Thank you to those of you who participated in  our Raise Your Paws for Pets event on April 4!   We sincerely appreciate the support you have shown our organization in so many ways.  What a wonderful evening!  The Circle of Friends Humane Society raised a total of $27,000! 

We particularly want to recognize these groups of people:

• Our wonderful pet socialization volunteers come to interact with the pets and transport them to various businesses inGrand Forks.  Their efforts extend our reach into the community and allow our pets to be seen by more potential adopters.  Thank you!
• Our rescue volunteers who work diligently to locate rescue groups and arrange transport for many of our pets.  This helps relieve overcrowding and gives another option to pets who are more difficult to adopt.  We are so grateful for their efforts on behalf of our furry friends!
• Our foster volunteers offer an invaluable service by providing home environments for specific needs pets.  Please contact us if you are interested in becoming a foster volunteer.   You are so important to the welfare of our very special pets!
• Another group of exceptional volunteers is my fellow Board members.  They share their expertise, their diversity, their humor and their commitment to make our organization better and better each year.   Thank you all so much for your gifts of time and talent!
• To our adopters.  You fulfill the hope of second chances for the many special pets who pass through our doors and find their way to your homes.  Thank you is simply not enough!
• And last, but certainly not least, we extend our appreciation to the employees of the Circle of Friends Humane Society!  They come each day to do a job few others would do.  The love they share with these pets is apparent as they watch, with tears in their eyes, adopted pets walk out the door with their new families.  Thank you for your dedication and advocacy for the lost, unwanted pets you grow to love as your own!

Thank you, once again, to the community as a whole for recognizing our services to the Greater Grand Forks area and surrounding counties.   Whether you come to the shelter to interact with pets or whether you come with donations of blankets, food or other pet supplies, or whether you send us financial donations, your contributions to the Circle of Friends Humane Society are invaluable.  Your gifts of kindness in whatever form, are accepted with the deepest gratitude because without your help we could not do the job that we do.