October 2011 Sanctuary Newsletter
Welcome!
October is finally here and that means the Yogie and Friends visitor season is coming to an end. Our last day for visitors for 2011 is October 29th. We open again for visitors April 7, 2012 (weather permitting).
Combined Federal Campaign (CFC). Just kicked off its 2012 campaign. If you are a Federal Employee or military member, don’t forget you can make your donations to Yogie and Friends via CFC. CFC is a Federal payroll deduction program that Federal and Military personnel can donate to the charity of their choice. If you are interested in contributing this way our CFC number is 42427
Cookbook: Yogie and Friends is putting together a cookbook. If we get enough recipe submissions prior to November 15th, then we hope to have the cookbook available for the holiday season. Anyone who wishes to contribute recipes to this project may do so by sending the typed recipe (no copyrighted recipes please) to: Yogie and Friends Cookbook, 128 Fob Lane, Frierson, LA 71027.
Freezer Fund: We are still short $3950.00 for the freezer fund. We appreciate the donations and help with this project. Tim is power washing the freezer out this morning in preparation for the installation of the new insulation panels. The freezer has to be cleaned and completely dry in order for him to glue the panels in. He has already prepared the outside refrigeration units. Timing for this is critical now because today he feeds the last of the food we have in storage. This means we have to now go and purchase food, which is a great financial burden on us. We depend on donations of cows, deer meat, and the like to get us through. Purchasing food can cost upwards of $200 – $300 a day. That is why this freezer is so important to us. Once Tim gets the insulation installed he will work on the mechanical aspect of the unit and that is a lot of work. This is a time sensitive project for obvious reasons. Any monetary donations to complete the project and purchase food would be greatly appreciated.
Jambalaya Fundraiser Take Out Dinner: Tickets are available now for our Jambalaya fundraiser take out dinner for October 11th. Tickets are $6 for one, $10 for two. You purchase the tickets in advance and pick up your meals at Shaver’s Crawfish and Catering 270 Ockley Drive in Shreveport between 4 and 7 p.m.
To purchase tickets you can mail a check or money order (please indicate the number of tickets and a good mailing address) to: Yogie and Friends, 128 Fob Lane, Frierson, LA 71027.
Recent Fundraisers: Our bake sale on September 10th broke another record. They seem to get better and better as we go. People not only purchase baked goods, but they buy merchandise or just drop by and make monetary donations. This is all extremely helpful. We so appreciate out fans for their support. We also have a fundraiser night at Newk’s on Youree Drive and that was another fun and tasty event. Thanks to Newk’s for hosting us and our fans for eating there.
Calendar of Events: We have several events coming up and hope that you will be able to attend one or all of them.
11 October 2011 4 p.m. – 7 p.m. Jambalaya Take Out Dinner
Shaver’s Catering and Crawfish
270 Ockley Drive, Shreveport
Tickets are $6 each or 2 for $10
Tickets need to be purchased in advance for us to give Shaver’s the meal numbers.
Dinners are picked up at Shaver’s between 4 and 7 p.m. at Shavers.
29 October 2011 Yogie’s Last Day for the 2011 Visitor Season
Noon – 5 p.m.
12 November 2011 7 a.m. – 1 p.m. Rummage Sale for the Big Cats
First Wesleyan Church
3200 Schuler Drive, Bossier City
(Off Barksdale Blvd.)
17 December 2011 11 a.m. – 4 p.m. Holiday Bake Sale and Fundraiser
Petco
6596 Youree Drive, Shreveport
On-Line Gift Shop: We have a very nice assortment of t-shirts available for sale on our website. All the money from the sales goes to the care of the animals. Please check our gift shop on-line. We are trying to add other items as we get them. Some of our ceramics have not been added as of yet because of the high cost of shipping such items. We are looking into different shipping methods because we want to increase our gift shop.
Facebook: Don’t forget to follow us on Face Book. We have a very active page and update it often with news and events as they happen. Sometimes we even make special offers on Facebook for our fans and it’s a good way to spread the word. We’d love to increase our fan base.
Kroger Neighbor to Neighbor Donation Program: Now is the time to reenroll your Kroger Plus Card in the Neighbor to Neighbor program. The accumulation period is 1 July 2011 – 30 April 2012. It is so easy to do. Just give the cashier the letter we have linked on our website. The old letters work since it is the same barcode. The cashier will scan that and your Plus Card and it will be linked. Every time you shop at a Kroger in Texas and Louisiana and use your card, then a percentage of the sale goes to Yogie and Friends. Kroger gives a portion of $1 Million to local Texas and Louisiana programs through this program.
A few ways to help financially:
Coins for Cats! Do you empty your pockets of all your coin when you get home and throw them in a jar or piggy bank? Well, what a great way to get kids involved in fundraising help for the animals. A little coin can go a long way! That little bit of effort can end up being a nice chunk of change.
Purina Weight Circles: Cut off the weight circles from Purina Bagged Dog food (no canned food) and mail them to us at: Yogie and Friends Weight Circle Program, 128 Fob Lane, Frierson, LA 71027.
Go Green with our ink jet and cell phone recycling program. We have a very active recycling program. This is an easy way to help both the environment and the big cats. All you have to do is place the empty cartridges in a box and we’ll even get a postage paid shipping label to you. We have several businesses, libraries, and other organizations that have boxes set up just for this purpose. When they fill the box, they seal it, place the label on it, and if UPS happens to stop by your business for package pickup you can just give them this box of cartridges. Or just drop it off at any UPS drop-off location. That’s how easy it is. This all adds up to dollars for the animals. It’s an easy way to get kids involved too. Details are listed on our website.
We have several programs for you to help our animals: www.igive.com, Cause ID 19883, www.networkforgood.org, www.goodsearch.com, just to name a few. They are all listed here on our website.
Your visit to our sanctuary is another special, and enjoyable, way you can help our cats. Hope to see you soon!
Jenny and the Yogie Cats!
Posted in Monthly Newsletter
September 2011 Sanctuary Newsletter
Welcome!
September is here and that means the Yogie and Friends visitor season for 2011 is almost over. Our last day for visitors for 2011 is October 29th. Just two months left. I hope you will come out and see these great animals. We open again for visitors the first Saturday in April 2012.
We have begun the strip down of the buildings from CellXion to make into den houses. We are not sure at this moment how we are going to approach making them into den houses. We have several ideas on modifications and waiting to talk with some carpentry and construction folks to help with the planning. At least we now have them on site and ready to work on them.
We had an amazing night at Bistro Byronz on August 22nd. The food and atmosphere was great. People are still talking about it and asking us to do another. We plan to do just that. We also had some great guitar playing by Danny Wilder and Matt Spears. Thanks to all who made this night possible. It was a fun and relaxing evening for all.
Freezer Fund: We have raised $10750.66 out of the $15000.00 needed for our freezer fund. We have already received one refrigeration unit and the new insulation. The other refrigeration unit and incidental materials are on order. We still need $4248.34. The work will begin on the freezer shortly.
Jambalaya Fundraiser Take Out Dinner: Tickets are available now for our Jambalaya fundraiser take out dinner for October 11th. Tickets are $6 for one, $10 for two. You purchase the tickets in advance and pick up your meals at Shaver’s Crawfish and Catering 270 Ockley Drive in Shreveport between 4 and 7 p.m. To purchase tickets you can mail a check or money order (please indicate the number of tickets and a good mailing address) to: Yogie and Friends, 128 Fob Lane, Frierson, LA 71027.
Calendar of Events: We have several events coming up and hope that you will be able to attend one or all of them.
10 September 2011 11 a.m. – 4 p.m. Bake Sale and Fundraiser
Petco
6596 Youree Drive, Shreveport
14 September 2011 5 p.m. – 8 p.m. Newk’s
7427 Youree Drive, Shreveport
Eat at Newk’s between 5 and 8 p.m. and drop
Your receipt in the fundraising jar Yogie and Friends
Will receive 10% of the food sales on the receipts.
11 October 2011 4 p.m. – 7 p.m. Jambalaya Take Out Dinner
Shaver’s Catering and Crawfish
270 Ockley Drive, Shreveport
Tickets are $6 each or 2 for $10
Tickets may be purchased in advance and
Dinners are picked up at Shaver’s between 4 and 7 p.m. at Shavers.
12 November 2011 TBD Rummage Sale for the Big Cats
First Wesleyan Church
3200 Schuler Drive, Bossier City
(Off Barksdale Blvd.)
24 December 2011 11 a.m. – 4 p.m. Christmas Bake Sale and Fundraiser
Petco
6596 Youree Drive, Shreveport
Volunteers of the month: Our volunteers of the month are members of the 2nd OSS from Barksdale Air Force base. They came out to help with fence post work and stripping down one of the new buildings. They are: TSgt Mindy Crouch, Jim Crouch, A1C Robert Schabel, 1st Lt. Heidi Kaufman, Sra Chet Long, A1C Guy Keller, A1C Brad Clott, 1st Lt Daryl Miller, and 2nd Lt Bill Katz. Thanks for all your hard work. We appreciate you.
A special thank you to Bill Lyons from Kona Ice in Shreveport for his donations to Yogie and Friends from Kona Ice. Bill has been parking at Petco in Shreveport on alternate Saturdays to help raise funds for the big cats.
On-Line Gift Shop: We have a very nice assortment of t-shirts available for sale on our website. All the money from the sales goes to the care of the animals. Please check our gift shop on-line. We are trying to add other items as we get them. Some of our ceramics have not been added as of yet because of the high cost of shipping such items. We are looking into different shipping methods because we want to increase our gift shop.
Combined Federal Campaign (CFC). If you are a Federal Employee or military member, don’t forget you can make your donations to Yogie and Friends via CFC. CFC is a Federal payroll deduction program that Federal and Military personnel can donate to the charity of their choice. If you are interested in contributing this way our CFC number is 42427
Facebook: Don’t forget to follow us on Face Book. We have a very active page and update it often with news and events as they happen. Sometimes we even make special offers on Facebook for our fans and it’s a good way to spread the word. We’d love to increase our fan base.
Kroger Neighbor to Neighbor Donation Program: Now is the time to reenroll your Kroger Plus Card in the Neighbor to Neighbor program. The accumulation period is 1 July 2011 – 30 April 2012. It is so easy to do. Just give the cashier the letter we have linked on our website. The old letters work since it is the same barcode. The cashier will scan that and your Plus Card and it will be linked. Every time you shop at a Kroger in Texas and Louisiana and use your card, then a percentage of the sale goes to Yogie and Friends. Kroger gives a portion of $1 Million to local Texas and Louisiana programs through this program.
A few ways to help financially:
Coins for Cats! Do you empty your pockets of all your coin when you get home and throw them in a jar or piggy bank? Well, what a great way to get kids involved in fundraising help for the animals. A little coin can go a long way! That little bit of effort can end up being a nice chunk of change.
Go Green with our ink jet and cell phone recycling program. We have a very active recycling program. This is an easy way to help both the environment and the big cats. All you have to do is place the empty cartridges in a box and we’ll even get a postage paid shipping label to you. We have several businesses, libraries, and other organizations that have boxes set up just for this purpose. When they fill the box, they seal it, place the label on it, and if UPS happens to stop by your business for package pickup you can just give them this box of cartridges. Or just drop it off at any UPS drop-off location. That’s how easy it is. This all adds up to dollars for the animals. It’s an easy way to get kids involved too. Details are listed on our website.
We have several programs for you to help our animals: www.igive.com, Cause ID 19883, www.networkforgood.org, www.goodsearch.com, just to name a few. They are all listed here on our website.
Your visit to our sanctuary is another special, and enjoyable, way you can help our cats. Hope to see you soon!
Jenny and the Yogie Cats!
Posted in Monthly Newsletter
August 2011 Newsletter
Welcome!
We realize that this update is a week late, but we had so much going on at the sanctuary and wanted to give you an update of the work being done.
First, we wish to thank the Krewe of Barkus and Meoux for sponsoring Speedy the Serval, and providing funds to feed him for a year. THANKS SO MUCH!!
Upgrade Status: We have received an extension from the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) and that is something we really needed.
On a positive note the buildings we will use as den houses have arrived on the property on July 28th. This was a huge effort and even bigger relief. There were so many agencies involved in making this all possible. We could not have done it without their help. Here are the names of those who helped with moving the buildings this past Thursday: Mona Cross and Joe McLaurin, Sabre Industries Building Systems by CellXion, Richard Albrecht and Rico Williams, Deep South Equipment, Miles Browning, Utley Industries, Robert Shaw and David McGowan, Navy Seabees, Justin Thomas and Alan Golden. This was a long, very long, and hot day. These people gave of their time and skills to help with this move. We also saw just how talented these folks were because the skills involved with moving these buildings made us appreciate just how dangerous this kind of work can be. So, we thank you more than you can imagine.
Another very important part of this building project was getting the equipment needed to move it. We want to give a special thanks to John Parsons, owner of Deep South Equipment, for loaning us the specialized forklift to move the buildings off of the tractor trailer and two of his skilled men. Also, Utley Incorporated donated the transporting of these buildings from Bossier City to Frierson. This involved four round trips. This would have been a cost we never would have been able to incur, so we are grateful for their generosity.
There are several others whose names I don’t have at this time. As soon as I get them, I will make sure that we publicly acknowledge and thank them for making this all possible.
Now, on to the modifications to make them into den houses!
Kona Ice: We want to say a very special thank you to Bill Lyons and his family. They run Kona Ice Shreveport-Bossier and they have amazing Hawaiian Shaved Ice. They have been parking at Petco on Youree Drive in Shreveport every other Saturday and on those days they are donating a percentage of sales to Yogie and Friends. Kona Ice will also be there for our September 10th bake sale. This is an amazing kindness and very much appreciated.
Freezer Fund: We have raised $10650.66 out of the $15000.00 needed for our freezer fund. We have already received one refrigeration unit and the new insulation. The other refrigeration unit and incidental materials are on order. We still need $4348.34. The work will begin on the freezer shortly. Tim is keeping water running on the compressor to help keep the temperature down. If Mother Nature would cooperate it would certainly make things easier. We want to thanks all our fans and also the National Anti-Vivisection Society (NAVS) Sanctuary Fund for a $5000.00 grant they gave toward this need.
Calendar of Events: We have several events coming up and hope that you will be able to attend one or all of them.
22 August 2011 6 p.m. – 8 p.m. Bistro Byronz Fundraiser Dinner
6104 Line Ave., Shreveport
Music by Danny Wilder & Matt Spears
Cost: $25 Reservations Recommended
30% of food sales from this event will be donated
To Yogie and Friends.
10 September 2011 11 a.m. – 4 p.m. Bake Sale and Fundraiser
Kona Hawaiian Ice will also be here for this event
Petco
6596 Youree Drive, Shreveport
14 September 2011 5 p.m. – 8 p.m. Newk’s
7427 Youree Drive, Shreveport
Eat at Newk’s between 5 and 8 p.m. and drop
Your receipt in the fundraising jar Yogie and Friends
Will receive 10% of the food sales on the receipts.
11 October 2011 4 p.m. – 7 p.m. Jambalaya Take Out Dinner
Shaver’s Catering and Crawfish
270 Ockley Drive, Shreveport
Tickets are $6 each or 2 for $10
Tickets may be purchased in advance
and Dinners are picked up at Shaver’s between 4 and 7 p.m.
12 November 2011 TBD Rummage Sale for the Big Cats
First Wesleyan Church
3200 Schuler Drive, Bossier City
(Off Barksdale Blvd.)
24 December 2011 11 a.m. – 4 p.m. Christmas Bake Sale and Fundraiser
Petco
6596 Youree Drive, Shreveport
Volunteer of the month: Our volunteer of the month is Animal Caregiver and Tour Guide, Andrea Labor. Andrea has been with us for almost four years now and does a great job as a tour guide and people just love what she shares about our animals. Her knowledge of animals in general is amazing and her love and knowledge of our animals is a gift. She helps in many other ways at the sanctuary and this is just one of the many ways she helps. She helps with fundraisers and spreading the word about our sanctuary to fellow college students. Andrea is much appreciated for her work at Yogie and Friends. Thank you Andrea!
On-Line Gift Shop: We have a very nice assortment of t-shirts available for sale on our website. All the money from the sales goes to the care of the animals. Please check our gift shop on-line. We are trying to add other items as we get them. Some of our ceramics have not been added as of yet because of the high cost of shipping such items. We are looking into different shipping methods because we want to increase our gift shop.
Combined Federal Campaign (CFC). If you are a Federal Employee or military member, don’t forget you can make your donations to Yogie and Friends via CFC. CFC is a Federal payroll deduction program that Federal and Military personnel can donate to the charity of their choice. If you are interested in contributing this way our CFC number is 42427
Facebook: Don’t forget to follow us on Face Book. We have a very active page and update it often with news and events as they happen. Sometimes we even make special offers on Facebook for our fans and it’s a good way to spread the word. We’d love to increase our fan base.
Kroger Neighbor to Neighbor Donation Program: Now is the time to reenroll your Kroger Plus Card in the Neighbor to Neighbor program. The accumulation period is 1 July 2011 – 30 April 2012. It is so easy to do. Just give the cashier the letter we have linked on our website. The old letters work since it is the same barcode. The cashier will scan that and your Plus Card and it will be linked. Every time you shop at a Kroger in Texas and Louisiana and use your card, then a percentage of the sale goes to Yogie and Friends. Kroger gives a portion of $1 Million to local Texas and Louisiana programs through this program.
A few ways to help financially:
Coins for Cats! Do you empty your pockets of all your coin when you get home and throw them in a jar or piggy bank? Well, what a great way to get kids involved in fundraising help for the animals. A little coin can go a long way! That little bit of effort can end up being a nice chunk of change.
Go Green with our ink jet and cell phone recycling program. We have a very active recycling program. This is an easy way to help both the environment and the big cats. All you have to do is place the empty cartridges in a box and we’ll even get a postage paid shipping label to you. We have several businesses, libraries, and other organizations that have boxes set up just for this purpose. When they fill the box, they seal it, place the label on it, and if UPS happens to stop by your business for package pickup you can just give them this box of cartridges. Or just drop it off at any UPS drop-off location. That’s how easy it is. This all adds up to dollars for the animals. It’s an easy way to get kids involved too. Details are listed on our website.
We have several programs for you to help our animals: www.igive.com, Cause ID 19883, www.networkforgood.org, www.goodsearch.com, just to name a few. They are all listed here on our website.
Your visit to our sanctuary is another special, and enjoyable, way you can help our cats. Hope to see you soon!
Jenny and the Yogie Cats!
Posted in Monthly Newsletter