The Humane Society of Yuma was overwhelmed yesterday with a flood of support from the community on the last day of the April $100,000 matching donation challenge. We're not done adding it all up but it is certain that our wildest expectations were exceeded. Yuma's outpouring of generosity and compassion during the entire month and especially in the final days and hours, has left many of us stunned. Here are only a few of the many instances of community support our shelter saw yesterday.
-Yuma Catholic High School students donated over $400 they had raised in their "Pennies for Puppies"
-Gila Vista Elementary students donated $440 they had raised from holding a car wash.
-A six year-old boy came to our shelter and donated the entire contents of his piggy bank: $1.85.
-A founding board member of the HSOY came by and wrote a very generous check.
In addition to the support that came to us through the door and the mailbag, the level of online giving was unprecedented. Over $7,000 was raised online with $6,000 of which within the last week.
Stay tuned for forthcoming updates. Thank you a hundred thousand times over.
Thursday, May 1, 2008
We blew past $100,000 yesterday and we're still counting.
Tuesday, April 8, 2008
HSOY thanks last year's "Cuddle Mobile" sponsors
The Humane Society of Yuma would like to thank the following sponsors for their support of our "Cuddle Mobile." We are now searching for a new round of sponsors. The Cuddle Mobile is our mobile command center, so to speak. Besides showing up at HSOY events, it shuttles our animals back and forth from Petsmart. Last year's sponsors include
- Sellers Crane Service
- Sherrell Judish of Realty Executives
- United Yuma Fire Department.
HSOY thanks last year's "Cuddle Truck:" sponsors
The Humane Society of Yuma would like to thank the following sponsors for their support of our "Cuddle Mobile." We are now searching for a new round of sponsors. The Cuddle Mobile is our mobile command center, so to speak. Besides showing up at HSOY events, it shuttles our animals back and forth from Petsmart.
Last year's sponsors include
- Sellers Crane Service
- Sherrell Judish
- Realty Executives
- United Yuma Fire Department.
Thursday, April 3, 2008
Xi Alpha Omega donates pet supplies to shelter
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Thank you to the Xi Alpha Omega for donating office supplies, bowls, blankets, towels, kitty litter, crates and more during the last week of March.
Monday, March 24, 2008
Yuma Sun: HSOY closer to funding goal
The top story in today's Yuma Sun (March 24, 2008)
A campaign to raise money for a new, expanded animal shelter in Yuma County is nearly one-third of the way toward its $3 million goal, thanks to sizable donations from generous area donors.
"The new facility has 18,000 square feet to accommodate the animals and that's 10,000 more than we have now," said Elkie Wills, spokeswoman for the Humane Society of Yuma.
The new shelter will provide better services for dogs and cats including: exercise and training areas, a chasing area, indoor and outdoor kennels, a public education area, and a low-cost spay/neuter clinic, Wills said.
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Yuma Kennel Club holds dog toy drive for HSOY
The Yuma Kennel Club members and friends collected the above dog toys over two months to brighten the lives of our shelter dogs.
Pictured above, from left to right, are
Edie Sturdivant, Loma Clark, Rikki Weiss and Cookie Wagter each holding a shelter dog.
Thursday, March 20, 2008
All Adoptable Dogs Microchipped
All dogs adopted from the Humane Society of Yuma are now receiving microchips before they leave. Many puppies get confused when going to a new home and this is a great way for us to know where they got lost from if their parents havne't had time to get their collar and tags yet. Thanks to the Yuma Community Foundation, an affiliate of the Arizona Community Foundation (Sturges Charitable Trust fund) for assisting is in funding this life saving program. The quicker we can get animals out of the shelter, the better for them and the new animals coming in that need the space. If the public is interested in getting their pets adopted, see our event calendar for future clinics. Microchips are $20 per dog. No cats at this time.
