Our boy Tabs was a big cat with an even BIGGER heart. He liked to maintain his reputation as a self-centered diva, but if you knew the real Tabs, you knew that he was actually very giving and sweet and had a soft spot for underprivileged cats.
As much as he loved publicity, we often did things under the radar, like, every year we hosted several bake sales in conjunction with Bouchon Bakery in Yountville, California, and between you and me…each of those events pulled in big bucks for various cat charities and worthy causes, including Camp Catnip, a nonprofit Tabs started to help young kittens in need.
That was just the tip of the iceberg, though. Tabs also hosted elite annual fundraisers all around the world from Milan to Paris, Monaco, Barcelona, Rio and Tokyo. Yes, those were long days and nights, but I didn’t mind at all because I knew they were for the kittens.
The only trip he didn’t take me on was the charity concert he hosted on the moon (!). His engineering team, in conjunction with NASA, terraformed 200 acres of lunar landscape!
Yeah! I know! I was secretly relieved when he told me that I had to remain at home base to water his plants…
Rosie
To this day, Rosie is deeply envious of that famous moon concert project Tabs put on all those years ago, but she does what she can. Like, to help cats and kittens in the North Bay Area who are interested in science, Rosie started hosting monthly bake sales.
They raise good money. Plus, she finds the scientific aspects of baking fascinating.
And then this last weekend I assisted Rosie with a community fun run for cats in coding. As you can imagine, it was a big success.
Yup, never a dull moment around here. 🙂
Your friendly neighborhood beauty addict,
Karen
I wouldn’t have imagined that a fun run was intriguing for cats in coding, but I guess cats are different from humans in that regard. All the people I know in coding wouldn’t participate in one.
But it is so good to see that both cats use their fame to help others.