Winter Edition - Humane Society of Vero Beach & Indian River County

Off - Leash
Supporters Cheri & Jerry Jones saw a
need when they realized the refrigerator
at the barn wasn’t large enough, so
they donated a new one. Both volunteer
with the Humane Society’s Pet
Food Bank program.
Humane Society Care Cadets Madelyn
Hite, Grace Reinders, & Felicia Gordian
spent the day educating the public
about the Shelter’s animal protection
and adoption services at the Family
Jamboree at the IRC fairgrounds.
On October 16, Humane Society volunteers
distributed shopping passes at
Macy’s “Shop for a Cause” event. For a
$5.00 donation to HSVB&IRC, shoppers
were able to receive from 10%-25% off
on most merchandise.
Ilka Daniel, Director of Animal Protective
Services, represented HSVB&IRC
at the “National Night Out” crime
prevention event. The Humane Society
wanted to educate the public about the
connections between animal abuse and
human abuse.
Janet Winikoff, Director of Education,
& Executive Director Chalmers Morse
distributed free pet ID tags and spay/
neuter information at the Oceanside
Business Association’s September Concert
Series. HSVB&IRC was the OBA’s
Charity of the Month.
Members of St. Elizabeth's Church in
Sebastian delivered a donation of pet
supplies collected during a pet blessing
by the Rev. David Newhart on October
16. In all about 30 dogs and cats were
blessed and free pet ID tags were given
out by HSVB&IRC.
At the Village Shops
Saturday, February 19, 2011
10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
(parade at 3:00 p.m.)
The shops are hosting a Mardi Gras
for pets and their families, offering
special sales and promotions.
Merchants will donate a portion of
sales to the Humane Society.
There will be a Mardi Gras pet
parade with prizes for costumed pets.
Attendees are encouraged to bring
a bag of pet food to donate to
HSVB&IRC’s Pet Food Bank. Free pet
ID tags will be available.
GOLD BUYING EVENT
Coming in February!
(Check hsvb.org and local media for dates.)
Vero Estate Jewelry owner and animal lover,
Michael Edmonds, has generously offered to
donate 10% of the total price paid to sellers
for precious metals to the Humane Society.
Save all of your old, broken, and unwanted
gold, platinum, and silver jewelry for
this event. He will also buy fine watches,
diamonds, antique, and estate jewelry. Get
"green" for yourself and let your "gold"
benefit the Shelter animals.
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