Our September fundraiser was a great success

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We live in an amazing neighborhood with great people and pets. Dozens of people, including dogs who benefited from our programs, showed their support at the fundraiser at Southtown 101. The event, held on September 10, was hosted by our neighbors Mary Smith and Cindy Garcia and was sponsored by LULAC 4359. A big thank you also goes out to Kevin and Jeff of Southtown 101. We received more than $1,550 from the organizers, which will go a long way to change the lives of area cats and dogs. We cannot thank Mary and Cindy enough for all their hard work in making this event so fun and successful!

We also owe a huge thanks to all the businesses and individuals whose donations of raffle items included, among many other things, generous gift certificates, bikes, clothing, and art. Thank you Southtown 101, Gus Lopez, Señor Veggie, Bark Groomers, Broadway Tire and Auto, SA Chop Shop, Goodwill, Pig Liquors, Penner’s, Bark of San Antonio, Urban Farm Stand, Frank, Kung Fu Kitchen, The Gold Bar, Showdown Gallery, Vanessa Colon, William Smith, and Marty Garcia. If there is anyone we have missed, we thank you too!

More thanks go to Andrew Rey for the live music, Gus Lopez for printing, and Tito’s Vodka for the dog swag.

Announcing our new spay/neuter program for urban wildlife

APRIL FOOLS!

While we’ve got you here, check out our 2018 cat and dog Fiesta medals in our shop or on eBay! Buy now at The King William Association office (122 Madison Street) – Pig Liquors (518 S. Presa) – Villa Finale Museum and Gardens (401 King William Street) – Alamo Dog and Cat Hospital (1619 Pleasanton) or City Veterinary Hospital (818 Austin St). We will also be selling our medals (and the King William Fair’s medals) at Pin Pandemonium at Fiesta Fiesta at HemisFair Park on April 19 and at the King William Fair on April 28, Ilse’s Attic booth by King William Park.

Buy at the Fiesta Store on Broadway for $12/each.

All proceeds go to support our all-volunteer 501(c)3 nonprofit’s true mission of controlling the population of cats and dogs in King William and Lavaca, and improving their lives through grants for medical care and our other programs.

possumonstieren — *Although there’s a lot of wildlife in our service area, we’re not really adding spay/neuter services for them!*

possum — *This adorable guy got himself trapped in one of our humane traps. These traps are great as we just flipped it over, the door fell open, and he went on his way.*

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Our cat and dog 2017 Fiesta medals are here!

Our 2017 Fiesta medals, featuring Auggie the dog and Franklin the cat, can be purchased now in The Cannoli Fund’s Fiesta medal shop and on eBay. Each medal proclaims “Spay or Neuter Pets,” the central mission of our nonprofit serving the cats and dogs of King William and Lavaca.

The star of this year’s dog medal is Auggie, a bull terrier/Amstaff mix, found in terrible condition in King William last summer. Although young, Auggie had multiple health problems, including a terrible case of mange, heartworm disease, and a large lump above his tail. Our Cannolicare and spay/neuter reimbursement programs covered Auggie’s months of veterinary care. Auggie’s foster mom has taken him to all of his vet appointments. She’s slowly nursed him back to health, showing Auggie the love, attention, and care he, and all dogs, deserve. Watch this website for Auggie’s full story with photos, coming soon.

2017 marks the first year a kitten has starred on our cat Fiesta medal. Franklin, a light orange and white kitten, was found alone on the street. Quickly scooped up by a neighbor, the kitten went to the vet to be checked out. He was fostered for only a few hours by one of our board members, then Franklin’s rescuers decided they couldn’t live without him. They came and picked him up from his foster and took him home to join their family. Franklin has lived in the lap of luxury, along with two dog siblings, ever since! Learn more about Franklin over the coming weeks.

Each medal costs $10. Preorder now in our 2017 Fiesta Medal shop or on eBay. Purchase now at Pig Liquors (Just moved to 519 S. Presa), The King William Association office (122 Madison Street),  Lucy’s Doggy Daycare and Spa’s Downtown location (937 S. Laredo), South Alamode Panini and Gelato Company (Blue Star Complex, Building B, 1420 S Alamo St #102), and Villa Finale: Museum and Gardens (401 King William). We’ll be selling the medals at SA Urban Pets’ Pin PAWty on Saturday, April 1 and Pin Pandemonium at Fiesta Fiesta at HemisFair Park on Thursday, April 20. Find us at the Ilse’s Attic booth at King William Park at the King William Fair on April 29. We also have a few 2016 cat and dog Fiesta medals still available in our shop and on eBay. Get them while you can!

Our medals are for sale at the Official Fiesta Commission store at 2611 Broadway for $12/each.

All proceeds support our all-volunteer nonprofit organization that benefits animals in the King William and Lavaca neighborhoods. Our programs include the Community Cat Carpool, Cannoli’s Kitchen, Spay/Neuter Reimbursement, Cannoli’s Canteen neighborhood water bowls, microchip scanning, and Cannolicare vet bill assistance. Follow us on The Cannoli Fund’s Facebook page or Instagram account for more about our 2017 Fiesta Medals.

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The Cannoli Fund named top-rated nonprofit

Thanks to donors’, volunteers’, and neighbors’ kind words, The Cannoli Fund has been honored as a 2016 Top-Rated Nonprofit by GreatNonprofits, the leading provider of user reviews about nonprofit organizations. The Cannoli Fund, an all-volunteer 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization serving the King William and Lavaca neighborhoods of San Antonio, started in 2011.

The 2016 Top-Rated Nonprofit award was based on the large number of positive reviews. One neighbor wrote, “The Cannoli Fund is an essential group in managing my neighborhood’s stray cat population and animal health. They are always available and always willing to help with any animal concerns, and are committed to supporting neighbors with stray cat, dog, and pet concerns. It has truly been a pleasure working with them, and a joy to have them as a neighborhood institution.” Other reviewers posted their pet’s story and photos and the way The Cannoli Fund assisted in improving their pet’s quality of life. Read these reviews or post your own on The Cannoli Fund’s GreatNonprofits page.

The mission of The Cannoli Fund is to improve the lives of animals in the King William and Lavaca neighborhoods of San Antonio, with an emphasis on controlling the population, by: providing advice, resources, and financial assistance for spaying and neutering of companion and community cats and dogs; assisting with medical care for animals in need; and educating the community on the humane treatment of animals. The reviews by volunteers, clients, neighbors and other donors show the on-the-grounds results of our nonprofit.

“Savvy donors want to see the impact of their donations more than ever,” said Perla Ni, CEO of GreatNonprofits, “People with direct experience with The Cannoli Fund have voted that the organization is making a real difference.” The reviews posted also appear on the organization’s silver GuideStar profile.

GreatNonprofits is the leading site for donors and volunteers to read ratings of 501(c)3 nonprofit organizations. Visit The Cannoli Fund’s Top-Rated Nonprofit page to read reviews or post your own. You can also make a tax-deductible donation via GreatNonprofits or through the donation page of our website.

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KWA grant will change lives of area cats

The Cannoli Fund was awarded a King William Association grant to help fund its Community Cat Carpool program in the neighborhood. The grant provided for two more humane cat traps and will pay for the spay or neuter and vaccination of 34 King William cats. This will further our mission to stabilize the outdoor cat population in King William.

TNR (Trap-Neuter-Return) is the most effective and humane way to control cat populations. The City of San Antonio promotes Trap-Neuter-Return for the management of community cats. The Community Cat Carpool (CCC) program began when residents, interested in having their outdoor cats fixed, lacked a vehicle or the time to get to and from a low-cost clinic. The CCC’s “catmobile” picks up humanely-trapped cats from across the neighborhood early in the morning. The cats are taken to a low cost clinic where they are spayed or neutered and vaccinated. The very top of each cat’s left ear is removed, or tipped, to mark it as sterilized. At the end of the day the cats are brought back to their colonies. The cats then live out their lives unable to reproduce. Some problem behaviors are also controlled: yowling at night and cat fights stop. This program has become so popular that the CCC now shuttles groups of up to six cats to a clinic on a regular basis.

If you know of cats needing this free service in the neighborhood, please send an email via our contact page.

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