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Local Girl Scout Supports Homeless Animals When Kayla thought about her Girl Scout Community Service project, her decision to help the four legged fur kids was easy! Kayla Taylor from local Girl Scout Troup 1952 loves animals. So she focused her Community Service project on animals and gathered a huge box of goodies for the homeless dogs and cats in our area too. Furry Friends Network was fortunate to be the recipient of her hard work. Thank you Kayla for the all the dog food, cat food, toys and treats. They will be put to good use and sent to the animals in our foster care program. BOILING SPRINGS -- While braving cloudy skies and a little light rain, Furry Friends Network's first ever Easter Egg Hunt for Kids (young and old) and for Dogs, brought lots of smiles and a fun day for two- and four-legged participants, $342 for the FFN Hope Fund and lots of FFN Wish List donations. Many thanks to our favorite sponsor Rite Aid, loyal FFN friends, supporters and adopters, and of course our volunteers that made it all happen! A special thanks to our Easter Bunny too! We'll see you all again next year! See photos LANCASTER -- Thanks to everyone who made our Lancaster Easter Egg Hunt a big success! You helped raise over $600.00 for Furry Friends Network and the animals in our care. What a blast -- about 80 dogs and 100 children! We're looking forward to seeing everyone again in 2010 as well as at the October 2009 5th Annual Mutt Mixer. Thank you for your support! (15% of the egg hunt photo purchases goes to FFN) See photos

Furry Friends Network supporters and volunteers gathered at the Trindle Bowl on Sunday, February 22 for our annual Strikes for Strays bowlathon. All enjoyed an afternoon of good food and good fun and raised approximately $10,000 for the fur kids under our care. We feel very fortunate to have so many animal-loving supporters to allow us to continue our life saving mission. We could not continue without your help! Many thanks to all our participants who joined the fun and raised the cash for our 4-legged charges; and to our marvelous volunteers who contributed prizes, baked goods, baskets and their time and made a great day for all. An additional special thank you to our Phi Beta Lambda HACC volunteers who made set up and clean up a snap! Of course, many thanks to our sponsors! We are very happy to report that our Strikes for Strays 2009 poster boys, Bart and Kip, found a wonderful home in January. These brothers were adopted through FFN by a wonderful family in 2004, but lost their happy home, were returned to the foster care program and then remained under our care for over a year before recently finding their new "fur-ever" adoptive home! See how well Bart and Kip are doing with their new fur-ever family!

BASKET RAFFLE WINNER FFN’s Longaberger basket raffle was held on Sunday, February 15, 2009 at the Lancaster PetSmart. Tickets were sold to help raise money for Mitchie’s Boarding School expenses! Thanks to all who have supported Mitchie through their donations of items for the raffle prize and those who purchased tickets. With your help, we raised enough money to pay for two months of boarding school for Mitchie!! Our lucky winner is Janet C. of Hummelstown! Our need for funds to help Mitchie is ongoing, so if you missed our raffle, please feel free to visit our donation page, and make a donation of your own. We appreciate any amount, and it all goes directly to benefit Mitchie!! Mitchie and all of FFN’s volunteers will be extremely thankful! Click here to read more about why Mitchie needs your help.

Mutt Mixer Howling Good Halloween Fun

On October 18, 2008 many pets brought their humans to enjoy shopping, food, a K9 costume contest, dog games, dog challenges, and a K9 kissing booth. Because of your support, Furry Friends Network raised much needed funds to help with veterinary costs for the homeless pets in our care. Thank you to all who helped Furry Friends Network celebrate this spooky season!

Congratulations to Best Dressed Dogs of the Day:

• Murphy Ulrich – 1st Place
• Jersey & Sophie Maturis – 2nd Place
• Lainnear Fasnacht – 3rd Place
• Honorable Mentions: Buddy Bear and Bella Mackey & Gunner Freda
• Seeker placed 3rd in the Back to Basics Challenge

Race For Their Lives 2008 A Huge Success!!

Thank you for helping Furry Friends Network cross the finish line at its 2008 Race for Their Lives. On September 20, 2008, approximately 135 humans and their 50 canine companions came out to raise money and awareness for the plight of homeless animals in our community. Thanks to your generous support, Furry Friends Network raised $13,862 towards the continuation of its life saving mission. We never could have done it without you, and want you to know how very truly grateful we are for your generosity. In these uncertain economic times, we realize donation dollars are getting smaller, but sadly the number of stray animals and those being surrendered by their families is at an all time high. Rescues and shelters are overflowing and medical and food expenses are escalating. Please know your help came at a crucial time and the support is truly appreciated by the volunteers of Furry Friends Network, and especially by the animals whose lives you have saved. May God bless you for giving so much and for the best gift you could have given - the gift of life!

A huge thank you to our generous sponsors!

Let's hope FFN's 5th Annual Strikes for Strays is as big of a hit. Please mark your calendars for Sunday, February 22, 2009! The event starts @ 12:00 p.m. with lunch and 1:00 p.m. bowling at Trindle Inn Bowl, Mechanicsburg. Lots of fun, food and prizes!! Tell your friends and family this is a wonderful event in which to participate. Not only will you have fun, but you will be bowling to save the lives of helpless, homeless animals. The planning committee is forming now, so if you would like to be a part of the planning process, please email furryfriendsnet@aol.com

Hounds Tooth Marketplace and Furry Friends Network join together for online YEAR ROUND fundraising! 

Click here for more info

Cash for Critters

Recycle your Ink Jet or Laser Printer cartridges to earn Cash for Critters!  Cartridges may be given to a FFN Volunteer at PetSmart in Mechanicsburg, PA on PetSmart Adoption Days listed above. Or to make alternate arrangements, please contact Shawna at (717) 440-1561.

For more info, visit www.cashforcritters.com/cashforcritters.htm