In this edition:
1. Book Sale - Penryn
2. Prepare Your Dog for the 4th
3. Adopt a Homeless Pet
4. Book Donations
5. Low Cost Spay & Neuter Programs
6. Warning: Cocoa Mulch
1. Book Sale - A fundraiser for various animal-welfare groups will be held June 27 and 28, 8-noon. Thousands of items will be sold including books, CDs, DVDs, audio books and many miscellaneous items. The sale will be held at 2166 Swetzer Rd., Penryn.
2. Prepare Your Dog for the 4th - Early preparation for the 4th can save you and your dog a lot of grief. Here are a few ideas from Roseville Dog Owners' Group www.rosevilledog.org :
1. Plan a dog-friendly 4th away from fireworks is the best bet.
2. Talk to your vet about the benefits of sedating your dog.
3. Purchase a CD of fireworks noises and play at graduating levels, giving treats after each noise.
4. If crate trained, leave in the crate with a long-lasting treat like a frozen Beef Bone. Spray the inside with CAP Comfort Zone, a calming pheromone. All these can be found at pet stores.
3. Adopt a Homeless Pet - www.Petfinder.com Many puppies and kittens need homes now. Please help and give someone a forever home.
4. Book Donations Needed - In order to help more animal-welfare groups always struggling for funds, more book donations are needed. Also welcome are CDs, DVDs, audio books & video games. We are unable to accept leftover books from libraries at this time because of lack of space. Donations may be dropped off every Saturday morning, 8-noon, at address above(Book Sale). Email lyn4animal@aol.com for more information or directions. We thank you for helping us earn $438,516.00 over many years. It couldn't be done without the help of generous people like you bringing donations to these monthly sales. Many animals have been given a chance at a better life.
I thank you for your support, Lynn Willingham
5. The Sacramento Area Animal Coaliton (SAAC) maintains a comprehensive list of low-cost spay/neuter programs. http://sacanimal.org/spayneuter.html
6. Warning: Did you know that Cocoa Mulch can harm your pet? Check this out: http://www.snopes.com/critters/crusader/cocoamulch.asp
***Please insure that your pets have plenty of water every day and can get out of the sun. Walk your dog early in the morning or later in the evening... remember, asphalt roads maintain the heat. Your dog can burn the pads of their feet when it is hot. Never leave your pet in the car even with the air conditioner on...NEVER.
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Lori Kim Polk is the Founder and Lead Designer of Artful Journey Designs and Staging, a full service Home Staging and Design Corporation combined with Ryan Dressel from Stage Right Designlocated in Roseville, California. Recently featured in Sacramento Magazine, Sacramento News and Review, KFBK radio and SMUD's Home of the Future. We proudly service Granite Bay, Rocklin, Lincoln, Sacramento and surrounding areas.
Call us today at 916-300-0402 or 916-517-5710 for our premier services. "The art of selling your home!"
Getting your house ready to sell can seem overwhelming, but it doesn't have to be. Just keep in mind that you're wanting potential buyers to be able to see their own family and possessions in your home.
In order to do that, your home must have more "blank areas" than usual to allow buyers to imagine their things in your space. Since you're going to be packing for your move anyway, go ahead and get a start on it now. Box up out of season clothes to make closets seem more spacious. Remove family photos so buyers don't feel the house is already "taken". Give them opportunities to visually place their possessions by having less of your own spread around the house. Allow your house to still feel comfortable, but never crowded or cluttered.
If you need specific advice, we would be happy to help you prepare your home for sale. Please call us at 916-300-0402 or 916-517-5710
Getting your house ready to sell can seem overwhelming, but it doesn't have to be. Just keep in mind that you're wanting potential buyers to be able to see their own family and possessions in your home.
In order to do that, your home must have more "blank areas" than usual to allow buyers to imagine their things in your space. Since you're going to be packing for your move anyway, go ahead and get a start on it now. Box up out of season clothes to make closets seem more spacious. Remove family photos so buyers don't feel the house is already "taken". Give them opportunities to visually place their possessions by having less of your own spread around the house. Allow your house to still feel comfortable, but never crowded or cluttered.
If you need specific advice, we would be happy to help you prepare your home for sale. Please call us at 916-300-0402
Today's homeless in Sacramento are houseless, and some are even placeless or transient. Many are also without a family. Some have been hit hard by the economic crisis and are forced to live on the streets. Single people, couples, and families are struggling to survive. With the displacement of "Tent City", this possesses another problem of where these people should go. St. John's Church, Loaves and Fishes, and Mustard Seed School are several Sacramento agencies that have opened their doors to help. One agency SSHH, or Sacramento Self-Help Housing, has secured 3 and 4 bedroom housing where 4 people or a family may live. Similar to a group home, these houses have a monitor who oversees the group. Their mission is to assist individuals and families who have insufficient resources and help them get back on their feet.
Our local RESA (Real Estate Staging Association) group had the pleasure of donating furniture and accessories to this worthwhile cause. We brought trucks, trailers, and lots of help to furnish a new property that would soon be home to 3 homeless women. Words can't describe what we all were feeling when the monitor, who was homeless herself, stepped into her new home. It was a priceless moment. We will continue our efforts in helping SSHH with their valiant drive to help the homeless find decent housing and acquire skills to help themselves. Big thank you to Michelle Kaspari, our RESA Chapter President, for putting it all together.
As RESA California President, I would like to suggest that each group/chapter across the US and beyond, find a need in your community and fill it. It is time to give back to our communities and Stage the Giving Forward.
"Look around and extend yourself in grace and kindness to somebody else," quoted by Oprah on her show as she urged her audience around the globe about the Sacramento's Homeless situation.
Local area RESA participants were: Michelle and Joe Kaspari of Essential Staging, Chuck Woods of Brite Ideas Staging, Valesca Bogard of Welcome Home Furniture, Barbara Bussey of Transitions Home Design, Ryan Dressel of Stage Right Design and Lori Kim Polk of Artful Journey Designs and Staging.
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Lori Kim Polk is the Founder and Lead Designer of Artful Journey Designs and Staging, a full service Home Staging and Design Corporation combined with Ryan Dressel from Stage Right Design located in Roseville, California. Recently featured in Sacramento Magazine, Sacramento News and Review, KFBK radio and SMUD's Home of the Future. We proudly service Granite Bay, Rocklin, Lincoln, Sacramento and surrounding areas.
Call us today at 916-300-0402 or 916-517-5710 for our premier services. "The art of selling your home!"
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