Saturday, February 26, 2011

PCFCI needs your support for continued city funding for TNVR program

Looking back at 2010, we are thrilled to report that Port Colborne Feral Cat Initiative (PCFCI) has had another successful year, with 225 cats spayed/neutered to date through our community Trap-Neuter-Vaccinate-Return (TNVR) program. This amazing number means that the births of hundreds of more kittens have been prevented and also greatly improves the quality of life for homeless/feral cats in our community! What a wonderful achievement for all of us, volunteers and supporters!

Last spring, supported by the presence of friends and supporters at city council, PCFCI was granted continued funding for 2010. Since then, our TNVR program has been busier than ever and our dedicated volunteers are working hard to prevent breeding and further reduce the numbers and suffering of homeless cats and kittens in Port Colborne.

Our TNVR program has shown solid progress and PCFCI is requesting that city funding be continued for 2011 and we need your help once again. Please show our Mayor and Council that this community program has your support by attending the budget meeting in Council chambers at City Hall on Monday, March 7 at 5:30 pm. As well, contacting Mayor Badawey, Councilors and city staff over the next few days prior to the meeting by email, telephone call or letter will go a long way to convince them this program is needed in our community.

PCFCI supporters will gather in the main lobby at 5 p.m. and we hope to see you there. There is strength in numbers and we need to make our voice heard. Please invite any friends, neighbours, family and co-workers that are concerned about this important issue. If you cannot make it that early, please just come when you can.

If you are not able to attend in person, you can still support PCFCI by contacting Mayor Badawey, Councilors and city staff with an email, telephone call or letter to request that funding be continued for this important community program.

We believe that financial support from the city for our TNVR program, along with our fundraising events and countless volunteer hours is time and money well spent in our community, now and for the future.

EMAIL:

Mayor Vance Badawey: mayor@portcolborne.ca

Bill Steele: billsteele@portcolborne.ca

Frank Danch: frankdanch@portcolborne.ca

Dave Elliot: daveelliott@portcolborne.ca

Bea Kenny: beakenny@portcolborne.ca

Ron Bodner: ronbodner@portcolborne.ca

Barb Butters: barbarabutters@portcolborne.ca

Angie Desmarais: angiedesmarais@portcolborne.ca

Yvon Doucet: yvondoucet@portcolborne.ca

Chief Administrative Officer Robert Heil: cao@portcolborne.ca

Regional Councilor David Barrick: david.barrick@niagararegion.ca


ADDRESS AND PHONE:

City Hall

66 Charlotte Street

Port Colborne, L3K 3C8

(905) 835-2900


Thank you for taking the time to contact our Mayor, Councilors and city staff to let them know you support this community program!