HSSC News

The Humane Society of Stanislaus County will hold their 2010 Annual Membership Meeting on Sunday October 17th at our corporate office. The meeting will begin promptly at 1pm.

Refreshments will be served as well as door prizes for the first 20 members in current standing.

Members who bring a "friend" to join that day will be entered into a drawing.

The Board of Directors will hold their monthly meeting at our corporate offices on Friday October 15th, 2010 at 6pm. This meeting is open to the general public. All members are encouraged to attend and welcomed. If you wish to attend and be placed on the agenda please email Aaron Elkins by 10/10/2010.

The HSSC Board of Directors would like to welcome Sheila Fox to the position of Secretary. Sheila has been a member since the organizations inception. We welcome Sheila and her talents as we begin another year.

On Sept 7th, Stanislaus County will hold a "Cat Confence". It will be held at AG Center at 6:00. AG Center is at Crowslanding Road and Service.

There will  public comment section. They will discuss their plan for the cats in this valley. They are looking at what San Jose is doing , that is working for that area and demographic.

The Humane Society has been asked to get as many volunteers and members to attend as possible to show our support for CAT programs that work in our Community!

Please put on your calendar to attend this significant discussion for the future of the cats in Stanislaus County. Let your voice speak for those who have no voice...

 

$40 buy-in, check-in at 5 pm, tournament starts at 6 pm.
All proceeds go to help the dogs, of course!
 
If you still wish to help but don't wish to play poker, we are looking for donations and sponsors who can help make this event a success! We need non-cash prizes for the winners, and items for our raffle, anything from gift cards to free local services to HDTVs! We are a 501(c)(3) non-profit and all donations are tax deductible, we will provide a donation letter for all items donated. We appreciate your support!

For ticket reservations & information please call toll-free 877-268-0255

www.gcgsr.org

Yesterday we were invited to have an infomation table at the Galaxy Theatre in Riverbank. Volunteers received $170 in donations. It was one of our youngest volunteers, Britnie that got over $100 in donations because she asked everyone that came in the doors of the theater if they would please help save dogs and cats of Stanislaus County.

Several of the donors commented that they were impressed with Britnie and that she should get a commission. Just goes to show that our young volunteers make such a huge difference!

Galaxy donated 6 movie tickets and allowed all the volunteers to stay and watch Cats n Dogs for free! Many thanks to Galaxy for allowing us the opportunity to help cats & dogs.

Shelter Challenge Update-Overall ranking #3374 In California we are at #282 --still a long way to go and lots of voting to do! Please remember to do so every day! Thanks

Here is the link to vote!

http://www.theanimalrescuesite.com/clickToGive/shelterchallenge.faces?siteId=3

The HSSC is recruiting for the following positions. All positions are VOLUNTEER.

- Board Member/Officer: SECRETARY. This is a board level position. This position requires significant time commitment. If you are interested in applying for this position, please email aelkins@humanestanislaus.org for information and a job description.

- Office worker: SECRETARY/Office Manager. This is a volunteer position. This position requires medium time commitment. This position will oversee operations of the HSSC Corporate office and will report to the President. If you are interested in applying for this position, please email aelkins@humanestanislaus.org for information and a job description.

- Office worker: ADMIN. There are 3 open positions. This is a volunteer position. This position requires medium time commitment. This position will operate the office on one of three open days. Monday, Tuesday and Saturday. The hours of operation are 11am-1pm. This position will report to the SECRETARY/Office Manager. Please email aelkins@humanestanislaus.org for more information and a job description.

- Home Volunteer: SOCIAL MEDIA MANAGER. This is a volunteer position. This position requires minor time commitment. This position will oversee operations of the HSSC Social Media Websites (facebook, myspace, twitter, flickr, etc.) This position sets his/her own schedule and reports to the SECRETARY/Office Manager. Please email aelkins@humanestanislaus.org for more information and a job description.

- Office worker: HISTORIAN. This is a volunteer position. This position requires medium time commitment. This position will document (via photography and video) the activities of the HSSC, including events, meetings, etc. This position reports to the BOARD SECRETARY. Please email aelkins@humanestanislaus.org for more information and a job description.

- Office worker: VOLUNTEER COORDINATOR. This is a volunteer position. This position requires significant time commitment. This position will coordinate all efforts regarding volunteer recruitment, training and retention. This position reports to the Board Chair of Community Education. Please email aelkins@humanestanislaus.org for more information and a job description.

Here is the update our Shelter Challenge status so here are the results from today's voting! We are at 3687 overall, and in California we are 301, we are moving closer to the top but ever so slowly. Please take the time to vote--every single vote counts and as the other organizations slowly drop... off it's our chance to move to the TOP! But we can do it without your help-please share and forward to encourage your friends and family to vote too!

Here is the link to cast YOUR vote!

VOTE FOR HUMANE SOCIETY OF STANISLAUS COUNTY

If it's your first time voting, you will need to search for Humane Society of Stanislaus County in Modesto, CA. Then after you vote they will ask you to confirm your vote by indentifying a picture of an animal-then when you visit the site the next time you should simply be able to click VOTE by our name and confirm your vote every time.

You can vote once a day!

Welcome to The All-Star Animal Rescue Site $100,000 Shelter⁺ Challenge — together with Petfinder.com.

Now you can help The Humane Society of Stanislaus County  which is an eligible Petfinder.com organizations. We can receive special funds to help animals!

Click or cut and paste the link below to get started!

http://www.theanimalrescuesite.com/clickToGive/shelterchallenge.faces?siteId=3

 Voting is simple: just select your Country and (if U.S. or Canada) State/Province. All other fields are optional and accept partial (but not misspelled or inaccurate) information. You can cast one vote every day.

 Vote Today and Every Day!

Voting begins on May 17, 2010, and ends at midnight (PST) on August 22, 2010. The more friends you can rally to vote for The Humane Society of Stanislaus County, the better our chances of winning.

Every vote, every day counts - we can pull ahead even during the last few days with enough support. Get people involved! We are counting on you!

Eligible organizations with the most votes could receive a weekly prize and/or one of the other grants below:

Grand Prize:  One $10,000 grant!

Second Prize:  One $7,000 grant!

Third Prize:  One $5,000 grant!

Most Touching Story Prize - May:  One $2,000 grant!

Most Touching Story Prize - June:  One $2,000 grant!

Most Touching Story Prize - July:  One $2,000 grant!

Most Touching Story Prize - August:  One $2,000 grant!

State Winners*:  Fifty-one $1,000 state grants

  (50 U.S. states and Washington D.C.)

Canadian Winners*:  Three $1,000 grants will be awarded.

International Winner*:  Two $1,000 grants will be awarded.

Weekly Winners*  Fourteen $1,000 grants will be awarded, one for each week of the Shelter⁺ Challenge.

Please forward to you friends and family so they can vote too! It's free and we really need your support to help. We could use funds for our Spay/Neuter, Foster/Adoption,  Pets of the Homeless Food Project, and much more to serve our community. It's all begins with a click!

I will try to post updated results on our Facebook page--so check us out there! We can always use more Facebook friends too....

Thank you for your continued efforts and support of The Humane Society of Stanislaus County