Come to the rescue of group that helps animals
Published 12:01 am Friday, July 1, 2011
By Kristi O’Harran
Herald Columnist
There is an organization on Whidbey Island that helps critters of all kinds.
But it isn’t a shelter or a rescue group.
The Whidbey Island Rescue Fund raises money for the cause.
Barbara Moran says they help animals that fall through cracks including horses, goats, old dogs and cats, and feral cats with medical issues that shelters won’t take.
“Rescues do a lot of valuable work without getting the acknowledgment they deserve,” she says. “So this is an attempt to support them and raise awareness about the important ‘second tier’ of animal rescue.”
The group, established by island-based nonprofit Operation TeddyCare, could use gasoline gift cards and donations of spay and neuter fees for animals that volunteers take off-island for low-cost sterilizations not available on Whidbey.
Donations are spent to rehabilitate, train and find homes for rescued pit bulls. Horses and goats need money for food and medications. Funds support adoption outreach and no-kill rescue groups on Whidbey Island.
For more information, go to teddycare.coastside.net or http://www.meetup.com/Whidbey-Animal-Guild/.
They are planning a rummage sale. Please deliver goods to sell between 3 and 9 p.m. July 15 to the Bayview Community Hall, 5642 Bayview Road in Langley. Put a sticker on the item with a minimum price.
The rummage sale is planned for 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. July 16. They could use volunteers both days, to accept goods, help sell items and break down the event. Folks may also post fliers and help set up.
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The Fourth of July parade grand marshals in Darrington are longtime residents Art and Esther Wright.
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The Stanwood Area Historical Society offers a parade Monday for the Fourth of July. Those 11 and younger are invited to show up in a patriotic or historical costume at 10:30 a.m. at Josephine Sunset home, 9901 272nd Place NW in Stanwood. The parade begins at 11 a.m. After the parade, there will be a short program and parade prizes awarded, followed by a noon ice cream social at Floyd Norgaard Cultural Center, 27130 102nd Ave. NW in Stanwood.
Museum exhibits and the D. O. Pearson House, 27112 102nd Ave. NW, will be open after the parade.
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The Northwest Lions Foundation Health Screening Van is in Oak Harbor today, thanks to the Oak Harbor Lions Club. Drop by from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Ace Hardware, 150 SE Pioneer Way.
Free screenings are available for blood pressure, glaucoma, diabetes and sight and hearing. The state-licensed mobile unit will be staffed by health care professionals and Oak Harbor Lions Club members.
The Screening Unit is provided by the Northwest Lions Foundation for Sight and Hearing.
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Red, white and blue quilts will be on display from 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Monday at the Floyd Norgaard Cultural Center, 27130 102nd Ave. NW in Stanwood.
A group of quilters from the Stanwood area meets once a month to make the quilts. They are then given to American Hero Quilts for delivery to Madigan Army Hospital and distributed to wounded soldiers. Some quilts are also sent to military hospitals in Germany and Afghanistan.
Since 2007 the group has made more than 550 quilts.
Kristi O’Harran: 425-339-3451; oharran@heraldnet.com.
