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You may wonder sometimes is committing yourself to such daunting tasks as trying to "save the world" guarantees that you will change the lives of those you seek to help:

It does not.

But it is guaranteed to change yours.

These are some of the people that we are deeply indebted to for their dedication, donations and moral support.  We have over 20,000 of you to thank and can't name everyone here, but we do appreciate all that you do for the animals. What's more is that each one of these people, by giving of themselves, has become a better person.

2005 Donated Services:

OUR BIGGEST DONOR OF SERVICES CONTINUES TO BE COX RADIO

Thanks to Jay O'Conner and his great staff!

Play the 2 commercials donated by Cox Radio Stations that ran more than 300 times on 102.5 The Bone and 107.3 The Eagle for our Golf Tournament.

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Teasdale Worldwide is the Strategic Marketing Agency for Big Cat Rescue.  They were able to negotiate support from the Tampa Tribune as our print sponsor for this year's Fur Ball, and with The Tampabay Business Journal and they have designed a corporate sponsor program both for the Fur Ball and in general. Their icon is the Florida Panther.

Sherry Sacino the President of Youth Empowerment Alliance, Inc., spent $10,000. creating a wonderful PSA for The Girl Scouts and Big Cat Rescue.  See it HERE.

GENEROUS CORPORATE DONATION FROM RAPIDSYS GETS BIG CAT RESCUE ONLINE AND NETWORKED!

Some months ago, one of our computer savvy volunteers, Tony Camp, was talking with Dustin Jurman, the President of DSL provider Rapid Systems Corporation, about Big Cat Rescue. Dustin, it turned out, had previously visited the sanctuary and indicated an interested in helping. We had no idea at the time how much of an understatement this was!

Over the past few months, Rapidsys has donated thousands of dollars of labor to bring our previously primitive computer and Internet capabilities into the 21 st century. First, they completely networked our gift shop and offices. This is in a 1950's building with almost impenetrable walls and no access to the attic to run wires, so lines had to be routed outside and back into the building. After hooking us to their incredibly reliable DSL service, they helped us not only network our new donor tracking software, but also set it up to allow our volunteers who do data entry to access the system from home. And when we needed to add a second Point of Sale terminal in the gift shop due to increasing volume there, their network let us do that effortlessly. They set up our website to host email addresses for our staff and volunteers that can be checked from anywhere.

And as for their DSL Internet service? It is incredible. It has been far more reliable than our previous service, and has built into it technology that prevents and removes hackers, virus's, Trojans and worms so we do not have to manage that ourselves. And the customer service has been superb (how often do you hear someone say that?). We have received consistently rapid responses from very knowledgeable people who speak American versus the gibberish the outsourcing companies claim is English.

Rapidsys provides Broadband services throughout most of Florida. Their very specialized expertise in integrating internet access into a company's network is provided primarily in the Tampa Bay area. If you need Broadband, either wired or wireless, or want to maximize how your internet access and network operate together, you cannot find better folks. Posing in the photo with Snorkel are Michelle Martin, Denise Hamilton and Merry Anne Keck who have given us wonderful service. You can reach them at 813-232-4887. We thank them for their incredible generosity in helping us upgrade and become far more efficient, and urge you to thank them with your business if you have an opportunity.

The Big Cat Times Makes the Big Time

Now, in the Citrus Park Amoco BP station and convenience store owned by Mina Enterprises, Inc. you can fill up your tank, buy a McDonald's lunch for the road and pick up a copy of The Big Cat Times. Thanks to store manager Gehan Rezk The Big Cat Times sits right along side the Tampa Tribune and the St. Pete Times for visitors to pick up. Gehan also keeps a rack full of Big Cat Rescue brochures and complains that she just can't keep them in stock because as she says, “Everybody wants to know about Big Cat Rescue.” Even if she is out of brochures, she keeps a magnet photo of Shere Khan on the register so that she can spread the word. People like her are so important to our mission so next time you need gas, or lunch, stop in at 8002 Citrus Park Dr. Tampa, FL 33625 813.792.2852 and tell Gehan that Big Cat Rescue sent you.

The Courteous Canine

The Courteous Canine donated money and help to Cathy and Jen in their Clicker Training endeavors.  Jen said, "Cathy and I have been taking our dogs to their classes and they are terrific.  Their motto is No Force, Just Fun!  I feel this is a great organization that has the same compassion and respect for animals as we do."   www.CourteousCanine.com

2004 Donated Services:

   

Florida's Golden Palette Paints E-Center HERE.

Mitzvah is a Hebrew word for good deed. On Mitzvah Day 2004, hundreds of members of area synagogues and groups put feet on their faith by giving volunteer time to agencies that help make the Tampa Bay area a wonderful place to live. This year, 15 members of the young adult social group from Congregation Schaarai Zedek chose Big Cat Rescue as their community service project. They spent the morning clearing a cat-a-tat that had been filled with debris from the many hurricanes that have recently come our way. While painting the wire enclosure of this cat-a-tat, they enjoyed hearing more about what we do and how we came to be. Each volunteer promised to advertise what a fabulous place Big Cat Rescue is and what a terrific asset it is to our community!

 

2003 Donated Services:

Volunteers Who Helped with Events:

Oct. 3, 2003 The Fur Ball netted more than $22,000.00 Thanks everyone!!!

July 5, 2003:  Nakoma's Family Day raises almost $2,000.00 for our continuing veterinary bills.  Thank you to everyone who participated!

July 6, 2002:  Nakoma's Family Day was a roaring success and raised 3,417.00 !!!  Thanks everyone!

Thanks to all of you who made Catspurilla such a huge success this year.  You raised $6075.00 for the cats with an attendance of only 92 people.  Last year we had 200 people and raised $4500.00.  This is our biggest, on site, fund raiser of the year and you really out did yourselves.  Thanks again for all you do for the animals!!!!!

Thank you, 1 Nation Technology Corporation $250.00, Dr. Albert McGann $100.00, API Associates $100.00, and Tampa Bay Hand Center $100.00 for sponsoring  school field trips to WOES for The Children's Home and Wharton High School Impact Program.  With sponsors like you, we can get our message of conservation and responsibility out to school children who could not otherwise be reached. 

Thank you, Old Hyde Park and all of the volunteers and friends of volunteers at Big Cat Rescue for raising $8,762.19 Wrappin' gifts and Snappin' photos of kids with Santa.  This money will go to offset the costs of rescuing Nikita the lioness and her bobcat buddies, Sierra, Andi and Rocky.

Thank you everyone who participated in and attended our Haunted Trail 2001 which raised $1100.00, the Big Cat Birthday Bash that raised $1369.00, the Carrollwood Art Show that raised $400.00 and the St. Pete Art Show and Guavaween, that raised awareness about our mission.  Everyone worked really hard to pull off all of these events, back to back and together you raised $2860.00 toward the rescue of Nikita the Lioness, who was seized in a drug raid.  

The Volunteers competed to raise money from Night Tours to help get us through the summer:

Jess, Jason, John, Diane, Carolyne and company raised $208.00 

Sandra, Barbara, Carolyn, Geri and company including Becky, Mary Lou, Susan and Denny with the help of donations from Cody's , Roy's Restaurant and Steve Muldoon from Universal Business Systems donated the printing and the flyers raised $1236.00

Brian, Rachel, Kathryn and company raised $386.10 

Matt, Jen & co raised $350.00

Anissa, Tony and co. raised $570.00

Cathy, Carol, RaeAnna, Jamie and company including LeAnn, Mary Ann and donations from Maui Ice raised $780.00.

Mary Ann, David and company including  Jessica, Jason, Kathyn,  Carolyne, John, & Diane raised $488.00.  

Scott, Daniel and Dori raised $ 3273.14 in their night tour, including 2500.00 from Dori Rath of Nelco.  

All of the night tours, company parties and special fundraisers including Maya that were done by all of the volunteers listed above in the months of July and August raised a whopping $10,155.24 which is 2155.24 over their goal of $8000.00.  Thank you everyone for going above and beyond for the cats this summer.  

Nakoma's Family Day 2001 raised $1930.00 in two hours!  Thank you everyone who participated in making this a great day of fun for the entire family.

Thank you to everyone who participated in Earth Day 2001 and raised $1733.00 for the cats!  

Thanks to everyone involved in making our Safari Dinner and Auction 2001 such a huge success!  We raised over $5000.00 and appreciate everyone who donated food and auction items.  Thanks to all the volunteers and staff who worked long and hard to get ready for and run this event.  And last, but not least we want to thank all the press we were given and all the guest who came to make this a spectacular event.  Some of our big donors this year are Sharon and Amy Seefeld, Baumann Raymondo Inc. CPA Firm, By the Bay Cheesecakes, Longhorn Steakhouse, Atlanta Bread Company, Albertson's, Kristie Kreiger, Mary Kay Consultant, IDautomation.com Inc. and Applebee's. Thanks to everyone who helped with and attended our 8th Birthday Bash on Nov. 5 and all of the new cat walk sponsors who donated $25.00 to have their name burned into the new cat walk.  This event raised $2,633.50 for the cats and was one of our most enjoyable to date.  

Thank you to the Haunted Trail 2000 Volunteers and all of the visitors for raising $3040.00 on the 5 day trail and children's Trick or Treat Day! This event not only raised a lot of money for the cats, but also resulted in the completion of a breath taking cat walk that will give visitors the personal experience of Florida's natural swamps without mud boots. The media was great in covering this event and we expect a lot of continued support from those who just learned about us. Thanks so much to all of you.

Thank you to AAA for having their annual corporate party here to benefit the cats on September 19, 2000. The volunteers all jumped in and provided all the food, did all the cooking and serving and provided the AAA staff with tours, hand feeding tours of the big cats and music. It was a great night for all and raised $1005.00 for the animals. Thank you everyone!

The Old Hyde Park Live Music Series Jazz Fest on August 30, 2000 from 6 PM till 9PM raised $13,335.81 in three hours. After costs, the net profit to Big Cat Rescue is $9,717.46 making this our largest event ever! We owe this huge success to Amy Mason, Patrick and the rest of the Old Hyde Park selection committee who voted us to be the recipient of this coveted opportunity. We couldn't have done it without all the hard work of these devoted volunteers, their spouses and friends: Jennifer Adair, Jessica Allen, Victor Alonso, Marlene Betina, Anissa Camp, Daniel Capiro, Carolyn & Craig Clendinen, Rachel Czavenik, Brian Czvenik, Teri Dewitt, Becky Galiardo, Mary Lou and Jeff Geis, Hanaya Gomes, Jason Hosford, Stephanie Imunn, Ron and Sandy Knight, Carole Lewis, Scott Lope, Cathy Neumann, Tim McGreery, Mary Monroe, Eleanor Nesbit, Laurie and John Pizzo, MaryAnn Reed (who spent the whole hot evening in our Lion Mascot suit), Alan Schreier, Chuck Schroeder, Carolyn Thompson, Rob Thornton, Jamie Veronica, LeAnn Walters and Pam Wiza. We are also thankful to Erin at Pepin Distributing, the beer truck guy, Old Hyde Park staff and security, and of course, everyone who came and donated so generously to our cause. Thank you Lord for a perfect night for Jazz in the park.

Thanks to everyone who made the Annual Safari Benefit such a huge success.  Thanks to all of you that participated, $2,016.00 was raised for the animals at Big Cat Rescue.  Everyone had a great time and there was lots of fun things to do.  Look for this event again, next year.  

Thanks to everyone who made the Nakoma's Family Day such a huge success. The event brought in $2,361.00 and 247 visitors on July 4, 2000.    Your donations this day will go to completing the on site cat hospital.  Thanks especially to volunteers, Anissa, LeAnn, Becky, Rob & Teri, Brigitte, Jess & Jason, Carolyn & Craig, Matt & Jen, Brian & Rachel, Susan, Cathy, Steph, Mary Ann, Hanaya, Ron, Mary Lou, Jennifer, Joyce, Doug & Kellie.

Thanks to everyone who made the Y2K Yes 2 Kats, Saving Wildlife for Future Generations Benefit and Silent Auction such a huge success.  We have raised $4,763.50 and counting toward building new Leopard Cat-A-Tats for six of our animals.  These funds raised at this benefit are enough to build two of the six cages we still need.  Thanks to everyone who donated items to the silent auction and to the cause.   Thanks to everyone who attended on-line and in person.  A special thanks to those who put this event together and brought it to fruition:  Jamie Veronica, Anissa Camp, Jessica Allen, Jennifer Bush, Scott Lope, Carolyne Clendinen, Terri DeWitt, Rob Thornton, Cathy Neumann, Jason Hosford, Cindy Clever, Becky Gagliardo, Matt Ruszczyk, Bruce Donnally, Pam Wiza and all who showed up to help who were not on the list. 

Thanks to Central Animal Hospital for the annual Fund Raiser Flea Market and Dog Wash on 12/01 with Anissa Camp and Rambo, the Jungle Cat.  They donated a microscope, disposable gloves, buckets, towels, shovels, rakes and were able to raise a lot of money for Big Cat Rescue. 

Thanks to everyone (Jamie Veronica, Daniel Capiro, Scott Lope, Cathy Neumann, Jason Hosford, Jessica Allen, Anissa Camp, Brigitte Ivory, Victor Alonso, Lynda Nevard Sugasa, Jennifer Bush, Mary Lou Geis, Jeremy, Matt, Becky Gagliardo & more) who helped with the Halloween Haunted Trail and the Wild Eyes At Night Tours.  The Haunted Trail was a week long, every night event until 10:00 or later each night.  This event raised $1960.00 (and counting) for the cats and not only were all of the props and materials needed donated by the volunteers, but they also came here every night after work for a month and most of their days off to make this event a huge success. 

 

 

To all of our Volunteers, Staff, Members, Adoptive Parents, Excel Customers and Guests we wish to extend a warm THANK YOU!!!  Thank you for making Big Cat Rescue more than just a name!!!  Photo By: Shere Khan and China Doll

 

 

 

 

 

 

Carrollwood Cats c/o Dr. Stacie Wadsworth, D.V.M. and Dr. Jim Ray D.V.M.  We have used the expert services of Carrollwood Cats since 1994 and cannot say enough good things about these wonderful, knowledgeable, caring Veterinarians and their excellent staff.   They donated 5 huge cases of Veterinary Textbooks to our missions in Central America.  Their practice is limited to cats & they know them better than anyone else we have ever used!  13305 Orange Grove Dr. Tampa, Fl.  33618  (813) 963-6612.   Above is Dr. Stacie in the center between Volunteer Daniel Capiro and Jack Hanna during the rescue of two Western Cougars.

Thank you everyone who helped with the 1999 Annual Safari Benefit:

The Melting Pot, Shirley Murphy, First Presbyterian Church, Publix Supermarkets, Inc., Einstein Bagels, Jo-Ann Fabrics, Pam Wiza, "Feedback" (David Laracuente & Del Aitchison), the Demzara Gypsies, Bill Currie Ford, Lisa Schafer, Extreme, Stadiam Toyota, Tree Jordan, Brigette Ivory, Jennifer Adair, Carpet Max, Tampa Bay Lightning, Mark Kostich, Exoticals Etc., Lester & Jackie Burgess, Country Kitchen, Salon Hyde Park, Lexus of Sarasota, Moss Chiropractic Clinic, Target, fosters Exotic Pet Centers, Inc., Carol Deller, Joan Richards, Sandy and Jamie Wittkopp, Florida Aquarium, Mosque of Temple Terrace, Continental Jewelry, Volvo of Tampa, Crown Mitsubishi, Greg Krick, Ho Ho's Windows, Dr. Silas Daniel, Alvin Magnon Jewelers, John & Arlene Say, Roxanna and Richard Bearse, Carrollwood Players, R.J. Graziano, Safety Harbor Resort & Spa, Tampa Bay Mutiny, Lowes on Waters Av., Tampa Bay Brewing Co., Courtesy Automotive, Tampa Bay Devil Rays, Scott Lope, Dr. Michael Demnar, Christi Matthews, Costa Color, Brett Creamer, Jason Bearse, Chris Mack, Veronica Myers-Fuqua, Val and Eleanor Nesbit, Chris Cook, Carolyn Sklenar, Jon McKinney, Jennifer Olson, Jim Moore, Jamie Veronica, Daniel Capiro, Courtesy Lincoln-Mercury/Isuuzu c/o Sheldon Wise, Courtesy of Brandon c/o Chuck Moser, Courtesy Mazda c/o Don Foster, Tom Watson, Alan Schreier, Vince and Sheila Arcuri, Todd Schreier, Tina Valant, Troy Valentine, and all of the patrons who made this such a huge success.

Thanks to all of the travel agents and travel and feature writers and producers who have published stories about Big Cat Rescue and helped us reach a much larger audience than ever we thought possible.

Thanks to all the Boy scout Troops who built bat house and Purple Martin Houses to help with the mosquito control. They also have come out on several occasions to clean debris that has washed up from the lake. They are well on their way to being better citizens.

Each and every one of you has helped make a difference.

Thanks from all of us!

 

 

Big Cat Rescue is an educational sanctuary and a home for more than 100 big cats  12802 Easy St. Tampa, FL 33625 813.920.4130 Info@BigCatRescue.org