Recent EMRO News
EMRO has had a number of newsworthy activities recently.
EMRO Founders Meet and Honour USA Volunteers, Summer 08
 
Pics: Left: Aida Marina, Gloria Lauris and Heather Lewis; Right: Heather Lewis, Ismail Elkholy, Gloria Lauris and Aida Marina
In July, 2008 EMRO founders Ms. Gloria Lauris, Dr. Ismail Elkholy and teen son Ali Elkholy meet and thank California volunteers, Ms. Aida Marina (Sponsorship Manager, sponsor@emaurescue.org) and Ms. Heather Lewis (Adoptions Assistant, adopt@emaurescue.org) at an informal luncheon in LA, CA. Aida and Heather have been faithful helpers to EMRO for over the last year and assist with sponsorships and adoptions of Maus going to the USA. It was great to finally meet in person! EMRO wishes to thank Aida and Heather for their wonderful and selfless support in helping the native Maus in Egypt!
   
Pics left: Aida Maina; Right, packing some of the many supplies donated by Aida to be taken in July to Cairo to aide the Maus at the EMRO shelter!
EMRO also wishes to thank Ms. Aida Marina for her continued extra support of the Maus through generous donations of veterinarian and other supplies to take to Cairo to the cats, as well as donations to help create a garden for the stray and feral cats to hide in ouside of EMRO HQ in Mokattam, Cairo Egypt.
Volunteer Takes EMRO Mau poster to Germany and Switzerland
EMRO volunteer Rosalind Smith of Cairo, Egypt prepared a poster for EMRO to gain interest in the cats during her recent business trip to Germany and Switzerland. She handed out brochures and answered questions about the ancient cats while in Europe. Well done Rosalind and thanks on behalf of your friends at EMRO!
Rescued EMRO Mau Cat enters Show and Wins! (South Africa)
 
May 24 08, Cape Town, South Africa. Recently adopted EMRO shelter cat, "Diab" a spayed, 2 year old bronze Mau was entered into a local cat show in South Africa and came first in her category and got a certificate as well. Two more show wins and she will be eligible to be a "master". The adopter, Mariana Booth says that people were very interested and enthusiastic to see a Mau and she took the opportunity to distribute EMRO brochures around to raise awareness for the breed and hope for more adoptions of shelter catrs through this route.
Maadi Madness! "Fun"draiser, May 9, 2008 raises $1400 USD!
Maadi, Cairo Egypt: Kind Mau supporters in Cairo recently held a "fun"d raiser at home with some friends and raised almost $1400 US for EMRO cats! Donations were matched in kind by Egypt Yellow Pages. The money is greatfully appreciated and will likely be used towards recovering some of the shredded furniture in Cat Rooms 1 and 2 and any remaining money towards further isiolation cages or renovation of Cat room 1 (adoptable cats). Many thanks go to Holly, Lynsay, Tina, Shannon and Sione for a great idea and much needed funds raised and to Yellow Pages Egypt for matching their funds raised! Holly and Lynsay are foster parents for EMRO cats ready to travel and making the transition from shelter to home or needing a break from shelter life. Holly currently is fostering Momo in Cairo, who continues to wait for his forever home. THANK YOU from EMRO!
Table Top Sales in Al Khobar, KSA (Saudi Arabia)
   
Top left: table top partcipants Gloria Lauris (EMRO) left, middle: Terry Evans, and right Ali Elkholy Other scenes show sale in action on Feb 29, 2008!
 
 
Top left: Ali Elkholy; top right, Gloria Lauris; bottom left, Siham Jones and bottom right: Brigitte Burridge and Carol Kirkland. Sale action on May 16, 2008!
On two occasions, the mornings of Feb 29, 2008 (Leap year Feb!) and May 16, 2008, EMRO and PAWS (Saudi Arabia grassroots animal welfare group) joined forces to hold a table at the recent Oasis Gardens compound sale for residents and workers. Donations were given by residents. About $200 US was made at each sale (total $400) and profits were split by PAWS and EMRO. Thanks go to volunteers Dr. Ismail Elkholy, Terry Evans, Ali Elkholy, Andrew and Luisa Racham and Gloria Lauris (EMRO) (Feb 29, 08); and to Terry Evans, Siham Jones (PAWS), Louise O'Loan (PAWS), Carol Twombley (PAWS), Brigitte Burridge, Carol Kirkland from Riyadh, Ali Elkholy and Gloria Lauris (EMRO) (May 16 08)
Information Booths, Al Khobar, Saudi Arabia May-June 08
 
Left pic: Gloria Lauris (EMRO) and Gabriele Casanova (PAWS), May 4 08; Right pic: Gloria Lauris, Coffee morning sale and info table, June 1, 08 Saudi Arabia (KSA)
PAWS and EMRO joined forces to distribute information about the two groups to local residents during a coffee morning on May 4, 08 and June 1 at the Oasis Gardens compound in Al Khobar, Saudi Arabia. Aat the June 1 coffee morning at the compound, we sold some of the left over items that didn't sell from the May 16 table top sale. Gabriele Casanova is the next PAWS volunteer representative for the compound and will work with residents and managers to give information about local veterinary care, help with periodic trapping of stray cats in the compound, and help raise funds for PAWS and animals in the Gulf, especially those needing to be rehomed.
Book signing at CSA, Cairo Egypt, January 2008
 
 
Top Left: Ms. Khadija Hammond (KS Hammond) and sister Paulette man the booth at CSA bazaar in Maadi, Cairo at the end of January 2008. Top Right: left to right: Ms. Gloria Lauris (Founder EMRO), Ms. KS Hammond (author), Ms. Paulette, Dr. Mustafa Saleh (Exotic vet and author), Dr. Ismail Elkholy (Founder EMRO) Bottom Left: Ms. Khadija and Ms. Paulette snuggling a CSA stray; Bottom Right: author signing copies of her book
 The Legend of Pa-Miu by K.S. Hammond
Ms. Khadija S. Hammond, American author and Egyptologist, came to Egypt in January and stayed at the EMRO Suite while exploring ways to help us fund raise. One of them involved signing and promoting her recent book about a Mau, called "The Legend of Pa-Miu" at the Community Services Association (CSA) in Maaid, Cairo Egypt. All proceeds of the sales went to EMRO, and dozens of her books are available for sale in CSA's bookstore, as well as at select hotels in Cairo. Copies of her book can alsobe obtained directly from the author at: sphynixlady@yahoo.com.
In addition, Exotic Veterinarian Surgeon, Egyptian-American Dr. Mustafa Saleh also donated several copies of his book entitled "Adventures of the Heart" about his work with animals in America and elsewhere. Proceeds went to EMRO as well. He also brought some supplies from America for the EMRO vet clinic.
In Service Veterinary Sessions, EMRO January, 2008
 
 
Top Left: Dr. Mustafa (Exotic Vet Surgeon), Dr. Doaa' (Assistant EMRO Vet), Dr. Nancy (EMRO Vet) and Dr. Engy (EMRO Vet); Top Right: the veterinarians with cat to spay, being held by EMRO Animal Worker Redah; Bottom Left and Right; Dr. Mustafah demonstrating spay technique and clnic hygiene and organization.
Dr. Saleh donated time and expertise to provide some inservices not only to EMRO vets (on clinic organization and procedures, animal handling), but also to veterinarians to other shelters in an informal inservice at the Animal Friends shelter, where various spaying techniques were discussed as well as client and peer relationships protocols were examined. We hope to welcome Dr. Saleh back again in the near future and discuss possible animal health initiatives with him.
MENAW Conference, Cairo, Egypt Dec, 2007
 
 
 
 
First row: EMRO's booth at the MENAW Converence; Second Row: At the EMRO booth: Dr. Engy, Dr. Doaa', Dr. Nancy and Ms. Gloria Lauris; Opening the Conference is Mr. Ahmed El Sherbiny, who organized the event....he is Chair of Egyptian Society of Animal Friends (ESAF); Third row: panel speakers at the event; EMRO staff listen to an inservice topic on shelter care from guest speaker from Kuwait, seated in front: Mr. Maged Abdel Razik (EMRO General Manager), Ms. Gloria Lauris (EMRO Founder), Dr. Doaa' (Assistant EMRO Vet) and behind her is Dr. Engy (EMRO Vet); Fourth Row: more session participation, left to right: Dr. Engy, Dr. Doaa', Dr. Nancy, Gloria Lauris, Maged Abdel Razik; group shot at the hotel venue. Cairo, Egypt.
At this conference, EMRO participated in this first Middle East animal welfare conference, held in Cairo, Egypt. We had a table and distributed flyers about Maus and sold statues and papyrus. We had a number of interested inquiries from other non profit groups and individuals in the Middle East as well as Europe and North America.
EMRO Garden Fall, 2007
      
Assorted angles of the recent garden built in planters along EMROs brick fence around the shelter. They provide shelter and a place for the feral and released cats to hide and play. As the plants become more mature they will create more shade, height and a jungle-like atmosphere. The cage is an extension of the boab's hut (guard) and serves as a half way "house" for release, and for isolation and other purposes as required. A wooden gate and trellis is planned in 2008 and a further isolation quarters in the back for cases of ringworm and cat flu.
Thanks to the donations of our kind volunteer, Ms. Aida Marina of CA, USA (also our Sponsorship Manager), she donated funds to help us create a mini garden in the back and side of EMRO shelter to help provide shade and a place to hide for the feral cats recently released. A plaque of dedication (and memorium to deceased Maus) will be set up this spring.
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