The staff and Board of Directors placed this stone at the front walkway of the shelter to show their appreciation for Rick & Sally Meyers.

In honor and recognition of Board Members Sally & Rick Meyers, the staff and Board of Directors of the SPCA presented them with two statues and a stone at the shelter. The one statue is of a young girl holding a kitten, the other a young boy holding a puppy. The stone reads "In Honor and Recognition of Sally and Rick Meyers with gratitude and appreciation Adams County SPCA 2008". Sally and Rick have given much of their time, love, and funds in support of the animals and our mission. Thank you Sally and Rick!

Left to right: Lisa Conklin, Christy Settle, Ryan (the Meyers Grandson), Sally Meyers (seated), Rick Meyers, Katie Carroll, Laurie Gantz, Tammy VanMeter, Terri Shoul, Rachel Morgan, Aimee Milarski, & Nathan Conklin

                    

Renee Weaver with Levi and Lisa Conklin, Director of Development.

Renee Weaver, manager of Brewskees Beer Distributor in New Oxford, did a fundraiser for the Adams County SPCA. She gathered pledges in the amount of $400 for her very first sky dive on May 17th. Shown here are Renee (on the left) with Levi (a dog Renee adopted from the Adams County SPCA two years ago) and Lisa Conklin, Director of Development. What a unique fundraiser idea ... there's a first time for everything!!! Wonder if Renee will ever sky dive again??? Many thanks to Renee for taking the plunge and raising money for the abandoned, unwanted animals!!!!

                    

ACSPCA puppies on the set.

Nine Labrador-mix puppies from the ACSPCA traveled to Washington, DC April 23rd for the filming of "Puppy Games 2008". The puppies - seven boys and two girls, and their Labrador mix mother were brought into the SPCA as strays the day after the puppies were born. Petfinder was looking for puppies between the ages of 9 weeks and 15 weeks for the show, even though the puppies were only going to be 7 1/2 weeks old we decided to enter them anyway. A few weeks later we learned that the nine puppies were picked for the show.

Five of the ACSPCA staff traveled to Washington, DC with the nine little pups in tow. It was a very noisy two hour ride and rumor has it, that one of the staff members had tissue paper rolled up in her ears to ease the pain. Filming for the show took place over three days, but the ACSPCA bunch only had to be there for one day. About 50 very adorable puppies were there for the filming, with many more coming and going up till 11:00 pm. All of the puppies names begin with the letter "A", Mom is Amber, the pups are Ace, Aiden, A.J., Aladdin, Alaska, Audrey, Austin, Autumn and Arizona.

Each puppy got their very own photoshoot.
The puppies participated in a swimming event where there was an Olympic style swimming pool, the water started out shallow and then gradually grew deeper. The film crew tried coaxing the puppies into the water, without much success. The pups just wanted to run around slipping and sliding. The show follows the style of the Animal Planet's "Puppy Bowl", which airs to coincide with the Super Bowl each year. "Puppy Games 2008" airs to coincide with the day the Summer Olympics begins in Beijing. This is the first time for this Olympic style show. The show will air on August 8th on the Animal Planet Channel. We will keep you posted on the time.

                    

The Conewago Valley Youth Basketball Association (CVYBA) Rink A Girls team presented a $330.30 check to the Adams County SPCA. Team members raised the money throughout the season by asking family and friends for monetary donations based on the points the team members scored. Pictured are, from left, Kaelyn Long, Annie Miller, Ashlyn Nailor, Lyric Lebo, Breanne Sauter, Madison Smith, Jenna Plump, Haley Luckabaugh and Ayanna Johnson, and Lisa Conklin, Director of Development of the Adams County SPCA. Not pictured is Genevieve Rikard.

GO TEAM!!!! Many thanks to the Rink A Girls Team!!!!

                    

Shelter Technician Aimee Milarski with Yvonne Erridge and her three Bernese Mountain Dogs, Max, Reno and Madison.

Yvonne, Max, Reno and Madison stopped by the shelter and donated a large amount of dog and puppy food for their furry friends here at the shelter. Max, Reno and Madison also made sure to bring lots of dog treats (they know how important treats are) and they didn't forget the cats and brought the cats food and treats. All of the animals here were delighted and we thank Yvonne and her crew for this generous donation.

                    

BIRTHDAY PARTY FOR THE ACSPCA ANIMALS!

The girls in the photo are: (front row, left to right): Rachel, Madi, Kelly (birthday girl), Haylee and Kirsten. Second row: Leah, Lauren, Brandy, Sarah and Sazi.

Kelly Hendricks requested on her party invitations, that her guests please bring donations for the SPCA in lieu of presents. Between the 10 girls, they contributed a total of 140 pounds of cat & dog food, 8 bottles of cleaner and 4 packs of sponges. The girls were truly excited to see how all their "gifts" added up to a mountain of food. All the parents thought it was a wonderful idea as well. The girls did cat-themed face painting for the party. Kelly has always been an animal-lover and she dreams about working with animals or being a vet one day. So, she was happy to combine her birthday celebration with her love of animals!

                    

Children Raise Funds for SPCA

Pictured here are Mrs. Peggy Bell, Reading Specialist at Baresville Elementary School (on left) in Hanover, PA, her first grade class and Lisa Conklin, Director of Development for the Adams County SPCA.

Peggy's students each drew a picture of an animal on cloth. The 20 cloth pictures were then made into a quilt by volunteer Roslyn Ream. The school raised $500 for the quilt and those who donated the money, turned around and donated the original quilt to the school where it will stay for all to see! Each of the 20 children were presented with a framed color print of the quilt and a certificate of appreciation from the Adams County SPCA.

Peggy Bell will continue her efforts with the school to raise donations of money, goods and memberships for the Adams County SPCA. Thank you to Peggy and Principal Chris Blevins of Baresville Elementary.

                    

Computer donated to the SPCA by a Senior at Fairfield High School

Joe Owens a Senior at Fairfield High School (in the middle) is shown here presenting a top of the line computer he built from scratch to staff member Tammy VanMeter and Shelter Director Scott McLaughlin. This is his big Senior project which all Seniors are required to do in order to graduate. The project actually begins in their Sophomore year when they are required to state what their project will be and continues up until they graduate. During the senior year they do many things that involve their projects to include a pictogram, several term papers, as well as a large presentation before a panel of judges in March. We are so thankful that he has chosen to donate the computer to the Adams County SPCA.

                    

11th Birthday Party Gone to the Dogs!!!

Friends since the age of 3, Jenna T. and Jesse H., shared their 11th birthday with their friends. Instead of receiving gifts, the friends asked their guests to bring a gift for the Adams Co. SPCA. Guests brought paper towels, buckets, wipes, treats, toys, 75+ lbs. of pet food, and approx. $100 in Wal-Mart gift cards. Many parents commented, "What a great idea! We'll have to try something like that." Both Jenna and Jesse attended Lincoln Elementary in Gettysburg this year and participated in Community Service projects through the school. They decided to continue the community service with their birthdays being the springboard.

As a nonprofit organization we rely heavily on the citizens of Adams County for support. It is such an honor when the younger generation views our cause as a worthy one. You can be assured that the donations given to us will go to good use. Thanks to Jenna & Jesse for giving up their Birthday gifts to help our critters!!!