May 2006 

Senior Pets for Senior Homes www.7bellssanctuary.petfinder.com

This month found four fur-kids heading to the Rainbow Bridge. Our sympathy to Diane on the loss of Maddie, Liz on the loss of Timex, Shana on the loss of Eeyore & John on the loss of Bailey, AKA Mr. Boo.

We still ask for your prayers for Becky, family & infant son. He has been back & forth to Columbia Hospital after his birth on Jan. 1. We also ask for your prayers for Matthew Kurz & his family, son of Pastor Erich & Brenda Kurz He was injured in a near fatal car accident, still in Rusk Rehabilitation Center in Columbia, then taken back to hospital. Johanna's mom is still the same, Bob is home from the hospital, Lil Sassman is doing better.

Visits to the Good Samaritan Care Center included Lil Hans & Penny, Bubby dancing on his back legs, letting residents pet his hairless body, rub lotion on him, & Wabbit. The stimulation the residents receive from having furry visitors is equal to the stimulation some of the fur-kids receive with all of the petting.

The Cole Camp Celtic/Irish festival found Elvira & Penny in the parade prior to their adoption. Blue & Bijou were also in the parade with their new guardians. Blue was handled by her pre-teen guardians. Bijou was bicycling with Jim. Jeff & Cindy made sure Qirk could attend the parade as he was visiting from Australia. The parade was only a block long, yet many more participants than last year. This was the first year for our 7 Bells fur-kids in the parade & we hope to join in many more.

Our adoptions for the month were Elvira, Heidi Rissi, Chalupa, Toby, Penny, Sugar Cookie, Charo, our busiest month ever. Honey was pulled & transferred for another rescue.

Fosters for the month still find Charlie Brown hanging on with Mindi & Steve (a link to Charlie's BLOG on our home page thanks to Mindi), Sir Alex & his 4 paws & 18 wheels with Buck, Winston & Ringo with Marti, Lizzie & Bubby with Jo Anne, Misty with Colleen, Baby with Mary & Bo with Wayne. We are so grateful for foster homes that will help us care for more fur-kids as we are so full on-site. We could not do the volume we are doing without such fantastic foster homes.

Patty held a garage sale, donating part of the proceeds to help with vet work. We are still using some of the toys sent by Pat last year to help raise funds with the donation jar being in Maple St. Cafe & Bakery. There is a donation jar at the Cole Camp Pharmacy to help raise funds for the Cole Camp/Lincoln city pound dogs. There is a donation jar at Der Essen Platz to raise funds for the Stover Animal Shelter. So many local folks love fur-kids & are willing to help the cause.

We must also give special THANKS to Jo Anne for the many trips she has been making to help transport dogs to other rescues. In addition to fostering, she helps transport for other rescues. Marti often accompanies her & the ladies make sure the fur-kids arrive safely & with paperwork in hand. Carl taught us the importance of that paperwork!

Jo Anne & Marti have spent the month meeting prospective adopters in town, chatting with them about the purpose of our senior dog rescue, chauffering them to meet the fur-kids. Jo Anne has been doing reference checks, follow-up phone calls, vet visits. All of our volunteers are honest & dependable & their help is priceless!

Thanks also to everyone reading this that helps in any way, food, sheets, toys, collars, leashes, clothes, advice & those that are praying for those still waiting here for their fur-ever home. Having adopters meet all the fur-kids when they come to adopt lets them see the work we do, the ones that are left behind, waiting ever so patiently for that right family to come along & cherish them in their senior years.