Gift giving time is coming

Posted on November 13, 2011 by Marlies in News | 1 Comment

Gift giving time is coming and what could be a more perfect and special gift for most everyone on your list than a Bonaire Animal Shelter Tee shirt. They come in adults’ and kids’ sizes, there are tanks and tees, in colorful cottons. Get them at the Shelter, at Carib Inn or at the Capt. Don’s Habitat Manager Parties on Monday nights. They start at $8 and you may be sure that all the proceeds go directly towards helping keep the Shelter open for unwanted cats and dogs on the island.

And if you’d like to give a monetary gift to the Shelter itself, their account for a Bonaire Animal Shelter General Donation is MCB #102.37800. Or if you’d like to donate to their Sterilization Fund, the accountis MCB #10616410.

Laura De-Salvo, Bonaire Reporter – November 11-25, 2011

Harbourtown Real Estate sponsors puppies in Shelter Bonaire

Posted on June 28, 2011 by Marlies in Sponsors & Friends | Comments Off

Harbourtown Bonaire Sponsors puppies in Shelter

Harbourtown Real Estate donated a year of puppy food to the puppy cage at the Shelter.

What a generous gesture. You too can sponsor the food for a year or more for a cage at the Shelter. In return you’ll have your name proudly displayed on that cage and know that you’ve done good!

Shells for the Shelter

Posted on April 28, 2011 by Marlies in Sponsors & Friends | Comments Off

The Corrigans painted shells for the Shelter

They are  famous at the Animal Shelter Bonaire: The Corrigan family !

Again they have been painting shells that they found on the beach in their hometown in the States. These beautiful shells have been sold to raise money for their donation to the Bonaire Animal Shelter.

Thank you!

Clean your closets for the pets of Bonaire

Posted on April 26, 2011 by Marlies in Sponsors & Friends | Comments Off

Garage-sale Animal Shelter Bonaire

Help the Animal Shelter Bonaire and clean your closets, garages and storage sheds and help the dogs and cats at the same time! Your donations of things you don’t use anymore can mean a lot to the animals in the shelter.

All funds raised at the weekly garage sale, will go towards the pets in the shelter. We are needing to raise funds for the basic care and medical services our dogs and cats require, like dog food, cat food, cat litter, vet care, medications, vaccinations and other supplies.

If you have items that are in good, working and salable condition, or if you would like to volunteer to help with the weekly garage sale, call 7174989 or mail: animalshelter@flamingotv.net

The Shelter’s garage sale is (almost) every saturday at Kam. Lib. Simon Bolivar, in front of Brandaris Café, next to Lee’s ba,  from 8 AM – 5 PM.

This saturday April, 30 we are in Rincon at the market. Sorry no garage sale!

THE NEXT GARAGE SALE WILL BE ON SATURDAY MAY 7

Shelter weekly garage sale starts April 9

Posted on April 08, 2011 by Marlies in News | Comments Off

The first weekly fundraising Animal Shelter Garage Sale is Saturday, April 9  from 8 AM to 5 PM at Kaminda Libertador Simon Bolivar, in front of Brandaris Café.

Please come and bring your family, friends and neighbors. Lots of clothes adults and kids, furniture, books, decoration items, DVD’s, appliances,  and much more!

If you would like to donate any items for the garage sale please contact us. We also need volunteers that day. Your support helps  pets of Bonaire!

Cat litter crisis averted

Posted on March 29, 2011 by Marlies in Sponsors & Friends | Comments Off

The Bonaire Animal Shelter would like to thank all the generous supporters who sought out and donated cat litter to help keep the  Shelter’s cat privies pretty. The donations were enough to stave off a real litter shortage crisis until relief arrived. With the help of Tropical Flamingo, the Shelter is now purchasing pallets of 50 pound bags of litter on a regular shipping basis. Thanks again for all the donations and a big thank you to Tropical Flamingo.

FACTOID: The Shelter uses 150 pounds of cat litter every week at a cost of about $45 per week! (Monetary donations to help defray the costs of the new purchase plan are always appreciated.)

Jane Madden, Bonaire Reporter- March 25- April 8, 2011

In memory of Ann Stanwell

Posted on February 27, 2011 by Marlies in Sponsors & Friends | Comments Off

Frequent Bonaire visitor, Emily Cobb made a more than generous donation tot the Animal Shelter Bonaire, in the memory of Ann Stanwell.

Thank you Jaap and Lies!

Posted on February 23, 2011 by Marlies in Sponsors & Friends | Comments Off

Jaap and Marlies

Jaap and Lies Bruning from Lunteren Holland are regular visitors to Bonaire and to the Animal Shelter. This year the paid another visit to the shelter and made a generous donation to the Animal Shelter Bonaire.

Thank you Jaap and Lies!

Thank you Carla van Viegen

Posted on February 15, 2011 by Marlies in Sponsors & Friends | Comments Off

Bonaire visitor Carla van Viegen made a generous donation to the Animal Shelter Bonaire.

In daily life Carla works for the Party of the Animals. (in Dutch: ‘Partij voor de Dieren’). This is a Dutch political party whose highest priority is animal welfare and the respectful treatment of animals.

During her stay on the island Carla visited the Animal Shelter Bonaire and made a big donation!

Thank you Carla!

Shelter helps shelter

Posted on January 25, 2011 by Marlies in Sponsors & Friends | Comments Off

Hollis, John and a puppy from Bonaire

Hollis Geary and John Mikolich from the Euclid Animal Shelter in Ohio recently visited Bonaire. And of course Hollis and John paid a visit to the Bonaire Animal Shelter to greet all the cats and dogs.

Hollis and John also made a generous donation to the Animal Shelter Bonaire.

Shelter helps shelter!

Thank you Helen Fine

Posted on January 17, 2011 by Marlies in Sponsors & Friends | Comments Off

Bonaire visitor, Helen Fine made a generous donation tot the Animal Shelter Bonaire, in the honor of the 50th anniversary of Susan an Jack Burns.

Thank you!

Please support the Animal Shelter Bonaire!

Posted on January 10, 2011 by Marlies in News, Sponsors & Friends | Comments Off

Please support the Animal Shelter Bonaire! Your donation can help ta save the life of a homeless pet. You can make a donation via PayPal or your credit card by clicking on the donate button below:

Your donation helps in many ways

• $8,50 helps to microchip a pet
• $50 buys a day pet food for all the shelter pets
• $75 subsidizes the adoption of a dog
• $100 helps to treat a dog with mange
• $450 spays or neuters 10 dogs

Mae, Miller and Owen raised money for the Bonaire Shelter

Posted on December 29, 2010 by Marlies in Sponsors & Friends | Comments Off

Mae Corrigan from New Jersey, USA loves dogs

Mae Corrigan from New Jersey, USA and her two brothers, Miller (Mae’s twin, age 11) and Owen (age 12) have been painting shells that they found on the beach during the last few months.

These beautiful shells have been sold to raise money for their donation to the Bonaire Animal Shelter.

Three months ago the Corrigan family was scuba diving in Bonaire and they saw many stray dogs. This year they decided to read about the shelter in Bonaire and wanted to help these stray dogs. This week they paid a visit to the shelter and gave us an envelope of the money they have collected.

Mae and her brothers Miller and Owen

Thanks very much Mae, Miller and Owen for helping the dogs of Bonaire!!

Guilder coins for the shelter Bonaire

Posted on December 26, 2010 by Marlies in Sponsors & Friends | Comments Off

Commencing January 2011, the US Dollar will be the official currency of Bonaire. In 2011 guilder coins and banknotes will no longer be accepted.

Willemijn and Charlotte decided to collect all their guilder coins and donated them to the Animal Shelter Bonaire.

Thanks very much Willemijn and Charlotte!

Christmas tree for the shelter

Posted on December 21, 2010 by Marlies in Sponsors & Friends | 1 Comment

Shelter volunteers Christian, Jorge and Nicky are showing some cute puppies and a wonderful Christmas tree. This beautiful tree is decorated with cat and dog toys.

The tree was donated by  Anke and Dick Hol, parents of shelter volunteer Regina Schouten.

Thanks for this great present!

Very generous donation from Susan and Frederick Beland

Posted on December 13, 2010 by Marlies in Sponsors & Friends | Comments Off

Susan and Fredrick Beland are regular visitors to Bonaire and to the Animal Shelter. Every year they make a more than generous donation to the Bonaire.  They visited the shelter in the beginning of december this year and again they made a big donation.

On behalf of the cats and dogs of Bonaire….Thank you Susan and Fredrick Beland!

Christmas gift for the shelter

Posted on December 02, 2010 by Marlies in Sponsors & Friends | 1 Comment

Dona and Dan donated $70,- to the Animal Shelter Bonaire as a X-Mas gift for their friends Andrea and Claudia from Lakewood Colorado.

Thanks Suzy and Stephan

Posted on December 01, 2010 by Marlies in Sponsors & Friends | Comments Off

Suzy and the shelter dogs

Suzy Delucia and Stephan De Igenio from New York are a frequent Bonaire visitors. Every year they spend some quality time on Bonaire

A few days ago they made a very genourous donation to the Animal Shelter Bonaire: cat food and  dog food.

Thank you very much Suzy and Stephan. Hope to see you next year!

Stephan and Sam the dog

Ella is doing much better!

Posted on September 08, 2010 by Marlies in Happy Endings, News | 1 Comment

Two weeks ago we wrote about Ella. This little dog was found Ella in the drop off cage. She was covered with ticks.

After intensive treatment, she’s doing much better. On the picture you can see Ella with Katie Flynn from San Mateo, California. Katie is  a regular visitor to Bonaire for fifteen years. She donated the Ivomec which we use to cure mange and keep the dogs tick-free.

Katie and Ella

Thanks Katie for helping us treat dogs like Ella!

Update Flea market

Posted on August 29, 2010 by Marlies in News | Comments Off

Volunteer Queentje took care of the bar and the money - she did a great job

Shelter Staff member, Greta Kooistra writes that the Animal Shelter Flea Market on Saturday, August 14, earned NAƒ 2.500 with the sale of books, household items and clothes. And NAƒ 168 was donated. All this money goes to help keep our Shelter open for homeless cats and dogs.

Old friends met, new people made friends, the animals were delighted with all the attention and five dogs and five cats found loving homes so it was a  wonderful day for everyone!

Thanks to all who participated and especially to all those volunteers who got all the hundreds and hundreds of items organized and together and managed the day!

L. D./Greta Kooistra, Bonaire Reporter- Aug. 27-Sept. 10, 2010.

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Eva-Lisa, gave the contents of her piggy bank to Marlies for the Shelter

In honor of Renata Sanders

Posted on August 23, 2010 by Marlies in Sponsors & Friends | Comments Off

Ann Joseph, long time resident of Bonaire made a generous donation to the Animal Shelter Bonaire. She made this donation in honor of her friend Renata Sanders. Renata is a Shelter volunteer and is in charge of famous book- and fleemarket s of the shelter.

The Animal Shelter Bonaire has bank account in Holland

Posted on August 05, 2010 by Marlies in News, Sponsors & Friends | Comments Off

The Bonaire Animal Shelter is partially supported by the government of Bonaire. However, most of the operating budget depends on the contributions from businesses and people like yourself.

Support Bonaire provides a way for Americans to donate to their favorite Bonaire causes and claim charitable deduction on their American income tax. The Support Bonaire Web site now accepts credit card donations for the Bonaire Animal Shelter.

Of course, cash donations are always appreciated. Look for the dog house donation boxes in many shops and businesses or on the shelter on Bonaire.

Monetary donations can be made via Bank transfer to Maduro & Curiel’s Bank account #102.378.00 or RBTT Bank account #23.10.139.

And since the beginning of this month, the Animal Shelter also has a bank acoount in Holland. So Dutch people pleas help us and  make a monatary donation in Euro’s via Bank transfer to Rabobank te Dongen on account 1377.48.744

Barry Gross, Thank you for your donation

Posted on July 15, 2010 by Marlies in Sponsors & Friends | Comments Off

Barry Gross, a frequent Bonaire visitor and condo owner form the US, made a very genourous donation to the Animal Shelter Bonaire.

Thank you Barry! We hope you will come and visit us.

In the honor of Laura DeSalvo

Posted on July 12, 2010 by Marlies in Sponsors & Friends | Comments Off

Professor Pauline Kayes

Laura DeSalvo, Bonaire Reporter

Professor Pauline Kayes from Champaign  Illinois, made a very generous donation in the honor of her friend Laura DeSalvo of the Bonaire Reporter who did so much for the Animal Shelter Bonaire and the islands dogs and cats through her weekly column “Pet of the Week”  for more than 15 years.

Professor Pauline Kayes is a frequent Bonaire visitor and owns a house on  Bonaire.

Bonaire dog loves snow

Posted on April 18, 2010 by Marlies in Happy Endings, Sponsors & Friends | Comments Off

Esthi from Switzerland adopted at about 5 years a dog from the Bonaire Animal shelter. She took the dog, called Bony, back to Switzerland. Bony loves the snow and the both of them are very happy.

Since Esthi has the dog, she always collects money in her Sportshop. During the 5 years Esthi and Bony collected at $2000,-

Thank you very much Esthi and Bony for your donation!

A delicious dinner for the dogs

Posted on March 31, 2010 by Marlies in News, Sponsors & Friends | Comments Off

A few days ago a Good Samaritan donated 20 kilo’s of frozen chicken meat to the shelter. A donation for the dogs. The shelter staff cooked the meat,  mixed it with rice…. A delicous dinner for the dogs. They loved it!

What’ s next….? Caviar and champagne..?

Art for Animal Shelter Bonaire

Posted on March 01, 2010 by Marlies in News, Sponsors & Friends | Comments Off

Sika Mik made beautiful pieces of art out of driftwood and coral. The art was sold in the Kontiki restaurant.  Sika donated the revenues of this sale to the Animalshelter Bonaire.

Thank you very much Sika Mik!

Generous donation from Holland

Posted on January 22, 2010 by Marlies in News | Comments Off

Joy, a friendly young lady from Holland visited the shelter and donated 295 Euro. Thanks very much Joy!

Her name is Lola

Posted on January 01, 2010 by Marlies in Pet of the Week | Comments Off

Her name is “Lola,” and maybe she is a dancer… like the song says. This Lola came into the Bonaire Animal Shelter with her long black fur all matted and dirty. What a mess. The staff washed her, tried to comb her and ended up having to cut nearly all her fur off. But that was awhile ago and now she’s looking better every day.
Curly and cute and energetic and sweet. Lola is about eight months old and in perfect condition, both inside and out. Not only that but she is a good hunter too. That should appeal to those people who want a pet who can discourage marauding lizards and iguanas from eating their plants!

Remember too that the dog adoption fee of NAƒ 105 covers her vet exam, tests, worming, shots and even sterilization. And you can be assured of getting a fine healthy and social pet when you adopt from the Shelter.
It’s on the Lagoen Road, open Monday through Saturday, 9 am to 1 pm and 3 to 5 pm. Tel. 717-4989. Looking for a worthwhile Christmas gift for someone who has everything?

How about a contribution in that person’s name to the Shelter’s “Bonny Superdog Sterilization program.” Monetary donations can be made via bank transfer Account number Animal Shelter Bonaire: 23.10.139,
RBTT Bank Antilles, Bonaire Branch,
Address bank: Kaya Korona 15, Bonaire, Netherlands Antilles.
BIC: RBTTANCU;
SWIFT: ABNANL2A Please tag your bank transfer: Bonny Superdog.

Support Bonaire provides a way for US citizens to donate to their favorite Bonaire causes and claim charitable deduction on their American income tax. The Support Bonaire website now accepts credit card donations for the Bonaire Animal Shelter. Of course, cash donations are always appreciated. Look for the dog house donation boxes in many shops and businesses or on the shelter on Bonaire.

Laura DeSalvo, Bonaire Reporter,  Dec. 25, 2009- Jan. 8, 2010