The SARF Spa is hoppin’ this week (metaphorically, of course, as Nurse Susan isn’t one for hopping. She’s much too busy tending to the needs of our patients)! We’re currently evaluating a beautiful vintage poodle, adjusting the gait of a large giraffe, and stitching up a festive kitty, a lovely spritely humanish creature, and a small dog who brought along his best stuffed friend to keep him company. We’re also hoping an extremely old (in monster years) monster will be joining us soon. There is much extracurricular-ing taking place. Good times!
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Join Us for a Teddy Bear Picnic at <em>Toybrary</em> This Friday
Gerald, our resident baker, and I will be at the Toybrary this Friday for the Teddy Bear Picnic! I’ll be reading/sharing a story about his life, his dough hook hand, and his quest for happiness on his journey toward baker-hood. Think Eat, Pray, Love, except stuffed, short, and for little kids.
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Help Us Find Benjamin!
As you may know, we had an SA-napping during our 37TH Street Stuffed Animal Petting Zoo in Austin, TX a few weeks ago. We need your help!
Please print this flyer and color it… then put it on a telephone pole or bulletin board in your neighborhood!
SA Update: Skimble (Adopted January 2012)
We were thrilled to receive this update on Skimble from his adopter, Saloni. She adopted Skimble in January of 2012, after our December 2011 Petting Zoo on 37TH Street. Continue reading
Thank you applicants!
Hello SARFies! We hope you’re all having a wonderful vacation. We’re relaxing with family and getting ready for the new year. We have lots planned! Thank you to everyone who applied to adopt a rescued stuffed animal this year. We are reviewing applications and will let you know your status via email as soon as we can. If you still haven’t applied to adopt, you have until 11:59 on December 31st to do so! Check out our available SAs here, and get your applications in, pronto! Continue reading
The SARF in The Statesman
Kristin Finan wrote a great article in Austin American-Statesman about The Stuffed Animal Rescue Foundation and the petting zoo!
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HELP! SA-napping (as in GONE, not sleeping)!!!
Have you seen this stuffed animal?? He disappeared from 37th Street petting zoo sometime last night!!
This has NEVER happened before. And we need him back!!! So sad! So many have applied to adopt him! This is not cool.
Where are you, Benjamin, Chief Corporate Strategist of The SARF, LLC??
His cubicle is empty. His motivational posters still hang encouragingly on the walls.
Find Him!! Help, everyone!! Spread the word!
Let’s rally.
Bring him back. No questions asked.
Sunday Night Fun
We had another great turnout for the Stuffed Animal Petting Zoo tonight. The application box was pretty full. We have a lot of decisions to make!
We also got a lovely note from one of our neighbors! Thanks!
I love you, Felix
Uh-oh, I have a problem. I just have to be honest. I know we haven’t known each other for very long. And I know this is wrong. Very wrong! It goes against everything I’ve ever learned about doctor-patient relations, even from soap operas. But I can’t help it. I am in love. That’s right, Felix, I’m in love with you, and I don’t care what the people say. I don’t care what the stuffed animals say. I don’t care what your owner says (Okay, that’s not true. I do care very much what your owner says. I swear).
I love your tiny disproportionate ears and your stubby little tail, and the way your head slouches forward like you’re in dire need of militant Iyengar Yoga instructor.
I know you’ll just be here for a very short time, but that’s okay. We can cherish the time we do have together while you’re visiting the SARF Spa.
Oh, Felix, don’t be sad. Don’t stare down your snout at me with those little brown eyes of yours.
Come on, let’s go shopping for material for that new nose of yours. It’ll cheer us up.
What’s that? You want to give me another hug? Another one? Well, of course you can, Felix. That’s perfectly acceptable.
