Deck the Paws Campaign is a Tail - Wagging Success!
By: Orange County Communications Department and the Orange County Animal Shelter
Beginning on Giving Tuesday, November 28, the Orange County Animal Shelter launched its “ Deck the Paws ” campaign. This fundraiser allowed animal lovers in our community the opportunity to support the mission of the shelter in any (or all) of several ways, including making a monetary gift to help fill the stocking of one of our cats or dogs and to support causes like our emergency veterinary fund, contributing food to help fill the bellies of the animals in our care, and purchasing needed items off of our wishlist.
We ’ re pleased to report that this fundraiser was a huge success thanks to the generosity of our community. We received $9,821.83 in monetary donations, which allowed us to easily fill all of the stockings for our dogs and cats! Thanks to our amazing community, this year ’ s contributions showed a great deal of growth compared to last year ’ s total of $4,450. Tails are wagging throughout the shelter in appreciation!
Just as impressive was the cat and dog food collection arm of the campaign. Initially, we set a goal to collect 1,000 pounds of food, but we exceeded that goal barely a week into the campaign, we decided to
dream big and double the goal to 2,000 pounds. Apparently, that seemingly ambitious goal did not match
the generosity of our incredible supporters. In the end, we collected an astonishing 4,000 pounds of canned and dry dog and cat food. There was no shortage of donated supplies either. A mountain of pet beds, toys, treats, and more were donated from animal lovers near and far.
The Orange County Animal Shelter wishes to express thanks to the community for this outpouring of support, which will help us provide
high quality care to our animals. However, dogs and cats keep eating and expenses always accrue. With that in mind, donations of food and funds are accepted year - round. If you ’ d like to make a donation to support the shelter, visit www.orangecountyva.gov/shelterdonation. Don ’ t forget, the best gift you can give one of our pets is a home. If your family is interested in adding a furry friend to your lives, please visit www.orangecountyva.gov/adoptapet to get started. Thank you again!
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