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grants

Elinor Patterson Baker Foundation

In 2008, FAPS was awarded $4,000.00 to enhance and enlarge our cat room, improving the quality of life, for our fabulous felines! It is with "Special Thanks", that we recognize this Greenwich, CT Foundation.

Ft. Bragg Officers’ Spouses’ Club
In 2008, this ever so supportive group, kindly awarded FAPS a $500.00 Grant to help spay and neuter FAPS shelter pets. We are grateful to the Ft. Bragg Officers' Spouces' Club for their continued support!

(2005) As military personnel are deployed there is an increase in cats/dogs in need of finding a new home in our area. In the spring of 2005, Ft. Bragg Officers’ Spouses’ Club awarded FAPS a generous $2,000 grant to assist military families in discounting their pet surrender fee to our shelter. They also helped us reach out to other military families needing assistance during times of deployment. Our military cats and dogs are grateful!

Ashton W. Lilly Fund for Philanthropy
The Ashton W. Lily Fund for Philanthropy, a matching grant of $5,000 was awarded to FAPS in October of 2005 through the Cumberland Community Foundation. This program was designed to assist non-profit organizations build permanent endowments at the foundation. For us, it was a matching grant challenging FAPS to raise $5,000. In return we would then receive a grant for $5,000. We had a 100% board participation in this program and the CCF awarded this matching grant to FAPS. We are grateful to CCF and the Ashton W. Lilly Fund for philanthrophy for their confidence in our shelter.

Cumberland Community Foundation
In 2002, FAPS began a spay/neuter campaign with community wide billboards, media promotions and distribution of $25 coupons for spay/neuter the surgeries in collaboration with local veterinarians. A call from a social worker with Cumberland County Mental Health brought to our attention the plight of many clients who owned pets, but lacked the means to adequately care for them. To these citizens their pets were their only source of companionship. This call resulted in a partnership between FAPS, Cumberland County Animal Control and The Fayetteville Urban Ministry. The Cumberland Community Foundation awarded FAPS a grant to subsidize the cost of spay/neuter surgeries, vaccinations and provided a pick up and delivery of these pets to and from the veterinarians’ offices. FAPS board members Caren Payne and Melene Hatcher were instrumental in the success of carrying out our counties first successful spay/neuter campaign. They coordinated the scheduling of surgeries and often went on the pick up and delivery of pets to greet the families. Melene Hatcher also spend many hours writing grants and doing anything she could to impliment this important program!

Carolina Foundation of Charlotte, North Carolina
In 2003, FAPS was awarded a grant from The Foundation for The Carolina’s which kicked off our spay/neuter voucher program… “Spay One…Save One Thousand”, on Tuesday November 2nd. FAPS was able to distribute vouchers for over 700 animals and the full grant was spent by 2005. Thanks to the Fayetteville Observer, Paraglide and local veterinarians who helped us spread the word of our program-the response was incredible!

Our “Spay One… Save One Thousand”, voucher program consisted of two different types of vouchers to assist pet owners. All vouchers were purchased through FAPS shelter.

The first voucher, the “Local Veterinarian Voucher” included a spay/neuter surgery, one night of hospitalization, vaccination for rabies, Distemper (dog), Bordatella (dog), and FVRCP (cat). To qualify for this voucher residents had to have an annual combined household income less than $40,000. The cost of the voucher was $25 for a cat and $35 for a dog. Clients made their appointments with participating veterinarians and presented the vouchers the day of surgery.

The second type of voucher, the “Shuttle Voucher” was awarded to residents receiving governmental assistance (Medicaid, unemployment) or military personnel ranked E1-E4.
The shuttle voucher cost was $10 for a cat/dog and included transportation to the low cost spay/neuter clinic in Kernersville, NC. Runs were made once a month, and pets were picked up and returned by noon the following day to the owner.

Participating Veterinarians
Academy Pet Hospital
Ambassador Animal Hospital
Animal Hospital of Fayetteville
Cape Fear Animal Hospital
Central Animal Hospital
Cross Creek Animal Hospital
Dogwood Animal Hospital
Gray’s Creek Animal Hospital
Highland Animal Hospital
Hope Mills Rd. Animal Hospital
Manchester Animal Hospital
Northgate Animal Hospital
Seventy First Animal Hospital

A special "THANKS" to all of our participating veterinarians who helped our community wide spay/neuter campaign. They are forever friends to FAPS and our community!

Carolina Foundation of Charlotte, North Carolina 2003-Current

The Foundation of the Carolina’s awarded funding for a shelter expansion, an administrative building, community wide humane education program, shelter roof replacment, online database tracking, in house accounting, electronic platform scale to weigh animals, binocular microscope to determine illness, and to purchase pet cots, so that our animals wouldnot have to lie on the cement.

A "Very Special Thanks" to The Foundation for the Carolina’s for believing in us, investing in our organization and allowing FAPS to serve as a model shelter in the state of North Carolina. We couldn’t have done it without you!

FAPS Isolation Ward
The Humane Society of The United States recommends for a healthy shelter to operate, sick and injured animals must be separated from the healthy population. According to HSUS it decreases the spread of disease and animals recuperating from illness or surgery can rest and recover in a quiet place. The one thing FAPS was always missing was an Isolation Ward. So board members came to the animals response, and although it took nearly 3 years, an Isolation Ward was finally opened in 2006 to house over 40 shelter animals; sick, injured and recovering from surgery, illness or victims of animal cruelty.

In 2003, Mr. Gordon Johnson donated his architectural design services and worked closely with board members Dr. Kas Davis, Sara O’Hanlon and Caroline Parsons to ensure the building was perfectly designed in the animals best interest.  Mr. Jay Wyatt, Comtech, Quality Concrete, and Fay Block donated building supplies for the project. Outpouring support from FAPS followers, a grant from The Foundation of the Carolina’s, $5,000 raised by a board member, and a generous $30,000 donation by Ms. Mary B. Yarborough, an animal lover and long time friend to FAPS funded the final phases.

On July 23, 2006 the Mary B. Yarborough Isolation Ward was dedicated and opened. We were honored that Ms. Yarborough was in attendance for our open house celebration and took part in our ribbon cutting ceremony.

Thank you to all who made its completion possible. Woof! Meow!

Administrative Building
The Foundation for the Carolina’s grant also allowed for the purchase of a mobile building to hold meetings, workshops and human education classes. It serves as an administrative building with two offices and a meeting room equipted with a restroom. Two local businesses were instrumental in furnishing the office space; Purolator and SYSTEL.

Purolator was generous in donating office furniture; including desks, tables and chairs allowing us to carry out our duties for the animals.

SYSTEL, a NC office automation company donated a large COPIER that without it our shelter would not be able to operate today. Many of the volunteers have joked that the copier has a brain of its own. It sorts and staples, but most importantly it allows for quick, clear copies of adoption/surrender applications, employee and volunteer contracts, vaccination records, holiday benefit and open house invitations and a host of other important documents to be reproduced or copied.

We are forever grateful to SYSTEL and Purolator for their valuable donations to the shelter.

Exercise Field and Land
FAPS is located at 3927 Bragg Blvd. down a long paved driveway. Due to our space restrictions, we are most appreciative to our wonderful neighbors for loaning us the use of their land.

Mr. Jay Wyatt of Valley Auto World (Sycamore Dairy Road) has generously loaned us the use of his land as our exercise field for daily dog walks. Without it our dogs would have to carry out obedience training and TLC time in a confined space. Jay has also graciously fenced in the land and poured crush rock in our parking area on numerous occasions. He allows us to use the field for all of our shelter events, including our annual open house celebration. The use of Valley Auto World for open house event parking is crucial to our shelter. The Wyatt Family have been long time friends to FAPS for many, many years.

Allen Osborne of Osborne Glass kindly allows FAPS to place storage sheds on his property that hold crates and large event supplies.

Many thanks to both Jay and Allen for helping us and supporting our mission. Woof, Meow!!!

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Partnerships

N.C. State College of Veterinary Medicine Mobile Veterinary Hospital
The N.C. State College of Veterinary Medicine mobile veterinary hospital visits FAPS many times throughout the year. Dr. Kelli Ferris, an assistant professor and Director of Community Campus Partnership along with a veterinary team of medical students have assisted in hundreds of spay/neuter surgeries, heartworm treatments of ailing dogs and provided innoculations of shelter pets.

The NC State mobile veterinary unit is valuable to FAPS and we are fortunate to be able to work with her team in order to take advantage of their medical expertise.

Dr. Ferris who also serves on the FAPS advisory board has volunteered "personal time" on weekends to treat critically ill shelter pets. We are forever grateful to Dr. Ferris for her dedication to our shelter, animals, and to our community. Regardless of the rising price of fuel and long car rides from Raleigh, Kelli still continues to support our shelter in 2007! She is truly amazing and we would like for you to know Dr. Kelli Ferris, DVM.

Click Here for Dr. Ferris

Dr. Ferris helps raise awareness after Hurricane Katrina

Fayetteville Kennel Club
Every year in March, the Fayetteville Kennel Club participates in the American Kennel
Club Dog Show in Raleigh, North Carolina. Through the Fayetteville Kennel Club, FAPS volunteers drive to Raleigh and are permitted to collect "gate donations" for our shelter. At the dog show, thousands of dollars in donations are collected for our shelter!

In addition, the Fayetteville Kennel Club supports and sponsors FAPS spay/neuter surgeries and has for many years. We want to take a minute to thank the FKC in supporting our shelter and our mission, and for allowing our volunteers to partner with you in Raleigh every year at the AKC dog show!

Long time board member Anita Squires has played an instrumental role in our partnership! We value our partnership and are forever grateful to the Fayetteville Kennel Club for their generosity and support.

Cumberland County Animal Control
For many years, FAPS has maintained a close working relationship with CCAC. Our collaboration in fighting animal cruelty, teaching humane education and piloting our counties first large-scale spay/neuter campaign to combat pet overpopulation while raising awareness has proved an important joint venture. It also gives us a chance to network with other animal professionals which ultimately the animals benefit in finding foster and permanent homes, educates us on trends in animal sheltering and keeps us informed of state/county laws and legislative changes.

Our partnership is essential in order to improve the plight of animals in Fayetteville and Cumberland County. Both FAPS and CCAC collaborate daily with various breed rescues in placing highly adoptable, desired pets from both of our shelters, since a large percentage of surrendered animals are PUREBRED animals.

FAPS also visits CCAC daily and rescues cats/dogs and places them in our no-kill shelter until they find a loving home.

STATISTICS WE CAN’T IGNORE
Approximately 800-1000 companion animals are euthanized every month at CCAC, our county run facility. The reason is there are simply not enough homes for the surplus animals that go unwanted every day. Not all breeders are breeding responsibly.
This is why FAPS’ and CCAC’s Spay/Neuter Campaigns are so important.

Who is CCAC? Why should I care?
Cumberland County Animal Control enforces all state and local laws pertaining to the ownership, regulation and control of cats/dogs and other animals within the county. CCAC is responsible for picking up stray and rabid animals. Animal Control officers respond to calls in our county, check for compliance with rabies vaccination laws and mandate cat/dog licenses. They also investigate complaints, dog bites and animal cruelty allegations. CCAC enforces laws governing the humane treatment of animals in our area. In addition they operate a small county run shelter and pet adoption center.

Our County Commissioners are building a new animal control facility which will improve the living and sanitary conditions for the animals housed here. An improved facility will also make better use of our tax dollars, as it will be more efficient. It is slated to open soon.

CCAC has a policy that all adoptable pets are spayed/neutered before they leave the facility. FAPS also has this policy; together we are ensuring that we are not compounding to pet overpopulation in our area, use of tax dollars, and senseless euthanasia of highly adoptable pets.

Director, Sue Nicholson, runs CCAC. Her shelter staff consists of dedicated professionals who deal with a difficult and often stressful work environment with hundreds of animals to care for every month. They see things that you and I will never have to see in our lifetime.

Knowing that highly adoptable animals will be euthanized and having to look at the sad faces of theses animals deserves admiration. There simply aren't enough homes for these animals.

Together animal professionals in our area are working hard to make our county a more humane place. But we can't change the statistics on our own, we need your help. FAPS and CCAC highly recommended spaying/neutering your pet to combat pet overpopulation. If you would like more information on how you can help lower pet euthanasia rates in our county or to adopt a shelter pet Email FAPS or Email Animal Control

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Bladen Correctional Center / N.C. Division of Prisons
“A New Leash On Life”

Written by Caroline Parsons

Spring 2005 - 2007

Kevin Peake of the Bladen Correctional Center contacted FAPS about a special inmate program called “A New Leash On Life.”  He told us the program gave dogs a better chance of being adopted by obedience training while teaching inmates responsibility and
giving them a sense of accomplishment.

Board President Beegie Caviness quickly saw the rewards of this pilot program and agreed to send Sheeba, a big-hearted hound to the correctional center for an 8-week training class with the inmates. During her stay at the correctional facility inmate dog trainers worked together to care for her, teach basic obedience skills and train her to be matched with a lucky family upon graduation.
Sheeba would be the first of many FAPS dogs that would participate in this wonderful pilot program.

On March 29th several FAPS board members traveled to Bladen Correctional Center to celebrate the success of the first “A New Leash On Life” participant in our region and to bring Sheeba home to be adopted after her graduation.

The keynote speaker Superintendent Flint Benson reported that the program was a win-win situation for everyone involved.
Many grown dogs are relinquished to animal shelters for behavioral problems and this wonderful program that trains dogs to be adoptable pets proves the program really works!

Sgt. Tracy Campbell of The Fayetteville Police Department also stepped up to the podium to speak.

“I was contacted by Ms. Caviness regarding training the inmates. After thinking it through I have to admit that going into this project I was not convinced it would work out. It occurred to me, for instance, that I am the guy who puts these men away! I wasn’t sure how receptive they would actually be to the idea of working with me. The program seemed to be such a good one though; I was committed to giving it a try.
I was thinking to myself that I was truly impressed by these guys. Somewhere in the middle of the program it dawned on me that not only was I impressed, I was getting to know four guys I considered my friends. I have told them, and I will tell you. When these guys get out and are looking for a job, I want to be the first reference name on their applications, I am so proud of them!”

It seems as though Sgt. Campbell wasn’t the only person surprised by the working relationship that had developed. Shortly after the speech board members stepped out into the field where Sheeba and Skippy (Columbus County Shelter) also graduating treated everyone to their new skills.

Board members watched as inmates gave a demonstration with Sheeba, who had once been a shy, timid animal who was uncomfortable in a collar. She lifted her paw for a doggy handshake and was not the least bit startled by the crowds’ applause. Sheeba jumped hurdles, sat, heeled, and listened to a number of commands with such grace and poise.
The inmates showed self-confidence as they stood and handled themselves for the demonstration. They displayed such pride as they showed off their hard work with Sheeba, their new canine buddy!

After the demonstration inmate trainers stepped forward to speak with much apprehension. But once one spoke, they all stepped forward, thanking Sgt. Campbell.

A man by the name of Stephen first approached the podium.
“Now while there are a lot of things I could say, the main thing I want to do is say a public thank you to Sgt. Campbell. Just like him, we didn’t know what to think when we heard he would be teaching us how to do this. I couldn’t see it myself, but that first day,
well, he just walked right up to me and stuck his hand out and said “ I look forward to working with you brother!” At first I couldn’t believe it, but then I shook his hand, and after that, well it was all ok.”

After Stephen had his say, one by one each of the inmates thanked Sgt. Campbell.

Nolan then spoke about how much it meant to be a part of a program that he could feel really good about..

“It had been a long time since I participated in anything that made me feel like I had accomplished something truly good. I’ve been incarcerated for 10 years now, and unless you’ve been through it, you can’t know the kind of loneliness you feel here. Even in a room full of people,” he said “You know deep down inside that you are alone and it’s an awful feeling. Having Sheeba to care for and love, well it’s the first time in 10 years I felt that loneliness go away. I have always loved animals, and now because of Sheeba and Sgt. Campbell I have a new skill and when I get out, you’ll see me looking for a job where I can use it. And as for getting to know Sgt. Campbell, well earning his respect and friendship was just one of the finest things that has ever happened to me. I will never forget this man.”

As FAPS board members pulled out of the parking lot, looking down at Sheeba curled up on the floor board, they glanced back to the yard and watched as “Buster”, also from FAPS stood with inmate trainers Nolan and Walter back in the play yard of the Bladen Correctional Center, waving good bye!

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