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SIP COFFEE. SAVE PUPS. RUB BELLIES.

SafeHaven is now partnering with Grounds & Hounds Coffee Co. to bring you happiness through your morning coffee, some PAW-some retail items, and from knowing you're rescuing SafeHaven pets!

Simply use the link below to automatically receive 15% off your order and 10% of your purchase will come back to the pets at SafeHaven. It's a win-win!

www.groundsandhoundscoffee.com/discount/SafehavenHS

REUNITED & IT FEELS SO GOOD

SafeHaven recently received a plea to help Zodiac, a dog approaching the danger zone for euthanasia due to his time in a California shelter. Our Rescue Coordinator told them we wanted to help; however, our next transport was still weeks away. Zodiac was fortunate enough to go into foster care while waiting to come to Oregon and, while there, his foster family quickly fell in love. Still feeling it wasn’t the right time for another dog, they sent him on the transport to SafeHaven. Within an hour of his arrival, his foster emailed us that they were heartbroken without him and wondered if there was any way to get Zodiac back and adopt him. SafeHaven held him for a week so he could be neutered and recover, then helped to facilitate transport back to his waiting ‘forever family’. Zodiac clearly had his mind made up and, luckily, so did his new family!

SHOP TO SAVE LIVES

Every little thing you do to help SafeHaven makes an impact. By shopping at Amazon Smile, you raised $441 last quarter! To date, AmazonSmile has donated a total of $4,313 to the animals at SafeHaven.

Right now, a lot of us are doing extra online shopping to meet all of our needs. Shopping with Amazon Smile is easy! Just visit www.smile.amazon.com to do all of your online shopping and a percentage of your orders come back to save more animals while your purchase price stays the same!

LET’S TALK ABOUT SPRING CLEANING

For some of us, spring is a long awaited time of the year where we can get our homes (and lives) in order. However, sometimes it’s something we hear and think is a good idea but, let’s be honest, may or may not do. One thing is for sure, if you participate in spring cleaning, you will find things around your home that you no longer need.

That’s where we come in. SafeHaven will accept any gently used household items that you no longer want and use the proceeds to help animals in need! And while you’re at our Gift & Thrift store, take a look around and see if there is anything you can use to spruce up your clean and organized home. There are many ways to tackle this seemingly monumental task, so we put together a few tips and tricks to help you get started with your spring cleaning:

1. DONATE UNWANTED ITEMS. Before you begin, make sure you set aside a box (or two or three) for the items you will donate. That way, as they come up, you already have a space to place those things.

2. START IN ONE ROOM. For some of us, the entire ‘cleaning’ could take days or weeks, but tackle one room or project at a time. Once you choose a room, start in one area and work your way around the space. For example, if you pick the kitchen as a first space, start with one area, like the pantry or under the sink.

3. NEVER UNDERESTIMATE A FRESH COAT OF PAINT. Most of the time, a small cosmetic update can transform an entire space! Want a fresh look? Head on down to a home improvement store and grab a few cans of paint. After painting, head to our Gift & Thrift location to complete the transformation with some new decor!

4. MAKE IT FUN! Enlist the help of a friend or family member and crank some tunes. If you’d rather do it alone, this is the perfect time to also catch up on some Netflix. Use a tablet or your phone to play your favorite series in the background. You might not realize you’re actually working.

Our SafeHaven Gift & Thrift stores continued to be lifesavers in the chaos of 2020 and even with being closed for two months, brought in nearly as much for the animals as the prior year, which truly kept many things running.

The Lebanon Gift & Thrift brought in $133,094.33 and the Tangent store made $148,929.73. With the consistent support of volunteers, donors, and shoppers, both Gift & Thrift stores continue to thrive as a source of income that directly supports the lifesaving work done at SafeHaven.

Both locations are an amazing way to save lives and find forever homes for animals at SafeHaven and are a fun way to seek new treasures to add to your life!