THERE ARE MANY WAYS TO HELP

There are many things we use daily at Responsible Pet Care to make a comfortable place for our cats to live until they are placed into permanent homes. The cost of running the shelter continually taxes our over burdened budget. So, we turn to the good people who recognize the need to help homeless animals to ask for help.

Here is a partial list of ways you can help the cats at Responsible Pet Care. We encourage you to be creative in gathering supplies. Some people have asked for gifts for the cats in place of birthday presents. Some students have had shelter drives in their schools. Employees have given us a day of volunteer work to do spring clean up and paint.

There are suggestions here that will cost you nothing to do; and others that may not fit into your budget. Whatever you choose to do for Responsible Pet Care will be appreciated and will directly help our cats.

1. VOLUNTEER

There are many things we need help with, such as cleaning cages, washing litter pans, brushing cats, and doing laundry. We also need reliable people to drop off and pick up cats at the vet's for medical appointments. Plus, we can always use extra help with our many fundraising events. Children under 16 may volunteer if accompanied by a parent or guardian. Organizations are welcome, but must schedule a time for service.

2. RECYCLE

• Give us your old towels, face cloths, and blankets
• Donate your returnable bottles and cans:
  If you live in the Oxford Hills community you can bring your returnable bottles to Don's Redemption Center on Cottage Street in Norway. Let the good people at Don's know that you want the money to go to Responsible Pet Care.
• Give us your empty printer ink cartridges and your old cell phones. We recycle for cash most ink jet and laser printer cartridges and cell phones that are less than five years old. See tonerbuyer.com for a list of acceptable printer cartridges.
• Donate your unwanted, but still serviceable, household treasures to our thrift shop, Pawsibilities.

3. SHOP ON-LINE

Whenever you shop on-line at www.igive.com/rpc a portion of the total of your purchase is donated to Responsible Pet Care. There are more than 600 on-lines stores to shop at. Many of your favorite stores are listed. You will save $5 with your first purchase.

4. USE ISEARCHIGIVE.COM FOR INTERNET SEARCHES

Use www.IsearchIgive.com as your search engine and specify Responsible Pet Care as your designated charity. Responsible Pet Care receives $.01 for every qualified search. Think of the number of times you search the internet for information. All pennies add up quickly.

5. SAVE SHAWS SUPERMARKET RECEIPTS

Shaws Supermarket will donate one percent of your purchase to Responsible Pet Care. Just save your receipts from any Shaws Supermarket and bring or mail them to us. We will submit them to Shaws for cash.

6. HONOR AND REMEMBER GIFTS

Our Honor and Remember gifts are a unique way to give a gift for a celebration, a get well, a memorial occasion, or just because you care. Click on Honor & Remember Gifts to learn more about this program.

1. FOR THE CATS
   • Cat and Kitten foods (dry and canned)
   • KMR Powder (kitten milk replacement)
   • Washable cat toys
   • Small stainless steel serving bowls
   • 1/2 yard pieces of fleece
   • Cat Litter scoops
2. MEDICAL SUPPLIES
   • Cotton balls, Q-tips, Rubbing Alcohol
   • Heating Pads, Vaporizers, Vicks Liquid
   • Saline Solution, Hand Sanitizer, Antibacterial Hand Soap
3. CLEANING SUPPLIES
   • Bleach, Dishwasher Detergent, Liquid Laundry Detergent, Dryer Sheets
   • Large Clear Trash Bags, Brooms, Dust Pans
   • Wash Cloths, New Sponges, Scouring Pads
   • Paper Towels, Toilet Paper, Paper Plates
4. FOR OUR CARETAKERS
   • Latex and Non-Latex Gloves
   • Bottled Water
5. FOR OUR OFFICE
   • Postage Stamps
   • Index Cards, Manilla File Folders, Clear Page Protectors
   • Ink Cartridges for HP printer HP45 black and HP78 color
   • Inkjet Printer Paper
   • General Office Supplies
6. HOME HEATING OIL

• USE PAYPAL
  
  
• SEND YOUR TAX DEDUCTIBLE CONTRIBUTION TO:
  

  Responsible Pet Care
  P. O. Box 82
  Norway, Maine 04268

• BECOME A CAGE SPONSOR
  For $10 a month you can become a cage sponsor. Write "Cage Sponsor" on your check. We will send you a payment reminder schedule if you wish to pay monthly. Cage Sponsor's names are displayed in our lobby.
• SPONSOR A PET THROUGH PETFINDER.COM
  Each of our cats has a "Sponsor Me" button on our Petfinder.com website. When you click that button Petfinder allows you to make an on-line donation. You can make a donation for yourself, or in someone's honor or memory. Click to use the "Sponsor Me" button. Each of our cats has one.