Check out our Rustic Hollow Shelter-a Special Needs Animal Sanctuary FACEBOOK page for daily updates and photos of the feline residents at Rustic Hollow. You will find our fund raisers posted and you will meet many of our caregivers, who take the time to post photos of their kitties and keep you updated as well.

Go to : https://www.facebook.com/groups/cwshelter/

You will meet a lot of really cool cats! Check out our January 2019 "Ice Bucket Challenge" that our caregivers are daring enough to do to raise money for their kitties.
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​C & W’s Rustic Hollow’s annual OPEN HOUSE will be held on SUNDAY, AUGUST 12th, from 10AM-4PM. If you haven’t had the “Rustic Hollow” experience, then this is the place to be on August 12th...unless of course, you are at the Iowa State Fair...but hey, take a break from the fair and visit C & W’s Rustic Hollow anyway!! Rustic Hollow is the largest special needs feline sanctuary in Iowa and much of the NE. Our 250-300 feline residents live comfortably, cage-free, and have TV’s with ‘catsitter’ videos to watch and screened, secure, outdoor catios and playrooms as well. A caregiver team of 14 care for the felines daily and our many volunteers help in a myriad of other ways. Visitors are always welcomed, by appointment.
Our thrift store, The Scratching Post Thrift ‘n Gift at 216 Main Street in Nashua will also be open from 10AM-4PM on the 12th. Email me for directions (cwshelter@wildblue.net). You will need directions or physical address for GPS. Our staff have been busy getting the felines ready and also want me to tell you that they will be selling Walking Tacos all day along with drinks and will be holding a bake sale so they can help raise some money for the Rustic Hollow furs too. Lunch items will be available in Bradley’s House, our main building. We have a truly fantastic staff. I am very proud of the work they have done, taking pride in their building, and grooming the landscaping too. They take it upon themselves to get things ready and I could not be happier with their care of the animals.
Please greet each of our animal care specialist in each building you visit and thank them for the hard work caring for the felines daily needs and giving them TLC. Our staff is very much appreciated and you will see why when you meet them. Dress is definitely casual-jeans or slacks preferable, as the kitties will be anxious to greet you and may stretch up on your legs (or be on your back if you lean over). Of course, sitting on the floor remedies that and you can have a kitty pile for hours. You can start in any of our six buildings/homes you want and be sure to visit Wanda at our log home where some very senior and hospice kitties reside with us. There is a creek separating our log home from the other 5 sanctuary buildings and a walking bridge between them. You can park in either driveway. Please bring friends and family and come visit the cats for an hour or for a longer stay. Some people spend a great deal of the day with kitties in each of the buildings and that is encouraged too. I will be in Bradley’s House primarily and we want you to sign our guest book that day too, check out the CW T-shirts that will be for sale and get your Walking Taco anytime during the day. If you have not been here before, now is the time for you to visit and see what we are about. If you cannot make it that day, you are welcome to visit any day of the week between 10AM and 1PM, our visiting hours. Spread the word. We’d love to see you on the 12th!!! Check out our website at www.rustichollowshelter.org for more information about our work.

Waverly Pizza Ranch Fund Raiser 2018
What a great group of volunteers and supporters who came to Waverly Pizza Ranch tonight (May 16). It was wonderful to see those of you who have rarely missed one of our events. Loved visiting with all of you. And, to those who bused tables-kudos to you Angie Minnaert, Liz Wegner, Keisha Stough and Dannielle VanBrocklin. You did a great job. Thank you also for talking to people and answering questions. I may be replaced. LOL. (Not too soon though) LOL Thank you Connie for picking me up and volunteering tonight as well and for Annette Wood who brought her family and stayed with us awhile too. It is appreciated. It was a very good fund raiser for us this year AND It. Was. The. FIRST. Year in the past four years without Rain. Hail. Thunderstorms (severe). and Tornadoes! The first sunny day for our event in four years. It was wonderful. Thank you everyone. And to those who could not come tonight and still sent their 'pizza orders' to us, Thank all of you as well.

Please help us prevent unwanted births of kittens and puppies. You can 'sponsor a spay for Mother's Day at any time during the year. We hold monthly StOPP (STop Overpopulation Prevention Program) spay/neuter clinics on-site at Rustic Hollow and during winter months cats and dogs can go to other participating veterinarians in our program to be altered. Our cost to alter a cat at our on-site clinics is $60 and that includes the spay or neuter; Rabies vaccination; FVRCP (distemper) vaccination; worm and flea treatment; ears cleaned; nails trimmed as needed and ear tipped if requested. Email for more information.

MARK YOUR CALENDARS for MAY 16th 2018
Our staff and volunteers will be waiting for you at the Waverly Iowa Pizza Ranch on that date between 5 and 8PM. And they will be waiting ON you for the evening, busing your table for tips and donations. If you can't join us on that Wednesday night, you can send a donation to purchase a piece of pizza for a $5 donation. You can donate for as many pieces of pizza that you would want.  Hey, buy some for a friend. This will start May 1st, but we really need a good turn out on WEDNESDAY MAY 16th to help us raise $$$$ too. So if you are anywhere near Waverly, Iowa.... come join us please on May 16 2018.

C & W’s Rustic Hollow Shelter 
SHOW or NO SHOW Pizza Fund Raiser
On Wednesday, May 16th, 2018 R.H. staff and volunteers will be ‘busing for tips’ at the Waverly Pizza Ranch, Waverly, IA from 5PM -8PM. It is always a fun night if you are close enough to come support us it would be appreciated. We not only get tips for the night but we also get a percentage of all sales and take outs!!
BUT For those of you who are far away, and can’t join us, your donations are appreciated.  

You choose from the following menu, and just donate the cost of your ‘order’ PLUS tips. You can mix and match, order more than one pizza or buffet and mail your donation for our NO SHOW Pizza Fund Raiser to: C & W Shelter, POB 67, Nashua, IA 50658-0067 or paypal to: cwshelter@wildblue.net.

Here are your menu selections: Order as many pizzas as you wish or invite friends to the  buffet!! Send your total $$$$ donation to help our staff and volunteers boost their ‘bussing for tips’ night at Waverly Pizza Ranch.
NO SHOW MENU CHOICES:  Buy for a friend or family, and don’t forget the tip. Thank you for donating to our Pizza Night Fund Raiser.
Buffet:
Lunch Buffet $  9.39
Senior Buffet Lunch $  8.60
Senior Evening/WeekEnd $  9.88
Weekend Buffet $10.84
Kids 4-7 Buffet $  4.99
Kids 8-12 Buffet $  6.99

Starters for the family
Garlic Cheese Bread $  7.99
Hot Wings $10.49
Ranch Wrap $  6.99

Cactus Breads $ 5.00 (5 slices)
Cactus Breads $ 7.99 (12 slices)
Cactus Breads $ 9.99. (16 slices)

Fruit Dessert $ 6.99 (8 slices)
Fruit Dessert $ 8.99 (12 slices)
Fruit Dessert $11.99 (16 slices)

Specialty Pizzas-Med $10.99
1-2 Toppings Large $12.00

Ranch Packs
Pizza Pack (6 servings) $18.99
Chicken Pack (serves 6) $19.99

Combo Pack (serves 6) $27.99
Chicken Boxes (20 pieces) $27.99

Chicken Dinners
2 Piece $ 6.49
3 piece $ 7.49
4 piece $8.49

If you can join us on May 16th, come join the fun and make us work hard for tips for the evening. 
We also get a percentage of the total sales and carry outs that night as well. So help our volunteers raise some $$$$$.

                                                         CORNELL & volunteer Anne Myles

 On 6-10-17, Wanda and I and Connie Phillis and Anne Myles went to Waterloo for the Cedar Valley Roller Derby last home game of the season. The Brawlers and their Junior team, the Mad Catters, are all animal lovers and particularly cat lovers. Part of the team visited R. Hollow in May and spent a long afternoon loving on the cats. We were the organization chosen for their last home game fund raiser and we truly appreciate the invite and the wonderful donations we received from their raffle and from the spectators who enjoyed the night. The Brawlers won big on their last home game against a Wisconsin team. And the Mad Catters debuted during half time. It was a 'fun' "Fun"draiser for Rustic Hollow. Pictured below from Left: Volunteer Connie Phillis, Anne Myles, supporter and volunteer who joined us for the evening, and Wanda Orric, the "W" in C& W's Rustic Hollow Shelter.