Odds & Ends – Page 2 – Mandarin's Retreat

We want to extend our sympathies to the family of Missy the Bobtailed Cat on Missy’s passing over the Rainbow Bridge. Missy was a great supporter of the Retreat and we’ll miss her calm advice and help.

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Much Going On

Before getting into the meat of my blog, I would like to give a big shout out to Steve for his donation to our “Keeping Promises” campaign to cover the vet bills of our cats. Steve found us via Reddit, which is a first for us. We had a nice exchange of emails and IContinue reading “Much Going On”

It’s Been One Year!

It’s Saturday

It’s a touch after 1200 and I’m tired. It’s been a busy week with two trips to the vet and more than a few hours spent working on financial reports for the El Paso Foundation grant. This is my first time submitting for a grant which requires our financial history and I’m not sure whatContinue reading “It’s Saturday”

Best Friends

I’ve been working through some trial software to identify grant opportunities for the Retreat and found the Rachael Ray Foundation works specifically to save domestic animals. It looked like a nice fit for us so I started to investigate further. One of the requirements for grant application submission is to be a member of BestContinue reading “Best Friends”