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Here is another way to help us receive $1,000.00 in a different kind of contest. Share the video with friends!
All it takes is the click of your mouse. Please join me in helping someone who loves helping kitties, and who hopes to help us at 9th Life Hawaii! Her name is Linda and she created a video for a contest by Scottevest, Inc., called "The Trip of Your Life". In it she describes her work with the Connecticut Humane Society, and how a trip to Hawaii and 9th Life Hawaii would indeed be the trip of her life! A large percentage of the judging (49%) is based on how many "likes"/"shares" on Facebook, retweets on Twitter, and views/likes/comments that the video gets on YouTube!
Aloha and welcome from the kitties at 9th Life Hawaii and their supporting staff of humans. Although the past 2 years have been difficult for people and charities, we managed to help a lot of kitties. We have now sterilized more than 3,536 cats, most of them in our very own, fully-equipped surgery room (thanks to a grant from PetSmart Charities). In 2010 we held several multi-day (6-7 days) Spay/Neuter clinics. A lot of Maui cats won’t be making babies any more.
9th Life Hawaii receives heart-breaking calls almost every day from people leaving the island or those that are homeless due to the economy or those that have to give up dearly-loved cats because they had to enter assisted living homes where cats are not allowed or condo and home owner regulations that forbid cats on the premises. These cats were in harm’s way. The life-threatening situations are endless and your donations have allowed us to take these cats in. We also supply airline carriers to people leaving Maui, so they can take their beloved pets with them.
At our sanctuary we now provide shelter for roughly 275 cats on any given day, up from 100+ cats six years ago. We could not do any of this without our faithful supporters. We have the dedication and commitment to lead a No Kill island. We have great volunteers that help during our huge, spay/neuter clinics. We have a “can do” attitude. Our immediate goal is to sterilize as many cats as we can and as often as we can. Make no mistake about it: We simply could not do any of this without your donations. And isn’t it great to know that we are run 100% by volunteers, so your entire donation or grant goes directly to benefit the cats.
We were able to enlarge the sanctuary during 2010 and early 2011. One of our supporters contacted us and told us that someone was throwing poison onto his property. Three cats died and his dog almost died. We agreed to take in his feral cat colony and he built a 10x15 enclosed feeding station/shelter for them at our sanctuary. See the photo to your left.
Another supporter built a 8’x16’ feeding station/shelter and we are awaiting the remainder of the fencing before using it as a separate cattery for special needs cats. Many of these cats are unadoptable but at 9th Life they have a safe, secure home for life. Photo below.
9th Life Hawaii proudly is the foremost leader on Maui of the international NO KILL movement. We urge all of you who love animals to read "Redemption" by Nathan Winograd and also his latest book, "Irreconcilable Differences." Up to date information about the movement and its advocates can be found at www.nokilladvocacycenter.org or contact Nathan at www.nathanwinograd.com. We continue to offer this book FREE to all donors who donate $125.00 or more. The days of killing animals for population control are coming to an end.
EXTREMELY IMPORTANT NEWS FLASH "9th Life Donor challenges supporters to match her $55,000.00 donation."
We are happy to let our supporters know that we were able to reduce our mortgage by $108,628.00. We are hopeful this will enable us to refinance the property and reduce our monthly payments. Reducing our monthly payment means that we can do even more for kitties. We thank all of you who responded to the challenge of our anonymous donor and donated so generously to 9th Life.
There are many ways to help 9th Life Hawaii. Please vote daily at the Animal Rescue Site Shelter Challenge. Encourage your friends and family to do the same. It only takes a minute but it can mean as much as $4,000.00 a year to us. Below is a link to the Animal Rescue Site $100,000 Shelter Challenge. Please vote for 9th Life each day. Maui's kitties sure can use all the help we can give them. Maui Humane Society has inched ahead of us in this shelter challenge. Please help us regain the lead. Help us help more cats. Here are the links. One of them should work for you. www.theanimalrescuesite.com/clickToGive/shelterchallenge or www.theanimalrescuesite.com/clickToGive/shelterchallenge.faces
Help us raise money for 9th Life Spay/Neuter fund, click the Donate button on our widget to your left. Click the + and copy and paste the widget to your website to help us raise money!! Click the D to see the last 5 donors.
We are presently providing shelter for over 275 cats. These cats receive the best of care, special foods and vet care when needed and because we are NO KILL, they will continue to receive five star care and medical care as needed. We do not euthanize an animal because its medical care has become expensive. We cut no corners. We only euthanize if an animal is suffering, the pain cannot be managed and/or there is absolutely no hope of recovery. EVERY treatable illness is treated. Never doubt for a moment: Your donations save lives every single day at 9th Life Hawaii.
We also encourage you to sign up for our newsletters which frequently mention our door prizes. One lucky gentleman was the winner of a week’s vacation at a luxurious Maui condo. We can also accept vehicles online through Donation Line, LLC and we always need gift certificates for our auctions. And of course, monetary donations always help.
News Flash - We Have A WINNER -- Callie L. of Michigan for the contest vacation package at the Wyndham Mauna Loa Village, Kailua-Kona, Hawaii.
As we close this update, we want to thank our supporters, donors, volunteers and friends who have made a NO KILL Cat Sanctuary on Maui a reality.
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