Thank you for visiting my fundraising page for West Suburban Humane Society (WSHS)! This is my fifth year volunteering with WSHS and every year we seem to see a new challenge. This year it has been the economy. We've seen many cats and dogs, kittens and puppies who've been surrendered by their owners in the past year who can no longer afford to take care of them. I have a soft spot in my heart for "Mister", who was adopted from us as a kitten and returned to us nine years later when his owner became too ill to care for him. He was adopted again from WSHS and returned a few months ago because his new owner lost her job and her home and they were living in her car together. We can tell he's been well-loved and taken care of by his two owners because he's the sweetest cat on the surface of the earth. On top of that, 12 year-old Mister's kidneys are failing, so his adoptability isn't great. To add to Mister's misery (you can't really tell he's that miserable except he'd really like to be out of the cage!), his 12 year-old kidneys are failing. Here's where the fundraising (and YOU) come in. In addition to food and shelter for all our four-legged visitors, WSHS pays for veterinary care for any animal in need. This includes our animals in foster care. Many of our animals are on special diets due to health issues, Mister included, and many of you know that special diets aren't inexpensive.
WSHS is a non-profit organization that relies completely on donations. Barkapalooza is our biggest fundraiser of the year, and occurred on Sunday, September 27th. We had a gorgeous day and a great turnout. I'd really like to continue to help WSHS as much as possible by keeping this webpage open (and I can--until December 27th!) so that we can continue to help little guys like Mister that keep coming in.
Please help us continue to care for these guys. No donation is too small--every penny is valued and appreciated. Whether you're a current or previous pet owner, you know that their love and loyalty is unconditional and priceless, and the return on your investment is huge! Donating through this website is simple, fast and completely secure. It is also the most efficient way to support my fundraising efforts. If you're not comfortable donating online, you can send a check made out to "West Suburban Humane Society" or "WSHS" and send it to me at my home address or in care of the West Suburban Humane Society, 1901 Ogden Avenue, Downers Grove, IL 60515. Many thanks for your support -- and please don't forget to forward this to anyone who you think might want to donate too!
