The Nova Scotia Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (Nova Scotia SPCA) is currently seeking interested individuals to serve on its volunteer Board of Directors for the Colchester Branch.
Starting Jan 2011 meetings will be held at Sobey's on Prince St across from the Dairy Queen, in the upstairs Community Room, on the last Monday of the month at 7:30.
A campaign to help support the Colchester Branch resulted in the donation of a quantity of items, including 8 large bags of cat litter, 12 bags of kitten food, additional bags of assorted cat food, 3 baskets of toys/treats/supplies as well as numerous boxes of canned cat food, blankets, paper towels and other cleaning supplies.
The effort, called "Adopt, Don't Shop" came from local resident Darlene Pye, assisted by her husband Rick.
We held a photo contest in the spring and 265 entries were received. Winners were chosen as a result of an online voting contest. One winner was selected to be the featured photo for each month. Five runner-up photos are featured along the margin for each month. A collage at the back of the calendar features all of the entries. These high quality calendars are available for only $10 each. All proceeds go towards operations of the Colchester SPCA animal shelter.
Last year, it cost $135,000 to operate the shelter, including wages, veterinary care, utilities, etc. These annual costs are covered through adoption fees, donations and fundraising events. The sale of calendars
is one of our important fundraisers every year!
The Colchester Branch was formed in 1986 with a shelter opening in 2002.
