Graduating from: Southern New Hampshire University  RASKC Team: Hospice fostering and the cat-care team at Kirkland Petco  How your graduation experience will be unique due to the pandemic: “The pandemic has made it challenging to focus and continue with everyday tasks. My heart breaks for everyone who has suffered. Overall, I consider myself fortunate to have the opportunity to go to school […]

Graduating from: Raisbeck Aviation High School (Tukwila)  RASKC Teams: Early Morning Cat Crew   How your graduation experience will be unique due to the pandemic: “I think there will be less people to witness my graduation, but it will still be special nonetheless.”  Hoping this will continue post-pandemic: “I hope people will be more conscious about how they’re feeling before they […]

Graduating from: Green River Community College  RASKC Team: Reber Ranch Cat-Care Team  How your graduation experience will be unique due to the pandemic: “At home, school had been unique in many ways. My graduation will be all online!”  Hoping this will continue post-pandemic: “Personal space.”  Most proud of in the last year or two: “Raising my grades and staying committed.”  Looking forward to: “Binge watching horror […]

Meet Ellie!  With tremendous pleasure RASKC names Ellie Wightman as Volunteer of the Month. In pre-COVID times Ellie contributed at least two regularly scheduled shifts almost every week at our Eastside Adoption Center in Kirkland Petco, and she has covered a great many fill-in shifts too. Since she began in 2016, Ellie has contributed almost […]

RASKC commends Doney Coe Pet Clinic, a mostly all-volunteer organization who has been providing veterinary care to companion animals of Seattle’s houseless and low-income residents since 1986. Doney Coe offers clinics on the second and fourth Saturdays of the month. Services include vaccinations, wellness checks, ear/eye/skin treatments, flea and intestinal parasite treatment, wound care, medication […]

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 […]