Asking For Help From New Kitty Lovers Around The World...

Today we embark on a new adventure at Puffy Paws. Asking for help from new  kitty lovers around the word.
Here we go.

1. http://daisythecurlycat.blogspot.com/ 

A)  email sent off 5-20-2013
daisythecurlycat@gmail.com

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In The Works

2.: The Conscious Cat

conscious living, health and happiness for cats and their humans

A)  email   consciouscat@cox.net

B) facebook page: request for help -   https://www.facebook.com/consciouscat

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The Letter Read Around The World

 

We are an international word of mouth cat hospice and rescue. This week we will be asking the kitty lovers around the world for a helping hand in spreading the word through the land  by sending out this letter of hope this is the - The Letter That Will Be  Read Around The World...Godspeed to us all. Rick


Dear Kitty Lover
 
Can you please help to save 200 special needs and unwanted kitties help by spreading the word about the plight of Puffy Paws Kitty Haven. My name is Rick Kingston. Along with my wife Chrissy
we founded Puffy Paws Kitty Haven in 2006. Today we are in extreme danger of closing the doors.....

We are an international word of mouth cat hospice and rescue.
We are located in Englewood Florida and with very little local support the kitty lovers of the world are taking care of the kitties by caring, sharing & donating, a day at a time.

You see, The World's Greatest Cathouse, Puffy Paws Kitty Haven is a 501(c) (3) non-profit, no-kill cat hospice and rescue specializing in providing quality and loving care to 200 hundred special needs cats and finding homes for the adoptable kitties under our care.

We are facing very hard economic times right now and its cost $225 for the kitties daily needs for cat food, litter and cleaning supplies, plus 3,000 in operating expenses every month.

My wife and I do not get paid. 100% of all donations goes for the kitties daily needs and operating expenses.

We are only making it a day at a time. Today we have so few donors, they are doing everything they can to keep the doors open at Puffy Paws.

We need to make aware to the kitty lovers of the world in how close we are in closing the doors. If we closed, the cats would die at the hands of others because the majority of them aren't adoptable because of age, medical issues, feral and behavioral issues.

If we fail at raising the funds needed every day for the kitties under our care, there will be no other option but to close down. What choice would we have?

An entire cat hospice will be wiped out and only painful and sad stories will be told because we could not round up the worldwide awareness and financial help these beautiful cats deserve.

You have the power to avert this tragedy today.

Please, if you can, can you please mention us, to your family and friends and direct them to our website, www.puffypaws.org.

Just maybe, they may decide to help out the 200 special needs and unwanted kitties at Puffy Paws Kitty Haven see the light of tomorrow, by caring, sharing and donating.

Thank You For Your time
Mad Kitty Love
Rick Kingston
Co-Founder Puffy Paws Kitty Haven

TOGETHER. SHAPING THE FUTURE

TOGETHER.
SHAPING THE FUTURE

$18,250 Savings A Year:

Its a good day at Puffy Paws we caught a break and only you can make it better.

Crunching numbers over here at Puffy Paws. Due to the hard economic times and at the same time having the kitties on a premium diet, which saves in vet bills and daily litter cost.

I think if everything works out we just dropped our daily cost for the kitties per day from $275 to $225.

A saving of $18,250 a year / $50 a day.

I will have all the changes and reflections on the Web Site as soon as I can....

Release The Beast

Release The Beast

Thank you so very much...We made it ! Chrissy has all her litter and cleaning supplies and the kitties will have their breakfast at 9am when Mike's open !!! It was a close one today and I have to remember that intense feeling of fear I had tonight. But first.
A little bit of history about me which I have to dev into my soul and bring the lessons I learned as a professional telemarketing fundraiser and sales rep for many years, from back in the day. When asking for help from new sources on the internet.

REJECTION IS THE WAY TO SURVIVAL & A NEW BEGINNING

The more kitty lovers of the world I ask for help ,the more NO's,
I will get. But the more No's I get ,it only means I will be closer to the " YES WE CAN HELP YOU BY SPREADING THE WORD ABOUT THE PLIGHT OF PUFFY PAWS !!!!

I have to lie down my fear of rejection and do what is before me and celebrate the victories has they happen.

I have to do this now and put down everything that is not working for me and be true to myself in the realm of the exact nature of what I'm doing wrong.

A self inventory you may say becasue my job is to get new donors in our comer worldwide sharing our stark reality.
BUT with results, results and more results...

The only way I know how to do this is from by past and transform myself in the best fundraising machine I can be.

I'm not a humble man when I'm in action, I'm not a man that takes NO easy, I'm one step above a used car salesman, but unlike a used car salesman the truth is my ultimate power of persuasion.

Chrissy has seen me in action over the years as a very successful sales rep and she called me a Roaster and a peacock becasue I need to strut my stuff in order to keep the positive energies flowing.

Yet at the end of each day please know in my when I jump off the stage of worldwide fundraising, I will always be grateful for everything , everyone does for the kitties but getting their is what faces me and for that I need to release the beast that is inside me !!

Love Rick

Updated The Web Site

Spent the day at  the Thrift Shop and updated the web site so when a brand new kitty lover goes onto the kitties web site, they will have all the information that they need one page.

www.puffypaws.org

Asking The Top 25 Cat Bloggers of 2012 For Help.

Update:

Spent the day at  the Thrift Shop and updated the web site so when a brand new kitty lover goes onto the kitties web site, they will have all the information that they need one page.

www.puffypaws.org

Going to prepare the opening letter ,tonight in asking for help.

From Earlier Today

Asking The Top 25 Cat Bloggers of 2012 For Help.:
http://belrea.edu/blog/the-top-25-cat-bloggers-of-2012/

Today my job is to create  awareness and ask for help for the 200 special need & unwanted kitties at Puffy Paws. So I have decided to ask" The Top 25 Cat Bloggers of 2012 - for help, in creating awareness about the plight of Puffy Paws Kitty Haven.

You may follow the progress in our blog on this page.

Reaching out to the World since 2006.



1. Modern Cat http://www.moderncat.net
 2. Daisy the Curly Cat http://daisythecurlycat.blogspot.com/
3. Cat Man Do http://catexpert.blogspot.com/
4. The Conscious Cat http://consciouscat.net/
5. Love Meow http://lovemeow.com/
6. Covered in Cat Hair http://www.coveredincathair.com/
7. Thoughts Fur Paws http://thoughtsfurpaws.com/
8. Floppy Cats http://www.floppycats.com/
9. House Cat Confidential http://housecatconfidential.blogspot.com/
10. Alasandra: The Cats and a Dog http://alasandra2003.blogspot.com/
11. Way of Cats http://www.wayofcats.com/blog/
12. Glogirly http://www.glogirly.com/
13. Friends of Felines’ Rescue Center http://friendsoffelines.blogspot.com/
14. Whiskers and Leo Pet Care http://whiskersandleo.com/blog/
15. Romeo the Cat http://www.romeothecat.com/
16. Pawesome http://www.pawesome.net/
17. Mod Cat Love http://modcatlove.com/
18.  Forever Foster http://foreverfoster.blogspot.com/
19. Sparkle http://www.sparklecat.com/
20. Mouse Breath http://mousebreath.com/
21. Cat Fact Files http://www.catfactfiles.com/
22. I Have Cat http://ihavecat.com/
23.  Cat’s Cats http://catscats-catrina.blogspot.com/
24. The Cat Post Intelligencer http://www.mysiamese.com/
25.  Paper Bag and String http://www.anndziemianowicz.com/

 

Their is still hope yet from getting help from the local community

Update: Got a phone call back. Bad News / Good News.

On the major grants level. - A Grant For A Spay and neuter program..

I was informed that these days, due to a policy change, the Gulf Coast  Community Foundation, are only giving out grants to the groups that are in collaboration with each other.

It turn into a very heated conversation as I explained to him ,while he was browsing our web site, that we tried to work the other groups in the area to no avail.

He than told me that he has worked in animal recuse in the are for 30 years and he well aware of the current situation of the level of  the lack of cooperation of the various groups, and when he first started out,he was astonish , by the lack of cooperation between each groups. I told him that we found out the hard way over the years. And than i  directed him to one of our pages on our Web site.

The True Story of Puffy Paws

I apologized for being so emotional in explaining to him what the other groups have directly done to Puffy Paws over the years. He than said -" Its all alright I can here the sincerity in your voice "and if I can find two groups who want to collaborate - he will have a check for me.

Like my  Father always said: Turn a negative to a positive .So my job in the future is try to find two groups that will eventually  want to collaborate on a group project with reducing the number of  feral cats with a spay and neuter program that will work out for all income brackets.

Yet their is still hope yet from getting help from the local community becasue he directed me to two different site.

One to get funding for smaller projects
https://www.gulfcoastgives.org/

The other one to get local volunteers, to help with kitty kat adoptions and PR and fund raising events.
http://www.gulfcoastcf.org/news/agenda/youd-be-perfect-for-this/

So in closing it looks like I have my work cut out for me locally
Good day on this project with an emotional  roller coaster ride, to boot.

Rick

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ASKING FOR HELP LOCALLY:  WHY NOT US ????

In the years past we have not had good luck with getting a solid response from the local Gulf Coast   Community Foundation, http://www.gulfcoastcf.org/

In seeking aid from them. We never even got a chance for the application process with them for any of the programs, that they offer the other Humane societies and animal rescues in our area. Which has resulted in hundreds of thousands of dollars for them through out the years. 

Today I talk to the receptionist and brought up those concerns about the difficulties we had , with being told "NO:, one year from the git go. The other year, not getting phone calls back, and what did we have to to do to receive help from them and she said " Maybe We Can Not Help You " !!!

She than transfer me to a man she said could help - I left my number on a voice mail for Mark P. I will keep all you updated on this journey. 

THE THRIFT SHOP BACK IN ITS HEYDAY !!!!

 PUFFY PAWS TV - PLEASE WATCH THE VIDEO AND LEAVE A COMMENT. I NEED ALL THE MORAL SUPPORT I CAN GET TODAY. OMG !!!! MY HEART JUST BROKE !!!!! CHECK OUT THE OUTSIDE OF THE THRIFT SHOP BACK IN ITS HEYDAY !!!! THIS IS WHEN WE ONLY HAD TO PUT OUT SOS'S A FEW TIMES A WEEK & WE HAD HELP AT THE SHOP. NOW I"M BY MYSELF. OLD JOE TOLD ME THIS WEEKEND - THEY JUST WON"T LEAVE YOU ALONE !!!!

Click To Watch The Video 

The revamping of the outside of the Thrift-tique Shop is completed.

Puffy Paws TV: The revamping of the outside of the Thrift-tique Shop is completed. Improvise, Adapt & Overcome..

Englewood you can never beat me down !!!! Cause I'm to stupid to stay down. Just call me " Steve Austin " The Six Million Dollar Man. - Cause I'm coming back - Better... stronger... faster !!!!

 

http://s1247.photobucket.com/user/puffypawskittyhaven/media/Puffy%20Paws%20-%202013/CAM00805_zpsb761f8fe.mp4.html?sort=3&o=0 

Puffy Paws Kitty Haven now has it own Pinterest page

Puffy Paws Kitty Haven now has it own Pinterest page
Check it out...
https://pinterest.com/ppkh/
We were pinning to
Special Need Cat 
http://pinterest.com/specialneedcats/
So follow us on Pinterest to

THANK YOU !!!! FOR GIVING CHRISSY A GREAT MOMMA CAT DAY.

PUFFY PAWS TV: THANK YOU !!!! FOR GIVING CHRISSY A GREAT MOMMA CAT DAY. AKA -MOTHERS DAY - WE MADE IT ALL THE WAY AROUND.CHRISSY AND THE KITTIES HAVE EVERYTHING !!!! THANK YOU FROM THE BOTTOM OF MY HEART !!!!!!!
PLEASE WATCH THE VIDEO
 
http://s1247.photobucket.com/user/puffypawskittyhaven/media/Puffy%20Paws%20-%202013/CAM00803_zps32ad4132.mp4.html
 

THANK YOU- RICK

We have been blogging on and off, on Blogger since 2010 .

Did you know we are blogging again. ? We have been blogging on and off, on Blogger since 2010 . You can check out all the rich History of Puffy Paws. The good, the bad and the ugly, the ups and down.  So now, in case you missed all the critical Mews and updates, through out the week, bookmark our blog.
So you  can read all about the daily progress of what needs to be done and what I'm doing daily in gaining new supporter through out the world, as we move ahead.

In addition to this all of this I will be using the blog as one giant public organizer for what what need to be done and once I update the blog I can updated all the other social media sites we use. So basically the blog is my base of operation. and organizer.
Now that is thinking outside the cat litter box.... How cool is that ??

By the Power of Mad Kitty Puffy Paws Love

 

This is  where push comes to shove. This is where I have to pull every time management and organization skills that lies some where deep inside my soul and just like " He Man " - Saying By the Power of Greyskull - my call is like -" By the Power of Mad Kitty Puffy Paws Love " - than I will be transform into this well organize computer Geek and a time efficient management dweeb. So I can conquer the World and the hearts and minds of kitty lovers by spreading Mad Kitty Puffy Paws Love Around The Globe through social media....

Chrissy is the mother to 200 fur-babies under her care.

 

Dear Cathouse Family :

 I wish everyone a Happy Mothers Day. May your day be a joyous one.
Today is Mothers Day. Chrissy is the mother to 200 fur-babies under her care. Her days are grueling and long, as you shall read, below.
Her stress levels are extreme these days, with us struggling so much and she does not know if and when, she will have the kitties daily needs in the Haven.
If we all can give her a Great Mothers day by stocking the Haven for today.
We are behind the eight ball .We are short 5 bags of litter already and Mike's closes at 5pm today. We need to restock the Haven. $275 for all the kitties needs. If we can raise the funds in time I may be able to take her out to a Mothers day dinner.
A $5 $10 $25 will go a long ways today in getting the kitties daily needs in the Haven. www.puffypaws.org

She never gets to go out anymore and as I wrote this ,tears were flowing. The only world she knows these days are the kitties. With feeding BoBo , the little kitten,that no one wanted ,she is working 20 hours a day. She is exhausted and she a needs a little sunshine in her heart

I humbling ask that if we all can give her a break on Mother Days to get her out of the Haven and to see her laugh and smile and hold her hand and tell her how much she means to all of us , this will brighten up her soul , if its only for a few hours, It will mean so much to her.

Please lets all give Chrissy a small break she needs.If you can help please do.

Thank You
From The Bottom of My Heart.
Rick

Concerns

In case you missed the live show.
Last night we had the live show.

Link to the Live Show
http://www.ustream.tv/recorded/32674239

The concerns that came in on Friday I felt needed to be addressed immediately. So on the live show I addressed all the concerns that some folks had.

Everyone can follow the live show while viewing our web site.
www.puffypaws.org 


Most of the information that was sought, is on the front page of the Web site and links on top. While the other concerns that came up, I did address on the live show.
Please share the live show links with your friends in case they ever have doubts about Puffy Paws, so that everyone kind hearts are at ease in what we do and why we do it and where the funds go.

Thank You Very Much
For everything that you do for the kitties.
Mad Kitty Love
Rick

The Future of Puffy Paws

We are at the crossroads over here at Puffy Paws. We are just making it day by day, by asking and asking for help, from a few, until the kitties have their daily needs met and when needed the operating expenses. With less and less folks opening up the email and folks dropping off the list. I need to do something fast because how much longer can we go on,like this ?

I have to many irons in the fire right now that are not paying off right away. Its really hard when you have to raise $275 a day, no mater what. That is a big nut to crack everyday. We can never let the kitties go without. Until I raise that I'm powerless to tackle any other projects.

That is why it is so hard to get ahead, we have to meet the kitties daily needs .We can never let them go without. But by asking and asking , we do it everyday through the grace of God and the fellowship of the kitty lovers around the world.

Yet I fear when the day when the help does not come in.
Than what ???

I need to go back to the old school way by asking for help from new kitty lovers from around the world on the internet.

Social media is the way we got to were we are today , at a day at a time.

Social Media is the only way to get the word out once again.
So what does this mean.

It means my butt belongs in a chair in front of the computer at the Thrift Shop office, while its open ,asking for help and creating awareness.

At night my butt belongs in front of a camera at the Haven taking great videos and pictures of the kitties and back on the computer.

Every body loves the kitties and more visual content to share on the net is what the Doctor ordered.

So here is the schedule -

Thrift Shop open at Noon.

Before Noon - Running around doing the errands that need to be done. Gaining new leads for Cathouse Media and closing the deals. Taking care of the kitties at the Adoption Center. ( Adoption Center starts next week )

Noon- 6pm - Thrift Shop Open- Computer work in creating that much needed awareness.  

6pm-7pm- Closing Shop & Picking up cat food.

7pm - 8.45PM - Computer work in raising funds if and when needed for the litter and cleaning supplies.

8.45pm -9:30 - Going to Publixs, Dollar General - picking up the litter and cleaning supplies with Chrissy and unloading. 

9:30 -11pm - Eat, shower
11pm -2pm - Taking pictures of kitties and videos and computer work.

2pm - 8:30   Chrisy & me time,after BoBo is weaned off the bottle  and Sleep.

I will be blogging once again on the progress of gaining new supporter through out the world, as we move ahead.

Thank you everyone for standing by us.

Rick