Join Lite 98's Kat Simons at the Sycamore Square Holiday Open House Friday, November 20th 2009: 5-8pm Bring your pets for Blessing of the Animals and a Donation of Pet Food or Supplies for Area Animal Rescue Groups.

Make a Wish Come True for Homeless Pets

People aren’t the only ones losing their homes in this waning economy. Pets are too. Money woes and the high rate of foreclosures are forcing some owners to give up or abandon their pets, which in turn is stretching the resources of local animal rescue groups.

As a result, the Ski Center, Lite 98, Fast Signs, Award Web Services, Watch Your Step Canine Waste Removal, Head and Hands Salon and Sycamore Square have teamed up for “Wish Upon a Paw.” Guests are invited to make a donation of money or pet supplies to help meet the critical needs of local animal rescue groups, including Richmond Hero, AARF, BARK, CARE, HAPPEPets, SomeBuddies, Richmond SPCA, Greyhound Pets of America Richmond Chapter, and the Powhatan Animal Shelter.

Needed supplies include pet food, cat litter, housebreaking pads, fleece blankets, towels, paper towels, beds, trash bags, bleach, laundry detergent with bleach, cat and dog toys, metal dog crates, cat carriers, igloo dog houses, office supplies and more.

For more information, contact Anne Stallard at the Ski Center at (804) 794-8500 or e-mail skirichmond@aol.com.

Donate pet food & pet supplies
to “Wish Upon a Paw”

Thank you to our sponsors : Sycamore Square Merchants Association, Ski Center, Lite 98,
Award Web Services, Fast Signs, Watch Your Step Canine Waste Removal, and Head & Hands Salon

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THIS WILL TOUCH YOUR HEART 

This is one of the kindest things I've ever experienced.  I have no way to know who sent it, but there is a beautiful soul working in the dead letter office of the U.S. Postal Service. 

Our 14 year old dog, Abbey, died last month.  The day after she died, my 4 year old daughter Meredith was crying and talking about how much she missed Abbey.  She asked if we could write a letter to God so that when Abbey got to heaven, God would recognize her.  I told her that I thought we could, so she dictated these words:  Dear God, Will you please take care of my dog?  She died yesterday and is with you in heaven.  I miss her very much.  I am happy that you let me have her as my dog even though she got sick. I hope you will play with her.  She likes to play with balls and to swim.  I am sending a picture of her so when you see her, You will know that she is my dog.  I really miss her. Love, Meredith. We put the letter in an envelope with a picture of Abbey and Meredith and addressed it to God/Heaven.  We put our return address on it.  Then Meredith pasted several stamps on the front of the envelope because she said it would take lots of stamps to get the letter all the way to heaven.  That afternoon she dropped it into the letter box at the post office.  A few days later, she asked if God had gotten the letter yet.  I told her that I thought He had.  Yes terday, there was a package wrapped in gold paper on our front porch addressed, 'To Meredith,' in an unfamiliar hand.  Meredith opened it .  Inside was a book by Mr. Rogers called, 'When a Pet Dies.'  Taped to the inside front cover was the letter we had written to God in its opened envelope.&n bsp; On the opposite page was the picture of Abbey & Meredith and this note: Dear Meredith, Abbey arrived safely in heaven. Having the picture was a big help. I recognized Abbey right away. Abbey isn't sick anymore.  Her spirit is here with me just like it stays in your heart.  Abbey loved being your dog.  Since we don't need our bodies in heaven, I don't have any pockets to keep your picture in, so I am sending it back to you in this little book for you to keep and have something to remember Abbey by.  Thank you for the beautiful letter and thank your mother for helping you write it and sending it to me.  What a wonderful mother you have.  I picked her especially for you.  I send my blessings every day and remember that I love you very much.  By the way, I'm easy to find..  I am wherever there is love.  Love, God

 

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Top Wanted Items

• Money
• Clumping unscented 
  cat litter
• Canned IAMS & Nutro kitten food
• Adult canned cat food
• Bleach; Laundry detergent (powdered w/ bleach additive)
• Feline Advantage & Frontline flea treatment
• Puppy pee pads for kittens, feral rescue & transports
• Fleece baby blankets

Daily Needs

• Cat beds
• igloo doghouses
• Paper towels & trash bags
• Bleach & powdered laundry detergent

Kennel Supplies

• Dry cat & kitten food
• Cat beds
• Stainless steel bowls
• Polar fleece blankets
• Towels
• Cat toys
• Small & large metal dog crates
• Ferret cage hammocks
• Lock on crock bowls (in ferret section)
• Cat carriers

Medical & Vet Supplies

• KMR kitten milk replacement
• Prescription cat food CD, AD, ID
• Insulin syringes
• Cotton balls & Q-tips
• Kitten bottles and nipples

Office Supplies

• Copier paper (white/color)
• Computer ink (HP 95 & 98 black & color)
• Stamps & Envelopes