Meet Yuka! RASKC is extremely happy to bestow Exceptional Youth recognition to Yuka Takahashi. She is a 20-year-old Dog Walker, who has achieved “red” status. This status means that she is eligible to work with some of RASKC’s most challenging dogs in adoptions. Since she began with RASKC in 2019, Yuka has contributed almost 50 […]

Meet Cameron and Carly! RASKC is super happy to award Outstanding New Volunteer recognition to Cameron Garside and Carly Beard, who are married to each other. Foster Care Coordinator Lori Mason said, “They work magic with the hissy kittens! They wave that magic wand, and POOF hissy to purring!” Since Cameron and Carly began fostering […]

Meet Sylvie! RASKC is very honored to recognize Sylvie Wong as Volunteer of the Month. She is one of RASKC’s top foster volunteers. “Sylvie is one that is so dedicated,” said Foster Care Coordinator Lori Mason. “She rarely needs my help, but she continues to dedicate her love and home to kittens. It doesn’t matter if […]

RASKC commends South County Cats, an all-volunteer award-winning organization, that has facilitated over 18,000 spay/neuter surgeries since 2006. South County Cats (SCC) is bursting with joy for achieving its longtime goal of opening a low-cost spay/neuter clinic in south King County.  SCC also provides trap-neuter-return (TNR) services, fostering opportunities, and adoptions in south King County […]

Meet Rich! RASKC is honored to name Richard Bradley and his family as Outstanding New Volunteers. Since they began fostering in 2019, Rich, spouse Kathy, and son Beckett have contributed about 1,800 hours.  “I’m 52 years old and live near Lake Meridian in Kent,” said Rich. “I enjoy hiking and video games. Sometimes we go […]

Meet Jacob! RASKC bestows Exceptional Youth recognition to Jacob Driscoll with tremendous pleasure. He and his mom have been volunteering on regular shifts on our Tukwila Petco Cat-Care Team since 2015. Jacob and Carrie have trained many new volunteers during the past several years. A resident of Des Moines, Jacob is a senior at Mount […]

We are proud to present this 50th issue of the RASKCAL Reporter.  Our first edition, published in March 2017 as the RASKC Volunteer eNews, included seven squibs. It was sent to 982 volunteers, plus RASKC staff. You may view past issues of the RASKCAL here.  Since that time, we changed the name and focus. A couple of years ago, RASKC broadened […]