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advoCATS News On The Big Island

Read Our Latest Newsletter in PDF:
December 2012 Newsletter
Next advoCATS Meeting:

Meeting Date: There will be no meeting in May due to all our events
Meeting Time: 10:30 a.m. to Noon
Meeting Place: Kona United Methodist Church
74-4960 Palani Road, Kailua Kona

Map to the Meeting:
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=l&hl=en&q=&near=74-4960+Palani+Rd,+Kailua+Kona,HI+96740&ll=19.681263,-155.981827&spn=0.018628,0.037208

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Are you interested in being on the AdvoCATS board of directors? If so, please contact Cathy Swedelius at catswede@yahoo.com or (808) 756-8095. She will be happy to discuss the duties of board members.

Shelter Challenge
AdvoCATS won 2nd place in the most recent Animal Rescue Site's Shelter Challenge!   Our prize is 100 vaccines.
Thanks so much to everyone who voted for us.  We'll let you know when the next Shelter Challenge begins.


Upcoming events:

Saturday, May 4, "Boutique" Garage Sale, Kona

Saturday, May 11, Visitor Industry Charity Walk, Waikoloa Beach Resort

Saturday, May 18 & Sunday, May 19, Garage Sale, Kona

Tuesday, May 21, Feral Cat Spay/Neuter Clinic, Kona

Thursday, May 23 Feral Cat Spay/Neuter Clinic, Kona

More information on these events below.


Saturday, June 1 - Hapuna Beach/Mauna Lani Resort Ironman Honu Race Recycling

Sunday, June 2 - Kealakehe Transfer Station to deopsit the recyclables

More information on these events below.

Feral Cat Spay/Neuter Clinics

In May we will be having two smaller clinics, both in Kona.
The first will be on Tuesday, May 21 and the second on Thursday, May 23. The number of cats that can be done each day is limited to 30.
Both clinics will be held in Kona at the Kona Palisades Community Center on Kaiminani Drive (near the Kona airport.)
Be sure to specify the number of cats and whether you prefer Tuesday 5/21 or Thursday 5/23.

If you would like to volunteer for either clinic we are doing a smaller number of cats and the pace of the clinic will be much slower than our usual clinics, we will be working with a smaller group of volunteers than normal and people will be able to perform multiple tasks.

Please contact Cindy Thurston at cindyt@hawaiiantel.net or call (808) 895-9283 as soon as possible.

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Garage Sale and "Boutique" Sale

Our semi-annual garage sale will be the weekend of May 18-19 at our usual spot off lower Lako. We will need lots of volunteers to help set up on Friday (including transporting items) as well as to run the sale on Saturday and Sunday. We will probably also need people to help sort through items earlier in the week. We are also considering having a "boutique" sale on Saturday, May 4 to sell some higher-end clothing, artwork and other items that have been donated.

If you are able to help at either the regular garage sale, or especially if you are interesting in helping organize the boutique sale, please contact Nancy Hitzemann at nhitz@hawaii.rr.com or (808) 329-4337.
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Visitor Industry Charity Walk


The annual Visitor Industry Charity Walk will be Saturday, May 11. This is a fundraiser put on by the Hawaii Tourism & Lodging Association which raises funds for local charities. AdvoCATS receives money from the funds raised at the walk.

The event consists of an early morning 4-mile walk which starts and ends at the Queens Marketplace in Waikoloa Beach Resort. After the walk, participants are treated to great food provided by the various hotels, as well as door prizes.

If you would like to participate, please contact Nancy Hitzemann at nhitz@hawaii.rr.com or (808) 329-4337. Please note that walkers are required to submit a minimum $35 donation.
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Ironman Honu Race Recycling

The Ironman Honu Race is Saturday, June 1 at Hapuna Beach and the Mauna Lani Resort. AdvoCATS will again be collecting recyclables on race day and then sorting them at the transfer station on the following day.

We will need volunteers for both race day and the following day at the transfer station. A separate e-mail will be sent soon with details.


Read our recent newsletters in PDF:

December 2012 Newsletter

July 2012 Newsletter / December 2011 / December 2010

Read our newsletter archives on the web:

Spring 2010 / Winter 2010

Autumn 2009 / Summer 2009 / Spring 2009 / Winter 2009

Autumn 2008 / Summer 2008 / Spring 2008 / Winter 2008

Autumn-2007 / Summer-2007  /  Spring 2007  / Winter 2007

Autumn 2006Summer 2006 / Spring 2006