Ivy Woods Feline Sanctuary

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Ivy Woods Feline Sanctuary

Ivy Woods is a rural sanctuary for feral cats rescued from the streets of Baltimore City. There are now over 60 cats on the property.

The sanctuary exists primarily due to the generosity of one very hard-working woman. Theresa created this place so that the cats she found on the streets of Baltimore would have a safe place to live and she provided a beautiful piece of farmland near Westminster. We are excited about the future of the Ivy Woods Feline Sanctuary. Our biggest challenges are keeping our kitties in food, clean bedding

and litter. Medical care is very expensive. We are grateful for your donations, well-wishes, support and "likes".

01/01/2025

Dear Friends and Supporters of Ivy Woods Feline Sanctuary,

Happy New Year! 🥳🎇 🥂

Wishing you and your furry friends and family a blessed and pawsome 2025! 💝

Our End of Year Newsletter is attached below.

HOW YOU CAN HELP US HELP OUR PRECIOUS CATS:

DONATIONS

Ivy woods Feline Sanctuary is a 501c3 non-profit organization, we will provide donation receipts to anyone who has donated to us. To request your donation receipt for 2024, please send an email to [email protected] to request your receipt.

To Donate
• Visit our website (where you can donate via PayPal) online at:
https://ivywoods.org/
• You can also donate funds using credit cards at:
https://givingtuesday.mightycause.com/organization/Ivy-Woods-Feline-Sanctuary
• Or, you can purchase items for Ivy Woods at:
https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/22QEN2MJ7X81L
OR
https://www.chewy.com/g/ivy-woods-feline-sanctuary_b100424209 -list&wishlistsortby=undefined

DONATION MATCHING
If you work for an organization that matches donations to nonprofits, you might consider donating to Ivy Woods through that program to increase your contribution.
PLEASE, SHARE OUR NEWSLETTER!
We are living in a challenging economy; whether or not you are able to donate, please let your pet loving friends know about our mission! Whatever option you choose, we will appreciate your help and support, and our wonderful cats will as well!
For those of you who have already donated, thank you for your continued support.
We wish you a Happy New Year!
Ivy Woods Board of Directors
Inessa, Cheri and Lana

01/01/2025

HAPPY NEW YEAR 2025!

We actually used a real photo to create this post! The photo was taken at Ivy Woods Sanctuary a few weeks before by our volunteer! It was a unique occurence of seeing THE NORTHERN LIGHTS in our area.

01/01/2025

Ivy Woods Feline Sanctuary

12/25/2024

12/04/2024

An update from Ivy Woods Feline Sanctuary:
First and foremost, we would like to thank everyone who has donated to our Sanctuary so far- we appreciate your help and support very much!!! We have reached our goal and are now also hoping to win some prizes from the MightyCause platform! With some extra cash on our paws, we can do even more for our beloved cats - like getting some luxury heated cat houses we have been admiring from afar before...
To help us win a prize, please donate now!

https://givingtuesday.mightycause.com/organization/Ivy-Woods-Feline-Sanctuary

Since we got feedback from some Ivy Woods Feline Sanctuary's supporters having an issue with donating using their credit card on Mighty Cause platform, we would like to offer a couple more links, besides Mightycause, that might help those who had an issue:

You can use our website directly to make a donation:
https://ivywoods.org/

Or donate using RallyUp platform:
https://go.rallyup.com/helpivywoodsfelines

We hope this helps! And for those who have not donated yet, there is still time to do it now!
As Wink says: "Yay! We can buy heated cat houses for the Back Deck now, with the help of your donations!"
And he seems pretty happy about it- and so are we!

With very meowch appreciation,

Ivy Woods Board of Directors- and Wink (on behalf of all Ivy Woods Felines)

🙏🐈🐈‍⬛🐱😻💝

12/03/2024

Dear Friends of Ivy Woods Feline Sanctuary,

Today is the day – is here! We are on our way to raising $1,000 for Ivy Woods Feline Sanctuary in 24 hours. Will you help us?
Today, our Sanctuary is participating in on Mightycause, and that makes us eligible to win bonus prize grants to help advance our work. Throughout the full 24 hour campaign, random donations will be chosen to receive $100 boosts, and at special hours during the day, we can win up to $500 for raising the most dollars or having the most individuals make a gift.There are over 40 chances for organizations like ours to win prize funding, but we can’t do it without your support. Donate now and follow along with us on social media to watch for updates!
Thanks to your generosity and enthusiasm, we have already raised $500. We need $500 more – can you help us get there?
Donate Now –

https://givingtuesday.mightycause.com/organization/Ivy-Woods-Feline-Sanctuary
https://go.rallyup.com/helpivywoodsfelines

Support us by ordering food for our cats-

https://www.chewy.com/g/ivy-woods-feline-sanctuary_b100424209 -list&wishlistsortby

https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/22QEN2MJ7X81L

* Help us spread the word and let everyone know that today is the day to give to Ivy Woods Feline Sanctuary. Share your support on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram by telling everyone about .

Thank you for your support!

With very meowch appreciation,

Ivy Woods Board of Directors - and Mitch (on behalf of all Ivy Woods Felines)

🙏🐈🐈‍⬛🐱😻💝

12/02/2024

Dear Friends of Ivy Woods Feline Sanctuary!

Tomorrow, December 3rd, many will come together for a special 24-hour campaign called and we need YOUR HELP! Our goal is to raise $1,000 in 24 hours to support Ivy Woods Feline Sanctuary's mission of providing a safe haven for our residents: feral, semi-feral and unadoptable cats.
Please help us make a real difference.

Please support the vital services of Ivy Woods Feline Sanctuary by giving to our campaign. No need to wait until tomorrow, show your support and make your gift today!

Donate Now –

https://givingtuesday.mightycause.com/organization/Ivy-Woods-Feline-Sanctuary

https://go.rallyup.com/helpivywoodsfelines

Support us by ordering food for our cats-

https://www.chewy.com/g/ivy-woods-feline-sanctuary_b100424209 -list&wishlistsortby

https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/22QEN2MJ7X81L

12/01/2024

We are saying GoodBye to Orange Oscar :-(
Oscar, male orange tabby, was surrendered to SPCA in 2015. He was not three years old yet. Owners couldn't deal anymore with his accidents around the house. He was also not interested in scratching posts and attempted to escape a few times. He was active, loved to play with toys, but could bite if not comfortable with a human. He appeared to be unadoptable and after a short month was rescued by Ivy Woods Feline Sanctuary.

For 9 years Oscar enjoyed freedom and acceptance at our Sanctuary. He hanged out and even had squabbles with his roommates once in a while. Wearing a calming color helped him to behave. He lived in walkout room and always greeted visitors with affection.

Oscar began to decline earlier this year. He was loosing weight, even though still eating well and having energy to run around. Despite multiple vet visits, meds and diet watch, our dear Orange Oscar crossed the rainbow bridge Friday overnight.

RIP Orange Oscar 🌈🐾
We will miss you buddy😓

11/28/2024

All of Ivy Woods cats and volunteers are most thankfull for Sanctuary and YOU, our supporters and family. 🐱💖😽

Wishing you a Thanksgiving day filled with delicious food, joy, love and laughter.🍁🌰🍂

11/26/2024

Dear Friends of Ivy Woods Feline Sanctuary!
On the eve of Thanksgiving Holiday - as always- we are thinking about ways of sharing our good fortune with animals in need and how we can make their lives better and more safe.
Here are a few good tips from Zoetis Petcare on how to keep your pets safe during the Thanksgiving holiday, please click on the link below to view.
https://www.zoetispetcare.com/blog/article/thanksgiving-pet-safety

All of us - humans and felines- 🐈 🐈‍⬛ at Ivy Woods Feline Sanctuary are wishing you a very happy Thanksgiving !
A heartfelt "Thank You!" for your continued support!
May all the good things of life be yours, not only at Thanksgiving but throughout the coming year!
Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family including all of your four-legged family members! 🙏🦃

Ivy Woods Board of Directors
🌱🌲🌳🐈‍⬛🐈🐾🐾🐾🌞

11/23/2024

A windy day at Ivy Woods Feline Sanctuary
Jack purrs: Thank you meowch for the yummy donation! 🙏🐈‍⬛😻

11/19/2024

Jack says “Hi! I am enjoying my comfortable napping spot at Ivy Woods Feline Sanctuary 😻
It is quite a good deal for a feral cat ! My only wish if we got more yummy treats 🍗🥓🥩🍖
Our Cat Caretaker Mom says finances are tight and she is going through some tough times 🙀 because of the high prices on everything.., oh well - we can only hope that it gets better and may be some of you kind-hearted cat loving people could help us out! 🙏🐈‍⬛😽

11/14/2024

Tidbit is saying “Hello “ 😻
He is one of the largest size cats at Ivy Woods Feline Sanctuary! 🐈‍⬛

09/15/2024

After dinner...hmm...nice and peaceful

09/12/2024

Hello Honey Pie! 😸👋

09/10/2024

Just like people, cats join cliques simply because they want to have friends who share their interests like eat, sleep, take walks or lounging on the picnic table.

One might often see Alistair, Oliver and Nesbit hang out together at their favorite spot.

Please meet Alistair as brown tabby, Oliver as orange tabby and Nesbit as black tuxedo.

Address

PO Box 88
Westminster, MD
21157

Telephone

+14436769239

Website

https://ivywoods.org/

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HAPPY NEW YEAR 2025! We actually used a real photo to create this post! The photo was taken at Ivy Woods Sanctuary a few weeks before by our volunteer! It was a unique occurence of seeing THE NORTHERN LIGHTS in our area.

Ivy Woods Feline Sanctuary

Sweet kitties Bug and Orange Oscar relaxing between meals.

Luna The Laundry Room Manager 😻

M.J. And Jack are saying Hello!

A windy day at Ivy Woods Feline Sanctuary Jack purrs: Thank you meowch for the yummy donation! 🙏🐈‍⬛😻

Hello Honey Pie! 😸👋

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🌺 Happy International Women's Day!🌺

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Our Story

Ivy Woods is a rural sanctuary for feral cats rescued from the streets of Baltimore City and the surrounding suburbs. The sanctuary exists primarily due to the generosity of one very hard-working woman. Theresa created this place so that the cats she found on the streets of Baltimore would have a safe place to live. She provided a beautiful piece of farmland near Westminster. There are now approximately 100 cats thriving on the property. We are excited about the future of the Ivy Woods Feline Sanctuary. Our focus is to continue to provide a home for unadoptable cats, while partnering with area non-profits to find our adoptables loving family homes. Our biggest challenges are keeping our kitties in food, clean bedding and litter. As we take a lot of the hard-luck cases, medical care is very expensive. We are grateful for your donations, well-wishes, support and "likes".

An update: Our dear Theresa is now a volunteer. She still is very actively involved with Ivy Woods Sanctuary, but she chose to semi-retire as Sanctuary Caretaker, and is no longer on our Board of Directors. The new owner of the Ivy Woods Feline Sanctuary is Lana Finn Jacoby. Since Lana has a full time job, we have to rely on the services of live-in Caretakers.

The mission of Ivy Woods Feline Sanctuary remains the same: it is to provide a safe, caring haven for feral, stray and displaced cats for life. Our facility has a large enclosed area with barns and shelters where the cats can roam freely and safely. All cats are neutered/spayed, tested for FIV/FeLV Leukemia, and given shots. Veterinary care is provided to all cats as needed and a care provider/facilities manager lives on site.