"Deck the Halls" at AARF Pet Central

Every day, things look different at AARF Pet Central! Thanks to another great volunteer day on Sunday, November 21, even more is painted, most of the damaged peg board is removed from the training/adoption center, and all of the old floor is up. Thanks so much for Chantal, Alissa, Danielle and Aubrey for their hard work on Sunday.

This week, the main entrance room is being transformed. By the end of the week, we'll have a new floor and a check-out counter built by some wonderful volunteers all the way from Indiana! Do you have some carpentry or handy man skills? You too can put your own mark on AARF Pet Central by volunteering the materials and/or labor for a project. We need windows replaced, new lights installed, ledges and perches built in the cat adoption room, and more! Just email us at info@aarfatlanta.org if you'd like to help.

Our contractor is scheduled to start as soon as we can raise the funds to pay for the changes he'll be making. - replacing the rotten and inaccessible entrance stairs and ramp, making the bathroom accessible for all of our guests and creating the dog wash stations. We have raised about 30% of our funds for the construction, so we still need your help.

Want a fun and exciting way to help? Are you headed out for holiday shopping on the biggest shopping day of the year? While you are filling your cart, consider a gift to help us "Deck the Halls" of AARF Pet Central. Check out our modified wish list below. If you'd like to donate a specific item, just let us know and we'll schedule a time for you to come by the building to drop your donation and get a tour. Or you can pick up a Lowe's or Home Depot gift card when you check out, and drop it in the mail. All donations are tax-deductible, and you'll know that you helped us save even more pets through AARF Pet Central.

• 30 -2x10x16 pressure treated lumber
• 8 -2X8X16 pressure treated lumber
• 26-6X6X10 pressure treated lumber
• 20- 2X4X16 pressure treated lumber
• 150- 2X2X12 pressure treated lumber
• 85- 5/4/X6X16 pressure treated decking
• 23-12X48 concrete form tubes
• 14 -1/2X7 lag screws
• 42 bags OF 80 lb concrete
• 45 - 2x4x8
• 6 sheets of 3/4 plywood
• 8 - 2x8x12
• 2 tubs
• 2 wall surrounds
• 300 sq feet of bathroom tile
• 1500 sq feet of Armstrong vinyl tile
• 5 sliding windows

Other items we still need (THANKS to all of those folks who have donated items already!)

• Deep Freezer
• Electric Dryer
• Coffee maker
• Large plastic storage bins
• 2 Computers (Desktop or Laptop) Mac preferred
• Copier
• Power tools
• Hand tools
• Large garbage cans
• Home Depot, Lowe's, Wal-Mart, Sears gift cards
• Cement floor sealant
• Microwave
• Storage shelves
• Unused PVC pipe
• Dog crates
• Cat carriers