There are many ways you can help the felines at C & W. Here are a few:

• You may sponsor a feline at C & W for $20 a month for one cat, $35 for 2 special needs cats, or $50 for three cats. Your sponsorships help with the general care and feeding of those felines.

• You may sponsor a senior dog at C & W for $20 a month.

• Donate to The Scratching Post Thrift ‘n Gift Shop. We are always in need of gently used items for re-sale at our thrift shop which is located at 216 Main Street in Nashua, Iowa. All small appliances, household, seasonal, gift items, new items, jewelry, and anything you can share will help support the veterinary
care of felines and dogs at C & W. Left-overs from your garage/rummage sale are also appreciated.

• Volunteer! Come spend a day, a weekend, or a week at our special needs sanctuary and get to know the animals and share in their day-to-day fun and games in our five sanctuary buildings. The felines will love your company and will entertain you well! Ask about overnight accommodations for volunteers as well.

• Monetary donations are ALWAYS needed and help us continue our work at C & W. Help Us Grow even BIGGER! We added a fourth building in 2004, for our special FN felines and we added a fifth building in 2008! Your donations assure that we can continue our work and will grow into the future. AND, the smallest donation DOES Make a Difference!!!!

• Share our mission with your friends and have them sign up for our free electronic newsletter. Our goal is 5,000 new subscribers this year!!! Help us help the animals!

• Host a garage sale, bake sale, or other fund-raiser in your area to raise funds for the furry animals in our care!

• Tell your friends who love animals about our work-share your newsletters….

• Become a Supporting MEMBER of C & W and receive the print newsletter “Shelter Happenings” four to five times a year! C & W offers a Membership for all to join us in declaring their support of our work. We offer you this membership for only $20 individual; $35 family; and your pet’s membership is only $5.00! Your membership will include the Shelter Happenings newsletter which we publish four to five times a year. The high cost of mailing and printing is one reason we ask for a membership. The other reason is to add your name to a list of animal lovers who are committed to caring about animals and who believe in the work we are doing at C & W.

The membership will NOT include t-shirts, or other give-a-ways that many large organizations send you for your membership. Instead, more than HALF of your membership will go directly to the care and feeding and medical needs of the cats and dogs rescued and cared for by C & W!! That is what we are all about! To receive our newsletter, we ask you to join us as members and in a mission for the animals so we may continue to share the ‘good news’ and ‘happenings’ at C & W so we can continue to grow and help more animals.

What $5 Will Buy for our Furry Friends

• 15 rolls of paper towels.

• 4 bags of cat treats.

• 2 bags of dog bone treats.

• 1 Christmas stocking full of toys

• 1 bag of cat food

• 50 pounds of scoopable litter.

• 2 bottles of Pine Sol . 4-5 bottles of bleach.

• 16 cans of cat food.

• 10 large dog food cans.

• 1 cat or dog vaccination.

• 1 bottle of antibiotics.

• 2.5 bags of clay litter (25 pounds).

• 1 soft blanket or pillow for creature comfort.

• 13 postage stamps for mailings.

• 5 boxes of envelopes.

• 2 reams of paper for newsletter.

• And much more!!!!