Newsletter – January 1st 2026
SHELTER UPDATE
The shelter is looking good with no major storm damage to deal with this summer season! Last year we took in a record 280 cats, mostly young kittens just abandoned at the shelter. Our expenses were $1,600,000 pesos including food, medicine, salaries, vet care, litter, cleaning supplies, utilities, and general maintenance. We took in $410,000 from Adoptions, Market Sales, BINGO and the Garage Sale. The balance was from public donations. If you would like to make a contribution visit our website at https://purrproject.com/donate/. And remember, we are a 501(c)(3) Non-Profit with Tax exempt receipts for US Dollar donations.
UPCOMING EVENTS
KITTY BINGO: The January dates are the 14th & 28th. Games start at 4:00 at Nacho Daddy in Old Town and we have a lot of great prizes waiting for winners who shout “MEOW!”. So mark your PuRR Calendar and grab a friend to join in and have some fun while supporting the 300+ cats and kittens at the shelter.
SATURDAY MARKET: We’ll be at our regular spot outside Daiquiri Dick’s every Saturday from 10-1:00 with all the PuRR logo T-shirts, caps, drink holders, mugs & the popular dish towels. They all make great gifts for your cat-loving friends and family…..and yourself!
ADOPTIONS
Woody adopted at PetCo!
With 112 adoptions in 2025, we did slightly better than the previous year. Petco accounted for the majority with 69 plus we had 22 from shelter visitors and 21 through volunteers or fosters. We currently still 120 kittens in our nursery casitas or in fosters that need homes. So PLEASE consider us when you are ready to give a Forever Home to a deserving kitty.
FEATURED FELINE: ELIZA
Our beautiful Eliza has been in the shelter “teenage” casita since last May. She has unusual features with one green and one blue eye. Eliza absolutely LOVES visitor days and can’t wait to jump into a lap! Maybe yours?? Contact Bama at adopt@purrproject.com for more information on her or adopting or any of our older kitties.
GRACIAS! THANKS! MERCI! DANKE! ARIGATO!
We’d like to give thanks to everyone who supported us last year by either donating or attending a fundraiser like Kitty BINGO or the Garage Sales. And mostly we thank our devoted volunteers who donate their precious time at these events or on weekly visits to the shelter!!!
As always, we are grateful for those monthly donors who are so essential to our success: The McCullough Family Gift Fund, Gary Phillips, Sharon & Ken Rose, Terri & Gray Levy, Joanne Bryla, Trisha Aljoe, Pat & Sandy Glenn, Catherine Goglia & Jim Shoemaker, Karen & Walt Trolson, Shari Stone-Ulrich, Robert Weed, Jerry Petrizzo, Heidi Benedict, Timothy Oleno, Larry Sherwood, Mary & Bob Fitzgerald, David Flannery, Elizabeth Fuerherm, Janice North and Katie Hannasch.
For info on adopting dogs go to
www.TheSulaSociety.com
For info on adopting dogs go to www.adogsnewlife.org or contact: adogsnewlife@gmail.com
