We've moved into the season of L O V E and the volunteers at Karma Cat Rescue Society in Milltown are feeling festive and have two fun events planned to celebrate Valentines Day! Also discussed in this video are ways you can volunteer with Karma Cat and two of the longest running residents who would love to find their "furrever" home.
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00:00Hey everybody, thank you so much for watching another Kitty Corner video here at Magic983.com
00:09with Karma Cat Rescue Society. I'm Debbie Mazzella and we are just going to jump paws in right to it
00:14and start off with upcoming events. And one of them that is going to be so much fun and it's
00:19coming up on January 25th, it is going to be Paint Your Pet at the Artist People on Route 18.
00:24So if you've ever wanted to be a pawcaso, you can do it. It is going to be January 25th from 7 to 9.
00:31All the proceeds benefit Karma Cat Rescue Society. And of course, you get to go home with a lovely
00:36pet portrait of your cat or your dog if you want to paint your dog. So we have all the info on the
00:42Kitty Corner page here at Magic983.com and you can check it out. And there's some more fundraisers
00:48coming up because we're moving into the season of love and we are going to turn it over to Crystal
00:52and she's going to tell you all about it. We're super excited because we have some Valentine's
00:57Day fundraisers. The first is going to be a big adoption event. It's going to be the whole weekend
01:03on the 10th and 11th of February. We have extended hours that weekend, half price adoptions. So we hope
01:10you'll come out. We're going to get you some purrs and kisses for that. There's actually going to be a
01:16kitty kissing booth. So you actually might get some kitty kisses. The second is a really fun event
01:23we're trying out this year. It's a Valentine's Day card fundraiser. We're actually calling it our
01:28sweet and sour Valentine's Day card event. So there's going to be a choice of two different cards,
01:35sweet cards with really cute pictures of kitties on it. And then there's going to be the sour cards,
01:40which might have the other end of the kitties on them. So your choice, maybe send one out for
01:48Valentine's Revenge or to somebody that you love and want to make laugh. So that's really a fun one
01:54that we're doing this year. That should be available starting on February 1st. A huge shout out to all of
01:59you and our gratitude for an amazing 2023. We've just calculated all of the results from last year and
02:07we saved 442 kitties through our adoption and TNR efforts. Another amazing number from last year is
02:15that our merch team raised over $16,700 through their handmade merch and Karma Cat swag. So it's just
02:24incredible. We feel the love. Thank you guys so much for helping us accomplish this. We're looking forward
02:31to this upcoming year and beating those numbers, getting more kitties home. And one of the ways that
02:39you can help us this year to do that is by becoming a townhouse or apartment sponsor. It's a monthly
02:44donation. You get your name up on the townhouse or apartment. You get a certificate and a special
02:50newsletter telling you about the kitties living in your units. It's really awesome. A great way to give a
02:58gift to somebody and support the kitties at the same time. And I love how the ladies who make the merch
03:03call themselves the crazy crafters. So like on their license it says crazy crafter and then it says
03:09crazy cat lady. So there. So they get the two names. We just get the crazy cat lady title. So again, you can
03:15always check out their merch and you can come here to the MAC Center in Milltown. They always have it on
03:20display and of course at all of the fundraisers and you can buy it. My little earrings are from
03:24here too. So we're going to turn it over to Janine because they're always in need here
03:29at Karmacat Rescue Society for volunteers. And you know, even if you've only got an hour or two a week,
03:35they would love to have you. So I'm going to turn it over to Janine. She's going to tell you all about
03:39it. Thanks Debbie. Yes, there are so many ways that you can help volunteer for Karmacat Rescue Society.
03:45So merch and crafting is a big one that we've talked a lot about because it's really an impactful way
03:51to help raise funds. And then you get some really cute, unique items to take home as well. So if
03:58merch and crafting isn't necessarily for you, you can come in and interact with the cats here by being
04:05one of our cleaners. We always need people daily and especially on weekends to come in and help keep
04:12everything so neat and wonderful and in great shape here. And then of course, fostering is super
04:19important. So fosters are a huge reason that we were able to save over 442 kitties this year. And
04:27then another really important need that we're focusing on is getting in more volunteers to help
04:35with fundraising, grants, and marketing. So if you are really good at planning events like our
04:42Valentine's Day event, we're going to be doing even more adoption events this year. And so we do need a
04:48lot of help with decorating and planning those events as well as social media and writing grants.
04:55And so the last part of our video is we're going to talk about some of our featured adoptables. So
05:01Gina will tell you about Sam and Victoria. Now I get to talk about my favorite subject, cats. And I did
05:07want to mention if you've been watching our videos every month, you probably have seen one of our long
05:13time featured adoptables, Anna. And I'm very happy to announce that Anna has been adopted and she is in
05:20her forever home now. So our next longest resident is Sam Adams. And very much like Anna, Sam Adams has to
05:28be the only cat. He's not a fan of other cats, but he has a big personality and he'll fill your home with
05:35love. Sam Adams is a white and black cow kitty. He's seven years old. He is a chonky boy. So he's great for cuddling
05:45up on a cold winter night. He loves to be pet. And he loves to lounge in sunny windows. He's still playful at seven, but
05:54he's past that crazy kitten stage. So he's not going to be climbing your blinds. So if you're looking for a single cat, a
06:02companion while you're watching TV or reading, then Sam Adams might be your man. And you can contact us
06:09for more information or to apply to adopt him. And our other featured adoptable this month is Victoria.
06:17Victoria is super sweet. She's a calico. She's also seven years old. She is an absolute doll. She's on the
06:26quiet side and would prefer a calm, quiet home without a lot of hustle and bustle. Perhaps somebody
06:33that works from home or is retired and can spend lots of time with her. She loves to cuddle and she
06:39loves to be pet. And she also loves to lounge by a sunny window. So if you're interested in a chill,
06:46calm, sweet cat, Victoria is a perfect choice. And if you'd like to apply to adopt her or get more
06:54information, you can check out the information on the Kenny Quarter page or on the Karmacat website as
07:02well. And those are our featured adoptables for the month. Let's work on getting more eyes on them
07:07so that Sam and Victoria can find their forever homes. And you know, I would just love to add
07:14something. You know, when Gina says Sam Adams is our longest resident, it doesn't mean that there's
07:19something wrong with him. It just means that he hasn't found the perfect fit yet. And you know,
07:24he wants to be the solo cat in the home. And I have a 13 year old boy at home and he is still spunky
07:30and runs after our newly adopted girl. And so seven years old is not old in cat at all. He will
07:37definitely be playful and he will definitely love you. He's just, you know, one of those like anti-social
07:43cats. So and Victoria kind of the same thing. So just because they're the longest running members of the
07:48rescue doesn't mean that they don't have a love to a lot of love to offer you. So thank you so much
07:54for watching our Kitty Corner video. We look forward to your eyes on our video and more importantly,
07:59your shares of the video and telling people about Karmacat Rescue Society. We will catch you next month.
08:05And if you need any info about the events, fundraisers coming up, you can always click on
08:10the Kitty Corner page here at magic983.com.
08:18And if you have a home and you have the love and you don't want any other cats and I just completely,
08:35completely went off the rails there. Because you love him so much.
08:51Oh, Karmacat, you know, you know, actually, hold on. Wait. Yeah, just let me. Hi, I'm fixing.
09:01All right, there we go. Now it'll, now it's not, um, so we're not like, yeah.
09:08Yeah, that helps, that helps. I love it. I was like, I can't read. I can't read.
09:14All right.
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