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First Kitty Craft and Bake Sale supports Tails to Tell

Tails to Tell Animal Rescue Shelter volunteers are hopeful the first Kitty Craft and Bake Sale – taking place on the second floor of the Royal Canadian Legion in Airdrie from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Nov. 4 – will be a success.
Crafts for Cats
The first Kitty Craft and Bake Sale will raise funds for Tails to Tell Animal Rescue Shelter, allowing the organization to continue to care for cats and kittens.

Tails to Tell Animal Rescue Shelter volunteers are hopeful the first Kitty Craft and Bake Sale – taking place on the second floor of the Royal Canadian Legion in Airdrie from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Nov. 4 – will be a success. “We have a lot of volunteers that have donated materials and their time to make the crafts,” said Tails to Tell fundraising committee volunteer Colleen Holden. According to Holden, the sale will feature a variety of crafts for both cats and humans, along with plenty of goodies baked by the shelter’s volunteers. Door prizes will also be given away. For the inaugural sale, Holden said, vending has been limited to Tails to Tell volunteers in order to ensure all proceeds go to the shelter. Holden said she had the idea for the fundraiser after seeing the success of similar craft and bake sales put on by organizations she has been involved with in the past. “Near Christmas, there’s always a big hype about craft sales,” she said. “We wanted to do one based around cats, because people love their cats.” Holden anticipates the sale will generate at least a moderate amount of funds for the shelter located in Crossfield, which cares for cats and kittens. According to Holden, fundraisers are vital to ensuring the future of Tails to Tell – government grants are scarce for organizations that tend to animals, she said. “We’re 100 per cent volunteer-run and we’re 100 per cent donation-run, so any money that comes in will help us,” Holden said. Owner Edna Jackson emphasized the shelter tries to rescue as many stray and injured cats as possible, based on a belief that humans must take responsibility for animals lives. With the next nearest animal shelters in Didsbury and Cochrane, Jackson said Tails to Tell provides an essential service to Crossfield and Airdrie. “Every one of these lives are valuable,” she said. “Every one of them. Somebody’s got to be here to help them.” No fundraising goal has been set for the inaugural craft sale – Holden said the shelter will be happy with any amount raised. Still, she said she secretly hopes to bring in at least $1,000. “Our vet bill alone each month is between $5,000 and $6,000, because all the cats get their shots, they all get spayed or neutered,” Holden said. “If one comes in injured…then we have to pay the vet for that.” Operation costs at Tails to Tell’s shelter come out to approximately $12,000 every month, she added. Holden said she’ll be watching attentively to see how much money the sale will net for Tails to Tell. If this year’s sale is successful, Holden expects the sale will become an annual fundraiser for the shelter, joining other events held throughout the year such as a 50/50 draw and online auctions.

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