San Saba Rotary met for the regularly scheduled weekly luncheon meeting at Pepperbelly’s on Thursday, February 29th. Marcus Wood presided, and 15 members and guests were present and enjoyed the fajita buffet. Business included discussion of T-shirt sales, the Spring Banquet for San Saba County Honor graduates, and Anne Vincent’s resignation as Board Secretary and reporter of Minute for Rotary because of relocation to Austin.
Program speakers were Bill and Regina Baker who are new directors of the San Saba County Friends of Animals (SSCFOA).
The organization is an instituted 501(c)(3) non-profit animal rescue “ committed to making a positive impact on the lives of animals” with the stated “purpose to assist lost, abandoned, abused or neglected animals within San Saba County, Texas.”
The new directors have long established connections with San Saba. Bill Baker attended schools in San Saba, beginning in the 7th grade. He and Regina came back to San Saba to visit and stayed, buying a home and strengthening SSCFOA as President (Regina) and Vice President (Bill). Both have had previous experience working with animal rights organizations, Regina, working with Austin Pets Alive for 15 years. Bill, who has had extensive experience in technology, set out to establish and to upgrade the organization website for adoption, fostering, and caring for animals (sansabaanimals.com).
Programs for adoption and fostering include TNR (Trap, Neuter, & Release) trapping of friendly or feral cats that are at least three months of age and includes spay/Neuter, rabies vaccination, and ear tipping, Release, and SNAP(Spay, Neuter, Assistance Program) to assist pet owners with spaying or neutering. The San Saba Veterinary Clinic, with Drs. Key and Nelms, has been very instrumental in the success of the two programs and should be especially thanked for their good local support of SSCFOA!
The Bakers also gave information on how people can aid the totally volunteer program and support SSCFOA. Individuals can foster, adopt, volunteer, or donate! (325) 372-PETS (7387), info@sansabaanimals. com, sansabaanimals.com, @ sansabaanimals.