Have You Heard About the Auction?

What? The Claiborne Animal Shelter Auction

When? Sometime in December

Where? At the Claiborne Animal Shelter Property

Why? That's easy, to raise enough money to keep on building!

WIFY? (Translation: What's in it For You?) You mean besides all the excellent things you can buy at auction? The Five "F's" Of Happiness...

• Fun
• Food
• Friends
• Family
• Federal Income Tax Write-off. We're talking about the much-coveted end-of-the-year Tax Deduction for you and/or your business! Now that's a sweet deal.

Are you interested in participating? Here's what we need: heavy equipment (we already have one car - and it runs!), refrigerators, stoves, ATVs, lawn mowers, really nice furniture (some quality antiques will be auctioned), flatbed trailers, power tools, boats, engines, fishing equipment, hunting gear, and anything else you can think of that'll help us raise $75,000. (Was that you who just gasped or one of us?)

Stay tuned for photographs of some of the fantastic items that'll be auctioned off. In the meantime, you can call Ruby at our office, 423-626-2686, and make arrangement to drop your donated items at the shelter.

Thanks for your continuing support. Together, this community is making a difference!

Hats Off to John Hatfield and His Merry Band of Men!

You may not know this but John Hatfield and some volunteers from the Claiborne High Masonry class have donated their time and expertise to lay the block at the animal shelter. After putting in the foundation last spring, (which included laying out 40 doggy doorways!) they're now building the partitions between the dog runs.

As the building has shot up, our bank account has shot down. The donation of this service has saved the shelter thousands of dollars!

These guys are true craftsmen. Don't take our word for it, go see for yourself. We're at the end or Ritchie and Lewis Drive off Old Knoxville Highway. Not sure where that is? Here's a link to a map. Now no excuses, go look. (Seriously, you will be impressed!)

The next time you see John or one of his students, be sure to give them a slap on the back, a high five, and great big THANKS for the wonderful work they are doing for this community. Together we will get it done!

A Treasure Hunt With Hot Dogs - Claiborne Animal Shelter Rummage Sale

The morning was cold and foggy but it didn't stop the garage salers of Claiborne County from getting out early to shop for bargains. Click here for more pictures.

Thanks to everyone who made the Claiborne Animal Shelter rummage sale a huge success. We made enough money to purchase almost 1500 cement blocks for the outside walls between the dog runs! Yes, we are getting there - dollar by dollar, block by block, inch by inch, um, well, you know what we mean.

Special thanks to Roger Ball for the use of his parking lot, electricity, and bathrooms!