 My name is Victoria Riles. I'm the superintendent here at Columbia Animal Services. The kitten shower will be on Sunday, April 16th, from 12 p.m. to 2 p.m. This is an event that we hold every year to help us prepare for kitten season, which is essentially that time of year where kittens come in almost on a daily basis. Many times those kittens are very young and will go into foster homes, so this event is a drive to collect items needed for those cases. We always request anything from dry food, wet food, heating pads. That's something that your neonate kittens, which are nursing kittens, will need to be kept warm because they can't control their own body temperature, a kitten formula, and various other things. So we take anything from dog supplies, puppy supplies, carriers, blankets, toys, and a lot of volunteer efforts also roll into making those other various items that we need as well. Yup, so usually we set up right behind me here in the four-year area. We're going to have a table with some light refreshments so you can grab a pastry or a cup of juice, what have you, and drop your donation and the baby pin that we're going to have set up, and then head on out. As much as we love kittens here at the shelter, we actually would ask people if they find them in their community, especially if they are neonate or nursing kittens, to please leave them be and not bring them to the shelter. Most often, mom is actually around caring for the kittens. So if you see that they look healthy and clean, please leave them where you find them so that mom can resume caring for them. If you find them malnourished, maybe sickly looking, that could mean that they need interference. So you should call the shelter at 803-776-PETS for advice on what to do.