Christmas Cards and Calendars 2019

Our Christmas cards and calendars 2019 are out now!

We are very proud of our 2019 calendar, which features the photos and stories of some of the cats we have trapped during the year.  It costs €7 and would make an ideal stocking filler or gift to send abroad.

The stories featured are:

• The faithful companions from Mallow
• Perseverance rewarded in Cloyne
• The heart of a town (Mitchelstown)
• Visiting some old friends (Midleton)
• Last but not least (Clogheen)
• The Caretakers of te castle (Lismore)
• Let’s not forget the smallies (Glanmire)
• Jaime, the softie from Clonmel
• Molly from Bandon
• The burden of breeding (Banteer)
• Gaining the trust (Carrigtwohill)
• A young and exemplary carer in Cork City
• as well as a photo of a big tom cat from Killeagh for our 13th month!

We would like to thank the following businesses who kindly sponsored it and helped us to make it possible:

• Acorn Vets, Mallow
• Animal Care Hospital Douglas
• Dungourney Cattery
• Cloyne Veterinary Clinic
• Duntahane Veterinary Clinic, Fermoy
• Glen Veterinary Clinic, Ballylanders & Tipperary Town
• Midleton Veterinary Hospital
• Riverview Veterinary Group
• Southview Veterinary Hospital, Clonmel
• The Cat Hospital, Glanmire

Also to be thanked are the Friends of Community Cats Network who sponsored the months of November and December:

• The Pizza House, Mitchelstown – 025 24960
• Cruelty Free Attitude: http://www.crueltyfreeattitude.com
• Just Cats Boarding Kennels: Clonmel – 086 3478647
• Cork Recycling Company Ltd, Togher, Cork – 021 4311892
• Best Copy: Proofreading and editorial service, Limerick – 061352537
• Youghal Honey, at Mahon Point Market, 1st Thursday of the month – 087 6547034
• Milina Dry Cleaners: Laundry & Alterations, By-Pass Bus. Park, Bandon – 023 8820711
• Petgreets.com: Grooming products, treats & accessories for cats – 0872254826
• Ger O’Shea: “In memory of Roy”
• Sean O’Dwyer from Whitegate
• Tom Quirke Tyres, Cork – 087 2983643
• Mackey Coaches: Dungourney – 021 4668334
• Pat & David Hemming from Kinsalebeg, Co Waterford
• Michael Dorgan Auctioneers and Valuers: Mitchelstown – 025 85700

We are very grateful to Katie McGroarty from Cobh who designed this gorgeous calendar and to Anna, Siobhan and Steph for helping with proofreading.

Our Christmas cards also feature cats and kittens that CCN have been involved with during the year.  You can find the story of each cat inside the card.

The pack of cards costs €5 and contains 6 cards with a different design on each.  There are three models to choose from.

Model 4 contains cards that were kindly designed by Katie McGroarty and feature the stories of Little Miss Greedy Guts (Clonmel), the Summer of Love (Waterfall), a large colony in Dungarvan, Bluebell and Sunflower from Charleville, a Carer with a Big Heart in Mallow and a Colony in Ballinacurra.

Model 3 contains cards that were kindly designed by Axelle Rychembusch and feature the stories of a colony in Ardmore, Major Tom from Kilady, a large TNR project in Youghal, a young and beautiful Cork city cat, a well-cared for colony in Midleton and of some unusual customers in Mitchelstown.

Model 2 contains cards that were kindly designed by Axelle Rychembusch and feature the stories of a paradise garden in Ballinhassig; Butch Cassidy, the kitten who broke into a bank in Youghal; a new beginning in Kinsalebeg; Come-On from Whitegate; an inhabited garden in Grenagh and the tiny tortie from Monkstown. **LIMITED AVAILABILITY**

We will be happy to mail them to you (p&p to be added).  Contact us at communitycatsnetwork@gmail.com with your order and we will let you know how to proceed.  Don’t forget to visit our online shop for more gift ideas!

Alternatively, you can find them at the following businesses:

If you would like to help us by taking a box of cards and calendars in your business or at your office, please email communitycatsnetwork@gmail.com.

East Cork:

• Maxi Zoo (Midleton)
• Midleton Veterinary Hospital (Midleton)
• Day’s Eurospar (Whitegate)
• Cloyne Veterinary Clinic (Cloyne, near Midleton)
• Ballymaloe Shop (Cloyne)
• Broderick’s Shop (Shanagarry)
• Ballycotton Post Office
• The Village Greengrocer (Castlemartyr)
• Carewswood Garden Centre (Castlemartyr)
• Blue Coast Vets (Youghal)
• Read and Write (Youghal)
• Jessica Loves (Youghal)
• Spar Kilcohan (Youghal)
• Pet Plus (Cobh)
• Sunbeam Vets (Cobh)

City and suburbs 

• Quay Co-op (City centre)
• Green Note (City Centre)
• Lush (City Centre)
• Westside Veterinary Clinic (Model Farm Road)
• Riverview Vets (Ballincollig)
• Sunbeam Vets (Blackpool)
• The Cat Hospital (Glanmire)
• Animal Care Hospital (Douglas)
• Maxi Zoo (Douglas)
• Pet Stop (Kinsale Roundabout)
• Sunbeam Vets (Kinsale Roundabout)

West Cork 

• Riverview Vets (Bandon)
• Barryroe Co-op (Ballinspittle)
• Centra (Kilbrittain)

North Cork 

• Duntahane Veterinary Clinic (Fermoy)
• Fermoy Books (Fermoy)
• Bermingham’s Gift Gallery (Fermoy)
• Horan’s Health Store (Fermoy) Coming soon
• Fermoy Medical Centre (Fermoy) Coming soon
• Michelle’s Accessories (Fermoy)
• Slinky’s Pet Shop (Mitchelstown)
• Horan’s Health Store (Mitchelstown)
• Glen Vets (Ballylanders, co Limerick)
• Acorn Vets (Mallow)
• Blackwater Vets (Mallow)
• Lombardstown Post Office
• The White Country Inn (Banteer)
• Ger Kingston Vet (Mallow)

Waterford 

• Ardmore Pharmacy (Ardmore)
• Blasta Wholefoods (Dungarvan)
• Goodness Greenhouse (Dungarvan)
• Lismore Vets (Lismore)

Tipperary 

• Southview Vets (Clonmel)
• Just Cats Cattery (Clonmel) Coming soon

Some companies also have some thanks to our wonderful volunteers who took them to sell to their colleagues!  Thank you to Kay at the Midleton Jameson Distillery, Carrie at EMC and Leslie at Amazon!

Christmas Stalls

• 16/12: Enterprise Town, Firgrove Hotel, Mitchelstown
• 2/12: Aghada Christmas Fair (East Cork)
• 8/12: Christmas stall in Maxi Zoo Midleton
• 8/12: Mitchelstown Christmas Market (Market Square, Mitchelstown, North Cork)
• 8/12: Christmas stall in Maxi Zoo Douglas
• 21/12: Christmas stall in Maxi Zoo Midleton
• 22/12: Christmas stall in Maxi Zoo Midleton
• 23/12: Christmas stall in Maxi Zoo Midleton
• More to be announced!