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ICS Board of Directors Elections
It’s time once again to bring in new voulnteers to serve on the ICS Board of Directors. This year, there are five positions open: • President • Treasurer • Recording Secretary • Two at-large seats
Note that you must be an ICS member in good standing in order to serve on the board. Please see the back page of this newsletter or visit our website at http://www.catsociety.org to start or renew your membership.
The preliminary ballot includes the following candidates: President Anastasia Trekles Treasurer
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Natalie Cebulski
Recording Secretary Judy Dean
What is “board service,” you might ask? Simply put, the ICS Board of Directors helps govern the business of the Independent Cat Society. This includes everything from ensuring that the organization is fiscally responsible to maintaining presence and working with other groups within the animal rescue and non-profit community of Northwest Indiana.
Full descriptions of the duties for all members and officers within the nine-person Board of Directors can be found in our bylaws, located on our website at http://www.catsociety.org/about-ics/board-ofdirectors.
Member at large (2 available seats) Joan Hildebrand
Would you like to add your name to this list? Contact the Nominations Committee (chairperson, Cate Amador) at shelter@catsociety.org and let us know which seat you would like, and provide us with a brief description of your qualifications. We are always looking for new members of our organization, and hope you will take this opportunity to participate in the important work of board service.
Board candidates will be introduced to the membership during the regularly scheduled November board meeting on November 4, 2013, held at Purdue University North Central in room LSF-170A at 6:00pm. Elections will be held in a general membership meeting on Thursday November 20, 2014, at 6:00pm at the Valparaiso Public Library.
Low-Cost Spay/Neuter Options
shot, and a shot of penicillin are included. The scheduling number is 219-861-9006. Call and leave a message that you want to schedule your cat for a particular Saturday and clinic staff will call you back with drop-off/pick-up details.
ICS Vouchers are available at the ICS shelter on Saturdays from 10 AM-4PM and Sundays from 1-4 PM. (Others hours may be available by appointment only). There are two different levels of Voucher. Payment by cash/money order only. •
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Other local options: • Neuter Scooter www.neuterscooter.com • Pet Neutering and Adoption www.petneutering.com (DeMotte, Indiana) • The Estelle Marcus Animal Clinic: www.hscalumet.org or (219) 924-7140 (Munster, Indiana)
Basic Level: includes spay or neuter, first distemper vaccine, rabies vaccines, worming, ear mite treatment, and identification tattoo/microchip Comprehensive Level: includes everything in the Basic level plus flea treatment, FELV and FIV testing, and the first Feline leukemia vaccine.
After purchasing a voucher, call one of the veterinary clinics listed below to schedule an appointment. ICS Spay/Neuter vouchers are only accepted at the following veterinary clinics: •
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McAfee Animal Hospital: 219-462-5901 651 Eastport Centre Dr. Valparaiso, IN 46383 Basic - $65; Comprehensive - $90
Chicago options: • NAWS: www.nawsus.org or (708) 478-5102 (Mokena, Illinois) • PAWS Chicago: The Lurie Spay/Neuter Clinic or mobile unit, www.pawschicago.org or (773) 521-7729 (Chicago, Illinois) • Anti-Cruelty Society: www.anticruelty.org or (312) 6448338 (Chicago, Illinois)
Westchester Animal Clinic 219-926-1194 55E US Highway 20 Porter, IN 46304-1397 Basic - $65; Comprehensive - $90
ICS has also recently been awarded generous grants which can help with the cost of spay and neuter procedures. Please contact us by phone, by email, or on Facebook for more information.
For help with spaying neutering of free-roaming cats, please email us at: icstnr@comcast.net
Dr. Anderson’s Feline Reduction Center has a clinic on Saturdays in Beverly Shores. The cost for the surgery is $50. The Rabies and distemper vaccines incur an extra charge, while ear cleaning, a pain
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