To Community Concern 4 Cats, fur is never in fashion, but at their SFCatVidFest in Heather Farms last Saturday it was so hot that even the kitties would have preferred other attire. Still, they nearly doubled their expected attendance.
Cat foster Mom and Dad, Heather and Steve Harvey, joyfully nurture Wiley and Vita, rescued by CC4C. They brought them to the SFCatVidFest to find them loving permanent homes.
A first event for an unknown non-profit organization would be lucky to get 300-attendees. Though temperatures soared into the triple digits, CC4C attracted more than double that with a final count around 1000 people attending. After 26 years, the organization also gained a new level of recognition through free radio, social media, and newspaper promotion. They also found new high-level sponsors, brought together the arts community with animal rescue organizations, and best of all helped cats and kittens find their forever homes.
What made this possible was having acquired the internationally acclaimed Internet cat video phenomenon known as CatVidFest. At sunset, there was a packed ball field watching this hilarious 70 minute video on a large screen.
The cat-centric crowd shared feline tales, popcorn, and catitude. Then, at sunset, the furtastic SFCatVidFest was shown at Heather Farms in Walnut Creek, California on Sept 7, 2013.
Laughter and cheering filled the warm night air, and it wasn’t just cat people enjoying the feline humor; young and old were in the audience, families sharing the end of summer through the humorous antics of our feline companions.
It was Love Actually when Sir James of Meowton Abbey turned on the royal charm for Oliwia and Oktawian Kadluczka at the SFCatVidFest.
A young boy leaving the event was overheard saying, “Ok mom, that was definitely worth it.”
The CatVidFest is now on its world tour, and we look forward to seeing it back in the Bay Area again next year. The cat video obsession seems to have 9 lives!
Jacklyn had Paw McCatney humming for his fans at the SFCatVidFest. Paw had been a lost boy before he was rescued by CC4C.
Copyright Lori A Cheung, the Pet Photographer
Copyright Lori A Cheung, the Pet Photographer
Copyright Lori A Cheung, the Pet Photographer
Petunia takes a break in between therapy sessions at SFCatVidFest. Her hourly rate barely covers her decorator’s cost for such a fine abode.
Sir James gets the royal treatment by Oliwia Kadluczka at the SFCatVidFest. Having such a refined feline would make any home feel like a manor house.
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