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WISH LIST
MAKE MCPAWS YOUR PET CAUSE!
Click here for information about
MCPAWS
financial concerns.
NEXT MCPAWS GENERAL MEETING
Wednesday
May 7th
5:30 p.m.
Call 208-634-DOGS
for meeting info
MCPURRS!
Our
dream is reality!
But we can still use a helping paw. Contact the shelter to find out how you can
help, or donate a feline
'house-warming gift'!
Cat toys
● Canned cat food ● Grooming brushes
● Catnip ●Paper towels
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Old bath towels ●
Shoe boxes ●
Non-clumping cat litter ●
Laundry detergent ●
Scratching posts ●
Cat treats ●
Yarn (no wool) for cat beds ●
House plants (spider, ivy, fern)
WINTER EVENTS:
CONTACT MCPAWS FOR DETAILS
SKI JOURING AT TAMARACK RESORT
Sunday March 30
11:00 a.m.
TAG DAY at MCPAWS
Saturday April 5th Noon until 4 p.m.
And when the snow
is gone...
BARK IN THE PARK!
June 21st at
Ponderosa State Park
Don't miss this
fun-raising event!
5th Every-Other-Year
AUCTION FOR THE ANIMALS
Thursday, July 31st
Watch for details!
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MCPAWS
Regional Animal Shelter
831 S. 3rd, McCall, Idaho
Mail: P.O. Box 1375 McCall, ID 83638
208-634-DOGS
MCPAWS is a non-profit
501(c)(3) organization
give a shelter pet
a
home... yours!
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MCPAWS IDITAROD 2008!
Sunday, March 30th at
11:00 a.m.

Tamarack Resort Nordic Center
Experience
the growing sport of Ski Jouring with the
MCPAWS Iditarod at Tamarack
Resort.
Come and enjoy this 2K event where your dog pulls you on cross-country skis.
Skiers of all
abilities and all breeds of dogs are invited to join in the fun--
and it is fun, for you and your dog!
What a great day we had!
Perfect trail conditions, sunshine-- who could ask for more? A big thank you to
Tamarack Resort and all who helped and participated. To see photos of this fun
event visit:
http://www.mountainlifephotography.com/
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EVERY DAY IS TAG
DAY!
MCPAWS Regional Animal
Shelter
does
everything it can to reunite lost pets with their owners. But when the pets
aren’t wearing ID tags, they may never get home.
On April 5, MCPAWS will join
the American Humane Association in kicking off
“Every Day Is Tag Day”--
a public awareness campaign that unites thousands of shelters, veterinary
clinics, animal care and control agencies and animal welfare organizations
across the country in an effort to emphasize the importance of an ID tag for
ensuring lost animals have a voice.
Saturday, April 5, MCPAWS
welcomes all pet owners to stop by the shelter at 831 S. 3rd St., between
noon and 4:00 p.m. to pick up a
free MCPAWS I.D. tag
for their dog or cat. “Without an ID tag, a lost pet can sit in the shelter
for days while we try to locate its owner,” says Amy Crookshanks, MCPAWS
executive director. Click here to
read more...
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MCPAWS
Regional Animal Shelter
Celebrates 10-Year Anniversary of Caring For Valley County's Lost and
Homeless Animals, and Introduces “Real Life Room”
MCPAWS
Regional Animal Shelter
invites the public to an open house celebration,
Thursday, February 28, from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 at the shelter, located at 831
S. 3rd Street, just south of McCall
Click here for details!
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Friends of MCPAWS
Endowment fund
In
September 2007 MCPAWS Executive Director Amy Crookshanks announced that a
long-time MCPAWS donor and volunteer established an endowment fund for
MCPAWS through the Idaho Community Foundation. The endowment is called
Friends of
MCPAWS. “An
endowment,” says Crookshanks, “is a fund created by a substantial
financial gift, or combination of gifts, that is invested in long term
financial instruments or capital assets. Typically only the income earned
on that gift may be directed towards operating expenses.” Each year MCPAWS
will receive a percentage of the interest earned on the account, beginning
in 2009.
As
a result of a recent matching pledge drive (two long-time MCPAWS donors
matched any total amount, up to $1,000,
donated for the endowment by December 31, 2007),
MCPAWS
supporters responded and $7,070 was put into the endowment the first week
of January-- Thank you!
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If you'd like to help MCPAWS
with an endowment gift, please contact MCPAWS director Amy
Crookshanks (see below). Let her know the amount you are contributing, and if you will
be sending the donation to MCPAWS Endowment
Fund, Box 1375, McCall, ID 83638, or directly to Friends of MCPAWS
Endowment, c/o The Idaho Community Foundation, P.O. Box 8143, Boise, ID
83707.
Sending a contribution to
either organization will put your gift into the fund, and will help build the important and newly established
Friends of MCPAWS
endowment.
Amy
Crookshanks: 208-634-3647
director@mcpaws.org
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MAKE
MCPAWS
YOUR PET CAUSE!
Valley County’s
homeless animals need your help!
The Problem
–
MCPAWS, Valley County’s only animal shelter,
needs secure funding.
1) Help us convince Valley County and its
cities to equitably fund the animal sheltering services they are so willing to
utilize, and so fortunate to have available from MCPAWS (the only animal
shelter in Valley County)
2)
Encourage area residents to support MCPAWS-- financially, or with donations of
goods or services
3)
VOLUNTEER!
Background info...
You may
have seen our ad in The Star News (6-14-07 issue
Click here to view)
Many of you are already
giving to
MCPAWS,
and we are so very grateful. Others, people who love animals, have been
meaning to get involved, and if ever there was a time to sit down and write
that check, the time is now.
MCPAWS
is one of Valley County's success
stories, in many ways symbolizing what is so wonderful about our community:
people coming together in humanity to be of help.
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click
below for 
MCPAWS'
Wish List!
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Work for MCPAWS!
check out job
opportunities available at
MCPAWS regional animal shelter! |
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There's
sure to be a wonderful pet looking for you at
MCPAWS!
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On February 7, 2002, MCPAWS
became...
MCPAWS REGIONAL ANIMAL
SHELTER
ThursDAY,
FEBRUARY 7, 2008
MCPAWS' 6-YEAR SHELTER ANNIVERSARY
We're proud of our progress and thankful for the generosity of many individuals
and the devoted support of our wonderful community.
We couldn't have done it without you!
Click
here to find out
what happened on our 1-year anniversary!
We could use a helping paw!
9-8-07
MCPAWS
has many homeless canines and felines!
Cats, kittens, dogs and pups come into the shelter at
steady rate. These pets have few
options now-- unless they appeal to a prospective adopter. If you have room in
your heart and home, please seriously consider adopting a shelter pet. They've
done nothing wrong-- they are the victims. Don't pass shelter pets by--
they're some of the very best friends you'll ever come across!
Help us find homes for
our wonderful shelter pets! And please, support shelters and animal welfare
groups in their continuing efforts to educate pet owners about the critical need
for spaying or neutering pets
to help reduce pet over-population. Pass the word
yourself: Tell someone who needs to know, that there are
low-cost
spay/neuter
programs in your area. Encourage others to adopt their next pet from a shelter.
You can make a difference!
We WELCOME volunteers!
Any time you can share to help
out at the shelter is
appreciated. Our shelter pets benefit greatly from one-on-one attention. The
more opportunities cats and dogs have to socialize with
people
& with other shelter pets, the more adoptable they become.
For
details, click on Yellow Cat!

Other
volunteer opportunities range from helping with pet adoptions, to working on
fund-raising projects.
No amount of time is 'too little' to give. Your participation will make a difference. If you'd like to
volunteer, contact us:
208-634-DOGS
(Tuesday-Saturday, Noon-4 p.m.)
email
mcpawsvolunteer@frontiernet.net
or click on Brown Dog!
Our
Goal
To provide a safe, sanitary, humane level of care to all
cats and dogs while they are in the Shelter.
We
run an effective adoption program and promote public
education encouraging
responsible pet ownership.
Learn more about
MCPAWS
Consider
joining
and/or helping as a
volunteer.
Take a look at the
dogs
and cats
currently at the Shelter, and contact us if you are interested
in seeing or
adopting a new pet.
Check out these
great ways to support
MCPAWS!

Or--
make a donation directly to MCPAWS, using PayPal!
Thank you for visiting
MCPAWS!
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MCPAWS
831 S. 3rd
McCall, Idaho
Mail: P.O. Box 1375 McCall, ID 83638
208-634-DOGS
MCPAWS
is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization
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