With all the Unhappy Tails coming in from the Land Of BSL ... its always nice to hear from the good people at S.H.A.I.D. They are looking for donations for their ever popular annual yard sale ... see poster below.
If you live in the HRM area, you can always help out the Metro Shelter by:

• visiting their booth at the Harbourview Weekend Market, 42 Canal Street Dartmouth, every Saturday & Sunday from 9 am - 4 pm. Quality used clothing, new/used books and household items. 100% of proceeds for animal welfare.
• Stopping by their Spring Yard sale & Barbeque on May 29th at Metro Shelter 5 Scarfe Court, 10 am - 2 pm.
• If you are looking to donate items, Nancy Northcut will be at the storage unit, across parking lot from Metro Shelter, 5 Scarfe Court, this Saturday (rain or shine) from 10:30 am - 1:30 pm. Drop by with your boxes or bags of goodies and say hello. Donations of books, clothing, household items, tools etc. Do not accept computers, printers, televisions, microwaves or encyclopedias. No left over yard sale items please - just creates work for them to dispose of it.

If you live in the Middleton area, you can help CAPS by:

• the last Thursday and Friday of each month, Classic Hobbies located at 163 Main Street in Middleton is hosting a coffee party. For $2.00, you can enjoy a delicious muffin or cookie with a cup of coffee. Proceeds to CAPS. Donations of food and supplies for CAPS may also be dropped off at the store. Please drop in, say hello and support this wonderful fundraiser. Dates are as follows: May 27&28, June 24&25, July 29&30, August 26&27, September 23&24, October 28&29, November 25&26.
• and starting this weekend, Stop by the CAPS booth at the Middleton Farmers' Market held on Fridays from 2-6 pm , across from the Middleton Town Hall.

The Spring Fling Extravaganza... with a delightful Italian theme.... in support of the LA Animal Shelter is being held on May 19th, at 185 D’Orsay Road at 12 pm. Take outs will be offered from 11:15 to 11:45 am. Please note that take out orders must be reserved and will not be accepted on the day of the event so book those early as well since orders will be limited. Reserve your spot right away by e-mail to sharonduffy@eastlink.ca or just call her at 667-2880.

Stay tuned ... there are lots of events for the animals now that the weather is getting nicer .. and as I rummage around and find them, I'll post them here.