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Weekly Reflection #2

       This week I learned a lot about the social media aspect that goes into fundraising for a non-profit organization. I wrote an email for fundraising on behalf of Pink Paws For The Cause to thank the people that donated in the past year and a half. I also created posts for the adoption of specific kittens. I think this was important for me to experience, because without technology, the reach of the organization would be very limited, and it would be a lot harder to get the kittens adopted. I also think that many people would be far less educated on the topic of overpopulation and I think awareness is important with a social issue such as this. My week was either very slow, or very busy, which was both good and bad.      It was nice to get a break of sorts when times were slower, but it could be very overwhelming when all of the sudden things ramped up, and I was needed in multiple places at once. There were many surprises, such as the sudden arrival of 13 kittens, which was incompr
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Day 14: May 22

 Monday May 22, 2023 11:33 am PST I went to Fremont and had to try and bottle feed the newborn kittens bc the mom was getting surgery and we didn’t want them to die. I was terrified because they were so tiny, and at that age, their eyes aren’t even open and they still can’t hear. I had to stay with them at Devi’s house in Fremont while she drove to pick up the mom from the vet so they could eat. She then had to drop off 6 of the 13 other kittens at the shelter, so I basically had to babysit the newborn kittens. 5 hours total : 88
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Day 13: May 21

 Sunday May 21, 2023 11:28 am PST Today I went to Fremont again to help take care of the thirteen kittens. I first fed them and gave them more medicine because some of them were still sick. Then, I took photos of some of the kittens to be sent to the shelter and posted them on the organization’s social media accounts. A cat that Devi had picked up on Friday to take to the shelter, completely separate from the other ones, started giving birth, and we didn’t know what to do considering no one knew it was pregnant. I did not really enjoy this part of the day because a cat giving birth was just too much to witness, so we left it alone for a bit to feed the local cats, before coming back and checking on the cat. It had 5 kittens, so then we had to call the vet for help. It turned out that the mom had an infection so she got surgery and I stayed in Fremont until Devi returned. Hours: 10 Total: 83
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Day 12: May 20

Saturday May 20, 2023 11:25 am PST Today I went to Devi’s house in Fremont. Someone had dropped off three different litters of kittens at her house that morning that she needed help caring for until she could get them into a shelter, since they were very young (around 3 weeks old), and some of them were also sick. The first thing I did was give them all baths since they needed to be clean to take photos of, so people would want to adopt them. I fed them all and administered antibiotics. Some of them were too young to be eating solid food, so I had to go pick up the Mom so they could nurse. This took awhile to get done but once I did, I needed to feed them again and give them more medicine. Today I also helped Devi contact shelters to find room for them. 12 hours Total: 73
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Day 11: May 19

 Friday May 19, 2023 11:22 am PST I started out the day feeding abandoned kittens in Menlo Park again. This took awhile since there were more spots to feed at than previous days. Next, I went onto Nextdoor to promote the social media aspect of the rescue kittens needing to be adopted. Finally, I went to 9Lives in Redwood City, where I volunteered until closing. I enjoyed today because volunteering at the shelter was a different experience in comparison to the rest of my week so far.  3 hours Total: 61
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Day 10: May 18

 Thursday May 18, 2023 11:19 am PST The first thing I did today was feed the cats in Menlo Park for my mentor. I went to seven different locations and put dry and wet food there. I also gave them water. I then drove to my mentor’s house to drop off medication for some cats. I then went to pick up more food for feeding because I had run out. I then edited photos I had taken at the adoption fair last week for social media promotion. Lastly, I wrote an email for fundraising on behalf of the organization to thank people for donating to Pink Paws in the past year which took awhile to write.  4 hours Total: 58
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Day 9: May 17

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  Wednesday, May 17, 2023 9:04 pm PST      In the mid-morning today I went to back one of my mentor’s colleague’s house, Devi, in Fremont. Immediately after walking in the door, I could see how much progress two of her foster kittens have made since the first time I saw them, at the beginning of last week. Originally, even just walking by their crates always caused at least one of them to hiss, and they were not nearly friendly enough to pet. But today, they were both running around in the living room and let me pick them each up. We wanted to try and take photos of them that can be used to promote their adoption when the time comes, especially because it’s looking like they’ll be able to be adopted sooner than later at the increasing rate of growth (physically and socially). I took a few photos of the girl kitten and attempted to take some of the boy, but he was too hyper and was not interested in staying still so I only got a couple that will have to probably be taken again. After th
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