Auburn Valley Humane Society Thanks All Its Supporters Over The Years
Thank You to Bella Red Salon and Third Dimension
Special thanks to Bella Red Salon and Third Dimension for hosting the Spring Haircut Event at Evergreen Park in Lakeland Hills on April 13. The stylists were giving haircuts to the kiddos in the park as well as collecting pet food and supplies to benefit the AVHS animals. The puppies and kitties truly appreciate your support!
Thank You for the Much-Needed Food!
Auburn Valley Humane Society thanks our community supporters and donors for donating much-needed puppy food, kitten chow, and cat canned pate food. AVHS has had over 60 new arrivals at the shelter, including new neonate kittens and young puppies.
Check out our Support Us page with links to our Amazon wish list and Chewy wish list.
Great job Supreme Auto Glass
Special thanks to the Auburn Supreme Auto Glass Co. team for quickly fixing our minivan window for free. We utilize the van for pet transport to special treatments and surgeries and thrift store deliveries of donations.
The puppies and kitties are so appreciative. Check them out at 2201 W Valley Hwy N, Unit A in Auburn
Thank You Modern Woodmen
Special thanks to the Auburn Supreme Auto Glass Co. team for quickly fixing our minivan window for free. We utilize the van for pet transport to special treatments and surgeries and thrift store deliveries of donations.
The puppies and kitties are so appreciative. Check them out at 2201 W Valley Hwy N, Unit A in Auburn
Sparkly Clean Windows
Special thanks to Safelite for supplying AVHS with glass cleaner. We have overactive dogs that love to slobber on the kennel doors. Our staff and volunteers try to keep up with cleaning the windows so they are sparkly clean. Kudos to Safelite for helping the puppies and kitties.
Thank You Longhorn, Pet Pros, Grocery Outlet, Wanna Cupcake, and Sweet Inspirations
Longhorn Barbecue brought their brand new truck and trailer to our AVHS Volunteer Staff Picnic this year. We had yummy hamburgers, hotdogs, and fries along with veggies, chips, cupcakes, and desserts.
Pet food Drive with Span Alaska
Thanks to Span Alaska for hosting a Pet Food Drive for the shelter animals. Mattson Transportation matched their donations with a large check as well.
Thank You Longhorn, Pet Pros, Grocery Outlet, Wanna Cupcake, and Sweet Inspirations
Longhorn Barbecue brought their brand new truck and trailer to our AVHS Volunteer Staff Picnic this year. We had yummy hamburgers, hotdogs, and fries along with veggies, chips, cupcakes, and desserts.
Green River College
A huge shout-out and thanks to the Green River College staff for their awesome donations to AVHS. Maggie coordinated the 3-week Campus Food Drive and presented AVHS with generous donations. We are so appreciative of their support in helping the furry critters.
Frugals Auburn
A special thanks to Frugals Auburn for hosting a May fundraiser to help the community animals with Auburn Valley Humane Society. Shane, the Frugals' manager, presents a generous check of over $1100 to Pebbles. Frugal's featured poster dog is Pebbles, an alum of AVHS. Pebbles goes to Frugal's every week to get her bacon from Beverly and the crew at the restaurant. Yum! Miss Wigglebutts thanks Frugals on behalf of all of the shelter and community animals!
Northwest Dental Medicine - Puyallup and Enumclaw
A big thank you to Northwest Dental Medicine - Puyallup and Northwest Dental Medicine - Enumclaw for conducting pet food drives for AVHS during Shelter Rescue Month. The puppies and kitties are so excited about the canned dog food and the donation of over $160 made by their patients and staff. Pictured are Nicole, Rochelle, and Destinee. Thank you!
Reber Ranch Pet Store
A big thank you to Northwest Dental Medicine - Puyallup and Northwest Dental Medicine - Enumclaw for conducting pet food drives for AVHS during Shelter Rescue Month. The puppies and kitties are so excited about the canned dog food and the donation of over $160 made by their patients and staff. Pictured are Nicole, Rochelle, and Destinee. Thank you!
Red Canoe Credit Union
Thank you to Red Canoe Credit Union Lakeland for donating to support the Auburn Valley Humane Society. Pictured (left to right) are Karissa, Lynne, and Michelle, employees at Red Canoe Credit Union, presenting a large check. Lynne won a contest in March and decided to donate her winnings to AVHS. What an awesome team!
Bark-Tells and Warm Pet Supply Drive
Warm 106.9 is partnering with Bartell’s for their first-ever Pet Supply Drive that benefits local animal shelters. You can help by raising funds and donating new and unwrapped supplies. The drive runs from February 27 through March 26th. Drop off items at the red bins at your local Bartell’s.
Needed are:
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Pet treats
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Pet Toys
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Cat Litter
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Puppy Pads
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Cash
Thank you to Warm 106.9 and Bartell’s. We appreciate your help in raising funds for these pets in need.
Thank You To Everyone
Thank you to everyone who donates supplies that AVHS needs. On Facebook, we list the items that we desperately need or direct people to our Amazon wish lists or Chewy.com wish lists. Kyle and Tracy brought AVHS Alumni “Millie” to donate old towels, dog and cat treats, Easy Cheese, and lots of hotdogs! Thank you for those great treats!
Awesome DONATION ON 2.22.22
The White River Credit Union in Enumclaw donated $222.22 to Auburn Valley Humane Society during their employee contest for February 22, 22.
Tami chose her outfit and theme as “Two tickets to paradise. Pack your bags. We are leaving tonight!” Tami won the prize and donated to AVHS to benefit the animals. Awesome job Tami. The animals are jumping for joy!
True North Gear
Warehouse employees loaded the big van of donations for the Auburn Valley Humane Society. True North Gear donated fleece and fabric to the shelter for volunteers to make snuffle mats for the animals. Treats are placed in Snufflemats to keep rabbits, cats, and dogs busy with an interactive activity. We are so thankful for the generous animal lovers at True North Gear. They develop innovative and intuitive products for firefighting and industrial safety. Thank you True North Gear! Videos to follow once we have a few assembled.
Awesome Pet Pros
Pet Pros raised more than $5,500 from customer donations for the Auburn Valley Humane Society during their annual Paw-liday Giving Campaign in December. Pet Pros and their customers have been paw-mazing in their continued support and generosity. We are so thankful as it was a challenging and changing year. The successful campaign was made possible by generous animal lovers and their vendor partner, NutriSource. Thank you Lakeland and Bonney Lake Pet Pros!
Thank you Kam-Way Transportation, Inc.
The awesome company provides AVHS with much-needed garbage bags and paper towels for the shelter and Thrift Store & More to utilize in their daily operations for months. We sincerely appreciate the generous donation that is utilized by the staff to care for the furry critters. Kam-Way Transportation is located in Sumner Washington providing Supply Chain and Logistics. A high five paw for your generosity!
GREEN PET, a MudBay Company presents AVHS
A big THANK YOU to Green Pet, a Mud Bay Co., for donating over 370 washable pet protection pads to AVHS for their fosters to use while training young kittens and puppies to potty as well as providing protection for senior cats or dogs that can’t quite make it to the litter box or outside to potty. Jen Haskins, AVHS Director of Public Services, accepted the numerous boxes of pee pads from Mud Bay Employees, Justin Anderson and Jennifer Andrews. We appreciate your generosity! Check out Green Pet.
PetSmart Charities Grant Awarded to AVHS
AVHS received an grant of $60,000 from Petsmart Charities to support the preparation of 1,294 animals for adoption.
Marshalls Donates Dog Toys
A big THANK YOU to the Marshalls store in Bonney Lake for donating lots of dog toys, squeakers, and rope toys for the dogs to enjoy at the shelter. Chantelle is handing the bags to the former AVHS President/CEO. The Bonney Lake Marshalls is re-opening June 18 for their shopping guests. We appreciate your generosity.
Girl Scout Troop 44620
Many thanks to the Girl Scout Troop 44620 helps to put slates in the dog play yard. They earned their Girl Scout Bronze Award by promoting dog cookies.
AVHS Receives a grant award from Maddies’ Fund
Auburn Valley Humane Society is receiving $2,494.98 from Maddies’ Fund to be used for Pet Foster Care during this unprecedented time. AVHS is a proud recipient of funding from Maddie’s Fund, helping to achieve a no-kill nation.
In appreciation of this grant, please honor Maddie, the little dog who inspired a movement by clicking here to read more about the Maddie Story. #ThanksToMaddie
Bissell Pet Foundation Donates
Auburn Valley Humane Society is receiving $2,494.98 from Maddies’ Fund to be used for Pet Foster Care during this unprecedented time. AVHS is a proud recipient of funding from Maddie’s Fund, helping to achieve a no-kill nation.
In appreciation of this grant, please honor Maddie, the little dog who inspired a movement by clicking here to read more about the Maddie Story. #ThanksToMaddie
Huge Thanks to Rairdon’s Subaru of Auburn
Rairdon’s Subaru of Auburn presented a large check of $30,036.11 to the Auburn Valley Humane Society for their participation in the 2019 Subaru Share the Love Event in November and December. Awesome job Rairdon’s for helping the puppies and the kitties and hosting the event! Rairdon’s has been a big supporter of AVHS and the animals in their care. Special thanks to the staff and sales teams for selling more cars to help the animals.
Stella loves her googles and riding in her new Subaru Crosstrek!
Rairdon’s Subaru of Auburn presented a large check of $30,036.11 to the Auburn Valley Humane Society for their participation in the 2019 Subaru Share the Love Event in November and December. Awesome job Rairdon’s for helping the puppies and the kitties and hosting the event! Rairdon’s has been a big supporter of AVHS and the animals in their care. Special thanks to the staff and sales teams for selling more cars to help the animals.
HD Fowler Pacific Donates Big Time
Awesome job to the HD Fowler Pacific Branch for having a pet food drive for the AVHS Shelter. The branch manager upped the anty by having tickets for the 50” TV. If you brought in pet food, you got extra tickets. They brought in over $725 work of dog food, treats, paper towels, toys, and dog bones plus over $500 cash plus gift cards. Great job! We hope you win the branch contest so the shelter can benefit even more.
HD Fowler has 22 locations in Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana and Utah. They are a family-owned distributor of waterworks, irrigation, pumps, and wastewater treatment equipment in the Northwest. Special thanks to the employees for doing an awesome job!
Thank You Grocery Outlet Kent
Chad & Erick delivered hundreds of pounds of dog food to the AVHS Shelter on Monday from the Grocery Outlet in Kent. They helped stack the bags in the minivan so we could take it to storage.
Special thanks to the employees and supporters who shop at Grocery Outlet in Kent.
EZ-ACCESS (Division of Homecare Products - HPI)
The employees of EZ-ACCESS, divisions of Homecare Products (HPI) in Algona, held fundraisers all year long for 3 of their favorite charities in the community, the Auburn Food Bank, the Toys for Tots Drive by the Valley Regional Fire Authority and the Auburn Valley Humane Society. Suzanne Whitbeck, HPI Corporate Culture Manager, presented a generous check to AVHS. They also had collected dog toys, grooming dryer, and dog food to present with the check to benefit the puppies and the kitties in the shelter.
Christmas Cookie Exchange
Special thanks to the 2019 Christmas Cookie Exchange hosted by Cindy, Vicki and friends. Besides exchanging cookies and treats, they donated blankets, food, toys, towels, dog and cat food, and treats to benefit the shelter animals. The puppies and kitties are so thankful that they have food and shelter for the rest of the year!
The KeyBank Animal House Year End
KeyBank hosted the KBING celebration “Animal House” Year end event at Family Fun Center in Tukwila. Employees were asked to bring new animal toys, packages of animal food or treats, or cash donation to benefit the animals in the care of Auburn Valley Humane Society. KeyBank was matching cash donations to AVHS.
The animal lovers turned out for the event, donating food, toys, treats and lots of cash. Pictured with Regional SVP, John Roehm, and Robert Hernandez as they presented a giant check. Thank you to KeyBank.
Thank you Harborstone Credit Union
A special thanks to the supporters, customers and employees of Harborstone Credit Union (IT Operations) for the awesome donations. The AVHS puppies & kitties give kisses,hugs and high paws! WOW - THANK YOU for your generosity and kindness
Thank you Hop n Drops
Special thanks to our partner, Hops n Drops "A Neighborhood Gathering Place" for having a fundraiser in September to benefit the puppies and the kitties at the Auburn Valley Humane Society animal shelter. The puppies and kitties are so thankful for the the community supporters who visited the restaurant during the month of September. THANK YOU!
Safeway Foundation Donation
Wowser! Auburn Valley Humane Society was at the Grand Re-Opening Celebration at the Auburn Safeway. Tim May, Auburn Store Director, presented a giant check to AVHS. AVHS was the store employee’s charity of choice in the Auburn community. We thank the Safeway Foundation, the Auburn Safeway Store and its’ employees for their most generous donation to benefit the lost and homeless animals.
Girl Scout Troop 40931
Seven girls from Girl Scout Troop 40931 completed more than 350 hours of service doing their Silver Award Project by making pet beds, snuffles, dog blankets, tug toys, cat toys, and cat scratchers. They did an amazing job!
Adoption Sign Donated by Spectrum Sign Company
AVHS has a new adoption sign in the lobby at the shelter. A special thank you to the animal lovers at Spectrum Sign Co. for installing and donating the sign to AVHS. Pictured is the first adoption with the new backdrop.
Isn’t it amazing that we have had over 8,864 adoptions since 2013.
A huge thank you to Dr. Don Edwards, Green River Veterinary Hospital for being so supportive of AVHS. He was a founding member of the board of directors that created Auburn Valley Humane Society.
Alaskan Brewing Co Sponsors Ales for Tails
Our friends at Alaskan Brewing Co. sponsored the Ales for Tails during the summer dog races at Emerald Downs. A portion of the proceeds will be donated to help the AVHS animals. Special thanks for their sponsorship.
Toysmith Employees Donate
A special thanks to the supporters and employees of Toysmith for their awesome donations. The AVHS puppies and kitties appreciate your generosity. Pictured are Jason, Teresa, Julie, Stacey and Amee, Toysmith Employees. Wow- thank you for your generosity and kindness!
Senior Dogs at AVHS Fetch Grant
Special thanks to The Grey Muzzle Organization for awarding a grant to Auburn Valley Humane Society to help local senior dogs. The grant will give senior dogs the veterinary and dental care they need so they can go to a forever home and have a second chance in life.
Banfield Hospital
Banfield Hospital veterinarians and veterinary intern students enthusiastically completed their group project at Auburn Valley Humane Society’s animal shelter. They painted two sheds, put cedar chips and weed block down on the vet services backyard, and created a path to the parking lot. Awesome job while participating in a Lunch and Learn training with Royal Canin.
Bucky’s Complete Auto Repair
Thanks to the Wally Lane and the staff at Bucky’s Complete Auto Repair for checking out our big van. They were able to get us back on the road before Petpalooza.
WARM 106.9
Radio DJ, Heather, drives the dogs as an AVHS pet transport volunteer. She has brought dogs from Texas, California, and Oregon this past year.
Thank you WARM 106.9.
Phoenix Lab
Little Rey was brought to our shelter by Auburn Animal Control Officers. Our AVHS Veterinary staff discovered that she was very sick. She was diagnosed with liver disease. Thanks to a wonderful foster home, she is improving and should be ready for adoption in the future. Rey has had many blood tests to determine the cause of her sickness. AVHS wants to thank Phoenix Lab for their partnership in helping to subsidize the cost of her bloodwork. They have been a part of our northwest community since 1989 and an AVHS partner since 2013!
Toril Sells Houses
The Toril Sells Houses team is always committed to giving back to the community. They launched their philanthropy program “Give Back Big Mission 2018” which focused on five core areas: children, health, homelessness, education and animals. AVHS is proud to partner with them to help the animals. They have raised over $14,000 in 2018. Thank you to all of the Toril Sells Houses Team!
The team has raised $48,426.42 through the 2018 year giving back to St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital, World Vision, HelpingHandHouse, Fred Hutch, and Auburn Valley Humane Society.
EZ-ACCESS
EZ-ACCESS is headquartered in Algona providing access to life beyond barriers. They provide accessibility for ramps, lifts, toilet lifts and so much more home products. Their employees went all out during the whole year to raise $1674.00 for the puppies and the kitties at the AVHS shelter.
98.9 The Bull
Special thanks to The New 98.9 The Bull’s challenge on Friday, October 19, 2018. The Bull’s, Tim, Red and Claire partnered with the Auburn Valley Humane Society to have each person who donated to AVHS, was given a chance at bring the Starry Starry Jameson Painting home! Each hour random donors received tickets to Fright Fest at Wild Waves Theme & Water Park or tickets to VetsAid featuring Chris Stapleton at the Tacoma Dome on November 11th, 2018. Because of the radio listeners’ donations, AVHS will be able to change more lives. AVHS and The Bull raised $2,036.
Verity Credit Union
Awesome Verity Credit Union Team volunteered on a BANKING HOLIDAY in October 2018 to help the lost and homeless animals at the Auburn Valley Humane Society. Kudos for completing the backyard edging project, staining project, the adoption packets, and laminating all new kennel signs for us. Super thanks to the awesome team!
Solei Day Spa
Many thanks to Solei Day Spa staff and customers who made it possible to give the dogs at Auburn Valley Humane Society – 15 new comfy beds from the sales of Farmhouse Fresh “Is it True They Call You the Dog Bed Fairy?”
Each month FarmHouse Fresh Goods donates money from the book sales towards the purchase of dog beds to a shelter. For more details, FarmHouseFreshGoods.com. Our AVHS staff partnered with Solei Day Spa in Lakeland to celebrate the new beds. The dogs are so excited…