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Lucky 13^th Annual Cat Concert Slated for April 1^st

On Sunday afternoon, April 1, 2012, faculty and friends of the West Chester University School of Music will perform the lucky 13th Annual Cat Angel Network Benefit Concert. The 3:00 p.m. event will be held in Madeleine Wing Adler Theatre in Swope Hall (817 South High St.) on the West Chester University Campus.

This year, we are excited to welcome the Kennett Symphony Children’s Chorus who will be performing a portion of the concert. Under the artistic direction of Dr. Kristen Albert, the KSCC has gained notoriety as a first rate ensemble. In addition, many faculty, students, and friends of the School of Music will lend their musical talents to ensure a very special event.

The concert is designed to be a fun-filled afternoon for the casual concert-goer. Bring your kids and friends! A reception will follow the event. While the concert is free and open to the public, donations will be appreciated. Contributions sent prior to the concert and received by March 26 will be acknowledged in the concert program at the following levels:

• Halo                           $15 –   $24
• Angel Wings            $25  –  $49
• Angel                         $50  –   $99
• Guardian Angel       $100 – $249
• Archangel                 $250 – $499
• Seraphim                  $500 and up

Donations for our 2012 Concert may be sent to: Cat Angel Network, P.O. Box 3071, Stowe, PA 19464.

Mark your calendar today for our upcoming auction on Sunday October 23rd. If you haven’t attended one of our auctions, you really should make an effort to come this year. With both silent and live auctions, excellent food, and a room filled with cat lovers, the event is always fun, fun, fun! There is no pressure to buy, but few can resist the wonderful bargains and great opportunities to do a little holiday shopping. We will have many wonderful donated items up for auction.

We are most fortunate to have Bud and Annette Smith from Smith Auction Company running the live auction. They make bidding fun and easy for the novice auction attendee!

Auction FAQs

When and where is the event? The date is Sunday, October 23rd from 2:00 to 5:00 p.m. The silent auction runs from 2:00 to 3:00 p.m. with the live auction beginning at 3:00 p.m. The event will be held at the West Chester Senior Center, 530 East Union Street, West Chester (www.wcseniors.org). There is a great map on the senior center website.

Where do I get tickets? The price of admission is $20 per person, which includes delicious hot and cold hors d’oeuvres. There are no physical tickets. Just fill out the form on page 4 of our Fall 2011 Newsletter and return it with your check/cash, or here on our website where you can purchase admission using PayPal. Your name will be on a list of attendees, so you will only need to check in at the door. We strongly encourage ticket purchase in advance and appreciate receiving your ticket return coupons or PayPal payment by October 17th. After that date, please call or email Henry to secure tickets for the event. Tickets at the door will be available on a first come, first served basis.

Dress? We suggest “business casual.”

How can I help make this event a success? If you would like to contribute a new item for the auction, please contact Henry. Also, we could use help advertising the event. We can send you a flyer to print out via email. In addition, we would love to have a business or individual donor cover the cost of the senior center. This expense is $350.00. If you would like to cover this cost, please contact Henry.

What type of items are acceptable for the auction? Gift baskets, restaurant gift certificates, jewelry, items of value, and bottles of wine to name a few. If you would like to have us purchase an item at wholesale from Pure Country Weavers and list you as a donor, please contact Henry.

What is the deadline to donate items? The deadline is October 6th. After that date, we may still be able to take high quality items that will bring a good price at the auction.

What payment is accepted at the event? Cash and check only. Absolutely no credit cards.

If you have questions, please contact: Henry Grabb – catangelpa@aol.com (or call 484-947-3684).

Our annual fall auction will be held this year on Sunday, October 23rd, at the West Chester Senior Center. This year’s event will once again feature wonderful food plus a great live and silent auction. The live auction will be run by Bud and Annette Smith of Smith Auction Company. More details coming soon!

The Lasagna Dinner was a HUGE success! More than 225 dinners were sold, some adult and some children. The net profit for CAN was $2,195!! Needless to say, we are all overjoyed with the results, and VERY grateful to everyone who attended, purchased take-outs, and/or spread the word to their friends.

This was a recent fundraiser by the students at Montgomery County Community College whose guest of honor, Henry “Hank” Rymarowicz,  selected Cat Angel Network to be the beneficiary of all the proceeds. A special thanks to Lauren and her husband for arranging this, and to Hank for selecting CAN as beneficiary!

Student leaders at the West Campus of Montgomery County Community College will host their 10th annual Lasagna Dinner on Thursday, Feb. 17 from 5-7 p.m. The dinner will be held in the South Hall Community Room at 101 College Drive in Pottstown. Take-out meals are also available starting at 4:30 p.m.

The dinner, which includes a choice of veggie or meat lasagna, salad, bread, beverage and dessert, costs $10 for adults and $5 for children age 10 and under. Meals can be pre-ordered Feb. 7-15 by contacting the Office of Student Leadership and Involvement at 610-718-1973 or jmeehan1@mc3.edu.

Each year, the students choose a person to honor at the dinner, and all proceeds go to a charity of the honoree’s choice. This year’s honoree is Henry “Hank” Rymarowicz from the College’s Facilities Management department, who has selected the Cat Angel Network, of Pottstown.

The Cat Angel Network works to alleviate the suffering of stray cats in a no-kill shelter while finding adoption placements in approved homes. To learn more about the organization, visit http://catangel.org.

An award presentation to Rymarowicz will take place at 6:15 p.m., and music will be provided throughout the dinner by the College’s Jazz Ensemble and Montco Jams. Representatives from the Cat Angel Network will be on hand to provide information about their organization.

Previous beneficiaries of the Lasagna Dinner have included the United Way, Barth Elementary School, Reach One Touch One Ministries, Pottstown Downtown Foundation, Pottstown Library Children’s Department, Relay for Life, Family Services of Montgomery County and scholarship funds through the College’s Foundation.

For more information about the Lasagna Dinner, call 610-718-1973 or email jmeehan1@mc3.edu

Cat Angel Network is very grateful to Hank for selecting us as this year’s beneficiary!

Ho! Ho! Ho! Meow! Meow! Meow!

Santa Claws is coming to town!

More specifically, the jolly old elf will be the star of PetSmart’s Santa Claws Photo Event locally in Pottstown and Downingtown to help Cat Angel Network fundraise.

Santa will be twinkling merrily as he poses for photos with cats, dogs, birds, rats, hamsters  and any other pets people care enough about to bring in to have their Christmas photos taken. Kids and pet parents are also welcome to join in the photo fun. PetSmart charges $9.95 for holders of their PetPerks card (regularly $10.95) and proud pet parents will receive a digitally printed photograph of their pet(s) with Santa and an exclusive holiday frame in which to display their photo. As part of PetSmart’s commitment to helping local adoption partners, $5.00 from each sale will go directly to Cat Angel Network!

As Cat Angel Network staffs the Adoption Centers at PetSmart in both Pottstown and Downingtown, the schedule is as follows: