The Mayor's Alliance for NYC's Animals kicks off its summer pet adoption season with Adoptapalooza in Washington Square Park on May 22. Dedicated AC&C volunteer Iris Lugo explains the joys of sharing your life with a pet to a young lady whose family adopted a kitten at one of our events last year.
Photo by Stephanie Norris, ASPCA
Out of the Cage!
April 2010
Our April issue of Out of the Cage! features news about important happenings — past, present, and future. You'll read about Mayor Bloomberg's April 12 press conference where he thanked the ASPCA for its $1 million grant to the Mayor's Alliance for NYC's Animals — a continuation of the ASPCA's 2005 five-year grant — and announced the appointment of Julie Bank as the new Executive Director of Animal Care & Control of NYC.
Get set for our first multi-group adoption event of 2010, when Adoptapalooza takes Washington Square Park by storm on May 22, and where we hope scores of homeless cats and dogs will find their permanent homes — all against a backdrop of family fun and entertainment.
We hope you'll share our excitement about how two Mayor's Alliance programs that focus on our human resources — volunteers and APOs — are working to maximize the effectiveness of these two vital constituencies.
Our relationship with LX New York, which you'll read about in this issue, has us extremely energized, and we're excited about all the positive possibilities this collaboration is creating for our APOs and the animals in their care.
We hope you'll enjoy this issue. And because we always enjoy hearing from you, please feel free to contact us at enews@AnimalAllianceNYC.org.
Best wishes,
Jane Hoffman
President, Mayor's Alliance for NYC's Animals
In This Issue…
Mayor Bloomberg Announces Good News at April 12 Press Conference
First-Ever Adoptapalooza Coming to Washington Square Park on May 22
APOs Gain Weekly TV Exposure on NBC's LX New York
From Social Media to Microchipping Seminars, Strength Trainings Help APOs Work Smarter
Re-vitalized Mayor's Alliance Volunteer Program Hits the Ground Running
In Every Issue…
Newsletter Team
Editor-in-Chief: Steve Gruber
Art Director: Krista Menzel
Senior Writer: Steve Gruber
Photographers: Laura Covino, Todd D'Addario, Rick Edwards, Robin Fostel, David Glicksman, Stephanie Norris
The Mayor's Alliance for NYC's Animals welcomes reprints of the articles in Out of the Cage! To request permission to reprint any of these articles, please contact us at enews@AnimalAllianceNYC.org.
