Community members invited to help Furry Friends volunteers this Holiday Season with annual Giving Tree Fundraiser
The holidays are a special time of year, and at Furry Friends, volunteers are excited to invite you to take part in our seasonal fundraiser, Giving Tree. The annual Christmas supply drive, Giving Trees, helps Furry Friends volunteers gather essential items for the cats and kittens in their care throughout the holiday season. Local businesses proudly host a “Giving Tree,” offering their employees, customers, and clients a chance to see our most needed supplies, make donations, and drop them off in designated donation bins at their locations.
This season is especially important for Furry Friends because every dollar saved on supplies allows the organization to dedicate more resources to the care and rehabilitation of the cats and kittens at the shelter.
Now comes the best part — shopping! Furry Friends provides a Wish List filled with urgently needed items that caring individuals like you can purchase and then bring to any of their host locations to drop off.
For more information, visit our website https://www.furryfriendswa.org/the-giving-trees1
Some participating businesses include: more locations will be added, check our website
- Jared the Cat Groomer 5620 NE Gher Rd, Vancouver, WA 98662
- Glenwood Place 5500 NE 82nd Ave., Vancouver, WA. 98662
- Claus Paws Animal Hospital 5819 NE 162nd Ave, Vancouver, WA 98682
- Tractor Supply – Battle Ground SW 12th Ave, Battle Ground, WA 98604
- Les Schwab 11804 NE 78th Way, Vancouver, WA 98682
- Dick Hannah Volkswagen in Vancouver
- Paws Cascadia 720 W Main St Ste 104, Battle Ground, WA 98604
- Petsmart 130 SE 192nd AVE. Vancouver, WA. 98683
- All Natural Pet Supply – Camas 3425 SE 192nd Ave #108, Vancouver, WA 98683
Here are the Furry Friends Wish Lists:
Kittens:
• Kitten Bottles • Kitten Formula – Breeders Edge • Kitten Food, Canned or Dry – any brand • Natural, Non-clay Litter – any brand • Small Litter Pans
Adult Cats:
• Adult Cat Food, Canned or Dry – any brand • FortiFlora (probiotic for cats) • Cat Brushes, Flea Combs, & Nail Trimmers • Eye & Ear Wipes • Clumping Clay Cat Litter – any brand
Cleaning Products:
• Paper Towels • Cotton Balls • Q-tips • Gauze Cleaning Tools: • Swiffer Wet Jet Pads & Liquid Refills • Towels – any size • Gloves – disposable or reusable • Garbage Bags – 13 gallon & 6 gallon
Miscellaneous Supplies:
• Office Supplies – pens, printer paper, expo markers & highlighters, etc. • Gallon Ziplock Bags • “S” hooks General Cleaners: • Clorox Wipes • Dawn Dish Soap • Nature’s Miracle Cleaners • General Purpose Cleaners (pet safe)
Online wish lists
If you don’t want to deposit an item at one of the participating Giving Tree locations, there are several items that you can purchase online and have shipped directly to Furry Friends at our mailing address: 6715 NE 63rd Street, Suite 450, Vancouver, WA 98661. Or you can always donate on our website https://furryfriendswa.org/donate/ and we will purchase needed items.
Here is our Amazon Wish List: https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/WE783999BG1W?ref_=wl_share
About Furry Friends
Founded in 1999, Furry Friends is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, no-kill organization that rescues and adopts out homeless, relinquished, and abused cats in Clark County. The organization cares for the cats as long as it takes to find their forever homes. It is a volunteer run organization that adopts out up to 900 cats a year. For more information see the website at https://www.furryfriendswa.org/the-giving-trees1
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