Happy New Year! 2019 was a fantastic year for SARG and now we are off to a wonderful start to 2020. SARG has been expanding on our pet food for seniors program, planning the future dates for our free spay/neuter clinic, getting ready for our annual gala, and of course above all rescuing and rehoming lots of cats and dogs. Last year we were able to adopt out 42 dogs and 22 cats! What an accomplishment.
The planning for the 2020 Paws for Life Gala is well underway. If you would like to lend a hand in any way or would like to donate something please let us know. The date is set for April 17th at St. Mary's Family Life Center so please plan on coming. It is sure to be a wonderful event as always. The Paws for Life Gala website will be updated weekly, please check it out when you have some time.
We hope all of you have made some wonderful memories this last year and are looking forward to a marvelous 2020.
Donations
All of these donations came in before Nov. 30th 2019
Donations in Memory of: George C. Battle
Connie Battle Michael C. Gibson
William and Mary Gibson, his parents
Donations in Honor of pets: Lois and Gerald Scott in honor of Emmie, their newly adopted SARG dog.
Special Donations: Theresa Mills for kisses from Oliver at the Pet Blessing kissing booth.
Linda Moran, Lily, and Cricket for kisses from Oliver at the Pet Blessing kissing booth.
Sara Stuart donated a truckload of wonderful items for the yard sale.
Ray Nall for the spay/neuter program
Monthly Donations:
Cindy Biscay
Cathy Deel
Patrick McGuiness
Sharon Poore
Susan Reed
Stephanie Ryan
Roz Smith
Donations in Honor of:
Carol Harold in honor of Linda Staton’s birthday
In Honor of Shirley Auble’s birthday
Lenore Matsubara
Sheila Norton
Donations in Memory of Pets:
Gayla and Roy Cutler in memory of Gray Ghost, faithful feline companion and Roxy, caring canine companion. Both are deeply missed.
Marsha Langford in memory of Rocky, Vada Oberlin’s fur baby
Stephen Manza in memory of Howie, the loving friend and cherished companion of the Mora Family.
Marsha and Gary Sega in memory of Gracie, a much-loved feline foster failure.
Marianne Wentzel in memory of Lexi, her loving Shih-Tzu companion of many years.
Donations:
Ruth and Bryan Cook
Deborah May
Leigh Sterling
Peggy and Gerald Smith
Sara Stuart
Rainbow Bridge
Jamison - Robin & Randy Covey lost their precious canine companion, Jamison, whom they adopted from SARG in 2013. He was the light of their lives & will be deeply missed.
Tommy - Thad & Karen Shows, on Thanksgiving Day, lost their precious canine,Tommy adopted from SARG 12.5 years ago. They can’t imagine life without him. They are very grateful that SARG placed him in their care; he brought them much laughter and enjoyment.
Hank—Joanne & David King lost their SARG kitty Hank. He had been their fur baby for 18 years. He will be forever missed.
Sterling - Jan Baker lost her sweet Silver British Shorthair mix kitty Sterling, a SARG foster who saw Jan and Ron as the best family ever and decided to stay. He is so missed by Jan, but has now crossed the rainbow bridge to be with Ron.
Bobby - crossed the rainbow bridge on Dec. 3rd 2019. He was the beloved dog of Ian & Laura Teffron and they miss him every day.
Casey - Marge Parente adopted Casey from SARG and he went to the rainbow bridge on Dec. 18th 2019. He will be forever missed.
Charlie -Beloved Springer Spaniel of Anne and Joe Davis, crossed the Rainbow Bridge on January 8th after a long courageous fight to stay with his family. He will be deeply missed by Anne and Joe, and by members of the antique community in Clinton. Charlie riding in his little wagon was a constant cheerful sight on the Market Street.
Lexi - Marianne Wenzle lost her beloved Lexi in November. She is deeply missed.
Lily - Sweet shy kitty companion of Stephanie Wright, died unexpectedly on 1-16-2020. She will be forever missed by Stephanie and her fur siblings.
Rachael and Ryder were adopted the day after Christmas 2018. They are loving their forever home. Thank you so much Lee for sharing their lovely picture with us.
Zack hit the jackpot with his new forever family. What a great halloween picture with them all dressed up as characters from Frozen! We love it. Thanks for sharing!
Paco is dressed as Santa in the Oak Ridge Christmas parade. He says it was a long walk! So luckily he was carried part of the time and the other part he rode in the truck! Such a lucky pooch.
Tommy crossed over the rainbow bridge. Thanks for sharing his picture. He sure is missed tremendously.
100% of every donation given to SARG goes to support our animal efforts. Here are just a few of the efforts you have helped us with this year.
1. Monthly Free spay/neuter and vaccines clinic (13 clinics in 2019) 178 animals treated total cost $14,077
2. Medical assists for emergency care of pets whose owners don't have the ability to pay. 38 animals helped totaling $4,489.58
3, Monthly distribution of pet food at the Clinton Senior Center & Oak Ridge Food Pantry. totaling $1,800
4. All the care for the adoptable animals in our program. We usually have 20-30 dogs and cats, plus our permanent fosters, at any given time. In 2018 those expenses were over $65,000 and we anticipate it will be close to that again for 2019.
SARG does not employ anyone. All of us are volunteers so all of the money you donate goes directly to support these programs, Thank you all for your generous donations.
Save the Date!!
Save the Date
Oak Ridge PetSmart adoption events- Once a quarter - check website for dates
Mast General pet adoptions- Dates soon to come for 2020
Spay and Neuter Clinics - Jan 16th, Feb. 11, March 17th, April 14th, May 12th, June 16th
Cat Show - March 28th & 29th 2020 at Chilhowee Park
