Blind Cat Rescue
Did you know there is a rescue sanctuary dedicated to blind cats? Linda and Rita were amazed to find such a wonderful rescue, full of happy cats who don’t miss their sight at all. Since cats mainly rely on their sense of smell and the vibrations of their whiskers to make their way through the world, their lack of site doesn’t slow them down one bit.
Meeting Katherine Hilton, Program Manager or Donor Relations and Stewardship for Blind Cat Rescue, was a heartwarming experience. She has so much love for these special cats, who get around just as well as any other cat. You can even visit BlindCatRescue.Com and see for yourself via their 24-Hour LIVE CAMS!
Join Linda and Rita as they talk with Katherine about the sanctuary, and why she tells people “Don’t feel sorry for them” because these cats are just as happy as can be!
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BIO:
Katherine Hilton is a marketing, public relations and fundraising professional with more than 30 years of experience in marketing, fundraising, communications and administration. Since 2018, she has been Program Manager, Donor Relations and Stewardship at Blind Cat Rescue & Sanctuary, Inc. in St. Pauls, North Carolina. Her duties include working directly with donors and corporate partners, writing and producing the bi-monthly newsletter, writing grant proposals, developing new giving streams, publicity and marketing. From 2002-2018, she served as the Marketing and Development Director for Live Arts Maryland (LAM), one of the Maryland’s largest and most active performing arts organizations. She was responsible for concert and event marketing and promotion, fundraising efforts (events, grant writing, donor retention and annual giving campaigns), and was the administrative director of the organization. During her tenure, LAM launched a new brand and web page, launched its social media presence and expanded online fundraising and ticketing opportunities. Prior to this appointment, she was the Associate Director of Program Information/Brand Management and Promotion for the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS), where she managed a staff of six and oversaw the generation and distribution of program related publicity materials to all public television stations nationwide, seasonal press kits for national media and managed PBS’ pressroom website. She also served as a writer/producer of teleconferences and special events. For six years, she was a Communications Specialist with University of North Carolina Center for Public Television (UNC-TV), North Carolina’s public television network, where she edited the monthly program guide (distributed to nearly 90,000 homes) worked directly with media and community organizations to promote programming, special events and outreach initiatives. She also worked on station fundraising efforts, appearing in promotional spots, editing direct mail pieces, writing on-air pledge copy, and was stage manager for live pledge events.
Ms. Hilton is a published writer and editor, with experience in non-profit, state and federal agencies, including Preservation North Carolina, a statewide historic preservation agency, the University of North Carolina system and the U.S. Department of Agriculture. She also served on the University of North Carolina at Greensboro’s Alumni Publications Board.
A native of North Carolina, Ms. Hilton is a magna cum laude graduate of the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, where she received a Bachelor’s degree in History and Classical Civilization. For 24 years she has been a member of the Annapolis Chorale, the Annapolis Chorale Chamber Chorus, Cantori and the Senior Choir at St. Anne’s Episcopal Church in Annapolis. She lives in Edgewater, Maryland, with her husband Seth Jason, a theatrical/television lighting technician.