Tues 28th Dec: Our Foster Coordinator needs help!

Five 10 day-old orphans

 I've often mentioned our Foster Coordinator's name and stressed what an amazing job she does as a volunteer.  In fact Cindy's contribution to HKDR is huge, and has grown so much in the past year or so with all of the puppies coming in from various sources that it's become too much for one person to handle.  I know that on the few occasions when I've taken over for a day or so it's been a non-stop job keeping up with all of the foster homes, arranging food, vaccinations when due, making appointments for adoption interviews and dealing with vet appointments, some emergencies.  With the news today that there are five more orphaned puppies whose mother died last night (not from any infectious disease) and urgently needing foster homes, Cindy has finally admitted that she needs support from a second Foster Coordinator, and in case you might be willing this is what we're looking for:

A mature person who is completely bi-lingual, able to remain calm in a crisis and willing to be on call (email or Whatsapp) every day.   The volunteer must be organised and able to keep proper records, and have the time to deal with multiple and pretty much non-stop messages.  Ideally the volunteer wouldn't have another full time job, so this would suit someone who stays at home and has a lot of spare time. 

Obviously Cindy will offer full training, while the Homing Centre staff are always on hand to help with information and whatever else is needed.  At HKDR we work as a close team, everyone supporting everyone else, and I'm also always available as part of that team. 

I don't want to burden Cindy with yet another task, so please email me as a first step if you are really serious about taking on this important (an unpaid) role.  Cindy has been a volunteer for many years, and although her dedication is probably exceptional we do need someone who can promise long-term support, meaning not just a few weeks or even months.   My email address is sallyandersen@hongkongdogrescue.com if you have the time and willingness to give Cindy the support she badly needs.  

Bun and Blini in foster

We have so many puppies already in foster homes and growing fast, like the @typhoon_k_puppies and the four siblings Blini, Bun, Baguette and Brioche.  For all adoption enquiries please email Cindy (again) at foster@hongkongdogrescue.com, or complete the adoption questionnaire at www.hongkongdogrescue.com/adopt/adoption-questionnaire/. 

As a reminder of the older puppies available, here's the photo album from Sunday again  Puppy Adoption Day 26th Dec 2021.

Taking care of so many dogs and puppies costs a lot of money, and we're always grateful for donations to help with vet costs and other such unavoidable expenses.  If you can donate even a small amount here's our bank details (with many thanks in advance).

Bank: HSBC 匯豐銀行

Account Name 戶口名稱: Hong Kong Dog Rescue Limited
Account Number 戶口號碼: 741-263776-838