CAT’s mission is to work with our community to save the lives of homeless, sick and injured cats and kittens by offering shelter, adoption, foster, hospice, and veterinary services to end needless feline euthanasia in our community.
We honored the hard work and dedication of our volunteers on Sunday, September 18, with an end-of-summer picnic. CAT has over 600 active volunteers who, in 2010, gave over 62,000 hours of service to the organization and the animals in our care.
A very special presentation was made to long-time volunteer, Judy Brown, in honor of her late husband Wayne Brown. Wayne was CAT’s accountant for many years. He loved the cats and the organization. One of the free-roam rooms at CAT’s shelter will be dedicated to Wayne’s memory with a special plaque.
Volunteer & Staff Choice Award (voted on by the volunteers and CAT staffers):
Aisha Beck (Tigard) and Noralyn Danielle (Tualatin) team together to head up CAT’s adoption center at the Tualatin Petco, which means she provides care for the cats, adoption counseling, and training for volunteers. Aisha is also CAT’s videographer, taking beautiful moving photos of the cats for adoption that are posted on CAT’s YouTube, played in our lobby, and linked to each cat’s online biography.
Lifetime Achievement Award:
Jerry Holmes (Beaverton) can be found at practically every CAT special event or adoption event. He arrives early to help set up, advocates for the kitties, and stays to help clean up and unload back at the shelter. Jerry’s been with volunteering with CAT for over six years.
“Evan Kalik” Volunteer of the Year Award:
Steve Brod (Tigard) takes on all sorts of volunteer tasks for the organization. He provides cat care for the kitties at the shelter, helps find purr-fect homes for the cats as an adoption counselor, and represents CAT at many local events. Steve has a great sense of humor, which keeps us all smiling. He is compassion for the cats is top-notch. (Award named in honor of CAT’s Founder.)
Awesome Teen Award:
Annie Gerlowsky (Beaverton) gives 100 percent to everything she does for the animals at the shelter – from cleaning to cuddling, to boring administrative tasks, she’s there to lend a hand.
Tidy CAT Award:
Sandra Perkey (Sherwood) is one of those volunteers who enjoys doing the jobs no one else will raise a paw to. She’s contributed more than 300 hours since coming to CAT in late 2009. Her favorite task is doing the cat’s laundry – making sure the bedding is clean. Sandra also spends quality time with some of the shier cats to help them become more comfortable at the shelter until they are adopted.
Going the Distance Award:
Bob Anderson (Welches) has been coming to CAT for more than 12 years to care for the adult cats at the shelter. Twice a week Bob travels close to 60 miles one way to spend time at the shelter. Bob also leads CAT’s monthly Hands on Portland volunteer group, providing them an overview of the organization and hands on experience with the shelter cats.
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