It was a fun and busy adoption event at the Wheaton PetSmart on Saturday, 9/15 - the 3rd of 4 PetSmart National Adoption Weekends in 2018. The last PetSmart National Adoption Weekend will be Nov 10-11.

30 kittens (Bruce, Baxter, Breezy, Edie, Waves, Wazoo, Ampere, Cassidy, Casino, Twister, Twiggy, Twinkle, Neroli, Garbo, Gilbert, Sirius, Ra, Will, Harry, Juliet, Ophelia, Kelsey, Mercury, Memphis, Mesquite, Mel, Mexico, Moonbeam, Gigabit, Joule) and 1 adult cat (Mickey) were the stars of our show. The cages were arranged in a U-shared table formation which seemed to work very well. All kitties were visible from the center of the U.

5 kitten adoptions were finalized during the event:

3 additional adoptions were completed since the event:

In addition to these adoptions, we were also visited by a number of other guests and potential adopters. Everyone enjoyed meeting and interacting with our delightful kittens. The young black boys (Mercury, Memphis, Mesquite, Mel, Mexico) in particular drew lots of attention. Follow-up is underway.

On-line adoption inquiries have been flowing in at a pretty good rate since the event, which will hopefully result in some adoptions later this week or next weekend.

Thanks to PetSmart for hosting this event and for the generous food donation we received.

Many thanks to the volunteers who helped with the set-up and clean-up from the event as well as interacting with our guests (Sara, Bonnie, Steve, Bernie, Candy). It was a big effort with the large number of kittens we had at the event, but everything went very smoothly. We are a well-oiled machine!

Many thanks also to all of the fosters who brought their kittens and cat to the event and helped to promote them with potential adopters (Bonnie, Candy, Cheri, Diane, Jen, Joanie, Marjorie, Marilyn, Laura/Rick).

Special thanks for all of the other valuable contributions which made the event a success - to Candy for the great photography & videography during the event; to Connie, Stephanie and Ted for promoting the event on our Facebook page and web site; to Bonnie & Steve for the excellent new, professional-looking cage cards; to Mike and Debbie for the on-going and accurate updates to the Adoptable Cats & Kittens binder and board; to Sara and Bernie for your help with adoption counseling; to Sara for coordinating lunch and helping with the laundry.

It was another great team effort!!

We have one more adoption event scheduled in September:

There will likely be 2 adoption events in October. Venues are being finalized and details will be sent shortly.

Thanks,

Sue