# Still Trying To Help My Local Humane Society..... **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [June 22, 2009, 5:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/still-trying-to-help-my-local-humane-society/500559 "2009-06-22T05:45:01Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Quasimodem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/e274bd/32.png) [@Quasimodem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodem)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2009, 4:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/still-trying-to-help-my-local-humane-society/500559/21 "2009-07-26T04:47:24Z")
Might you have intended **this** kind of victory? [http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Pyrrhic\_victory;](http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Pyrrhic_victory;)) Ah, \*\*Johnny L A \*\*! You **ROCK** , Dude! Quasi/Bill ---
**Author:** ![Quasimodem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/e274bd/32.png) [@Quasimodem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodem)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2009, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/still-trying-to-help-my-local-humane-society/500559/22 "2009-07-26T19:29:20Z")
At last glance, Paulding Humane Society was in 11th place in the Shelter Challenge, which ends at midnight tonight. **Johnny L A** and I would really like to see PHS at least in the “Top Ten”, even if it means number 10! I figgered we might need some kinda “motivation” so I chose **this** tune for our “fight song”: [![]( " - YouTube") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2q3Y0yB0Egc) I know, kiddos. Kinda hokey, ain’t it? Guess y’all might have preferred _Boom-Boom Chah, Boom-Boom Chah_, but yer gettin’ _this_, 'cause I’m old and I think those little kids are just as precious as they can be!🙂 Here’s the link again for my lazy “Chirrun”: 🙂 > **[The Animal Rescue Site | Click to Feed Rescue Animals](https://theanimalrescuesite.greatergood.com/clicktogive/ars/home)** > > Your actions at The Animal Rescue Site have raised the value of over 891,437,740 bowls of food for shelter animals in need. Click to give to animal rescue charities today - it's free! If you could, just click to feed and vote, and then call a friend/neighbor to do the same? I’ll be here at midnight tonight (EDT), and no matter how it turns out, me and a friend have a very special video for ya’. Thanks and I love y’all! Quasi/Bill ---
**Author:** ![Dung\_Beetle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dung_beetle/32/7945_2.png) [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2009, 12:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/still-trying-to-help-my-local-humane-society/500559/23 "2009-07-27T12:41:57Z")
I got in a couple of extra over the weekend. ---
**Author:** ![Quasimodem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/e274bd/32.png) [@Quasimodem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodem)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2009, 1:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/still-trying-to-help-my-local-humane-society/500559/24 "2009-07-27T13:26:41Z")
Results from this morning show that we didn’t budge from 11th place, but I know for sure it wasn’t because we all didn’t give it our best shot. I forgot to click to see how many Georgia shelters participated, and now I can’t get to that page, but I think it was more than 300 (please correct me if I am wrong), so 11th place is a great effort. Thanks and Enjoy Quasi/Bill [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/nVWYMl2yg1E/hqdefault.jpg "I Am - Horses") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nVWYMl2yg1E) ---
**Author:** ![Quasimodem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/e274bd/32.png) [@Quasimodem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodem)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2009, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/still-trying-to-help-my-local-humane-society/500559/25 "2009-07-28T15:06:13Z")
An update: 400 shelters participated, 44 of which had no ranking, so we did great at #11! Quasi ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2009, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/still-trying-to-help-my-local-humane-society/500559/26 "2009-07-28T16:56:02Z")
That’s nothing to sneeze at! I just wish Paulding had made the Top 10. ---
**Author:** ![Gangster\_Octopus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a8b319/32.png) [@Gangster\_Octopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gangster_Octopus)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2009, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/still-trying-to-help-my-local-humane-society/500559/27 "2009-07-28T17:03:55Z")
Good Job and good luck with the continued fundraising efforts. If I may make a small suggestion. Professional grant writers are very good at what they do, finding potential places to apply for grants. Unfortunately they cost money. NBut you would be surprised. If you poted an ad on Craigslist or a local message board you may just find that someone with considerable experience will lend you their services doing basic research and maybe compiling grants. I am a board member with the Friends of Folsom Zoo Sanctuary and we are lucky enough to have recently gotten two experienced grant writers helping us and it is really a huge help. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/still-trying-to-help-my-local-humane-society/500559.md?page=1)