11/25, Noah's Newsletter

NOVEMBER 2025

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CONTACT INFORMATION

COMMITTEE CONTACTS

CAFE: Shiela Lund
SAFE: Mark Boeche
Noah’s Animal Fund: Rhonda Karlen
Foster Program Coordinator: Rhonda Karlen
Cat Intake, Fostering & Adoption:
Cindy Jenson & Jessica Cullen
Dog Intake, Fostering & Adoption: Sue Showers
Mounds Adoption Center:
Cindy Jenson and Sherry Martin
Volunteer Coordinator: Sheila JaDoul
Marketing: Dawn Espinosa

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

President: Sue Showers
Vice President: Mark Boeche
Treasurer: Christina Zink
Secretary: Emily Dykstra

Sheila JaDoul
Rhonda Karlen
Kelsey Geschke

10/25, Noah's Newsletter

OCTOBER 2025

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CONTACT INFORMATION

COMMITTEE CONTACTS

CAFE: Shiela Lund
SAFE: Mark Boeche
Noah’s Animal Fund: Rhonda Karlen
Foster Program Coordinator: Rhonda Karlen
Cat Intake, Fostering & Adoption:
Cindy Jenson & Jessica Cullen
Dog Intake, Fostering & Adoption: Sue Showers
Mounds Adoption Center:
Cindy Jenson and Sherry Martin
Volunteer Coordinator: Sheila JaDoul
Marketing: Dawn Espinosa

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

President: Sue Showers
Vice President: Mark Boeche
Treasurer: Christina Zink
Secretary: Emily Dykstra

Sheila JaDoul
Rhonda Karlen
Kelsey Geschke

8/25, Noah's Newsletter

AUGUST 2025

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CONTACT INFORMATION

COMMITTEE CONTACTS

CAFE: Shiela Lund
SAFE: Mark Boeche
Noah’s Animal Fund: Rhonda Karlen
Foster Program Coordinator: Rhonda Karlen
Cat Intake, Fostering & Adoption:
Cindy Jenson & Jessica Cullen
Dog Intake, Fostering & Adoption: Sue Showers
Mounds Adoption Center:
Cindy Jenson and Sherry Martin
Volunteer Coordinator: Sheila JaDoul
Marketing: Dawn Espinosa

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

President: Sue Showers
Vice President: Mark Boeche
Treasurer: Christina Zink
Secretary: Emily Dykstra

Sheila JaDoul
Rhonda Karlen
Kelsey Geschke

7/25, Noah's Newsletter

JULY 2025

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CONTACT INFORMATION

COMMITTEE CONTACTS

CAFE: Shiela Lund
SAFE: Mark Boeche
Noah’s Animal Fund: Rhonda Karlen
Foster Program Coordinator: Rhonda Karlen
Cat Intake, Fostering & Adoption:
Cindy Jenson & Jessica Cullen
Dog Intake, Fostering & Adoption: Sue Showers
Mounds Adoption Center:
Cindy Jenson and Sherry Martin
Volunteer Coordinator: Sheila JaDoul
Marketing: Dawn Espinosa

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

President: Sue Showers
Vice President: Mark Boeche
Treasurer: Christina Zink
Secretary: Emily Dykstra

Sheila JaDoul
Rhonda Karlen
Kelsey Geschke

6/25, Noah's Newsletter

JUNE 2025

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CONTACT INFORMATION

COMMITTEE CONTACTS

CAFE: Shiela Lund
SAFE: Mark Boeche
Noah’s Animal Fund: Rhonda Karlen
Foster Program Coordinator: Rhonda Karlen
Cat Intake, Fostering & Adoption:
Cindy Jenson & Jessica Cullen
Dog Intake, Fostering & Adoption: Sue Showers
Mounds Adoption Center Coordinator: Cindy Jenson
Volunteer Coordinator: Sheila JaDoul
Marketing: Dawn Espinosa

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

President: Sue Showers
Vice President: Mark Boeche
Treasurer: Christina Zink
Secretary: Emily Dykstra

Sheila JaDoul
Rhonda Karlen
Kelsey Geschke

5/25, Noah's Newsletter

MAY 2025

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CONTACT INFORMATION

COMMITTEE CONTACTS

CAFE: Shiela Lund
SAFE: Mark Boeche
Noah’s Animal Fund: Rhonda Karlen
Foster Program Coordinator: Rhonda Karlen
Cat Intake, Fostering & Adoption:
Cindy Jenson & Jessica Cullen
Dog Intake, Fostering & Adoption: Sue Showers
Mounds Adoption Center Coordinator: Cindy Jenson
Volunteer Coordinator: Sheila JaDoul
Marketing: Dawn Espinosa

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

President: Sue Showers
Vice President: Mark Boeche
Treasurer: Christina Zink
Secretary: Emily Dykstra

Sheila JaDoul
Rhonda Karlen

3/25, Noah's Newsletter

MARCH 2025

Next Volunteer Meeting:
APRIL 16TH @ 6:30 PM
Festival Foods - Community Room

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CONTACT INFORMATION

COMMITTEE CONTACTS

CAFE: Shiela Lund
SAFE: Mark Boeche
Noah’s Animal Fund: Rhonda Karlen
Foster Program Coordinator: Rhonda Karlen
Cat Intake, Fostering & Adoption:
Cindy Jenson & Jessica Cullen
Dog Intake, Fostering & Adoption: Sue Showers
Mounds Adoption Center Coordinator: Cindy Jenson
Volunteer Coordinator: Sheila JaDoul
Marketing: Dawn Espinosa

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

President: VACANT
Vice President: Mark Boeche
Treasurer: Christina Zink
Secretary: Emily Dykstra

Sheila JaDoul
Rhonda Karlen
Sue Showers

2/25, Noah's Newsletter

FEBRUARY 2025

Next Volunteer Meeting:
APRIL 16TH @ 6:30 PM
Festival Foods - Community Room

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CONTACT INFORMATION

COMMITTEE CONTACTS

CAFE: Shiela Lund
SAFE: Dawn Espinosa (Interim)
Noah’s Animal Fund: Rhonda Karlen
Foster Program Coordinator: Rhonda Karlen
Cat Intake, Fostering & Adoption:
Cindy Jenson & Jessica Cullen
Dog Intake, Fostering & Adoption: Sue Showers
Mounds Adoption Center Coordinator: Cindy Jenson
Volunteer Coordinator: Sheila JaDoul
Marketing: Dawn Espinosa

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

President: Steve Caya
Vice President: Mark Boeche
Treasurer: Christina Zink
Secretary: Emily Dykstra

Sheila JaDoul
Rhonda Karlen
Sue Showers

1/25, Volunteer Meeting Minutes

VOLUNTEER MEETING 
January 15th,  6:30 p.m. 
Festival Foods - Janesville, WI 

Vice-President Mark Boeche led the meeting.  Other Board members in attendance were: Emily Dykstra, Christina Zink, Rhonda Karlen, and Sue Showers.    A special welcome to Mike Nieman & Tom Joyce of the Holiday House. 

Committee Reports

• SAFE  (Saving Animals through Focused Education) / Dawn Espinosa

• No report. 

• CAFÉ  (Companion Animal Feeding Effort) / Shiela Lund

• Milton Vet Clinic did a food drive for the Milton Food Pantry which CAFE helped to facilitate. 

• Humane Holidays:  no report on total yet. 

• Noah’s Animal Fund / Rhonda Karlen 

• Jake - cat with urinary blockage.  NAF helped with $480 of surgery.  Jake is recovering well. 

• Jake is the only qualifying applicant so far this year. 

Animal Update:   

• Cats: Cindy and Jessica

• Several adoptions in December. 

• Grimm, Purrscilla, and Sophie were adopted

• Cats in the Adoption Center seem a little skittish.  

• New intakes are on hold. 

• Dogs: Sue 

• Missy (Dachshund mix) adopted.  Missy and her new owner are doing well together. 

• Cher (Pomeranian mix) was taken in December.  Cher’s owner was hospitalized and no one knew she was there for 4 days.  Cher does have some medical issues.  She is getting monthly Librella injections.  Close friends of Sue’s have donated to her medical care.  Fosters Kevin and Trish have adopted Cher for the months or years she has left.  

• Echo is still waiting for her forever home.  Echo needs to be an only dog.  

Treasurer Report / Christina Zink: 

• November: 

• Donations:  $7082.18  (includes Mutts & Meows) 

• Adoption Fees: $1075.82

• Foster Vet Bills:  $1040.40

• December: 

• Donations: $3824.23

• Adoption Fees: $1061.62

• Foster Vet Bills:  $1252.99

• FON has received several end of year donations that will be reflected in January’s donation totals.  January will also include donations from the Holiday House.  

Events:  

• Holiday House / Mike & Tom:

• Approximately 900 people through 

• Donations were over $5500

• Humane Holidays / Dawn: 

• Thank you to all who volunteered at the Information Table 

• The bin was overflowing - on more than one occasion - with donations

• Holiday Tree Show / Dawn:  

• Thank you to Sheila JaDoul for decorating the tree

• All of the ‘make and take’ ornaments were taken - with several being hung back on the tree 

• Mittens for Kittens / Dawn:  

• Thank you to Nowlan Personal Injury Team for this fundraiser and to all who donated

• $1800 was raised for Friends of Noah.  Mittens will be donated to Echo and Gifts Men's Shelter 

• Upcoming Events / Dawn: 

• People for Pets at Mounds

• This is a ‘round-up’ at the register event

• We are hoping to have an Information Table again on select dates to raise awareness for FON.  Sign up sheet on counter and will be online.  

• Basics Co-op

• Also a ‘round-up’ at the register event. 

• Also hoping to have an information table during Super Tuesday and Co-op Owner Appreciation Days.  Sign up sheet on counter and will be online.  

• Calendars / Dawn:  

• There are still a few available if interested.  

Misc:  

• Events Committee / Christina Zink

• Will be setting up a time for a future meeting.  If interested in participating, please reach out to Christina or Dawn.

Next meeting date:  March 19, 2025

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committee chairs

Companion Animal Food Effort:
Shiela Lund
Noah’s Animal Fund:
Rhonda Karlen
Saving Animals through Focused Education:
Dawn Espinosa (Interim)
Foster Coordinator:
Rhonda Karlen
Cat Intake, Fostering, Adoption:
Cindy Jensen
Jessica Cullen
Dog Intake, Fostering, Adoption:
Sue Showers
Mounds Adoption Center Coordinator:
Cindy Jensen
Volunteer Coordinator:
Sheila JaDoul
Marketing Manager:
Dawn Espinosa

BOARD MEMBERS

President: Steve Caya
Vice-President: Mark Boeche
Secretary: Emily Dykstra
Treasurer: Christina Zink

Shiela JaDoul
Rhonda Karlen
Sue Showers

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12/24, Noah's Newsletter

DECEMBER 2024

Next Volunteer Meeting:
JANUARY 15TH @ 6:30 PM
Festival Foods - Community Room

Please support the following business sponsors! 
🐾it’s their support that make what we do pawsible🐾

CONTACT INFORMATION

COMMITTEE CONTACTS

CAFE: Shiela Lund
SAFE: Dawn Espinosa (Interim)
Noah’s Animal Fund: Rhonda Karlen
Foster Program Coordinator: Rhonda Karlen
Cat Intake, Fostering & Adoption:
Cindy Jenson & Jessica Cullen
Dog Intake, Fostering & Adoption: Sue Showers
Mounds Adoption Center Coordinator: Cindy Jenson
Volunteer Coordinator: Sheila JaDoul
Marketing: Dawn Espinosa

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

President: Steve Caya
Vice President: Mark Boeche
Treasurer: Christina Zink
Secretary: Emily Dykstra

Sheila JaDoul
Rhonda Karlen
Sue Showers