Juno the Klepto Kat – Giving Tuesday and Giving Back

Remember the story of Juno the Klepto Kat from Carpinteria, renown for cleansing up her neighborhood, working for honorary mayor, collaborating on discovered artwork piece titled “Gathered Things,” successful the People’s Choice Award on the Lynda Fairly Carpinteria Arts Center, featured a number of occasions on KEYT News, in print and on-line publications & making the information entrance web page, meows heard on NPR Affiliate KCLU Radio, seen on Animal Zone TV, and on-line blogs internationally?

Well, she’s again and she or he has a special type of reward that she is giving. After two and half years of just about 1100 gathered issues, Juno the Klepto Kat has determined to offer again what she has taken! This time she is utilizing the variety of collected rags that she has dragged house to date and her household’s plan is to donate $1 for every gathered rag to the ASAP Animal Shelter Assistant Program in Santa Barbara County, for his or her Giving Tuesday marketing campaign.

In September, Connie Geston, (Juno’s proprietor) was invited to lunch to satisfy with Alana Yañez, Executive Director, Amy Marshall, Development Consultant, and their advertising staff for ASAP to debate how they might assist their fundraising efforts for the shelter. The shelter has been engaged on a 50k fundraiser aim and talked about methods to collaborate, promote, and have Juno act as an envoy, throughout their marketing campaign.

Connie Geston meets with Alana Yañez, Executive Director, Marketing Team & Amy Marshall, Development Consultant

Let’s “drag” again to 2019 when she was first found of her act of gift-giving adventures. Juno started to collect issues and produce them house as presents. Almost every day in her Carpinteria neighborhood, her assortment grew; gloves, rags, trash, toys, and clothes, all the pieces however the kitchen sink! Most lately, her rag assortment has gave the impression to be her newest fancy of gift-giving. This yr she has dragged house virtually 100 rags beating her 2020 document of 95, bringing the all-around whole of her rag assortment to over 200. Calculate that into {dollars}, that’s over $200 that they are going to be donating on Nov thirtieth for Giving Tuesday.

“She’s turn into kind of a star with even her victims amused by her antics, with social media accounts highlighting her actions”, KCLU Radio (NPR Affiliate). What higher technique to give again than to make use of her “movie star” standing as an envoy for the shelter. Juno and her household additionally hope to do one thing particular with the artwork piece to boost extra funds ASAP and as a easy reminder that everybody has one thing to offer of their purrfect approach!

Connie Geston together with her daughter, Cecilia James, who painted Juno’s portrait.

Juno encourages everybody on Giving Tuesday to make a donation in order that they’ll proceed to assist save the lives of homeless kittens and cats in Santa Barbara County for years to return. And on November 30 ASAP will be beginning the day without work with a Facebook fundraiser “Breakfast with Basil” from 5 am-8 am PST. This leap begin on Giving Tuesday will assist ASAP obtain extra matching {dollars} from Facebook!

To donate go to https://www.asapcats.org/donations.html or https://fb.me/e/1kgtzrAv8 to donate to different organizations go to https://www.givingtuesday.org