All Things Zootoo in 2009!

PHS earns $5K from zootoo but doesn't make final top-10

   The Potsdam Humane Society was not selected as one of the
   finalists in the Zootoo Million Dollar Makeover Contest announced
   in Las Vegas on April 7th, but we still feel like winners. PHS won
   $5,000 as a result of the community voting them in to the list of
   top 20 shelters out of over 2900 participants nationwide.

      

   Pictured above: Anne Smith, interim Potsdam Animal Shelter
   Director, holds the $5000 check from zootoo on April 7th in
   Las Vegas.

   Please view letter for PHS President, Bonnie Boyd

♥ Potsdam teachers' dress-down day raises $600+ for PHS

♥ SUNY Potsdam CLEAR Office Supports PHS
   The entire staff of SUNY Potsdam's Center for Lifelong
   Education and Recreation office came out in support of
   the Potsdam Humane Society during the recent zootoo visit.
   Below is a photo of the employees with signs showing their
   support and animals they had adopted through PHS.

      

      

Linda Camaano and Anne Smith Travel to ZooToo Awards
   Linda Caamano and Anne Smith will be traveling to Las Vegas on
   Monday, April 6th. A representative from all top 20 shelters must
   be on stage to receive their prize and to learn if they are a top 10
   finalist. PHS has already won $5000 by finishing in the top 20, but
   if they are selected as one of the top 10 finalists, the prize
   doubles to $10,000.

   "No matter what happens in Vegas, we are winners", said Bonnie
   Boyd, President of the Potsdam Humane Society. "North Country
   people needto be thanked over and over for making all of this
   possible. The animal shelter belongs to the community and the
   community has shown, with the help of Zootoo, that when
   everyone works together great things are possible. Many
   fundraisers are planned for the coming months. People are
   fired up to help the animals. As in Vegas, we are on a roll!"

      

   Pictured above: Linda Caamano with Shadow (puppy looking for a
   home), and Anne Smith, shelter director, with Natty Bumppo and
   tickets in hand, prepare for the zootoo trip to Las Vegas on
   April 6th.

   See more support for PHS on All Things Zootoo page

♥ Zootoo Founder Visits PHS Animal Shelter
   Hundreds rallied in support of the Potsdam Humane Society
   on March 17, 2009 as officials from Zootoo visited our local
   shelter. This is part of a million dollar shelter makeover contest
   sponsored by zootoo.com, a website dedicated to bringing pet
   lovers together and raising awareness of local shelters by
   encouraging local communities to become more involved in and
   committed to the welfare of homeless animals.

      

   The March 17th event was attended by hundreds of local
   residents, college students, school age students from Potsdam,
   Madrid, Lisbon, Canton and Clarkson employees. All were there
   to welcome Richard Thompson, the founder of Zootoo. This
   visit was part of his nationwide tour of the top 20 semi-finalists
   in the makeover contest.

      

      

   The Potsdam Humane Society will be represented in Las Vegas on
   April 7 when the top 10 finalists will be announced. Finalists are
   chosen based on the needs of the shelter, and, most importantly,
   by the level of support that the community shows for its shelter,
   and the programs and outreach that each shelter provides to its
   community. Supporters can continue to increase the chances of
   the Potsdam Humane Society being chosen as a top 10 finalist by
   logging on to zootoo.com, becoming a member, and participating
   on the site by writing reviews of the shelter, your experiences,
   how great the need is for renovation and expansion of the
   current facility, and the general support this community has for
   thePotsdam Humane Society animal shelter.



   View YouTube videos produced by Dan Dullea
   and Clarkson University:

   Zootoo Visit - Part 1:
      


   Zootoo Visit - Part 2:
      


   Clarkson students interviewed about their participation:
      


   Other news coverage of Zootoo event:
    Watertown Daily Times
    Channel 10
    North Country Public Radio
    North Country Now

♥ Ruth Garner, 93, Gets Tattoo to Support PHS/Zootoo!
   Ruth Garner, the 93 year-old former mayor of Potsdam got a
   tattoo on her back as part of a St. Patty's Day fundraising
   effort in support of the PHS Capital Campaign and Zootoo.

   What an incredible act of support!

      

      

♥ Students from Carol Wright's Class Cheer Zootoo Visit
   Carol Wright, Ag teacher at Canton Schools that brought a
   busload of students to the Zootoo event at the PHS animal
   shelter on St. Patty's Day. They were part of an incredible
   turnout of North Country citizens that celebrated PHS's
   placement in the top 20 shelters of the Zootoo contest--and
   a visit from Zootoo officials to determine whether PHS will be
   selected as a final top 10 contestant.