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Give Your Cat a Cupcake

It's not often that dozens of children and their parents can come together to celebrate cuddling  cats, and cupcakes - yet this past Saturday that's exactly what took place at Cat Depot, one of the largest feline no-kill rescue, community outreach and adoption centers in Florida.

The fundraiser took place at the new Cat Depot facility located at 2542 17th Street, in Sarasota, FL. Two fun-filled sessions centered around the book "If You Give a Cat a Cupcake" written by Laura Numeroff. The children, ages 3-8 started the afternoon by putting on their "cat faces" during a face painting session, followed by games and a reading of "If You Give a Cat a Cupcake “ by local school teacher Gail Hall. A session on basic cat handling and cat care skills followed, taught by Vet tech, Jennifer Chatt. A highlight of the day came when the children enjoyed decorating cupcakes, supplied by sponsor, Cupcakes a Go-Go. Lastly, children and adults took a tour of the new facility, stopping in four cat suites to pet the kittens and cats.

Raffle drawings were held and winners received a copy of the book, “If You Give Your Cat A Cupcake”, a kitten calendar, a certificate for cupcakes and other fun cat items valued at $55 per basket.  Each child took home a complimentary coloring book and a certificate for a free cupcake at Cupcakes A Go-Go along with information about Cat Depot. All proceeds from this event will go to the care and feeding of the cats and kittens at Cat Depot. (Photo above: Hannah Wharton trying out her cat handling skills.)

Gail Hall reads "If You Give A Cat A Cupcake"-  Lorrie Amodio of Cupcakes a Go-Go signs

Ashly Mauldin face painting Grayson Chatt

Vet Tech for Cat Depot, Jennifer Chatt teaching basic kitty skills to youngsters

Decorating Cupcakes