VOLUNTEER MEETING
NOVEMBER 20, 2024 6:30 p.m.
Festival Foods - Janesville, WI

Mark Boeche, Vice-President led the meeting. Other Board members in attendance Emily Dykstra, Christina Zink, Rhonda Karlen, Sheila JaDoul,and Sue Showers.

Welcome back Adam and Liz! Welcome Ken!

COMMITTEE REPORTS:

SAFE (Savings Animals through Focused Education)/Dawn Espinosa:
- No report.
CAFÉ (Companion Animal Food Effort)/Emily Dykstra:

No report.

NOAH’S ANIMAL FUND/Rhonda Karlen:

Approved:

Batman (cat) swallowed a foreign object. Surgery went well.
Nala - mass on neck. Surgery scheduled.
Bronx - liver mass. Surgery scheduled.

Paid out year to date: $13437.75

TREASURER/Christina Zink

Donations received: $217
Adoption fees taken in: $1549
Foster vet expenses: $3664

ANIMAL UPDATES:

Cats/Jessica Cullen:

No intakes. All intakes are ‘on hold’.
FON currently has 40 cats.
People are not responding even after filling out an application.

Dogs/Sue Showers:

Missy has a meet and greet tonight.
Wally has been adopted.
Potential adopters looking at multiple animals.
Adoptions are slow (not just with FON, seem to be slow everywhere)

Events/Dawn Espinosa:

11/3: Mutts & Meows Fundraiser raised over $5000
11/6: Jersey Mike’s donated 25% of sales raising nearly $800.
11/29: Tallman House Holiday Tree Show starts. Friends of Noah has been ‘given’ a tree to decorate.

There will be ‘make & take’ ornaments.
Sheila JaDoul is decorating from 10-12 on 11/21 if anyone would like to help.

12/1: Humane Holidays at Mounds starts. This is a ‘food-raiser’ for the CAFE program.

Donations can be dropped off at Mounds (large bin in front) or purchased at Mounds (there will be tags on items throughout the store).
Volunteers will be needed for the Info Table. Sign up online or there is a sign-up sheet on the counter.

12/13: Victorian Holiday Open House

Mike Nieman and Tom Joyce decorate their historic home and open it to the public.
This will be from 5-8 on 12/13-14, 12/20-22, 12/26-27.
Admission is free but donations are appreciated.
This will be the last Holiday House. We are thankful to Mike and Tom for opening their home all these years to support Friends of Noah.

Misc

Emily Dykstra:

We are looking for volunteers to help with 2 committees

Grant Committee: grant writing.

1-2 volunteers needed.
Hope to meet quarterly.

Events Committee: bring fun ideas

1-2 ‘lead’ volunteers needed
Add volunteers as needed for events

Dawn Espinosa

Calendars are now available! $20 each. Can be purchased in person or online.

Next Meeting Date: January 15, 2025 at Festival Foods

committee chairs

Companion Animal Food Effort:
Shiela Lund
Noah’s Animal Fund:
Rhonda Karlen
Saving Animals through Focused Education:
Dawn Espinosa
Foster Coordinator:
Rhonda Karlen
Cat Intake, Fostering, Adoption:
Cindy Jensen
Jessica Cullen
Dog Intake, Fostering, Adoption:
Sue Showers
Mounds Adoption Center Coordinator:
Cindy Jensen
Volunteer Coordinator:
Sheila Jadoul
Marketing Manager:
Dawn Espinosa