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Order by mail: Print application and mail with check payable to HSOY New Shelter Project and mail to HSOY New Shelter Project 285 N Figueroa AVEYuma, AZ 85364
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Yuma’s abandoned animals are badly in need of a new shelter. Help the Humane Society of Yuma build one – BRICK BY BRICK. You can help us to house thousands of unwanted animals by purchasing a brick, and your engraved message will be built right into the new shelter. It’s just one hundred dollars for a large brick, or forty dollars for a small brick -- if you buy before December thirty-first. Humane Society volunteers will sell bricks at Sam’s C lub next Thursday and Friday – December eighteenth and nineteenth – from ten to six, and again on Saturday at PetSmart. Or, purchase your brick online at HSOYuma.com/newshelter. Help us build a new shelter for Yuma’s homeless animals – BRICK BY BRICK.
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Naming Opportunities |
Campus awarded to David & Donna Elfers |
Reserved |
Adoption Center
The Glen Curtis family & Sam Perricone |
Reserved |
Spay and Neuter Clinic | 150,000 |
Puppy nursury |
100,000 |
Dog 'get acquianted rooms' |
25,000 |
Dog kennels |
10,000 |
Puppy pens |
5,000 |
Cat adoption room |
100,000 |
Kitten room |
100,000 |
Cat community room |
50,000 |
Cat get acquainted room |
25,000 |
Cat adoption cages |
10,000 |
Kitten cages |
5,000 |
Court yard awarded to Vicki Kerley |
Reserved |
Education room |
100,000 |
Grooming room |
50,000 |
Examination room |
25,000 |
Staff break room |
10,000 |
Campus flag pole
Paul Hopper |
Reserved |
Lobby/Reception area
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The lobby will display individual
dedicatiions to donors of $250,000 |
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Fur Ball raises over $100,000 for new shelter
CRISTYN WEIL,
NEW SHELTER PROJECT CHAIRPERSON
On August 23, 2008, the Humane
Society of Yuma hosted the second
annual Fur Ball to benefit the New
Shelter Project at the Sonoran Pueblo
Club of the Marine Corps Air Station. It
was an extraordinary night of fine
dining, fundraising, and dancing.
Thank you to the 300-plus guests who
attended the gala and to the many
volunteers, donors, and sponsors who
together helped raise over $100,000
for a desperately needed new shelter
for Yuma's homeless animals.
I would especially like to thank our
sponsors, Belleza/Kerley Homes, Yuma
Community Bank, The Sun, Glen Curtis
Inc, PetSmart, Underhill Transfer
Company, Kammann Development,
Hopper Apartments, Misenhimer
Aivazian & Tennant PC, Dr. Ernest Rillos,
Dr. & Mrs. Steven Wallace, Naquin
Precision Earth Moving Inc., D & H
Electric, Country Club Honda, 1st Bank
Yuma, Yuma Insurance Inc., AEA
Federal Credit Union, Law Offices of
Larry Suciu, and Sun Graphics.
The live auction was a great success
thanks to the talented Phil Seward of
Smart Auctions, and contributions and
donations from Avanti Skin Care, Paul
Bensel, Gary Stephens, Teri Did It, Old
Town Wine Cellar, Karin Griffin, Melba
Wagner, the Glen Curtis family, Lamar
Advertising, KYMA, El Dorado
Broadcasting, Shawn Kammann, Larry
& Sandy Pikula, Jed Limousine, and
The Filter Factory/Denise Builders.
Thanks also to the numerous
individuals and companies that
donated items to the silent auction
(too many to list here) and to the Bose
Corporation for donating the sound
system that was the raffle prize.
The decorations were once again
stunning thanks to the efforts of
Sandra VanDeraa and the Cibola Spirit
Line, and contributions by All Seasons
Florist, Dancemakers, Dawn's Dance
Studio, and Jeanie's Party Supply.
From the production standpoint, I
would like to thank our Master of
Ceremonies, Brad Wills, formerly of
KYMA; Anable Aguirre and the staff of
the Sonoran Pueblo Club (who, as
usual, were flawless) for the
extraordinary dinner; and Mark
Flint for the wonderful documentary of
the shelter.
Highlights of the evening included the
presentation of the Curtis/Perricone
Award to Vicki Kerley for her
outstanding contributions to the New
Shelter Project and her dedication to
the advancement of animal welfare in
Yuma; the surprise donation of air time
by KSWT; the impromptu challenge
donation by David and Donna Elfers,
that was matched by Page and Lonnie
Misenhimer; and the purchase of the
naming opportunity on two dog
kennels at the new shelter by Clint and
Kim Underhill. What a night!
Last, but not least, I would like to
thank the New Shelter Project
volunteers: Kelley Baliukas, Dan
Groeling, Samantha Page, Nancy
Patterson, Sandy Pikula, Lonnie Ross-
Misenhimer, Kyla Smith, Susan
Sternitzke, Sandra Van Deraa, Jan
Watts, and Elkie Wills, all of whom put
in countless hours of volunteer time to
make the night special.
I hope to see you all again next year at
the Humane Society of Yuma's third
annual Fur Ball, where we will
celebrate the groundbreaking for the
new shelter!
Cristyn Weil chairs HSOY’s New Shelter
Project.
Fur Ball, Cont. from page 1
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Why we need a new shelter
The Humane Society of Yuma estimates
that in 2008 nearly 12,000 animals will
be unwanted or abandoned. Many are turned
in by owners who no longer wish to keep
their pets and even more are picked
up by animal control officers as strays
roaming throughout the community.
Yuma is nationally recognized as
a thriving, progressive, community booming
with economic growth. In fact, Yuma
is the third fastest growing area in
the United States. Just as Yuma's people
population continues to grow, so does
its pet population, and tragically,
so does the unwanted pet population.
Our current shelter
On September 1, 1965, the Humane
Society of Yuma opened its doors at
its current location at 285 North Figueroa.
The shelter was designed to accommodate
a total of 75 dogs and cats. In the
mid 1980's, the kennel building was
enlarged to deal with needs of a growing
animal population.
The current facility, however, has
far outlived its ability to meet the
needs of today, and certainly is unable
to meet the needs of the future. The
aging shelter, with inadequate drainage,
poor ventilation, and a deteriorating
structure, is unable to provide a safe,
healthy, and humane environment for
the thousands of animals coming through
the doors each and every year.
Our new shelter
National studies indicate a well
designed, fully equipped, and highly
visible shelter, dramatically increases
visitors resulting in higher adoption
rates and returns of lost pets to owners.
Furthermore, giving the public access
to a low cost spay and neuter clinic
will ultimately decrease the animal
population thereby reducing our community's
euthanasia rate of innocent animals.
A generous gift of land was provided
by the Glen Curtis family and Sam Perricone
at 40th Street and Avenue 41/2 E. This
location is highly visible in the center
of the community's growth and will bring
more visitors through the shelter doors.
Plans for a new facility include:
- An approximate 18,000 sq. ft.
building (vs. today's current 8,000
sq. ft. shelter)0 sq. ft. building
(vs. today's current 8,000 sq. ft.
shelter)
- Public spay and neuter clinic
- Indoor / outdoor dog kennels
- Community cat rooms
- Animal receiving areas,
including space for examinations
and grooming
- Public education areas
- Park-like court yard for
exercise and training
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