Pulse - August 2022 - 6

PULSEPOINTS
Pet-Related Holidays
and Other Observances
in the Month of August
August 1 Dogust 1st; Universal
Birthday for Shelter Dogs
August 2 National Night Out
August 3 National Grab Some
Nuts Day
August 4 Assistance Dog Day
August 8 International Cat Day
National Tarantula
Appreciation Day
August 9 National Women's Day
August 10 National Spoil Your
Dog Day
August 12 World Elephant Day
August 13 International Left
Handers Day
August 14 World Lizard Day
August 15 Check the Chip Day
August 16 National Tell a Joke Day
August 17 National Black Cat
Appreciation Day
August 19 International
Orangutan Day
August 20 International
Homeless Animals Day
World Honeybee Day
August 22 National Take Your
Cat to the Vet Day
August 23 Find Your Inner Nerd Day
August 24 National Waffle Day
August 25 National Burger Day
August 26 National Dog Day
August 28 Rainbow Bridge
Remembrance Day
August 30 National Toasted
Marshmallow Day
August 31 National Zoo
Awareness Day
August 1-7 is National Minority Donor
Awareness Week and National Simplify
Your Life Week
August is Black Business Month,
National Immunization Awareness
Month, and Summer Sun Safety Month
6
Chapter Officers
As we start the second half of 2022, it is
never too early to show your interest in
serving as an officer for one of our seven
demographic chapters: San Fernando,
San Gabriel, North Bay/Westside, South
Bay, Southeast, Orange County and
Saddleback.
Chapter presidents must be SCVMA member
veterinarians. They serve two-year
terms. Other chapter officers, vice-president
(program chair) and treasurer/secretary
must be SCVMA members but need
not be veterinarians.
For further information about how to
become involved, email us at membershipdesk@scvma.org
Terms start January 1.
ANGEL FUND
In 2021, the Angel Fund contributed
$7,000 to pet owners challenged by
the cost of care for their four-legged
family members.
Angel Fund Wants to Help you and
your patients.
Our cooperative venture with the
Animal Health Foundation has contributed
more than $130,000 to truly
needy pet owners throughout Los Angeles and Orange counties. The cases have
ranged from major medical conditions to challenging surgical procedures, but
the common thread is pet owners with real financial need, who want to provide
the care their pets need.
If your practice hasn't taken advantage of this and would like more information,
you can find it on the SCVMA website (www.scvma.org) or the AHF website
(http://www.animalhealthfoundation.net/how-we-help/angel-fund.html).
Or, better yet, pick up the phone and call Allyne at the SCVMA Offices (714-8217493)
or e-mail her at membershipdesk@scvma.org. She can provide information
or enroll your practice. There is absolutely no cost to sign up. Thus, there is
nothing to lose and everything for your patients to gain.
An Edna Boydston Grant also can help your senior clients with cost-of-care
issues. Use the same contact information as for the Angel Fund.
To participate in the Angel Fund or the Boydston Grant, there must be an
SCVMA member veterinarian at your practice and the pet owner must not
qualify for traditional sources of funding nor have any available personal
financial resources. The Angel Fund will gift up to $1000 per case and the
hospital must contribute an equivalent amount. The pet owner is committed
to paying only 10 percent. Everybody helps and everybody is invested in making
sure the best care is provided.
AUGUST 2022
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STUDENT REPS
T
he SCVMA is excited to introduce
its two student representatives of
the veterinary schools at UC Davis and
Western University in Pomona. We'd
like to extend a warm welcome to Vonnie
Nguyen (Western) and to Carrie Shih
(Davis). Their profiles will be featured in
Pulse magazine.
We wish to thank Anna Celestina de
Villa (Davis) and Elizabeth Tuff (Western)
for their contributions to the success of
SCVMA-student relationships in the last
year. They were vital in sharing information
from the association on their campuses
and in providing information to us
despite the added challenges caused by
the pandemic.
http://www.scvma.org http://www.animalhealthfoundation.net/how-we-help/angel-fund.html
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