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- HART's Goodwill Event - APRIL 26-27
- HART's 3rd Annual Online Cat Art Auction - MAY 11-27
- Fundraising Dinner at Harmony Cafe - JUNE 22
Goodwill Drive Benefiting HART's Cats & Kittens
SAVE THE DATE!
HART is hosting a GOODWILL Drive on April 26th & 27th from 10:00-3:30.
It's time to "spring clean," and purge your unwanted clothes & household items. HART earns funds for every truck we fill, so we hope you will help us fill 2 trucks! Help us meet our goal by gathering your new or gently used & working items and bringing them to HART (2638 Main St., Cambria.)
Unsure whether your item will be accepted? Tap the link below!
HART is hosting a GOODWILL Drive on April 26th & 27th from 10:00-3:30.
It's time to "spring clean," and purge your unwanted clothes & household items. HART earns funds for every truck we fill, so we hope you will help us fill 2 trucks! Help us meet our goal by gathering your new or gently used & working items and bringing them to HART (2638 Main St., Cambria.)
Unsure whether your item will be accepted? Tap the link below!
Thanks in advance for your generosity!
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Shelter News
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SPECIAL NEEDS FOSTER HOMES NEEDED
Many of our long-term HART residents are in need of a foster home! Cats grow tired of being in a shelter environment, where they can't receive consistent one-on-one love and affection. They rely on attention from our staff, volunteers, and visitors, which they must share with the multiple other cats in our shelter. The more shy or physically fragile cats may start to decline from being in a shelter for too long. Going to a loving and attentive foster home is a wonderful resource to help revive these cats in need.
HART is a no-refuse shelter and will never discriminate an intake based on age or health. Because of this, we occasionally house senior cats with extensive medical issues who require attentive and compassionate care. Adopting out these cats is especially challenging due to their declining health and costly medical expenses. Placing these cats in foster homes is often a win-win situation - HART covers the cost of all expenses while the cats receive comprehensive care and the love of a family, which they desperately crave. Please consider fostering a special needs cat (medical training provided) or share their stories. Click below to learn more about our most urgent cats in need.
HART is a no-refuse shelter and will never discriminate an intake based on age or health. Because of this, we occasionally house senior cats with extensive medical issues who require attentive and compassionate care. Adopting out these cats is especially challenging due to their declining health and costly medical expenses. Placing these cats in foster homes is often a win-win situation - HART covers the cost of all expenses while the cats receive comprehensive care and the love of a family, which they desperately crave. Please consider fostering a special needs cat (medical training provided) or share their stories. Click below to learn more about our most urgent cats in need.
March was a LUCKY month for HART cats and kittens - they found their fur-ever homes! Thank you to the families who opened their hearts and homes to these wonderful fur-babies.
We are especially excited for the 4 senior cats who found their new families in March: Noble, Artemis, Little Cutie Pie, and Gigi. Gigi has been waiting over two years for a home, and we are overjoyed to say she found her purrfect match at last!
We are thrilled to finally report that Belle has found a family. Belle came to us as a two month old kitten and we watched her grow up in the shelter as her siblings and friends all got adopted. Belle is very deserving of her new family, and we are happy she will get to spend her first birthday in her fur-ever home in just a few weeks. We are also very happy for our shy sweetie Iris who has been at HART since July.
Each one of these cats & kittens has touched our hearts here at HART, and we are so excited they are on their way to wonderful lives outside the shelter. Thank you for helping spread the word about our cats and kittens to help them find new homes.
We are especially excited for the 4 senior cats who found their new families in March: Noble, Artemis, Little Cutie Pie, and Gigi. Gigi has been waiting over two years for a home, and we are overjoyed to say she found her purrfect match at last!
We are thrilled to finally report that Belle has found a family. Belle came to us as a two month old kitten and we watched her grow up in the shelter as her siblings and friends all got adopted. Belle is very deserving of her new family, and we are happy she will get to spend her first birthday in her fur-ever home in just a few weeks. We are also very happy for our shy sweetie Iris who has been at HART since July.
Each one of these cats & kittens has touched our hearts here at HART, and we are so excited they are on their way to wonderful lives outside the shelter. Thank you for helping spread the word about our cats and kittens to help them find new homes.
KITTEN FOSTERS NEEDED
Kitten season is rampant from Spring to Fall, and HART needs fosters who can help us save these vulnerable lives. Kitten fosters provide care and support to kittens until they are old enough to thrive on their own and be adopted.
Unfortunately, there are always more kittens and cats in need than fosters available to help them. You can make a huge impact by fostering these vulnerable animals, for a couple of weeks or more, and helping to spread the word about your experience to other potential foster parents.
HART provides all the food, supplies, veterinary care and support. All you need to provide is a warm home and plenty of TLC!
Unfortunately, there are always more kittens and cats in need than fosters available to help them. You can make a huge impact by fostering these vulnerable animals, for a couple of weeks or more, and helping to spread the word about your experience to other potential foster parents.
HART provides all the food, supplies, veterinary care and support. All you need to provide is a warm home and plenty of TLC!
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Take a Peek at
HART's Gift Shop!
The Gift Shop has been updated with adorable spring holiday merchandise. Take a peek at some of the new items we have out. All proceeds from the Gift Shop support our Cats & Kittens.
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We are grateful to the nearly 130 folks who purchased tickets for this fundraiser, and the 114 people who came through the door at the Vets Hall on the evening of February 10th. Between ticket sales and the Silent Auction, HART raised more than $7.6k that night. Best of all, people had TONS of FUN!
We appreciate our Dessert Buffet donors: French Corner Bakery, Linn's Restaurant, Once a Day Desserts, Red Moose Cookies and Sweet Offerings. And the beverages donated by Firestone Walker Brewing Company, Jackson Family Wines and Moonstone Cellars.
We want to give an EXTRA SPECIAL THANKS to our SILENT AUCTION donors, $4.8k was raised for HART. We thank: Amphora, Artifacts Gallery, Ball & Skein, Bluebird Inn, Casa De Oro, Cutruzzola Vineyards, Dreamquest Fitness, Fermentations, Little Sur Inn, Luigi's Pizza, Las Cambritas, Madeline's, Mimosa's, Mezzo Italiano, Mojo's Village Bean, Moonstone Beach Bar & Grill, Ocean Heir, Plantae + Fungi, Christine Quinn Nails, Redwood Cafe, Bruce Munro: Light at Sensorio, Squibb House, San Simeon Beach Bar & Grill, Sea Chest Oyster Bar, The Spot, Venetia Skin Care Studio and Vyana Wellness Collective.
Mark your calendar for the second annual SweetHART Dance ~ 2/15/2025!
We appreciate our Dessert Buffet donors: French Corner Bakery, Linn's Restaurant, Once a Day Desserts, Red Moose Cookies and Sweet Offerings. And the beverages donated by Firestone Walker Brewing Company, Jackson Family Wines and Moonstone Cellars.
We want to give an EXTRA SPECIAL THANKS to our SILENT AUCTION donors, $4.8k was raised for HART. We thank: Amphora, Artifacts Gallery, Ball & Skein, Bluebird Inn, Casa De Oro, Cutruzzola Vineyards, Dreamquest Fitness, Fermentations, Little Sur Inn, Luigi's Pizza, Las Cambritas, Madeline's, Mimosa's, Mezzo Italiano, Mojo's Village Bean, Moonstone Beach Bar & Grill, Ocean Heir, Plantae + Fungi, Christine Quinn Nails, Redwood Cafe, Bruce Munro: Light at Sensorio, Squibb House, San Simeon Beach Bar & Grill, Sea Chest Oyster Bar, The Spot, Venetia Skin Care Studio and Vyana Wellness Collective.
Mark your calendar for the second annual SweetHART Dance ~ 2/15/2025!
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Thank You for Coming to Cambria Hospitality Night
Photos with Santa Paws benefiting HART!
We had a wonderful time at Cambria Hospitality Night! Thank you to those of you who came out and supported HART by taking photos with Santa Paws. Thanks to Cambria Rotary Club for sharing the space with us, and to Cambria Mimosas for being an amazing host!
We had dogs, kids, and families stop by for photos and goodies. Our biggest surprise came when a python, a gecko, a rabbit, and a BAT STAR all came to get their holiday photos with Santa too - thanks to the fun people at Camp Ocean Pines!
We had dogs, kids, and families stop by for photos and goodies. Our biggest surprise came when a python, a gecko, a rabbit, and a BAT STAR all came to get their holiday photos with Santa too - thanks to the fun people at Camp Ocean Pines!
Thank you to Moonstone Cellars!
We have wonderful MEWS to share! Moonstone Cellars recently presented HART with a $1,500 check, happily received by HART representative, Carol Jean. This money was raised from donations from musicians and guests at Open Mic Nights and Moonstone Memories storytelling events that took place at Moonstone Cellars from June through September, plus, GENEROUS MATCHING GIFTS from Moonstone Cellars. We are beyond thankful to Moonstone Cellars and their supporters for this wonderful gift. This will go a long way towards helping us rescue, care for, and rehome cats in need.
Thank you Neighbors!
Thank you our wonderful neighbors for "faving" HART's Nexdoor page during Nextdoor's Neighborhood Faves Contest. We are excited to be one of the winning businesses, and we are honored to be one of your "faves!" Having the status of "Neighborhood Fave" will increase our visibility in Cambria, which means increased visibility for our cats and kittens who need homes. If you haven't faved our Nexdoor page yet, we welcome you to do so. Thank you neighbors - we appreciate YOU!
The Library Cat Cafe was a Success!
Thank you for attending the CAT CAFE hosted by the Cambria Public Library! We were excited to hold a "meet & greet" with some of HART's tiniest residents. Visitors were able to meet Dr. Penny Fiser, DVM and volunteer, Dawn Ellner, and learn about our shelter cats. The "Kitty Ditty HART Band" was attracting visitors outside, while library staff handed out information, refreshments, and cat toymaking kits.
Thank you to the County of San Luis Obispo Public Libraries for hosting this event!
Thank you to the County of San Luis Obispo Public Libraries for hosting this event!
Get Involved at HART
- Contact HART to volunteer to feed, medicate or clean.
- Foster a current shelter resident or let us know you are available to foster new intakes, including cats and kittens.
- Share photos of our cats on social media and let your friends and family know about adoptable cats.
- Donate to HART's general fund, which help keep our doors open.
- Donate essential items, like cat food and litter, from our Amazon wishlist.
- For additional ways to help, please click here. Thank you for your support!
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