ANOTHER WONDERFUL WHISKERS & WHISKEY EVENING!

Thank you so much to everyone who attended, those who donated items, those who bid in our silent auction, and those who support TCC with your generous donations. We are so grateful for all of you - and so are the kitties!

Weston Community Center

Lots of parking available!

Whiskers & Whiskey

20 Alphabet Lane, Weston, Massachusetts 02493, United States

the cat connection - our leadership team

Our Board

Our board members are committed to helping save cats. We take our convictions and turn them into action.

From top left: Taline Lorensian, President; Karen Evans, Director of Development; Deni Auclair, Treasurer; Elise Ryan, VP and Secretary, Emily LaRosa, Director of Data

Our History

TCC started 23 years ago when a few women began trapping homeless cats and having them spayed or neutered. They soon found that many of the cats were friendly, so they started finding homes for them. These humble beginnings grew into our current organization, supported by more than 80 dedicated volunteers, and funded through donations, grants, and fundraising. We could not do the work we do without our amazing network of volunteers, foster parents, and donors.

Our Mission

To control the local feral (undomesticated) cat population through Trap-Neuter-Return-Maintain (TNRM) programs and to facilitate the adoption of stray and abandoned cats and kittens into responsible permanent homes through our foster care and adoption programs.

MEET OUR SHELTER DIRECTOR!

Garvan Giltinan

Garvan comes all the way from Dublin, Ireland. In his 20s (an age lost in the mists of time) he arrived in the US, with a head full of hopes and unrealistic expectations, but managed to marry a very smart woman. In 2004 he received his Master of Education from the University of Maryland, and an M.F.A in Creative Writing from Pine Manor College in MA. He taught high school for 10 years - and would rather herd cats. He is an author with over 20 published short stories, and a novel, the title of which cannot be printed here.

From 2016 to 2019 he worked at the Gifford Cat Shelter in Brighton, where he gained invaluable experience and co-managed the shelter for two years. In November of 2021, he worked for five weeks in Utah interning at Best Friends Animal Society and returned in March of 2022 for ten weeks working at Cat World, focusing specifically on cats with special needs.

His interests lie in the area of cat behaviorism and cats with special needs: physical, mental, and medical. He is currently writing a novel about Scottish Wildcats and their reintroduction to the highlands of Scotland. He lives in Cambridge with his wife and three cats.

Quick Donate

$25.00

Your support and contributions will help fund the shelter and enable us to meet our cat rescue goals so we can take care of cats and kittens in need, like little Samantha who was born with severe neurological issues.

You can donate a different amount by clicking here.

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Find more ways to help!

A nonprofit is as strong as the community that holds it up. Together, we can do more for cats than we can do alone. Let's bring our abilities and passions together to affect real change and save feline lives.

There are many ways to join us and support our mission. Contact us to find out more about volunteer opportunities, fundraising events, and ways that you can get our message to your friends and family.

The Cat Connection Shelter

167 Chestnut Hill Ave, Boston, MA 02135

info@thecatconnection.org

The Cat Connection

PO Box 541435 - Waltham, MA - 02454

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