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No matter the time of year, it's never too late to make a donation
to your favorite animal-supporting organization - HAHS!
Since HAHS has no paid staff nor permanent
facility to pay for, you can be assured that at least 90% of your donation amount goes directly towards
the purpose for which it was intended - helping the animals!
Apart from general cash donations, HAHS patrons can
direct their help towards a few specific issues:
You can ground
mail a check, drop off a donation in person at an Adopt-a-Pet location,
or use PayPal's secure, online system to make a donation directly to HAHS.
You do NOT have to create or already have a PayPal account to use their free service:
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Donations can help
sponsor our animals' spay and neuter procedures.
Make a general-purpose donation in any
amount you'd like, if the suggestions or figures below don't suit you.
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$50 Donation:
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Begins treatment
on a heartworm-positive dog (about $250 annually), or
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Buys a month's
supply of formula for "bottle babies" - kittens without moms - to nurse them manually, or
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Helps defray
the cost of an animal's overdue dental care, or
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Buys one medium
wire dog cage (useful in foster homes or at adoption events).
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$40 could buy:
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Enough parvo/distemper
combo vaccines for a dozen shelter dogs, or
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Two cat carriers,
needed to transport animals from shelters, or
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One larger-sized,
plastic dog kennel shared by various foster homes.
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$30 could buy:
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Two cat carriers,
needed to transport animals from shelters, or
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One medium-sized,
plastic dog kennel shared by various foster homes.
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$20 could buy:
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A few days
of franchise kenneling for a dog or cat that must have a safe haven until a foster home can be found,
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One 5-lb bag
of premium food plus stainless steel water and food dishes, or
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Full vaccinations
given before an animal is sent to their permanent home.
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$10 could buy:
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Collars or
leashes for about 3 dogs transported back and forth from our partner shelters, or
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Cat toys for
about 5 cats who wait patiently in wire cages at adopt-a-pet locations.
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GoodSearch.com:
Memorials:
A Lost Companion
Many donations come from
people who have lost someone dear, either a two- or
four-footed friend.
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highlighted inside our "Helping Animals" newsletter, as another way of remembering our pals. |
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Linda Collins Fund for Special Needs Animals
The Linda Collins
Memorial Fund for Special Needs Animals was established in June, 2000 to raise money dedicated to treating
the medical problems of special needs animals. Examples of medical needs that will be addressed by this fund are heartworm
treatment, surgery, or medicines while the cat or dog is in foster care. As money from this fund
is raised and spent, the animals saved will be profiled in our newsletter.
Linda Sue Collins was a HAHS volunteer
who developed the first HAHS Web site. She was also active in the adoption events. Linda died on June
23, 1998 as a result of a rafting accident in Colorado. She was a certified registered nurse anesthetist
and was survived by her son, Lindy, and her husband, Stephen.
One hundred percent of the money donated
to this fund will be used for Special Needs animals.
Supply
Materials:
Some community groups like Boy Scouts in the past have
banded together their own local task force to help collect pet toys, cat litter, towels or small blankets
- and donated the whole carload to HAHS animals!
An elementary school "class
project" can
demonstrate early community involvement and helps today's kids become more aware of issues or situations
they might not normally come into contact with, like the purpose of an animal shelter, having new
pets to care for at home, finding 4-footed companions for retired or widowed owners, etc.
We've even heard of an elementary school girl who decided that instead
of birthday presents for herself, she asked each party attendee to bring a small cat or dog toy to be
donated to their local shelter!
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Employees at the American Public Works Association collected items for HAHS at an office party. They held a "Dog Day" of summer and invited everyone to bring snacks, pictures of their pets and donations for HAHS. Two employees entered their cats
adopted from HAHS in the photo contest. Donations included lots of food, treats, toys and some cleaning supplies. A medium -sized carrier and some cash were also donated. |
Want to see our ongoing "Donation
Wish List"? At the pet
adoption locations, it's always helpful to have the following so please bring some when you stop
by:
- Paper Towels
- Bleach and Spray Bottles
- Latex Gloves
- Trash Bags (Heavy Duty 30+ Gallon)
- Pet Food (Premium Brands Preferred)
- Stainless Steel Feeding Dishes
- Cat Litter (Clumping or Clay)
- Kennels (Wire or Plastic)
- New Cat and Dog Toys
- Gently Used Towels and Blankets
- New Collars and Leashes
- Laundry Detergent
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to do your searching!