Good Cat Network

05/16/2026

HANG IN THERE, GOOD CAT 💞 THE POSTER THAT EVERYONE NEEDS

Who doesn't like a motivational poster? Who doesn't need to be reminded to HANG IN THERE (especially these days?)

Did you, like me, always feel kind of bad for that little kitten hanging from a branch in the original poster from the 70s? I would look at that poster and think "Did they have a safety net? How long did you let him hang there to get the shot? Was the kitten scared? WHO WOULD DO THIS TO A KITTEN?"

So, since it is 2026, we've evolved the image and the message. This little tiger tabby has very kind, supportive hands protecting her. We want this image to be both motivational and calming. It should be a reminder to "hang in there" but also that we're all in this together. And that it's important to lend a helping hand to others (especially kittens,) too.

Photo was taken in a backyard in Makawao town, in upcountry Maui, Hawaiʻi, in an orange tree. Kitten safety supervised by many "cat ladies" (including the photographer.)

Photo by Madelynne Nehl of Madelynne Lorraine Photography
Design by Darlene Rayhill, founder of Good Cat Network
Rescue kitten and hand modelling by Honi Honi Cats Maui (Good Cat Network's foster 501(c)(3) partner organization)
Hand model :Jennie Ben Dayan, Executive Director, Good Cat Network

All proceeds from the sale of this poster goes to Good Cat Network, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization

• Paper thickness: 10.3 mil
• Paper weight: 5.57 oz/y² (189 g/m²)
• Giclée printing quality
• Opacity: 94%
• ISO brightness: 104%

This product is made especially for you as soon as you place an order, which is why it takes us a bit longer to deliver it to you. Making products on demand instead of in bulk helps reduce overproduction, so thank you for making thoughtful purchasing decisions!

https://goodcatnetwork.myshopify.com/products/hang-in-there-good-cat-poster-with-helping-hands

05/15/2026

🥂🩷😻🤙The HAPPIEST of BIRTHDAYS to Good Cat Network's Executive Director Jennie Ben-Dayan! 🥂🩷😻🤙

She is our super-hero of all super-heroes, wearer of many hats, and one of the strongest, and most compassionate people we've ever met. We're so thankful to have her as part of our Good Cat team and SO HAPPY she was born!

And yeah - the past several months have been a little bit challenging to say the least: from navigating the management transition at Good Cat, the wild changes in our programs, staffing and financial resources to dealing the personal, family and health stuff that comes up in all of our lives (but especially Jennie) and just, well, all the crap happening in the world.

Speaking of that - for many of you, it might be the first you're hearing that Jennie is our Executive Director! Well, in short - Jennie came on board a few months ago, leaving Honi Honi Cats Maui, in which she is the founder, to her daughter Emily. Note that Honi Honi is still VERY MUCH Good Cat's partner in Operation Aloha Cat - in Honor of Louise H. Neuhoff. Honi Honi and Good Cat programs also work in concert with Surf Cat, where Jennie has another role: managing the volunteers and assisting in operations there. (In short, we're all working together.)

And so yeah, this woman has like a STACK of hats on right now 👒🎩🎓👒🎩 and WE ARE SO HAPPY SHE WAS BORN AND IS ON THE GOOD CAT TEAM!

More details on how our partnership started years ago, how we got to where we are now, and our vision for Good Cat and how all of these non profits work together in the future in a few blog posts at Good Cat Network News in the coming weeks. Jennie will have the opportunity to share her story, in her voice, and how she is navigating all that has come her way in the past year as well.

But let's not make her work on blog posts for her birthday -

HAPPY BIRTHDAY JENNIE! Hope your day is filled with cat purrs and head butts 🐈‍⬛🤍🐈‍⬛

As a birthday fundraiser, we are releasing Good Cat Network's take on the Hang in There poster:

Just like the 70s version, there's a kitten courageously hanging from a tree branch, reminding you to hang in there when things get tough. Unlike the 70s version, this kitten is supported by loving hands.

Jennie's hands, actually 🫶

We hope that our update to the poster provides a sense of calm, support AND motivation: not only that YOU have support from organizations like Good Cat Network, but a reminder offer support to those in need.

This photo was taken in 2023 by the talented Madelynne Lorraine Photography when she volunteered her time to help Good Cat Network and Honi Honi Cats Maui photographically commemorate our partnership in the Operation Aloha Cat program. Jennie and Emily brought some kittens over, we took group photos in my backyard, and at the last second, had a thought - "let's do one like the Hang in There poster!" So Jennie positioned this little kitten in my orange tree, and Maddy snapped the shot. This picture sat on my harddrive until now.

Three years later, it's probably the most fitting time for us all.

🤙Hang in There, AND we're all in this together 🤙

If you would like to buy the poster to support us (100% proceeds of sales from the Good Cat Store go to Good Cat Network) place your order now:

https://goodcatnetwork.myshopify.com/products/hang-in-there-good-cat-poster-with-helping-hands

If you want to donate without buying anything, we love that too!
www.goodcatnetwork.org/donate

05/15/2026

It's a beautiful thing when so many non profits get together to make magic happen ♥

Good Cat Network as well as Honi Honi Cats Maui, Surf Cat Ranch and Mel and Mollie of Olalla Farm Animal Sanctuary & Rescue all played a compassionate role in Charlie's story.

Charlie was volunteer Marty-Jean Bender's kitty. We met Marty-Jean when she was looking to adopt a kitty back in 2022, and wasn't able to visit rescues due to Covid restrictions. At the time, we set her up with a couple of senior kitties who needed a new home. When those kitties passed, Honi Honi set her up with Charlie - a goofball of a kitty who would bring back gifts of neighbor's slippers, socks, and other things he'd find in the neighborhood. He lived a happy life with Marty-Jean until her unexpected passing in the fall last year.

Marty-Jean's friend reached out to us about finding a new home for Charlie. Honi Honi stepped back in and with the help of Surf Cat, they got him ready for adoption.

The ladies at Olalla Farm Animal Sanctuary & Rescue were here on Maui voluteering at our Have A Nice Spay clinic and volunteered to fly home with him back to Washington State to find a home.

When the world seems dark, think of all the love and impact we're capable of when we get together ♥😻♥

A hui hou, sweet Charlie!

Sweet Charlie is off to a trial adoption in a new forever home in Washington state.

He is a beloved boy who lost his mom a few months ago. The team at Surf Cat Ranch Maui Kokuakats worked with Honi Honi to give Charlie extra love and attention to help heal his broken heart. And now he’s off to his next beautiful adventure.

Thank you to Mel and Mollie, our new friends, for taking him off to Washington with them and helping to find him a new home and to Good Cat Network for funding his flight and health and rabies certificates.

He is so lucky to have had 4 separate rescues involved in his story! So many people who love him.

Can’t wait to hear how it all goes!

05/08/2026

🩷It's my birthday!🩷 It's a little awkward when you run the social media account and you have to make posts about yourself but you know what? I am feeling less and less awkward about it. I have decided that being 43 means no shame. The non-profit I founded needs money and birthdays tend to be a good day to ask for donations, so here I go.

FUN FACT: the first article of clothing I ever wore was a cat shirt. Yep. The hospital I was born at was celebrating their 25th anniversary and to commemorate it, put all the newborns in a shirt with the hospital name and an illustration of a momma cat grooming her kitten. Plus a ball of yarn.

So, my husband took that shirt design and good cat network'ed it.

Want to dress as newborn me for whatever weird reason? Or do you just like the cute 80s illustration that I am assuming was some sort of clip-art chosen out of a catalog by some Brentwood Hospital exec sitting in a board room the same way you'd choose your latex balloon image at the drug store when buying balloons for a birthday party?

Please buy the shirt! All proceeds from the Good Cat Store go to us:

https://goodcatnetwork.myshopify.com/products/we-really-care-at-good-cat-network-founder-darlenes-birthday-shirt-literally

Don't want to dress as newborn me?

That's cool - there's lots of other stuff to buy to support us in our store!

Don't want stuff and just want to donate? HEY! I 🩷 that for you: www.goodcatnetwork.org/donate

Signed: the no shame, funyuns, taco bell and labyrinth with David Bowie loving, forever-winged-eyeliner elder millennial who didn't take the bandage off her nose for the photo because she had a recent biopsy and it can be a reminder to all of you to get your skin checked and WEAR SUNSCREEN aka Darlene🩷

05/08/2026

🤙WE NEED VOLUNTEERS 6/6 // MAKE OUR DAY AND SIGN UP TODAY!🤙

Note: June's clinic will be the last Have A Nice Spay clinic until August. We will NOT have a spay and neuter clinic in July due to all of the spay and neuter happening on Maui at the end of June, however, we WILL have a wellness/vaccine clinic in July 💉💓

www.goodcatnetwork.org/have-a-nice-spay-volunteer-recruitment

05/07/2026

😻🩷✂🏀🏀APPOINTMENTS FOR HAVE A NICE SPAY 6/6 NOW OPEN! 😻🩷✂🏀🏀

Read through the rules and make your appointment here:
www.goodcatnetwork.org/have-a-nice-spay-clinic-rules

***there won't be another Have A Nice Spay until AUGUST***

Our July Clinic will be a vaccine/wellness clinic only, and will NOT be a spay and neuter clinic, due to Good Fix clinics happening at the end of June. So, if you like joining us for Have A Nice Spay, and need your kitties fixed, make your appointment now!

Remember to contact our partners Cat Ranch Rusty MauiCat Collective or if you need help with trapping for this clinic :)

04/23/2026

HAPPY EARTH DAY // REMEMBER: EVERY LITTLE ACT OF KINDNESS MAKES A DIFFERENCE 🌎🌺😺

So, we know we're not saving the world with flying cats to the continent or providing spay and neuter services...but we know that we are making a difference in the cats we help, the people that care for them and the fragile Maui ecosystem that we call home.

We've flown over a 1000 cats off island and provided over 1000 spay and neuter surgeries...and I am sure there's a calculator out there to tell you how many cats that would end up being now, but all that matters is WE know we're making a difference. We are doing our part - and encourage you to do your part, too!

Volunteer wherever your heart is. Be kind to all beings. Be grateful for this beautiful world and do your best to preserve it. We're all in this together.

04/22/2026

🤙😻WE NEED YOU ON 5-2! 😻🤙
Our Have A Nice Spay clinic is on May 2nd, and we can't wait to see you all there!

Click on the link below for more information - or sign up with our volunteer coordinator, Cheryl, at [email protected]

www.goodcatnetwork.org/have-a-nice-spay-volunteer-recruitment

and we still have appointment times available!
www.goodcatnetwork.org/have-a-nice-spay-clinic-rules

snag em before they're gone!
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