CLOVERBUDS ~ May Meeting Rundown

THANKS FOR A GREAT MAY MEETING!

A BIG THANK YOU to all of our Cloverbuds for the great donations you brought in for the Union County Humane Society (UCHS).

We hope you enjoyed the presentation by Steffen Baldwin, the Executive Director of the UCHS, and his pal, Merlin.

Steffen was able to provide us with lots of good information, including the fact that the UCHS serves over 1,300 stray pets a year! He told it was important to remember that pets always require 3 things: food, water and shelter. He also taught us how to approach a stray dog...first, by being a 'tree' standing still with our chins tucked or by being a 'rock'.

Steffen also read us a story about dogs and taught us that we need to ask the owners of pets for permission to pet their dogs to keep us safe. He said volunteers are always welcome at the Humane Society to help walk dogs and do other helpful things, but first must complete a volunteer orientation that is offered once a month at the library. Also, all volunteers under the age of 16 must have an adult volunteer with them.

To finish up our meeting, we made some photo frames using the wonderful pictures that Miss Corie took of us at our last meeting with Shelby's pet bunny!

We left for home with doggie bags full of puppy chow to finish up our pet themed meeting. Here's the recipe for Puppy Chow if you'd like to make more at home: http://www.cooks.com/rec/view/0,1747,133182-252193,00.html

Looking forward to another fun-filled Cloverbud Meeting in June. We are hoping to schedule a tour of the Allen Township Fire Station. Details to follow soon :)