We still are in need of:
People who are going down to the coast and can take a few boxes.
Volunteers in warehouse.
Anti-biotic ointment for first aid kits.
Locking cabinet
Thanks to The Junior League for collecting some items for our first aid kits.
The 250 diabetic testing supply kits shipped to Hammond were distributed to the following clinics:
Algiers Community Clinic
Angie Free Clinic
Manna Ministries
St. Andrews Free Clinic
Common Ground
The 185 diabetic kits shipped to the Covenant House in NOLA were distributed to the following clinics:
Covenant House
Rapides Primary Health
Daughters of Charity
Excelth Clinic
Jefferson Comm. Health Care
St. Charles Clinic
We met Caroline from Tri-Coastal (group helping counties hit hard bordering MS and the Gulf coast in Alabama) on the highway last weekend. We added a car load of adult diapers and baby formula to the Penski truck she had loaded from KennTenn, a group from Kentucky/ Tenn.
Thanks to Butch Fadely and the Birmingham Heart Clinic, the Pearl River Fire Rescue department has a defibrillator/EKG machine!!! Chief Robert Crowe drove up here to get it himself.
Attention Animal Lovers. Our relief work has made us acutely aware of the problems with spay/neutering animals and overcrowded shelters. Although the following program won’t affect the coastal clinics in MS and LA, it will certainly benefit these animals in Alabama and we are happy to spread the word about the program. If you have any questions, please call the Greater Bham Humane Shelter.
FOUNDATION RECEIVES APPROVAL
TO BEGIN PLACING ORDERS FOR SPECIAL LICENSE PLATE
The Alabama Veterinary Medical Foundation (ALVMF) has received approval from the Alabama Department of Revenue for individuals to begin placing orders for the Spay-Neuter license plate.
The cost of the tag is the standard $50 like other specialized tags, with $41.25 of each sale going to the Foundation to assist low-income families with the cost of spaying and neutering their pets. 1,000 tags must be pre-sold within 12 months in order for the program to be implemented. Our 12 month period begins November 1, 2007.
The Alabama Veterinary Medical Association and the ALVMF encourage all Alabama residents to consider purchasing one of these special plates in support of the ongoing spay/neuter efforts. Alabama residents, currently on Medicaid, will be able to have their pet spayed or neutered with funds collected from the sale of these license plates.
Supporters who wish to purchase a Spay-Neuter license plate may visit their local county license plate issuing official’s office, complete a “Commitment to Purchase” application, and pay the additional $50 fee. You will continue to use your current license plate until the Spay-Neuter plate is produced (after 1000 have been pre-sold). The Foundation will notify you after the plates are produced and are available in the county license plate offices. In order to receive the Spay-Neuter plate, the person can then go to the license office where the original application was completed, present the original “Commitment to Purchase” and the receipt for $50, along with their current standard license plate. Please note: you must have these two original documents to receive the plate.
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