: OPEN HOUSE - Humane Society of Louisiana’s Camp Katrina
115 Obed Magee Road • Tylertown, MS • 601-876-2781

Support Humane Society of Louisiana's Recovery Efforts In New Orleans

Purchase A Fleur De Lis 'Paws for a Moment' Pendant Today!

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