special thanks & tributes
Special Thanks to STAR 96.7 - for all the wonderful support!
In Lieu of gifts on her 16th birthday, Kaela Leskovar asked that her guests bring donations for a location animal shelter, Help Save Pets! How thoughtful and generous and caring. Thanks to Kaela and her fantastic friends, we have some food and goodies for our homeless pets awaiting adoption!
"The third grade girls in Girl Scout Brownie Troop 70169 really enjoyed their tour at Help Save Pets. The girls brought many bags of donated items which they collected over the previous month. They asked their family, friends, and neighbors for contributions, plus they held a canned pet food drive at their school, St. Mary Immaculate. They also gave a $60 check from troop cookie profits. On the tour, volunteers Ms. Maya, Ms. Anita, Ms. Nancy, and Ms. Maggie taught the girls some ways the animal shelter cares for the dogs and cats and helps them find good homes. Meeting a few dogs and playing with them was especially fun for the girls. Thank you so much for an educational and memorable time!"
Troop Leader Cindy Sweeney
Thank you Cindy and THANK YOU to the Girl Scouts for coming and visiting us and bringing such fantastic donations~!!
Brooke and Collin Flint raised $22.00 for HSP selling lemonade this summer! Thanks so much!!!
Pictured Above: The Waters Family and their dog Cody. Cody was adopted in Fall of 2009 from Help Save Pets and is a much loved member of the family.
The Waters Family celebrated a big birthday recently and requested that guests of the party donate much needed funds to Help Save Pets in lieu of gifts. Many very generous donations poured in to Help Save Pets and will go towards much needed medical care for our homeless animals. Thank you so much to the Waters Family and the friends and family who donated, your passion for helping animals in need has not gone unnoticed.
Pictured Above: Brette Young, Anita Mulachy, Sue Thorsen, Laureen Crotteau and Lucy Poyser
Over the holidays, 2010, Laureen Crotteau of The Enterprise News hosted the 12 Dogs of Christmas, a contest where the public submitted pictures of their pets in a contest, but also could make donations to Help Save Pets. Also, The Enterprise News ran a Subscription Drive, and with each new subscriber to The Enterprise News, a portion of the funds went towards Help Save Pets!
Thank you so much to The Enterprise News and especially to Laureen Crotteau for supporting homeless animals over the holiday season!
Just wanted to drop a line and thank Ms. Lucy, Ms. Maya and all the volunteers for the wonderful tour Tuesday night! The girls really loved seeing the animals and petting them! Thank You! Leaders Lori and Mindy and Volunteer Cathie from Troop #184.
If you would like to request a tour for your group, Click Here to download the form.
Help Save Pets offers tours for groups like the Girl and Boy Scouts and persons with disabilities, etc. This girl scout group brought in donations and enjoyed meeting some of our animals and seeing how things work around Help Save Pets. If you would like to request a tour for your group, Click Here to download the form.
Congratulations to our Coloring Contest Winners!!!
Alexis S, 11, from Plainfield
Grace K, 4, of La Grange
CONGRATULATIONS!! :) Thank you for entering our contest and making your donation to Help Save Pets!
Two lovely ladies from Bolingbrook, whose parents adopted an animal from our rescue in recent years, came by Help Save Pets to donate items to the shelter! One of these girls celebrated a birthday and asked guests to bring donations for the shelter. Thank you so much for your kindness to animals in need. Those three boxes of food and goodies will go to good use in our mission to save homeless animals!
A special thanks to Katelyn - 8, Megan - 6 & Erin - 4 and their grandpa Joe helping to sell hotdogs at our community garage sale for the Help Save Pets. The girls managed to raise $86 and gather some collars and leashes to donate to our rescue shelter!
A special thanks and the Lisa Palmer (pictured on the left with our volunteer Anita Mulachy) and the Citizens Bank for inviting us to attend an event and generously giving a donation to Help Save Pets.
Pictured Left to Right: Lucy Poyser, Kallin Lang, Maggie Vandermeer, Award Winner Jeannie Lang, Meg Kremer and Nancy Gearhart.
A special thanks and the Perdy Award goes out to Jeannie Lang and Family. Jeannie has been a temporary care provider for Help Save Pets and always makes herself available for animals in need when the situation arises. We appreciate all of her efforts to Help Save Pets!
Kris Jackson - Groomer Extraordinaire at Mallard Point Veterinary Clinic, for volunteering without even being asked to provide grooming services for the homeless animals who desperately need her skills so they can be clean, healthy and presentable for adoption.
To Our Amazing Kennel Staff... (in green) Shawn, Cody and Jody. Pictured with our volunteers Maggie, Anita and Jocelyn. The KISS award goes to every kennel worker in the Animal Care Center for their hard work in keeping everything clean and tidy, and for spending the time needed to feed, bathe and care for the rescued animals of Help Save Pets.
Left to Right: Valerie Bruggeman, Dean Gearhart, Rep. Tom Cross, Brette Young, Homeless Homer and Randi Amato.
AT&T representative and director Valerie Bruggeman and State Representative Tom Cross, presented Help Save Pets with an AT&T Illinois Investment Award in the amount of $2500. This grant will do much to help feed, medicate and give homeless animals a much deserved future!
Jacob and Joshua are local boy scouts who raised a $200 donation to Help Save Pets! These boys presented their donation at the Blue and Gold Dinner this May. Afterward, the boys got to visit Help Save Pets and meet some of the animals available for adoption! Thanks so much for your generosity!
Emily (12) and Allison (7) dropped off a large donation of food, treats, blankets and towels to Help Save Pets on February 28th, 2010. The sisters worked together to create flyers and generate interest from their friends, family and community to find items to donate to our shelter. Not only did these girls get their community involved, but they made personal donations of their own. Thank you Emily and Allison!