As the 2018 spring kittens are coming of age to be spayed/neutered and available for adoption, our adoption activity has soared. In July, 35 cats & kittens were adopted into loving homes. As I write this on August 15th, we have completed 28 adoptions in August so far. So we could be on the road to even higher numbers in August! While the majority of these adoptions have been kittens, in July 13 of the 35 adoptions were adult cats! Many, many lives saved :-) Thank you to all of the trappers, fosters and other volunteers who make all of this possible!

The 8/11 adoption event at Pet Supplies Plus in Naperville was, accordingly, a busy and productive day. 23 kittens were the stars of our show (Branson, Baxter, Breezy, Bruce, Tucker, Azucar, Sail, Schooner, Colin, Columbine, Onion, York, Winona, Wendie, Weiko, Kelsey, Moe, Mollie, Morty, Moonbeam, Mango, Hobby, Fargo). Everyone was adorable and admired by our guests.

7 kittens went home from the event to three pre-approved adopters and one other family who was approved during the event. 3 other adoptions have occurred since the event, and 3 more visits are scheduled.

Visits are also scheduled with potential adopters for Schooner, Tucker and Moonbeam.

15 kittens were adopted since our 7/28 event - Cutter, Kenny & Spock, Ferry & Fawler, Outrigger, Tanker & Trawler (previously returned due to allergies), Farah, Gina, Robin & Sparrow, Winston and Agave & Splenda. 2 adult cats from the Cat Depot (Frankie & Johnny) went home with a terrific young gal from Warrenville. Our summer intern, Bridget, adopted Smokey, our handsome and affectionate 11 yr old FeLV+ boy. He will be her college companion. Many happy endings :-)

Many thanks to the volunteers and fosters who made the event possible. Set-up and clean-up went very smoothly and efficiently thanks to Sara, Bernie and Bonnie. Thanks to our foster moms (Bonnie, Candy, Diane, Laura, Marilyn, Gillian, Stefny, Melissa, Kaitlyn and Catherine) who brought their foster kittens to the event and were able to stay for all or a portion of the event to interact with our guests and adopters. Thanks to Sara and Bernie for help with adoption counseling and completing adoption contracts. It was a busy day - I couldn't have done it without you!

Special thanks for all of the other valuable contributions which made the event a success - to Candy for the photography and videography during the event; to Connie, Stephanie and Ted for promoting the event on our Facebook page and web site; to Bernie & Sara for creating cage cards on the fly (we missed you, Lauren!); to Mike and Debbie for the updates to the Adoptable Cats & Kittens binder and board; to Diane for transporting Kaitlyn's kittens to the event; to Sara for help with the laundry and for coordinating our lunch run.

We have a number of upcoming adoption and adoption-related events scheduled in August & September:

Please mark your calendars and plan to attend.

Thanks,

Sue