The HCMT Board Members look forward to working with you to help homeless cats!
Our Future
HCMT is in the preliminary stages of planning
for our own clinic with the goal of providing up to 7000 spay/neuter surgeries
per year for homeless cats in our target area. This is an exciting project with
far-reaching effects. Our clinic would substantially reduce the killing of
feral and unadopted cats in the area shelters, provide a means to make every
homeless cat colony in our area a managed colony, and would make
Trap-Neuter-Return (TNR) a household word.
In
order to accomplish this goal, we need volunteers, each focused on an important
part of the effort. HCMT invites you to become part of this effort because the
more helping hands we have, the faster our clinic will become a reality.If you
have good phone skills, good organizational skills, good people skills, or
expertise related to one of the following areas, please consider joining us. We would love to have your help.
Please
call (412) 321-4060 and leave a message to indicate your interest.
Thank
you for your continued support and encouragement, and we look forward to
working with you to end the suffering of cat overpopulation in our communities.
Volunteers Needed in these Areas
- PR / Advertising / Outreach: Identify persons who would benefit from our services
and propose ways to reach them with our message; identify potential donors,
corporate sponsors, and propose marketing strategy to reach them. Contact
advertising agencies, marketing firms regarding pro-bono services for PSA's,
print advertising, design.
- Fundraising: Identify revenue / income sources: help with grant
research, writing, budgeting, etc.; Special event planning, budgeting, and
producing.
- Building acquisition /
lease: Identify building(s) which fit
our parameters, contact realtors/agents for pricing, timeline, and suitability.
- Equipment / Supplies: Research pricing and sources of new, used, or
donated equipment and supplies (surgical equipment, office equipment /
furniture, computers /peripherals / software, folding tables, chairs, shelving
for storage.)
- Employee Salaries / benefits: Research salaries and benefits packages
for veterinarians, veterinary technicians/assistants, executive director,
administrative assistant.
HCMT Board of Directors: Sandra
Etzel, President, Alan Bargebuhr, Vice President
Karen Parkinson, Treasurer, Jennifer Daniels,
Secretary