2914 N Elston, Chicago, IL 60618 • 773-293-6103

Website: www.hhforcats.org E-mail: info@hhforcats.org

March 2020

Dear Friend of Harmony House,Rodamoro arrived at the door of Harmony House held tight by a frightened and sobbing young man. From his broken English, our staff member quickly learned that the kitten was having seizures, and the teenager wanted to be sure that the kitten could receive proper medical treatment and not die alone as a stray in some alley.

Our veterinarian gave five-month-old Rodamoro a thorough exam. Cerebellar Hypoplasia was ruled out, but some other conditions still need to be investigated. We are not sure what treatment and long-term care will be needed for this sweet purring boy, but with your support, Rodamoro will receive everything he needs to recover.

Please make a gift for Rodamoro’s vet bills, and to care for the next injured cat or kitten in need. It is because of you that we can rescue stray cats, provide them with veterinary care to recover, and place each of them in loving homes. Your gift will be put to immediate use to pay vet bills, food, lit-ter, and keep the shelter doors open for more cats in desperate need of rescue.

With gratitude,

Ann DieterPresident

Paws for Celebration has a new date and location.

Celebrate our 50th Anniversary with us! Due to a recent fire at Ridgemoor Country Club, Paws for Celebration has moved to

Saturday, May 16th, at River Forest Country Club

in Elmhurst. See the enclosed brochure for all the details.

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C leaning Volunteers NeededCome join the ranks of our dedi-cated cleaning volunteers. Seven days a week, 9 am – 1 pm, volun-teers assist the staff with daily tasks and get the shelter ready for adopters to meet the cats.

Who minds a little scrubbing and hard work when there are sweet furry friends to thank you for a job well done? Every new volunteer must first attend an orientation session. Sign up online or call for upcoming orien-tation dates.

Auction DonationsDonations of auction items are being accepted at Harmony House through Sunday, May 3rd. Popular items include original artwork, restaurant and shopping gift cards, tickets for the-ater and sporting events, jewelry, pet-themed col-lectibles, electronics, and home decor. Auction donations can be mailed or dropped off at Harmony House, 2914 N Elston, Chicago, Il 60618 every day of the week 10 am – 3 pm.

Design our 2020 Walk T-shirt!• Winner receives a $50 Lettuce Entertain You restaurant gift card plus three

Walk t-shirts.• Deadline for submission is May 29, 2020.• Each submission should include the artist’s name, address, phone number

and email address. Mail contest submissions to Harmony House, Attn: Design Contest, 2914 N Elston, Chicago, IL 60618, or email them to info@hhforcats.org.

The design must be original and submit-ted by the artist. Previous winners are eli-gible to compete again. It can be a cartoon cat or a sketch of an actual cat. No words or Harmony House logo can be included as part of the design. The artist must be willing to assign HHC exclusive rights to the image. The design should be in dark ink and will be imprinted on a light-colored t-shirt. Designs can be submitted in hard copy, jpg or pdf files. You may re-submit artwork from a previous year if your design was not chosen. The winner will be chosen by the Board of Directors. Any board member submitting their own design will abstain from voting on the winner.

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Harmony House Has Received a Tribute Donation... In Honor of:ERWIN HELFER – Paul Bennett and

Dr. Kevin ZweigLENORE and BOB – Paul Bennett and

Dr. Kevin ZweigPEP-Z and OLIVER QUINN –

Michael YannellPROF. FRUMBLES – Darius LisowskiHi FRENCH FRY – Blake AlvarezPETER TERPSTRA – Anne TerpstraSTEPHANIE CORCILIUS’s birthday –

Autumn JamesCOUSIN ITT – Joseph TullySUSAN OLIVER – Kimberly OliverNALA, PATTY and DUKE – Amy DownsSTACEY TOIBIN – Matt QuinnMARY VEENEMAN – Matthew QuinnMerry Christmas, MOM and DAD –

Susie InversoSWEET POTATO and BABY BACK –

Tara SalomonNICOLE VASTA – Deborah VastaOur loving fluffy friends PASHA, PIPER

and KIERA – Nicole CoilKALYNN ELSEN – Donna ElsenROGER PECK – Doug SantoMerry Christmas, JEANS! – Susan AtchisonLAURA KEHOE – Susan KehoeLENA, Ace Animal Hospital Portage Park

– Jennifer KarpMALORT, a very good orange boy –

Sunshine LeMontreeMARTY DURAG and LILYDALE –

Andie Roeder MoodySTIMPY and ELVIS – Susan JacksonHappy birthday to MONET and BAY! –

George KacourisMARTA BUTTENWIESER –

Charles BrinkmanTOASTER – Allison HenryOZZIE and OLIVER – David and

Patricia GrzeniaEJ – Anne GrimesAMY BETH – Cyndy KarmasinJuliana Walker Garay’s MIMI –

Elizabeth Harvey

In Memory of:“BUTKUS” YEHLING – Michelle Nichols-

YehlingSYLVIA, October 31,1998 - November 27,

2019. Adopted at Harmony House (Déjà Vu) March 1999. Thank you for

21 years of love. – Mark Reschke and Bruce Kahn

CHARLIE and CASSIE – Mark PignottiEDDIE GIRL, PATSY GIRL, ARCHIE,

CALI-Q and JAKE – Michael YannellMAMA and all my cats in heaven –

Nancy KalalMR. PETE – Dianne RobertsThree special rescue cats – GIL, BUTTON

and SOPHOCLES – Nancy MasonSANTA HERRING, you will be missed

dearly, - Margo InnocentePAT HALL – Barbara OrzeAll my cats – Dorothy TurnerThe 14 cats we had – Dorothy TurnerSCOUT - Peggy KochRAGS – Peggy KochETHEL SZARVAS – Dr. Paul LisnekMARIO and ANNABELLA – Kristine Z.

AnstratsPUDDY, PEANUT and PUNKY –

Mary CumerfordHANAKO – Yuliya KhoperREGIS “BUDDY” an orange and white

tabby who we adopted as Paco from HHC over 16 years ago. He loved rib rubs and fetched toy mice. He was the best kitty. We will miss him dearly. – Luke Slothower

Sweet “BUDDY” REGIS – Patti SiegelMARK GRENNELL, Forever in our hearts

– Marla and Dan GutknechtMARK GRENNELL, Loving Husband,

Father, and Son – Deborah McKoyAnnette and Harry’s son, MARK

GRENNELL – Ann DieterBRANDON WAFFLES – The sweetest

kitty ever. We’ll miss your snuggles and quiet purrs. Love, Marla and Dan Gutknecht

WOODY, IVY, and GRACIE – Mallory Neuberg

MAX, the greatest grey kitty ever – Todd McNab

LUMOS CAT (Chunde at Harmony House) – Elizabeth E. Gilgen

JAMIE – Jennifer KlesmanSAMMY and ROSIE – James CastelliCLYDE – the O.C. and Clydie-do-pa-doo.

He will be in our hearts forever. – Vera Miller

GARY SHAW – Marie ShawCHICKLET, SNOW and DIZZY –

Anna Liza TumlosJUDITH BEATTIE, PANDA, RAVEN, BABY

and CRITTY – Patricia Santaromana

STADENKO - Stephanie BlattSASHA – Pam PietrowskyCAROL GREENSPAN – The Vmware

TeamLILLIAN CLEMENTS – Nancy MachuraWILLIS, Kathleen O’Hara’s beautiful cat

who will be missed. – Nancy MachuraA very talented gymnast who was known

by her teammates simply as SUSHI. We miss you. Your teammates mourn for you. She adored cats and we hope she is playing with the cats across the Rainbow Bridge. Rest in peace, SUSHI. We love you. – The Andersen Family

ELMER and GRACE GLUECK and their Spay and Neuter Clinic – Alice Ahlhorn

VINA HENRY – Lynn HenryBLACKIE, TRIXIE and TRIGGIE –

Gloria and Bill SedlacekTERRY LINES – Sharon RossMANDY and LILYANNA HALBREICH –

Marilyn and Grace HalbreichJESSICA BLUE, my sweet girl. I miss you.

We love you. – Anne WestphalPICKLES and TANGO, my boys –

Elizabeth HarveyKOPPI, TRIXIE and KUSPER –

Elizabeth HarveyJuliana Walker Garay’s QUESO, MANGO

and GIZMO – Elizabeth HarveyGAIL FLAGLER – Juanita FlaglerGreat cats TWIG and DUSTY –

Wendy M. RecantMy family who all loved cats. – Kathy TobinMR. TIGER – Steven GrammelANNE CORNELISON, mother of Brian –

Phil and Kathy KulkaHUNTER – Elizabeth Holmes

Furry hugs to:The volunteers of Comfort for Critters for crocheting and sewing blankets for the cats of Harmony House.

This newsletter features tributes received 11/1/19– 1/26/20. Tribute donations received after January 26th will appear in our next newsletter.

Hello Harmony House!

It’s been almost 5 months since I found my human. It took me around 3 months to start behaving like a cat. I was really scared and afraid of everything. Even though I have a room for myself with my fav shelf and toys, I was spending my time in the corner hidden behind a huge suitcase…. I was eating only during the night when the human was sleeping or during the day when I was alone. I found a few cameras, so I think I am being watched :) After 3 months I decided it was time to give it a chance. I still pre-fer to be in my room but I play with my toys and I like my new cat scratcher. My human is well trained already. My meal is always on time and only the things I like. And I luv fish pate. My favs are tuna or swordfish. Dry food is also delicious. I like dental treats to keep my teeth clean. I think I am happy. I will not play with the Xmas ornaments this time, next year maybe.

Love, Dulce

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Hello!

Cooper has been a great addition to our family, bringing us

much joy and many smiles. He’s as talkative and playful as

advertised, and such a buddy - to us and our other 2-year-old

tabby, Geddy. As we hoped, they became fast friends. Even

our older girl, Stella, was accepting once she realized he was

respectful of her seniority. Thank you for helping us find the

right match, and for all that you do!

Sue and Jim

Hello,

I adopted Bulleit around Thanksgiving. He’s doing well! We have been working slowly but surely with lots of treats and he is making himself comfortable in his new home and getting as many scritches as he wants. We look forward to spending many more Christmases with him!

Holly