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Our mission is to provide low cost spaying and neutering of dogs and cats, and to promote the general welfare of animals in our community and surrounding areas. Si prefiere recibir los correos electrónicos en español, haga clic aquí.   AMIGOS DE ANIMALES BOQUETE PANAMÁ JANUARY 2023 NEWSLETTER   THANK YOU FOR HELPING MAKE OUR FOOD DRIVE SUCH A SUCCESS! Our Food Drive campaign raised $14,474, and we have many donors who are making recurring monthly donations. Thank you for your support. In 2021 we delivered over 14,000 pounds of pet food, and more than 17,000 pounds in 2022. The cost of this program is over $1,300 per month. We've shared stories about our local heroes like Sra Carmen and Sr Virgilio, Sra Anays and Sra Uva. They quietly feed and care for animals who have no one or anywhere to go. These people are citizens of Boquete who you might never meet, who will never get awards or recognition for what they do, but they are the real backbone of our community. To us at Amigos de Animales, Sra Carmen, Sr Virgilio, Sra Anays and Sra Uva are heroes. Please help us continue to help our local heroes and the animals they care for. $10 per month will help feed one dog or cat. Will you sponsor one or more dogs or cats? - donate here   HAPPY 80th BIRTHDAY TO OUR FOUNDER, RUBY McKENZIE On January 14th we threw a surprise 80th birthday party for Ruby McKenzie. We had close to 100 people who attended, including 5 vets. Ruby helped start the clinic in 2005, and she has been the driving force behind what it has become today. We have sterilized over 23,000 animals, and the impact on the health of animals and humans is measurable. Ruby is an incredible person and the community is so lucky to have her! Happy Birthday Ruby!   PLEASURES OF PANAMA FUNDRAISER - COMING SOON! Ticket sales will start soon for our annual Pleasures of Panama fundraiser. 1st price - $1,000 airfare, hotels and tours in Panama City and Boquete (or $1,500 cash) 2nd prize - 4 day island hopping in the San Blas Islands (or $500 cash) 3rd prize - 2 night stay at Tranquilo Bay Resort in Bocas del Toro. Contact Carol Cardinale-Santana at cardinalesantana@gmail.com for more details.   CLINIC THIS SUNDAY Volunteers are needed for our first clinic of the year, this Sunday the 29th. We will have a training on Saturday at 9:45 AM for all new volunteers. The clinic is held at the Amigos de Animales building across from SuperCentro Ivan. Send us an email at volunteer@aadab.org if you'd like to volunteer.   2023 CALENDARS The 2023 calendars are going fast! Still only $10 - you can purchase them at La Granja, Mascotas, Mike's Global Grill, Sugar & Spice, The Garden, Larry's Place and the BCP Tuesday Market. These make great gifts!   GIFT CERTIFICATES We have made gift certificates in the denomination of $10 and $20, the cost of an individual sterilization for a cat or a dog. Do you have a friend or neighbor or worker who has an animal needing to be sterilized? Please tell them that the procedure will make their animals safer and free them from the worry of the related illnesses or injuries that might ensue with cat or dog fights. These certificates are an easy way to help. They are available at the Animales table at the BCP Tuesday Market or at our clinics. You also can send an email to Cary at Animalesdeboquete@gmail.com   GET TO KNOW OUR AMIGOS DE ANIMALES FAMILY This month we're featuring: Name: Katrina Kneebone Katrina is bilingual, helps big dogs in Recovery at our clinics, and coordinates our education program in our local schools. Here is her story: I am an educator, and I am involved with the Amigos de Animales program for 5 years taking awareness of pet sterilization into elementary schools. Here I am explaining what that involves. After my Rottweiler departed for the Elysium Fields, each month I would get my “big dog fix” at the clinic, sitting quietly on the rug and resuscitating the large breeds from their anesthesia . Two years went by and then, Leslie Sherling, who had befriended me, noticed that I was speaking Spanish and helping the student volunteers. “We need you,” she said, and that is how I became the lead person for the Amigos de Animales schools outreach program. There are 13 schools in the rural areas of Boquete and our mission is to reach out to these students, teach them about pet care, and encourage them to bring their pets to the clinic for spaying. COVID curtailed our efforts for two years, but in October of 2022 we picked up again and managed visits to five schools before the school year ended. Click here for the rest of Katrina's story and more pictures on our website.   KIBBLE & BITS: • Food Drive: We are continuing to feed needy dogs and cats in Boquete at a cost of over $1,300 per month. You can donate by clicking here • Membership Drive: Sign up for your annual Amigos de Animales membership and receive a great car magnet. Membership is still only $10. You can sign up at the BCP Tuesday Market or at a clinic. • Gift certificates: We have made gift certificates in the denomination of $10 and $20, the cost of an individual sterilization for a cat or a dog. Give your neighbors, gardeners and maids certificates for their dogs and cats. Let’s help each other help each other! These certificates are an easy way to help. They are available at the Animales table at the BCP Tuesday Market or at the clinics • 2023 Calendar: These are still available for $10 at La Granja, Mascotas, Mike's Global Grill, Sugar & Spice, The Garden, Larry's Place and the BCP Tuesday Market. • Education program: We are visiting local schools to educate students about proper care for their pets, and the importance of spaying and neutering animals. Please email Katrina at katrinakneebone@gmail.com if you can help. • Spay or neuter your animal: we get new requests daily, but we are still following MINSA rules and doing clinics by appointment only. Contact Rosa, our appointment coordinator, at 6563-8686 to be added to our list. • Rescue/adoption?: The mission of Amigos de Animales is strictly spay and neuter, we are not a rescue, adoption or veterinary service. Please do not ask Rosa about any other service, but there are many other rescue groups in and around Boquete • We have been updating our website - check it out here • Animales is always looking for stories and pictures to share in this newsletter. Please contact Alicia at akcleavenger@hotmail.com if you are interested.   MARK YOUR CALENDAR - UPCOMING EVENTS • Training - you can watch our training here. We expect to hold an in-person training in February. Contact Alicia if you have any questions. • Clinics - Sunday January 29, 2023 (held the last Sunday of each month - we are dark in November and December) • Casino Night - postponed until June - raffle prizes needed, watch for more details   WAYS TO HELP AMIGOS DE ANIMALES: • Donations: Any amount will help. Click here for ways you can make a donation • If you would like to volunteer for Animales, contact Alicia or Raquel at volunteer@aadab.org • If you can donate dog or cat food, please drop it off at the Amigos de Boquete office in Alto Dorado or contact akcleavenger@hotmail.com • Don't forget, the Animales Events Center is available to rent for meetings and gatherings of any kind. Contact Sherry Shirritt at sshirritt@gmail.com or 6858-3607.   Here were our 2022 totals - it was a record year: 2022 Totals Animales Totals-to-Date   Thank you for your support! We could not do what we do without all of our incredible donors, sponsors and volunteers!   Amigos De Animales, Inc. 2733 Oak Ridge Ct Ste 104 Fort Myers, FL 33901 Email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser Unsubscribe Website: www.aadab.org/ Contact Alicia at akcleavenger@hotmail.com if you have any questions. Copyright © 2021 Amigos de Animales, All rights reserved.

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For many years folks here have wanted an American style Assisted Living facility here in Chiriqui, and now it’s a reality. These are small, individual units offering 3 meals a day, activities, transportation, exercise, socialization, etc. If you have any interest in this type of community, please join us on Wednesday, February 15 for our charter bus to take us to tour the facility, followed by lunch at a really great restaurant, and then a return to Boquete. We estimate the times to be 9:00 am to 3:00 pm. The bus ride will be $15 per person, round trip, including all the time we are in Volcan, See the attached form to register for the tour. Please complete and then scan and return it to me by February 1st, to reserve your seat on the tour. Penny Ripple <pennyripple@gmail.com> Fam Visit and Tour.docx

DJ Mike Webber will make a great Carnaval Party!!! Come and enjoy the party!!! Great prizes for the best Carnival Costume!!! Tickets available at Mailboxes Boquete, La Granja Boquetena and Tapout Tuesday Market Tickets $10 Place: Amigos de Animales Boquete Panama Hours: 5 to 9pm All the proceeds of this event will go to support the dogs from DogCamp!! Do you want to volunteer at this party? Send a PM now!!!

AMIGOS DE ANIMALES SPAY/NEUTER CLINIC CLINIC : Sunday January 29th WHERE: Animales Clinic in Alto Boquete (across from Super Centro Ivan) SET UP : Saturday January 28th at 9 am TO VOLUNTEER: Reply to: Volunteer@aadab.org Reply with: 1) which department you will work in; AND 2) Recovery volunteers - please let us know if you will come in the morning (8:30 - 1pm), afternoon (12:30 until closing), or all day (different departments may have different time frames). If you are a first time volunteer, please let us know. We recommend you attend the training. TRAINING FOR NEW VOLUNTEERS: Saturday January 28th at 9:45 am FOR CLINIC RESERVATION : contact Rosa by Whatsapp 6563-8686 MINSA GUIDELINES are still in effect. No eating in the clinic. Thank you, Amigos de Animales

Join us for trivia at TapOut tomorrow. Doors open at 4pm and questions start at 5pm. Come early to get a seat, drinks, and food before the game! This week we will be raising money for Kirsten Cares for Cats.

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For the rest of January, mail will be collected at Boquete Library on Thursday mornings from 10:00 - 12:00. From February 7th onward we will be back at the Arco Iris Room for the Tuesday Market and collect mail there from 9:00 - 12:00. If you are going back to USA anytime in the next few months, please help us.

Cooking class😎 Doing what I like👨🏽‍🍳 February we have some themed classes planned, myself and a guest chef, cooking with fire, one pot wonders, local beef course and an amazing trip/class you don’t want to miss!!! For a period of time our classes are half price $30 (regularly $60) Next class January 27th 2pm click link below to book your spot and we will send you directions to location Unlimited sangria or ginger lime iced tea , great lunch included and make new friends! Stay tuned for more classes, guest chefs joining me, bbq classes, a really cool surprise trip/class!! We have a really cool February planned to entertain you!! Book your space, click the link 👇🏽 bit.ly/reservasmesaazul #cookingclass #cheflife #Boquete #Enboquete #clasesdecocina #Chiriqui #Panamá #visitpanama #Chrisyoung #cocinando Click this link to see a quick clip of our Panamanian class! https://www.instagram.com/reel/Cnj0oJUocKo/?igshid=MDJmNzVkMjY= Can’t wait to see you, Chris Young

Please note that today (January 19th) We will collect the mail on the top floor of the Library outside the Chat room - NOT the ground floor

LEARN A TAKE-AWAY PRACTICE TO "SHAKE OFF" THE ONGOING STRESSES OF LIFE. TRE: Tension & Trauma Release Exercises Workshop: January 29th, Sunday 1-3 pm at THE STUDIO at The Haven Wellness Resort & Spa Instructor: Joy Alexander $45 (prices includes a FREE follow-up class, Feb 1st, Wed 1-2 pm) WHAT IS TRE? TRE® is an innovative series of exercises that help the body to release deep muscular patterns of stress, tension and trauma. Created by Dr. David Berceli, TRE safely triggers a natural reflex mechanism of shaking or vibrating that releases muscular tension, and calms down the nervous system. When the 'tremor mechanism' is activated in a secure and controlled environment, the body is motivated to return back to a state of balance. TRE is a somatic body based practice especially effective for people suffering with stress, anxiety, trauma or PTSD. It doesn't require talking about an event, feeling or issue, therefore it overcomes the language barriers that can bring up added stress. TRE is based on the findings that stress, tension and trauma are both psychological and physical. The reflexive muscle vibrations in TRE are known to feel pleasant and soothing. After doing TRE, the majority of people report feeling peaceful with a sense of well-being. IN THIS WORKSHOP: • You will learn about neurogenic tremors -- our body's natural inbuilt recovery system. • What TRE is, why it was developed, and how it works. • TRE’s set of seven safe, simple tension & trauma releasing exercises that are designed to trigger the body’s ‘tremor mechanism’ • You will have an experience of activating the neurogenic tremor in a supportive group environment. • You will leave with a self-help tool that you can use to regulate your own nervous system -- as needed! IN THE FOLLOW-UP CLASS: This class will be a review and practice of the TRE exercises... with another opportunity to experience the 'tremor mechanism'. We will also discuss 'next steps' for those who want to continue with self-lead or guided sessions. About Joy Alexander Joy is the Head of The Studio's Yoga Program at The Haven Wellness Resort & Spa, and is passionate about what she does! She has been teaching yoga & meditation classes throughout the Boquete community since 2014. Joy's interest is the body-mind connection, especially how it relates to patterns of tension / trauma held within our physical structure. She helps guide others through combinations of awareness, movement, stillness, and breath to safely facilitate innate healing, clear the body's energetic pathways, and balance the nervous system. Born into a 'yoga family', Joy grew up practicing both yoga and meditation from an early age. (Her mother opened one of the earliest yoga studios in Southeastern Massachusetts.) She continued her studies in yoga... exploring a variety styles such as Hatha, Vinyasa, Kripalu and Bikram Yoga. However, it wasn’t until 2010 that she found and fell in love with the discipline of Ashtanga, deepening her practice even more. Now a registered yoga instructor (500 hr Yoga Alliance certification), she is realizing her dream in Boquete, Panama. Along with Yoga Certifications and an intensive 750 hour massage education, Joy has extensive training in energy work and alternative healing modalities including 120 hrs of Polarity Therapy, and Lomi Lomi Certification Levels 1 &2. Most recently, Joy completed a TRE (Tension & Trauma Release Exercise) Certification in 2022. She brings her knowledge of the body — both energetic and physical — into her teaching style. For more information, visit THE STUDIO website at: https://studiohavenboquete.com/ Or just respond to this email directly. ;-

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This is Sophie, a vaccinated 6 years old female cat. She is an indoor/outdoor cat and it is important that she is able to be inside and outside as she pleases. She gets along with dogs, cats, children and people. She was brought up with 6 dogs and 3 cats but they are all gone now and she is lonely. She talks a lot and is very sweet. She is currently living with a friend who is going to an assisted living place and cannot take her there. If you are interested in adopting Sophie, please call 7308589. No emails please, phone calls only. Thank you.

The BJBF Ticket Team will be at Inside Panama Real Estate Tuesdays, 9:00 am to 1:00 pm. Single day festival passes are now available! But don’t delay…Limited availability! And just arrived! Great 2023 BJBF t-shirts! Get yours early! Download the BJBF app to get all the scoop on performance schedule, venues, and MUCH MUCH MORE! Debbie Wilson BJBF Ticketing & MIS

There are two spaces available in the Basic Level Crash Course Spanish Class. Fun, EZ class, very affordable. Please respond to rennykranich@gmail.com or click Crash Course Spanish with Renny – Learn Spanish in Boquete! The start date is right on top of us. Rush! -- Renny Boquete, República de Panamá

If you play Mahjongg, or if you want to learn how to play Mahjongg, you are welcome to join a new group being formed to play weekly. We are happy to teach you. It’s a game that keeps your brain cells stimulated and is social fun. The first gathering will be at Valle Escondido Casa #79 on Tuesdays and Saturdays from 1:00 to 4:00. The first time will be instruction and practice for those who want to learn. If you are an experienced player you can help teach new players or play with others. . No pressure. Just fun. So give me a call if you want to learn or already know how to play. +507 6948 8255 or reply to this email. Penny Ripple Phones: USA - 1-321-215- WhatsApp +507 6948 8255 Sent from my iPhone --