RLRR Metro Support Team meeting, Tues., May 20

Anyone interested in learning more should attend!

We'll meet again at the Perkins restaurant in the Midway area of St. Paul (on University, just east of Snelling Ave.) at 6:30pm.

Agenda items:
1. Re-cap of clinic at Red Lake May 1-4 with Animal Ark and the Neuter Commuter
- Accomplishments
- Improvements to be made

2. Next clinic at Red Lake May 28-29 with the Animal Humane Society and their medical van with financial support from the Lawson Family Foundation
- Find rescues to take animals that will be surrendered at the event
- Transport animals before clinic to make room at the rescue
- Transport animals after clinic
- Volunteers for this event? It is a shorter event with more help already available. DeeDee and Crytal are planning to go up

3. Blog (www.redlakerosie.blogspot.com)
- Please look at it and offer story ideas and photos and suggestions
-Thanks to all who have already done so. I love updates on Red Lake animals.
- Send to Denise at d4luke@comcast.net

4. Garage Sale
- Lynn is in Ohio caring for her sick mother; she won't be able to organize this.
-Is anyone else able to take this on or do we skip this fundraiser this year?
-A matching fund is available and we hoped to use the money to pay expenses for Benay (next item)...

5. Benay(sp?) is a mature experienced animal rescuer who is willing to live and work at Red Lake Rosie's Rescue this summer to help Karen.
- Can we fund her appx. $5000 costs through directed donations? She won't be an employee of the Rescue.
- Karen will really need the help since she is planning to have foot surgery and Benay may be willing to do this on a longer term basis for several months of the year.

6. Other???

NOTE:
Projects for the summer:
1) HSUS Ravs animal clinic (July 22-27)
2) Well drilling and a well house
3) Pipe water into shelter
4) Dead Tree removal near the shelter (will contract help)
5) Install a large fenced in area (Tom and Nancy will help install)
6) Install 2 more 2/pod kennels and removal of dirt runs (will contract help)
7) Add gravel on the road (Trail Sand and Gravel)
8) Haul straw for winter. Switch to wood chips for the summer.
9) Clean woods and grounds all around the shelter.
10) Install a gate at both shelter entrances when fencing is installed.
11) Remodel shelter by installing new windows, flooring, a kitchen area and heating though out the shelter (need men to help)