-Project HEAL was started in winter of 2005. It is a UCD club whose main goal is to help animals through fundraising and volunteering with the Yolo County Animal Shelter, Yolo County SPCA, and other local animal welfare groups.
-Membership dues are $10 for a full year or, if you would like a trial of the club, $5 for one quarter. Please give your dues to Tracy. Membership cards will be given to those who pay dues.
-Project HEAL T-Shirts will be on sale for $5. If you are a dues paying member you can purchase a Project HEAL T-Shirt for only $3.
-Yolo County SPCA calendars are on sale for $7.50.
-At upcoming meetings, we will have small tasks from the YCSPCA to work on, so that you can volunteer while you find out new information.
-It is important to attend meetings so you will always be up-to-date with new information about upcoming events.
**Fundraising
-Fundraising is one of the most important ways we can help animal welfare groups and is essential for Project HEAL, which is why volunteering for fundraisers is crucial.
-Thanks to everyone who volunteered at the Mondovi Event last week. We were able to raise $270 at the event, which will enable Project HEAL to make a donation to the SPCA for the Doggone Walk-A-Thon.
-If you have any suggestions for fundraisers, please contact Tracy ([email protected]).
**Yolo County SPCA
-Petco Placement is a great volunteer opportunity. Petco is located in the Marketplace on Sycamore and Covell. Volunteering there will give you a chance to help YCSPCA dogs and cats find adopted homes. You can help set up, sit with dogs and socialize cats, and occasionally help with adoption paperwork. Petco Placement is held most Saturdays from 11:30 to 4:00, but please check the Project HEAL website (http://www.geocities.com/project_heal_ucd) for Saturdays the YCSPCA will be there. Please contact Samantha if you are interested in volunteering ([email protected]).
-For anyone who lives in a place that allows animals and would like to help puppies, dogs, kittens, and/or cats get adopted, the YCSPCA offers you the opportunity to become a foster parent. The YCSPCA is a foster based organization and, as such, does not have a shelter. However, they do often take animals from the Yolo County Animal Shelter and place them in foster homes. The more foster homes they have, the more animals they can rescue! If you think you would be interested in fostering, you can get an adoption application (there is not a separate application for foster homes) at PetCo during Placement or download one from the YCSPCA website (http://yolospca.org) and turn it in to one of the adoption coordinators. A few general requirements for fostering are that any roommates agree to let you foster and that your landlord allows pets. If you have questions about fostering, please contact Leslie ([email protected]).
-The YCSPCA is currently looking for people interested in fostering rabbits. They are especially interested in people with people who have some rabbit experience. If you are interested in fostering a rabbit, please contact Leslie ([email protected]).
-Feral Cat Clinics, located in Solano and Sacramento, are generally held once a month and provide a great opportunity for anyone who is pre-vet. This is an excellent great way to get hands on experience and learn more about veterinary medicine. You will be volunteering with the YCSPCA at the clinics and should contact Samantha if you are interested ([email protected]).
-The Yolo County SPCA has a thrift store located on 3rd and I Street. There are some great SPCA shirts that you can purchase there and all money spent there goes to the YCSPCA. They are currently looking for volunteers.
-You can also join the SPCA for $10 a year. SPCA members receive some great member benefits such as discounts at the thrift store and reduced registration fees for the Doggone Walk-A-Thon.
**Yolo County Animal Shelter
-The Yolo County Animal Shelter is another fun place to volunteer. You can work with dogs, cats, rabbits, and other small animals. In order to volunteer, you need to fill out an application and attend an orientation. If you would like to volunteer, please get an application and email Lisette ([email protected]) so she can coordinate an orientation time.
-If you cannot get to the shelter on your own, Lisette goes weekly and would be happy to give you a ride.
**Upcoming Events
-The Doggone Walk-A-Thon will be held May 3rd. This is an important event, which will need many volunteers. The SPCA needs volunteers to pass out flyers advertising the Walk-A-Thon at the Davis Farmers Market, on Wednesday evenings and Saturday mornings. You don�t have to be there every week, and even if you can only go once or twice, it would be greatly appreciated. Volunteers are also needed to help plan the event. The next planning meeting will be on March 26th, and there will be several more in April. If you are interested in passing out flyers or planning, please contact Leslie ([email protected]).
-The YCSPCA will be at Picnic Day in April and they are looking for volunteers to help walk to the dogs and sit inside with the cats. If you are interested in helping them out at Picnic Day, please contact Leslie ([email protected]).
-Please check the Project HEAL website. Meeting times, Petco Saturdays, and more will be posted.
Project HEAL website: http://www.geocities.com/project_heal_ucd
-Feel free to email the officers if you have any questions.
President: Leslie Bauer [email protected]
Fundraiser/Treasurer: Tracy Tran [email protected]
Secretary/Publicity Chair: Emily Benschop [email protected]
YCSPCA Volunteer Coordinator: Samantha Yeh [email protected]
YC Shelter Coordinator: Lisette Lopez-Quintanilla [email protected]