With all the news of out-of-control children causing chaos and making poor decisions around the country, what a relief it is that our children here are able to do something positive with their actions.

Last week, Coastal Pet Rescue received an unexpected Christmas gift from the 3rd Graders at Jacob G. Smith Elementary School. The students initiated a community service project to provide funds for our homeless pets. This year, the project raised $400. This is the fourth year the students have chosen Coastal Pet Rescue as the beneficiary of the project. Our president, Lisa Scarbrough, will be speaking with them at their career day on February 1st.

Across town, a 6th Grade class at Oglethorpe Charter School also wanted to brighten Christmas for our homeless pets. This morning, Lisa and Comet visited the class and were presented with a few boxes of much-needed supplies and toys. The class’ teacher, Christina Henry, said the project was determined by the students. She initiated an assignment in which the students were to pick a cause they could contribute to in a way other than monetarily. They were graded for locating contact information and contributing was optional. We are so thankful that the students chose on their own to help our homeless pets.

At a time where children are usually focused on what they are wanting or getting for Christmas, it brings such happiness and hope that these schools are instilling a sense of community spirit to their students. We applaud the educators and staff who continue to give of themselves and facilitate the services of their students.

Dear Santa,

We’ve been very good girls and boys here at Coastal Pet Rescue this year. To date, we’ve rescued 139 dogs/puppies and 41 cats/kittens with more to come. As the holidays have come upon us, we thought we’d take the opportunity to ask you to grant us a few big wishes this year so we can be better equipped for more pets in 2008.

• Repair work for our rescue vehicle
• Payoff for our rescue vehicle
• Tomahawk Cat Transfer Traps
• Enmark Gift Certificates
• 4 Kennel Decks
• Master Equipment Professional Tub
• White EZ Up 10′x10′ Tent
• Deluxe Roller Bags for EZ Up Tents
• PetSafe Ez Roof (3 - Petco.com)
• 2 Gamma Vittles Vault Pet Food Containers
• 3 Large Petmate Le Bistro Waterers
• 2 Petmate Doghouse Pads for Large Dogloo
• 2 Petmate Doghouse Pads for X-Large Dogloo
• 2 Petmate Doghouse Doors for X-Large Dogloo
• 2 AVID 125MHz Microchip Scanners
• Capstar pills
• Comfortis flea chewables
• Heartgard

Santa, we know this is a tall order, but as our volunteers give thousands of hours each year to help our community’s abandoned pets, we hope you’ll find a way to grant some of our wishes.

But enough wishes for now. Like you, this is our busiest time of year. Lots of puppies and kitties looking for new homes, and we want to grant their wishes. Thank you for listening, Santa, and we hope you have a great holiday, too.

Sincerely,

Coastal Pet Rescue

Join Coastal Pet Rescue at the 2nd Annual Tybee Rod Run October 13, 2007 9:00 AM- 5:00PM. Coastal Pet Rescue will provide information and take donations. Coastal Pet Rescue will receive proceeds from the event. **Volunteers are needed for this event.**

On September 9th, Coastal Pet Rescue hosted the Fourth Annual Cruise for the Critters. Thanks to everyone who came out and made it a success, raising over $3,000 for Savannah’s homeless pets!

Thank you to our 2007 Sponsors
Corporate Sponsors:
Bank South, Bremer Veterinary Clinic, Capt. Mike’s Dolphin Tours, Colonial Oil, Electric Lemonade, Joshua Lowther, ESQ., Murphy’s Law Irish Pub, Savannah Jobs, The Wound Care Clinic

T-Shirt Sponsors:
At Home Pet Sitters, Welch & Tetreault, LLC, Varsity, Inc.

Food and Beverage Providers:
Back in the Day, Cafe Loco, Charlie’s, Habersham Beverage, The New South Cafe, Spanky’s Riverstreet

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