Some of the things at CITF that we’ve accomplished since our start in 2013:
Proudest Moments:
- Using everything I’ve learned here to get Alana hired as the Manager of Marketing and Community Relations at Tree House Humane Society in 2019
- Starting the CATastrophes Web Series to spotlight adoptable kitties and tell stories of adoption in a funny way!
- Being selected by The Lazy Pitbull as one of the Must Read Blogs of 2014
- Helping to raise funds for Kitty Bungalow’s Evander after our post was shared by Henri, Le Chat Noir – My words swayed even him!
- Helping to arrange a transport from New Jersey to Calgary, Canada for a paraplegic kitten when one of our kind readers, Frank O., stepped up to help after reading our plea
- Hearing from Tabby’s Place that several of our readers decided to sponsor some kitties because of our persuasive words
- Sending my blankey to Dot at Tabby’s Place and knowing it went to a worthy place where other kitties could get comfort from it
Awards:
- CWA Muse Medallion winner for art piece called “Black Cat” 2019
- Winning the Golden Kitty in the 2015 CatVidFest
- CWA President’s Award Winner for our film CHATastrophe
- Best Blog and Best Screenplay winner from CWA 2014
- Best Blog Video, BlogPaws 2014 Winner
- Nominated for Best Cat Blog, Best Cause Blog, and Best Blog Video by BlogPaws 2014
- Chosen by FitCat Publishing to publish my autobiography in the “Rescue Me” anthology of 2014
- Chosen by the Lazy Pitbull as one of the must-read blogs of 2014
- Adoption Champion grant awarded by BlogPaws/Halo/Freekibble.com to work for six months with Tree House on social media and photography, including a $2,500 grant to Tree House and 5,000 donated meals from Halo/Freekibble
- Petfinder.com Adopted Blogger award
- Nominated for Best Special Causes Blog, BlogPaws 2013
News Mentions:
Profiled on Tripawds, a community for three-legged pets – May, 2014
Interviewed by PAWsomecats.com – April, 2014
Mentioned in the Huffington Post Chicago – April, 2014
Featured on ChicagoNow.com in the Raining Cats and Dog Blog – February, 2014
Featured in USA Today – July, 2013
Featured in Chicago Sun Times – October, 2013
Mentioned in Northwestern University Medill Reports – October, 2013
Featured on WebVee Guide – August, 2013
Life with Cats Article – January, 2014
Tree House Animals Blog Write-up – April, 2013
Interviewed by the Funny Farmer Felines on Mousebreath – November, 2013
Interviewed by Me, You, and Zu – January, 2014
Two “CATinee” reviews by SparkleCat – January, 2014
Featured on I Have Cat – June, 2013
Featured on Peace Love and Whiskers, December, 2013
Feature of MomFOD on FosterDogsNYC – November, 2013
[…] the “CATastrophes” series spotlights local shelters and their cats, Grelyak is using her blog to get support for the shelters themselves. Already, she’s helped Tree House secure professional social media work, 5,000 donated meals […]
[…] the “CATastrophes” series spotlights local shelters and their cats, Grelyak is using her blog to get support for the shelters themselves. Already, she’s helped Tree House secure professional social media work, 5,000 donated meals […]
[…] the “CATastrophes” series spotlights local shelters and their cats, Grelyak is using her blog to get support for the shelters themselves. Already, she’s helped Tree House secure professional social media work, 5,000 donated meals […]
[…] the “CATastrophes” series spotlights local shelters and their cats, Grelyak is using her blog to get support for the shelters themselves. Already, she’s helped Tree House secure professional social media work, 5,000 donated meals […]
whoa!!!! conga ratz crepes N crew…theze bee way awesum acknowledgemintz N ewe haz everee rite to bee proud !!! heerz two another 100