FieldHaven in the Community

FieldHaven Board member Jennifer Tindall hosted Cub Scout Pack 29 on a rainy March day as they presented the Kurunda-style cat beds they made for the cat rooms in the new shelter. Diane Lampkin coordinated the project and was the main seamstress.

Our Set Up

This was a very busy and crazy day, but definitely a MUST DO yearly! The estimated turn out was 8000 people. We handed out lots of brochures and educated lots of folks. Water sales were very high. Our total in sales and donations was $168.

A Busy Booth!

Diane Hilbert at the table

The weather may have been chilly but the theme of Appreciation Day was warm and friendly. The event included a free barbecue and all the beer you could drink, a yard sale, arts and crafts, and live music. FieldHaven's booth was a huge success. After all, everyone loves to see the kitties.

Diane Hilbert, Diane Cochran and Lorraine Davis were on hand to talk to the community about FieldHaven's outreach programs including SNAP (spay, neuter, assistance program). Since there are mostly ranches in that area of Lincoln we were asked many questions about feral cats and what FieldHaven can do to help to control the overpopulation problem.

Since education is a key goal of FieldHaven we believe that the more we reach out to the community the more successful we will be in solving the overpopulation problem.
 

At the Italian Festival in Lincoln May 22nd, a lady approached our table to say that several kittens had shown up in her barn. She has a barn cat and the situation was not safe for the kittens. She needed them to be trapped and taken away, and thought they were young enough to socialize (no sign of the mother).

Diane Cochran and Lorraine Davis trapped the kittens and will take turns fostering them until they can be adopted. This way they'll get plenty of socialization -- between the two of them these guys will be perfect little social butterflies!