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t h g i l f o t f i g A s y a d i l o h e h t r fo Please join the Kalamazoo Humane Society and other animal lovers for our annual Holiday Lights of Love campaign. During the holidays, your gift of light in honor or memory of a beloved pet can bring food, hope and comfort into the lives of many other animals in the community by supporting KHS programs and services.
END OF YEAR GIFTS TO BUILDING CAMPAIGN ARE ELIGIBLE FOR MATCH The campaign for our new building is coming to a close at the end of 2018, but you have one more opportunity to get involved in this historic community project. Generous anonymous donors have come forward with a $25,000 match to help us reach our goal! You can take advantage of this amazing opportunity by making a donation to the Compassion | Prevention | Results campaign before the end of 2018.
Up to $25,000 will be matched, which means a potential contribution of $50,000 for the Kalamazoo Humane Society. To donate, or for questions about making a gift to the campaign, please call our office at 269-345-1181 or email our Executive Director, Aaron Winters, at awinters@kazoohumanne.org. Donations may also be made on the secured campaign website.
https://www.kazoohumane.org/campaign
All lights purchased on or before December 10th, 2018 will be listed in a commemorative Lights of Love registry. This registry will be available at the KHS office on Friday, December 14th as well as in PDF format on our website. Lights purchased after December 10th will be represented, however may not be published in the registry. Registries may be mailed or emailed for a perfect keepsake gift. Our holiday tree with will be lit up with representational lights beginning Monday, December 10th, and will shine throughout the holiday season. You’re welcome to visit the tree during our regular business hours. We’ll have paper ornaments available for you to hang a beloved pet’s name on while the tree is on display.
Photo credit: Jean Ricardo Rusczak
REVERSE RAFFLE RAISES FUNDING AND AWARENESS FOR SPAY AND NEUTER SERVICES The 12th Reverse Raffle was held Friday, October 12th at the Fetzer Center at WMU and brought together a fun-loving group of supporters for a game of chance. The end of the raffle saw each of the last 9 ticket holders walk away with $490! This event was made possible by our amazing sponsors incuding Charles and Lynn Zhang of Zhang Financial, OnStaff USA, Buffalo Wild Wings and World of CD-Rom. Our volunteers made the evening run smoothly and we’d like to thank KHS Volunteers, Abraxas, Western Michigan University Center for English Language and Culture for International Students, Liz Terrian Photography and Jean Ricardo Rusczak Photography.
