Pancake Breakfast a Hit!

The Claiborne Animal Shelter's second annual pancake breakfast was a resounding success! Special thanks to the Good Dog Training Club for their generous donation toward the purchase of the fixin's, and to Reverand Charles Mattson of the New Tazewell United Methodist Church for his support and for the use of the Fellowhip Hall.

We saw many of our old friends, met lots of new ones, and sent carry out breakfasts to a whole slew of folks who weren't able to attend. Mayor Joe Tyler Duncan stopped by to pick up a carry out, thanks for your support, Mayor Duncan! There was a special guest appearance by a recently rescued stray puppy named Jack, who acted as the 2009 Canine Ambassador of Goodwill and as a reminder of what this is all about.



Breakfast ticket sales plus revenue from selling t-shirts and raffle tickets (to a one-day pontoon rental donated by Cedar Grove Marina), will cover more than a third of cost of the fence installation at the shelter property!

Congratulations to Carol Dunafer, the lucky winner of the pontoon rental.

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The generosity of this community is as spectacular as it is heartwarming; together we WILL make a difference!

Recipe for a Shelter... and a Slide Show!

The three main ingredients for building a shelter are: 1) Volunteers to build the shelter, 2) Volunteers to raise money to do so, and 3) Community support!



If we've got item #3, we'll automatically have items #1 and #2 - correct?

You can see how the recipe works in a cool slideshow coming up right after this important Public Service Announcement...

One way to help us build the shelter is to attend our Second Annual Shelter Pancake Breakfast on Saturday, July 11 from 8-11 AM at the New Tazewell United Methodist Church (On Hwy 33 across from the Coffee Funeral Home). Tickets are $5 per person, dine in or carry out. Tickets can be purchased at our office or at the door. For more details call our office at 423-626-2686.

If you can't make the breakfast, please consider making a tax-free donation today. You can find details on how to contact us on our website, www.ClaiborneAnimalShelter.com

And now, onto our featured attraction - a link the slide show! Click here.

Meet Alex and Charley

They were tossed from a moving vehicle on a frigid winter night. They ran after the car until it was out of sight. Then they stood on the dark road shivering and crying.

Left behind.

These pups were rescued by a woman who’d witnessed the scene. What would have happened to them if she hadn’t been there?

The Claiborne Animal Shelter in Claiborne County Tennessee, is now under construction. It’ll take approximately 3,000 cinder blocks to complete the lower half of the walls. You can help us purchase the block. Here’s what your donation can do:

$10 will buy about 9 blocks
$20 ~ 18
$50 ~ 48
$100 ~ 90
$500 ~ 450

Please, send your donation today. It WILL make a difference!

Send your check to: Buy a Block c/o Claiborne Animal Shelter, P.O. Box 186, Tazewell, TN 37879

You can also drop your donation off at our office. It's located in the old County Court House, 1740 Main Street,Tazewell, Tennessee. Office hours are Monday through Friday from 10:00 until 2:00. If you have questions, call Ruby, our office manager at 423-626-2686.

We're a 501c3, non-profit organization so your donation is tax deductible. Thanks!