Thank You to all our Smashing Volunteers
We couldn't do what we do without You!

Since Cat Chat began in June 2000, the site has got steadily busier, and the demand for our Charity's services has grown immensely, and indeed, continues to grow. Many rescues refer to us as their 'Rehoming Life-line'. Our volunteers are a vital part of our operation, and for whose efforts we are incredibly grateful!

This page is to say THANKS to those wonderful people who are giving their valuable time, expertise and energy to help to make Cat Chat work! Thousands of ex-rescue cats are purring in their new homes thanks to these folks below:
Could you Volunteer to help Cat Chat? Volunteer Opportunities here »»

Drum Roll.. Three Cheers.. Hip Hip Hooray..! for...

Cat Chat Volunteers

Volunteer Co-ordinator
Joanne Todd

The Cat Homing Pages Team
Section Monitor - Amal Garnham
Section Monitor - Tracy Beagrie
Page updates - Claire Watson
Page updates - Gail Blakemore
Page updates - Gill Clarke
Page updates - Jenny Evans
Page updates - Joanne Todd
Page updates - Phiona Cipriani
Page updates - Sabrina Peyton
Page updates - 2 extra volunteers needed!

The 'Top Cats' Team
Co-ordinator - Bonita Howard
Section Monitor - Carol Baker
Section Monitor - Graham Clinton
Top Cat Entries - Angela James
Top Cat Entries - Bonita Howard
Top Cat Entries - Jenny Evans
Top Cat Entries - 1 or 2 extra volunteers needed!

The Forum Team
Superviser - Erasmus Cat
Moderators - Blip • Chrisb • Elastu • Jen2 • Littlebobo
Moderators - Lynnst24 • Petsearch • Sabrina • Sootyman

The Helpdesk Team
Emma Foxall
Joanne Todd

Roll of Honour Co-ordinator
Nicolene Janssen

Web Page Development
Bonita Howard

Administration
Site Stats - Jayne Prescott
Financial Admin - Maureen Bull

Feline Behavioural Adviser
Katrina Zurbanu BSc (Hons) (Psych) BSY(PetPsy)

Feline Veterinary Adviser
Maureen Hutchison BSc, BVMS, MRCVS

Marketing / Publicity
Newsletter Editor - Renata Fernandes
Newsletter Design - Graeme Kennedy (the bus stalker)
Copywriting - Sonia Warder
Web Blogs - Tracy Beagrie

PC / IT Advisers
Ruth Santos
Mark Young

Merchandise Fulfilment
Valerie Axford

Fundraising
Stamp Co-ordinator - Suki Solly
Ebay Wizard (S.E. Kent) - 1 or 2 volunteer needed!

The Charity Trustees
Jaine • Maggie • Mandy • Maureen • Paul • Steve
Charity Trustees (S.E. Kent) - 2 extra volunteers needed!

Love Cats? Want to Help?
Could YOU become a Cat Chat Volunteer?

CURRENT VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES APPEAR BELOW...
(Updated April 2008)
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Distance Volunteers (Anywhere in the UK)
TOP CATS ENTRIES - 1 or 2 new team members needed
Entering Cats details and photos to our Top Cats Section - (as part of a small team)
Requirements: Good command of English • Ability in creative writing • Access to and ability with an Image Programme • Must be able to crop, resize and optimise/compress photos for the web, and be able to put two separate photos together to form one image.
A great job for creative writers! Entering cats details and photos to our Top Cats Section, ideally writing the text in the first person (Hi, my name's Felix, etc.), often correcting or expanding on the text supplied. Cropping and resizing photos to a standard template, and optimizing for the web. Email contact with rescue centres and the Top Cats Co-ordinator. Working from home on your own computer. Good job satisfaction when one of ‘your’ Top Cats gets homed! Guidelines and standard emails provided.
Time Commitment: Flexible, but ideally daily or every other day, up to a half hour each time - we aim to get Top Cats added within 1 - 2 days of the Rescue’s request.  Each entry takes up to half an hour. (you will be able to choose how many entries you can cope with)
For further information, please email our Volunteer Co-ordinator: or, to volunteer, please print off and complete our Volunteer Application Form, including details of two people we may apply to for references: Volunteer Application Form (PDF)

Local Opportunities (South East Kent):
CHARITY TRUSTEES - (2 posts) (S. E. Kent only):
Requirements: Animal lover, with some spare time • A connection to the web • A willingness to take on some level of responsibility • Honest, Trustworthy and Reliable • Any relevant or useful skills a bonus!
We are currently seeking to increase our Trustee body by two people. Ideal candidates would have experience in one or more of the following fields; business management, publicity and marketing, trading, I.T., web development, finance, general admin, fundraising, staff management, grant funding, animal welfare, although these are not exclusive requirements - if you feel you have other skills which may help the Charity, we would still love to hear from you. Trusteeship gives an opportunity to actively shape the future of the Charity. Experience in the Charitable sector would be helpful but is not essential. We are a small, friendly committee, and one of us will be happy to have an informal chat if you think you may be interested in joining us. We currently have no-one in the post of Charity Secretary, and we would also be pleased to find someone to fill the roles of Fundraising Officer and Publicity Officer.
Time Commitment: The Trustees meet once a month, however you would be expected to take an active role, and to be involved in additional tasks requiring work between times, to the benefit of the Charity.
If you are an animal lover, have skills which you think would further the Chairty's aims, have some spare time, and you live in South East Kent, please email the Colonel, including a land line phone number:

Local Opportunities (South East Kent):
EBAY WIZARD(s) - (S. E. Kent only):
Requirements: Ebay knowledge • Ability to crop, resize and optimise photos for the web
We would love to hear from someone near us in Thanet who could organise our Ebay sales for us (both entering up the items and posting them out too!). We have a huge stack of stuff here to sell, mainly books, so it would only be practical for someone local or local-ish.
For further information, please email our Volunteer Co-ordinator: or, to volunteer, please print off and complete our Volunteer Application Form, including details of two people we may apply to for references: Volunteer Application Form (PDF)

"More Volunteers? Goodness Me!
I'm getting rather a spiffing regiment together here - by jove I am! The details posted above are the positions currently available, however as things are developing rather speedily, other volunteers will become needed - so please check back another time for updates. Tally Ho!"
Distinguished Purrs, from:
Col. Beau, retired
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