Mailing Address:
The Sterile Feral
3 Central Plaza
PMB 210
Rome,GA 30161

Email:
tsfinfo@bellsouth.net
Phone: (706) 232-2418
Events 2009
The Sterile Feral Inc.
A non-profit organization, located in Rome, Georgia,
dedicated to the health and well being of feral cat colonies.
TSF Events for 2009
    The Sterile Feral's First Handbags for Furbags Benefit Sale

    Sterile Feral Purses for Paws will be held on December 5th in the freezing
    cold. TSF voluteers (l-r),  Tara Pearson, Mary Kate McCaffery, and Barb
    McClain pose with a of the purses up for sale. The beautiful handbags
    were up for sale from $5.00 to $50.00. All of the proceeds benefited The
    Sterile Feral, Inc.

    Thank you to everyone that came out in the cold to support the animals.






The Sterile Feral Junior Volunteer League
Christmas Float wins Fifth Place
The Sterile Feral Junior Volunteer League was very
proud to participate in the 175th Rome Christmas
Parade.  This year’s theme was “An Anniversary
Christmas – Celebrating 175 Years of Christmas in
Rome.” With over 100 floats entered in this year’s
parade the Sterile Feral Christmas Float won 5th place
in the adult category thanks to all of the hard work of the
Sterile Feral Junior Volunteer League, Mary Kate
McCaffery, and TSF volunteers.

This marks the first year the Sterile Feral has
participated in the parade which coincides with the
Sterile Feral’s Ten Year Anniversary.  The float was a
white fluffy cat surrounded by children and rescued dogs.  
The Sterile Feral message of spay and neuter your pets was spread to over an estimated 15,000 watching the parade.

Sterile Feral Starts TSF Junior Volunteer League
In November, TSF held the first official meeting of The Sterile Feral Junior Volunteer League.  
Led by co-founder Mary Kate McCaffrey, the Junior Volunteer League is meeting at 9 am on
the first Saturday of every month to plan and participate in quarterly projects.  Look for their
first official project during the Rome Christmas parade!

The Sterile Feral has always had unofficial junior volunteers; Aubrey, Michaela, and Maddie
have logged more hours at the clinic than many of our adult volunteers.  In October, Taylor
recruited friends and designed a booth for the fair that won a ribbon!  With so many fabulous
young people already involved, Mary Kate started reflecting on ten years of work with TSF.  
All of this lead her to the realization that ten years of working with feral cats will wear your
butt out!  

Always a woman of action, she decided the best way to address this  problem was with a
group specifically aimed at grooming our next generation of volunteers.  

For information about upcoming projects or to join the Junior Volunteer League,
call Mary Kate at 706-676-1672.


                                                           "Animal Cruelty Awareness" Booth
                                                            at the Coosa Valley Fair

                                                                                     The Sterile Feral's booth won the 5th place ribbon at the 61st annual Coosa
                                                                                    Valley Fair.  The booth was created to bring Awareness to Animal Cruelty and
                                                                                    provide information.  Judy Phillips and TSF Junior Volunteer, Taylor Phillips
                                                                                    created the display that was shown from October 6th through October 11th, 2009.





REDNECK RUMMAGE SALE
Saturday, September 26th
State Mutual Stadium

The 5th Annual Redneck Rummage Sale held at the State Mutual Stadium
was a success - thanks to everyone that came out to support the Sterile Feral.  
We enjoy meeting everyone and hearing about animals that has or are
receiving help.  Several vendors at the sale were kind to donate their items
that did not sale to the TSF Thrift Store.

The participation in the Redneck Rummage Sale was a great success
because we had six volunteers there, including three new ones  who we
broke in - in true TSF fashion!  The rain held off until early afternoon, about the
time we started to break down and haul things back to the thrift store.
Needless to say, we were soaked thru to the skin!  But we earned almost
$400 to help support the animals and may have recruited one or two
new "Junior Volunteers".  And we owe Gina a HUGE thank you for opening
the thrift store open while others were so that it would not have to be closed
while we were at the sale.

All in all, the day was a success - thanks to everyone for making it happen!

Maurice's Rescues and Runways Fashion Show and Silent Auction
event moved to Adairsville Baptist Church Fellowship Hall
located at 107 Summer Street, Adairsville.
Saturday, September 19th

The Sterile Feral Fashion Show and Silent Auction, sponsored by Maurice’s
in Calhoun and Rome was a great success! All of the proceeds raised went to
benefit TSF animals.  Auction items included over $2,700 in fabulous items such as
artwork, jewelry, gift certificates to local businesses, and Carol Guzy, three time
Pulitzer prize winner donated two of her signed photographs for the silent auction.

Thank you for coming out in the rain to support the animals and the Sterile Feral.

Update: LARGE YARD SALE
held July 31 and August 1
Turner McCall Blvd
at the Old Toyota dealership
Thank you to everyone that stopped by to support the Sterile Feral during the yard sale held July 31 and
August 1 at the old Toyota dealership next to the Comfort Inn on Turner McCall Blvd.

TSF would also like to thank everyone that donated items for the yard sale.  Without you TSF volunteers could not do all that

The yard sale was a great success. Sales generated over $6,500 for the animals.

UPDATE: Rabies Clinic
TSF would like to thank everyone that brought their
cat or dog to be vaccinated and helped to make the
first TSF Rabies Clinic a success.

TSF vaccinated 186 animals and raised over $1,860 by the end of the day in 98 degree weather.  Special thanks to all of the volunteers,
the Rome News Tribune, and the local radio stations that assisted with this community event.  Photo Gallery or Slideshow
New volunteer Georgia Allen
makes a sale.
 New volunteers Sue Lantry
and Chris Hammonds.
Sue, Tara and Mary Kate..All
of us soaked to the bone.
 Sue, Tara and Mary Kate
with the latest Thunderstorm
hairdos are the new rage...
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to request at adoption
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