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NEW FEATURE INSIDE: “Happy Tails” Success Story, page 4

Newsletter
February 2020

Every Animal Should Enjoy Life!

Contents

• Calendar of Events .............................2
• Spotlight on Our Volunteers: Bo
Hitchcock...............................................3
• Animals For Adoption .......................4
• Happy Tails: Success Story ...............4
• Pet Adoption Days..............................5
• Did You Know? Dog Training
Program Details ..................................6
• Volunteering with EASEL ................6
• Contact Us/Hours of Operation.....6

Double the Benefits:

How Fostering Helps
EASEL while Easing

Your Tax Burden

The start of a new year! The perfect Welcome to 2020!
time of year for new beginnings, New
Year’s Resolutions…and taxes?
Unfortunately, our furry family EASEL Q1 Milestones & Updates
members still cannot be claimed as
dependents on our tax returns. But did WE HEAR YOU! This newsletter is the first step!
you know that if you foster animals for Through this quarterly communication,
a certified 501(c)(3) organization (like In 2019, EASEL embarked on our we will keep you updated on future
EASEL), you can claim expenses related volunteer program assessment to activities, processes, and improvements
to your fostering on your taxes! gain insight about what we can do to that we are putting in place as a result of
Like most things related to taxes better engage with our volunteers. We your valuable input.
– it isn’t entirely cut and dry. Only are excited to announce that we have
expenses directly related to fostering completed this assessment and are ready TRAILER #2 IS UP AND
are valid and claimable. This means to hit the ground running in 2020! RUNNING
that while your car repairs may not be We would like to first sincerely thank For our community members and
a deductible expenses (even if you got all of our volunteers, without whom we volunteers who may not have visited our
a flat while transporting your fosters), could not exist. In addition, we sincerely site in some time, we have a new addition,
things like pet food, supplies, vet bills appreciate your taking a little extra time and it’s a big one! EASEL has set up a
and mileage transporting your foster to complete the questionnaire. We take all second trailer on the shelter grounds.
babies can likely be claimed on your of your recommendations seriously and It was delivered in September and is now
taxes. Depending on the size of your are carefully considering each one. We fully functional.
fostering operation, you may even be look forward to implementing some of As a result, we have made the
able to claim a portion of your home your suggestions and recommendations following organizational changes to allow
utilities. in the coming months. you all to work in quieter, less congested
So besides the tax benefits, why else spaces.

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