Jamestown News

Posted by Sue Jones

ITS A HUMANE THING

Brian Papalia, Partnership Director of the Chautauqua County Humane Society, and Kellie Roberts, Executive Director of the agency spoke to the Rotary Club of Jamestown via ZOOM, at a recent Monday noon meeting. Papalia works with organizations for sponsorships and education programs. He has been at the agency for several years as the former executive. Roberts has been the executive director for 3 years.
 
The CCHS works with loving care to get the animals into loving homes. The COVID Pandemic has lessened the agency’s activities, but they are still considered an essential business, so the doors have remained open for care and they have even been able to start a few new programs. Everything is now done by appointment.  The agency has a new location partnership at Chautauqua Mall, across from the Bath and Body Works. Over 100 people have come through the doors at that location and adoption, especially of cats, has been quite successful.
The Society is now successfully adopting out Feline IV positive cats. The disease can only be transmitted by the positive cat biting another cat. The organization is just beginning to adopt out feline leukemia Virus cats (which is not at all like leukemia in humans and is not transmissible to humans). Working Cat Heroes is a new program and is primarily for cats that prefer to be out of doors, cats with little problems, and cats that are antisocial. The agency is trying hard to fit their programs to the cats that come in.
 
CCHS also helps pets in homes that might need a helping hand to remain in the home. They have teamed with the Salvation Army to distribute over 13,000 pounds of food donated by Purina and individuals to families who need help feeding their animals. The program is also being carried out in the North County.
 
Healthy Pet Clinics have been postponed until COVID quarantine is over. These clinics assist folks who do not have access to pet care otherwise. St. Luke’s Church has been immensely helpful with some of these programs.
 
The spay/neuter clinic had to be closed for a while due to COVID restrictions but started up again and will not operate two days a week during the winter months. There is a Community Cat Fund that helps with these expenses as well.
 
The Humane Society maintains a holding room for dogs that may be picked up by the police or animal control officers in 30 different municipalities. If the dogs are not claimed, then the agency is free to adopt them out.
 
And finally, the agency offers behavior services for people who have troubled animals.
 

A PLUS TWO

Lisa Goodell, long-time secretary of the Rotary Club of Jamestown, was presented with her third Paul Harris Award recently at a surprise ceremony at The Resource Center's Administrative offices. Lisa has her bachelor’s degree in Social Work and Child Development from Bowling Green State University in Ohio and her master’s degree in Public Administration from Southern California State University.
 
She served for four years as Director of Education at Sensory Integration International in Torrance, CA directing educational programs across the world for occupational and physical therapists.  She served as Assistant Director for Programs at Friends of Cazenovia Manor, Inc. in Buffalo, a drug, and alcohol rehabilitation organization.  Locally,
Lisa served twelve years as executive director for the Girls Scouts of Western New York before they merged with Buffalo, Niagara Falls, and Rochester and finally serving for the past 13 years with the Chautauqua Blind Association as executive director.
 
Lisa is presently on the Board and is Chair of the Personnel Committee of The Resource Center; she is on the finance committee for CASA; and of course, secretary of the Rotary Club of Jamestown as well as the Rotary Club of Jamestown’s Community Service Foundation as well.
 
Though she retired recently, Lisa will be working with several not-for-profit agencies on new projects in the immediate future. Lisa has an adult son and is married to local attorney and fellow Rotarian, Andrew Goodell, who is also a New York State Assemblyman.
 
Recipients of multiple Paul Harris Awards may choose to name another worthy individual to also receive the honor and Ms. Goodell named Chris Anderson, Marketing, Digital, and E-Commerce Professional for The Resource Center to be named a Paul Harris Fellow.  Anderson is Co-Chairman of the Rotary Club of Jamestown’s Public Relations Committee and oversees its website as well. He is the owner/marketing director of SnowCrest Digital, which provides website design and development, Facebook ads, Google Adwords, search engine optimization, internet advertising, and internet marketing.
 
Anderson attended JCC and received his bachelor’s degree in sports/business management from Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania and his master’s degree in marketing from St. Bonaventure University. He is a Board member of the Rotary Club of Jamestown. Chris is married to Amy Anderson and they are the parents of three children.
 
Goodell stated that she chose to share her award with Anderson because of the kind, loving, and giving way he helps many people and organizations with their computers and website needs. Anderson thanked Goodell for choosing him to receive this honor.
 
Pictured (left to right) are Denise Jones, Executive Director of The Resource Center, Chris Anderson, Paul Harris Award recipient; Lisa Goodell, Paul Harris Award recipient; and Joni Blackman, President of the Rotary Club of Jamestown.