Monday, March 28, 2011

It Has Been a While

Hey everyone,

It has been a while since I have blogged last. Our schedules around here have been crazy. So far we have only had a limited time at the Humane Society due to weather and our busy swim schedule as of late. Now that we have much more time to spend, our events and blogging should be much more frequent.

Coming up this month: WE FINALLY HAVE SHIRTS ORDERED!!! The shirt order has been placed and we will be getting them soon. they will be on sale in the Commons for $7. That is cheap. All the proceeds will be donated in one way or another to the Humane Society to buy food, cleaning supplies, etc. Hopefully this will be a great money raiser.

Next month: April
WE will hosting a hound dog homecoming. We will go to the humane society and pick out the cutest dogs and bring them up to school for a day. we will be in the commons at lunch time and you will be able to vote for the cutest dog. the way it works is that the dog that earns the most money will be the winner. so bring a few bucks and drop it in the jar.

Our hours at the humane society will be much more frequent now that the weather should be getting nicer and we will have more time. Again, if you want information on volunteering we would be more than happy to talk to you all about it.

Congrats to the DU Men's and Women's swim teams who took first place at nationals!!!

Talk to you you all soon

MATT

Thursday, March 17, 2011

March Madness

What a month,
March was a very exciting and crazy month for the Panthers for Paws group. After all of our preparations, Drury's Swimming and Diving team spent a week down in San Antonio, Texas for the Division II NCAA National Championships. Our team came out victorious for the seventh time in a row, and our group and a lot of personal achievements with it. With Spring Break approaching, we will be starting to finalize T-Shirt designs and dates for our Southwest Humane Society Awareness Day! This day will help raise awareness about the importance of spay and neutering pets, as well as promote adoptions. We are all very excited to start dedicating more time to the Southwest Humane Society now that our swimming obligations have ended, and we are very VERY excited for our Awareness Day.

February Flew By...

February was a very crazy time for the Panthers for Paws group. It was a month full of crazy weather, as well as continuous training and preparation for our Division II NCAA championship meet that took place in mid March. The Southwest Humane Society survived the weather, and the dogs and cats are still just as adorable and playful as ever. The beginnings of our project that will be taking place in April started to be discussed within the group, and we are very excited about our T-Shirts and starting our Awareness day. REMEMBER TO SPAY AND NEUTER YOUR PETS!

January Recap

Hey there!
Well January proved to be a very grueling month for us, we took part in Drury's winter training trip that was sent to Oahu, Hi for two weeks. Training was extremely hard, but you can never really complain when you are in Hawaii for two weeks. January also brought the begging of a new semester, which means a new heavy work load to deal with. But it was very exciting to get back to campus towards late January. We wee all happy to be back in Springfield.

Hectic Schedule

Hi there! It has been a very hectic schedule for me and our group because of swimming. But now that we are done with our swimming obligations, we can devote most of our time to the Humane Society. We are looking forward to working more and get our programs for the Humane Society moving. I am looking forward to working and taking care of the pets at the Humane Society. I would also like to further promote the adoption of the pets in the shelter as advised by the coordinator. They are adopting a lot of pets every day but they also get a lot of strays. Also, cats can also be adopted at the Humane Society for those who are interested! Thank you very much!