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I just got back from an organizational meeting for a fundraiser we're
having in October. It's kind of a "Bark in the Park" event, where people get pledges, then walk their dogs around a track, etc. etc. There will be other things going on like games, free microchipping, contests. Cats are not welcome. :-( They tell me it's due to the possibility of cat-chasing tendencies in the "other" participants. Oh well. My cats said they wouldn't come if they were invited anyway. I'm always complaining that the cats take a back seat to the d-pets. So someone came up with the idea that we can have a "Meow Mart". Kind of a boutique with cat-things to buy. Now I'm getting to the point of the post. DH is going to make one of his awesome cat trees to raffle off. I thought about cat tents. I thought about Pam's snakes. Then I ran out of ideas. Can anybody help me? Thanks a bunch Sherry p.s. I still think the cats ought to be involved in this. I think we could have a table set up with a row of jars, each with your cat's picture on it. People could put in money, to vote for the most beautiful cat. The cat with the most money in its jar wins (insert some cheesy prize). The money of course, is a donation to the cat room! |
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wrote in message oups.com... I just got back from an organizational meeting for a fundraiser we're having in October. It's kind of a "Bark in the Park" event, where people get pledges, then walk their dogs around a track, etc. etc. There will be other things going on like games, free microchipping, contests. Cats are not welcome. :-( They tell me it's due to the possibility of cat-chasing tendencies in the "other" participants. Oh well. My cats said they wouldn't come if they were invited anyway. I'm always complaining that the cats take a back seat to the d-pets. So someone came up with the idea that we can have a "Meow Mart". Kind of a boutique with cat-things to buy. Now I'm getting to the point of the post. DH is going to make one of his awesome cat trees to raffle off. I thought about cat tents. I thought about Pam's snakes. Then I ran out of ideas. Can anybody help me? Thanks a bunch If you know any knitters do one of those fabulous kitty pies ( http://wendyknits.net/knit/kittybed.htm ) Sherry p.s. I still think the cats ought to be involved in this. I think we could have a table set up with a row of jars, each with your cat's picture on it. People could put in money, to vote for the most beautiful cat. The cat with the most money in its jar wins (insert some cheesy prize). The money of course, is a donation to the cat room! That's a good idea. Did you suggest it? |
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Karen wrote: wrote in message oups.com... I just got back from an organizational meeting for a fundraiser we're having in October. It's kind of a "Bark in the Park" event, where people get pledges, then walk their dogs around a track, etc. etc. There will be other things going on like games, free microchipping, contests. Cats are not welcome. :-( They tell me it's due to the possibility of cat-chasing tendencies in the "other" participants. Oh well. My cats said they wouldn't come if they were invited anyway. I'm always complaining that the cats take a back seat to the d-pets. So someone came up with the idea that we can have a "Meow Mart". Kind of a boutique with cat-things to buy. Now I'm getting to the point of the post. DH is going to make one of his awesome cat trees to raffle off. I thought about cat tents. I thought about Pam's snakes. Then I ran out of ideas. Can anybody help me? Thanks a bunch If you know any knitters do one of those fabulous kitty pies ( http://wendyknits.net/knit/kittybed.htm ) Sherry p.s. I still think the cats ought to be involved in this. I think we could have a table set up with a row of jars, each with your cat's picture on it. People could put in money, to vote for the most beautiful cat. The cat with the most money in its jar wins (insert some cheesy prize). The money of course, is a donation to the cat room! That's a good idea. Did you suggest it? Oh yeah! Kitty pi's! I'd forgotten about them. I can't knit, and can't think of anyone who can, but maybe some other board member knows someone. No, I haven't suggested it. You know what happens when you suggest something. You suddenly become the committee chairman. I guess I better start working on the jars. Sherry |
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wrote in message
ups.com... Karen wrote: wrote in message oups.com... I just got back from an organizational meeting for a fundraiser we're having in October. It's kind of a "Bark in the Park" event, where people get pledges, then walk their dogs around a track, etc. etc. There will be other things going on like games, free microchipping, contests. Cats are not welcome. :-( They tell me it's due to the possibility of cat-chasing tendencies in the "other" participants. Oh well. My cats said they wouldn't come if they were invited anyway. I'm always complaining that the cats take a back seat to the d-pets. So someone came up with the idea that we can have a "Meow Mart". Kind of a boutique with cat-things to buy. Now I'm getting to the point of the post. DH is going to make one of his awesome cat trees to raffle off. I thought about cat tents. I thought about Pam's snakes. Then I ran out of ideas. Can anybody help me? Thanks a bunch If you know any knitters do one of those fabulous kitty pies ( http://wendyknits.net/knit/kittybed.htm ) Sherry p.s. I still think the cats ought to be involved in this. I think we could have a table set up with a row of jars, each with your cat's picture on it. People could put in money, to vote for the most beautiful cat. The cat with the most money in its jar wins (insert some cheesy prize). The money of course, is a donation to the cat room! That's a good idea. Did you suggest it? Oh yeah! Kitty pi's! I'd forgotten about them. I can't knit, and can't think of anyone who can, but maybe some other board member knows someone. No, I haven't suggested it. You know what happens when you suggest something. You suddenly become the committee chairman. I guess I better start working on the jars. OK, what is a kitty pi? Your other ideas sound wonderful. You could also consider the best phtograph / drawing / painting of a cat and best craft item with a cat theme. Then sell he contributions. A colouring in competition is a necessity. The best story about a cat (max 500 words), the best poem about a cat (max 12 lines) ? There's also cat slippers you can make out of two squares of knitting, plus some eyes, ears & whiskers. They're pretty easy to make and are adorable. Could try those as well. For kids (or adults?), 'the best meow', where people have to sound like a cat. Judged by the audience of cat lovers of course. Face painting - cat themed, naturally. If you know of a nail artist who wold donate time, cat-themed finger nails! Cat ears headband, cat tail 'belt' and cat-nose for kids could be fun as well. Oh, and for the cat 'judging', make sure there's a few categories for moggies to win, like 'longest tail', 'longest whiskers', 'biggest ears', 'sharpest claws', 'most stripes', 'oldest' etc etc Hope that helps and good luck. Yowie |
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On 2006-08-08 16:58:50 -0500, "Yowie" said:
http://wendyknits.net/knit/kittybed.htm Check out the gallery! They are SOOOOOOooooo cool. I wish I could knit. |
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On Tue 08 Aug 2006 05:22:16p, Karen wrote in rec.pets.cats.anecdotes
m): If you know any knitters do one of those fabulous kitty pies ( http://wendyknits.net/knit/kittybed.htm ) I was going to suggest that. My mom said making them went very quickly, though the wool yarn can get expensive. She made about 8 of them. LOL My cats LOVE them. -- Cheryl |
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Cheryl wrote: On Tue 08 Aug 2006 05:22:16p, Karen wrote in rec.pets.cats.anecdotes m): If you know any knitters do one of those fabulous kitty pies ( http://wendyknits.net/knit/kittybed.htm ) I was going to suggest that. My mom said making them went very quickly, though the wool yarn can get expensive. She made about 8 of them. LOL My cats LOVE them. -- Cheryl Dang. Now I've *got* to find a knitter. I think those would fetch a pretty good price. They're really beautiful, and you know how we cat people like to spend our money on cat things. Sherry |
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Yowie wrote: wrote in message ups.com... Karen wrote: wrote in message oups.com... I just got back from an organizational meeting for a fundraiser we're having in October. It's kind of a "Bark in the Park" event, where people get pledges, then walk their dogs around a track, etc. etc. There will be other things going on like games, free microchipping, contests. Cats are not welcome. :-( They tell me it's due to the possibility of cat-chasing tendencies in the "other" participants. Oh well. My cats said they wouldn't come if they were invited anyway. I'm always complaining that the cats take a back seat to the d-pets. So someone came up with the idea that we can have a "Meow Mart". Kind of a boutique with cat-things to buy. Now I'm getting to the point of the post. DH is going to make one of his awesome cat trees to raffle off. I thought about cat tents. I thought about Pam's snakes. Then I ran out of ideas. Can anybody help me? Thanks a bunch If you know any knitters do one of those fabulous kitty pies ( http://wendyknits.net/knit/kittybed.htm ) Sherry p.s. I still think the cats ought to be involved in this. I think we could have a table set up with a row of jars, each with your cat's picture on it. People could put in money, to vote for the most beautiful cat. The cat with the most money in its jar wins (insert some cheesy prize). The money of course, is a donation to the cat room! That's a good idea. Did you suggest it? Oh yeah! Kitty pi's! I'd forgotten about them. I can't knit, and can't think of anyone who can, but maybe some other board member knows someone. No, I haven't suggested it. You know what happens when you suggest something. You suddenly become the committee chairman. I guess I better start working on the jars. OK, what is a kitty pi? Your other ideas sound wonderful. You could also consider the best phtograph / drawing / painting of a cat and best craft item with a cat theme. Then sell he contributions. A colouring in competition is a necessity. The best story about a cat (max 500 words), the best poem about a cat (max 12 lines) ? There's also cat slippers you can make out of two squares of knitting, plus some eyes, ears & whiskers. They're pretty easy to make and are adorable. Could try those as well. For kids (or adults?), 'the best meow', where people have to sound like a cat. Judged by the audience of cat lovers of course. Face painting - cat themed, naturally. If you know of a nail artist who wold donate time, cat-themed finger nails! Cat ears headband, cat tail 'belt' and cat-nose for kids could be fun as well. Oh, and for the cat 'judging', make sure there's a few categories for moggies to win, like 'longest tail', 'longest whiskers', 'biggest ears', 'sharpest claws', 'most stripes', 'oldest' etc etc Hope that helps and good luck. Yowie That helps a lot! Cat face-painting is a for-sure, if I can find an artist. The "best meow" would be a hoot. I really appreciate your input. I'm getting excited about this. I think it will be a lot of fun. Even if we don't make much money, the community exposure will be *great*. And they're bringing animals from the shelter onsite, too. Sherry |
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