Calendar of Events

A reminder that membership fees are due January 31 of each year.  Single membership is $15.00 or $25.00 for a family.  Send your cheque or money order to: Marg Dalrymple, RR # 3 Bridgetown NS B0S 1C0. 

March

March 15 — "Furry Gazette" submissions due: Please send your pet stories, tips, recipes, and other furry friend content to newsletter@caps-annapolis.org. Submissions should be original works (or properly credited), submitted in Word-compatible format, and be 150-200 words. Longer pieces may be considered if space allows

March 31 - CAPS Annual Meeting - the annual General meeting of the CAPS Board of Directors will be held on March 31 2010 at 7 pm at the Municipal Building in Lawrencetown.  Annual elections will take place.  All members and friends of CAPS are invited to attend.

April

Please note there is an error in the CAPS Cherished Pets Calendar.  The calendar shows Good Friday as April 9, and Easter Sunday as April 11.  The correct dates are as follows:  Good Friday is April 2 and Easter Sunday is April 4.

May

May 15 @ 6:00pm (doors open 4:30pm) — Annual May Dinner and Silent Auction: Dog behavioral specialist Bob Ottenbright of Lietash Canine Academy will be the evening's guest speaker. Special music by Rachael MacLean. To be held at the Port Royal Legion, Annapolis Royal.

Doors will open at 4:30pm to give lots of opportunity to view all the wonderful donations on our auction tables. Meet our adoptable animal friends! Visit our CAPS Shoppe! A full course turkey dinner (limited vegetarian entree available) will be served at 6:00 followed by our special guest speaker.

Tickets are $25 per person and available in advance only:

• From CAPS directly:
  Nahleen (902) 665-5244, Marg (902) 665-2258 or Anna (902) 825-2343
• Natural Food Store, Annapolis Royal
• Goshe Pet Care, Tupperville
• Greenwood Vet Hospital, Greenwood
• Middleton Vet Services, Middleton
• MFI Advertising, Lawrencetown
• T&S Office Essentials, Kingston
• Shear Techniques Hairstyling, Meadowvale

Vision Committee

Where to build? Can we lease the land? How big a building do we need? How do we raise enough money? What is your idea of a great shelter?

These are all questions that the newly-formed Vision Committee of Companion Animal Protection Society is asking. The Vision Committee was formed to oversee the planning and building of a shelter in Annapolis County to supplement or replace the exisiting foster homes CAPS uses at present. This is a long-term vision and one we realize may not be possible for many years to come. But, we have to start somewhere, one step at a time. We are all in agreement that we want the animals to live in the same home-like environment that they presently enjoy. We made a promise to them that they will have a home with us until they live in their "forever" home. We intend to keep that promise.

We are asking for your input and suggestions. CAPS invites all active members to take part. At every regular meeting of the CAPS Board of Directors, which takes place the last Wednesday of every month at the Municipal Building in Lawrencetown NS, 15 minutes will be set aside to deal with Vision Committee business. All members are invited to attend and help plan the future of CAPS. If you cannot attend, please submit your suggestions to: info@caps-annapolis.org.