(931)684-KIND(5463)
sbcha@hotmail.com

There are many ways you can help SBCHA.

1. Become a volunteer: Volunteers are always needed in many various areas. If you are interested in helping with adoptions, building maintenance, pet education, public relations, fundraising, record keeping, spay/neuter, shelter duties or fostering animals call SBCHA at 684-Kind or e-mail sbcha@hotmail.com.

2. Become a foster home: Because our space is limited at the shelter, SBCHA still relies on foster homes to lend a helping hand. These homes have been invaluable over the years and have helped countless numbers of animals from a probability of suffering a terrible fate.

Stories of foster homes:
1. Fostering for SBCHA has given us a lot of pleasure. It’s nice to be able to make a difference. My husband and I have only gotten started fostering, (We have 3 big dogs of our own.) but have had two big successes so far. Read about one of the stories in the Happy Endings section of the website. Bingo was fostered at our home for about four months until there was room for him at the shelter. At first, he was very, very shy. We helped him to trust people, to be able to walk on a leash and the beginnings to sit on command. He is very smart and now he is in the perfect home with others to play with and the best owners. His story is a great success. We have place Nellie, Penny, Buddy, Rudy, Abbey and GiGi in good homes this year. Their stories can be found on the Happy Tales page of this website. We are now fostering more for SBCHA. Please see them at the petfinder link at this website. They are Chester and Purdy.
Leslie and Kimberly Warren

2. Hi, we are three of the many animals in foster care with SBCHA. We would like to tell you a little about our foster home. Our foster parents are Carolyn and Frank Fisher who have 6 grandchildren. Cara, 6, lives with us. Haylee, 11, Chelsey, 9, and Katie, 1, live next door. Peyton, 8, and Megan, 11, live out of state. So, you see, we always have kids to play with and help us learn how to behave around children. Mom and Dad have fostered for about 13 years. There have been hundreds of us come through these doors over the years. Mom says it is the most rewarding thing she has ever done. We can't say it is always an easy job for them. We take lots of time and energy and love. Sometimes they get their hearts broken when things don't work out the way they hoped, but then when they look into the eyes of an innocent and trusting animal and see the love we have to offer and find that perfect person that we belong with, Mom and Dad say it is the most beautiful thing. They say if you have some extra space and plenty of love to spare you will receive an abundance of rewards if you too would decide to become a foster home. Remember, without foster homes a lot of us would not have the chance to find a forever home. Bindi, Bandit and Mator 

Bindi                        Bandit

Mator
* * * * Bandit has recently been placed in a great home. Mator and Bindi are still looking.

3. Become a member: For $15 a year you can become a member and help support animals in need in the Bedford County area. Call 684-KIND or e-mail sbcha@hotmail.com or mail a letter to P.O. Box 391, Shelbyville, TN 37162.

4. Donate money: Monetary donations are always welcome and go a long way in helping out with monthly expenses. Pay Pal is now available through petfinder.org for those who want this option. Others can contact the organization by calling 684-KIND, e-mailing sbcha@hotmail.com or by letter at P.O. Box 391, Shelbyville, TN 37160. Memorials and honorariums can also be paid at this address. Please include name and address of person for memorial or honorarium card to be sent and from whom.

5. Donate items: Items are always needed either at the shelter or for fundraising events.

 Our current WISH LIST includes:
· Kitty litter
· Canned and dry cat food
· Canned and dry dog food
· Old sheets, blankets and towels
· Dog houses
· Cat scratching posts
· Laundry detergent and bleach
· Cat and dog toys and treats
· Paper towels
· Trash bags (13 gallon)
· Pine Sol or disinfectant cleaner
· Poplar or pine shavings for bedding
· Straw (during the winter only)

6. Attend fundraising events: Support SBCHA by attending fundraising events throughout the year. Each spring we have an annual Wine Tasting and Silent Auction at the Blue Ribbon Circle on The Celebration grounds. Each fall we hold a family pet day, Celebration Pet Day and every first Sunday in December we sponsor a Holiday Tour of Homes.

See our events page for the 2009 calendar.

2008 marked our 30^th year helping animals. We celebrated by having additional events throughout the year. Adoptions were great in '08. We hope this continues in '09.


7. Support organizations that support SBCHA:

Pedigree Foundation Grants
Through the Pedigree Foundation grants are given to those animal organizations whose application qualifies. Each bag of Pedigree dog food that is bought a percentage goes to help animals through the Pedigree Foundation. SBCHA received over $650 from this foundation in 2009.

Kroger gift card program:

Use a special SBCHA Kroger Gift Card (available at SBCHA only) to do your grocery shopping and Kroger will donate 4% of the recharges to the SBCHA for the animals.

The gift card can be used for anything, including fuel and prescriptions with the exception of services like money orders, Western Union, lottery tickets, hunting and fishing license and Ticket Master. Recharging the card will need to be done before purchasing groceries, but can be done at the register just before purchase. If it is done at another register or the service desk, it will take up to 5 minutes before the card can be used.

I Give:

Three Easy Steps:
1. Join iGive.com for FREE

2. Shop online at any of the 600+ stores in the Mall at iGive.com. You’ll see all your favorites, including Lands’ End, Barnes & Noble, Dell, Expedia, and JCPenney!

3. SBCHA receives a check for up to 26% of each purchase!

It’s free, it’s easy, and every purchase you make generates a donation to SBCHA.

http://www.igive.com/

Goodsearch:

Search the web with http://www.goodsearch.com/and money from Yahoo advertisers will go to SBCHA without you spending a dime! GoodSearch is a search engine which donates 50-percent of its revenue to the charities and schools designated by its users. It's a simple and compelling concept. You use GoodSearch exactly as you would any other search engine. Because it’s powered by Yahoo!, you get proven search results. The money GoodSearch donates to your cause comes from its advertisers — the users and the organizations do not spend a dime! Every time you search the internet SBCA will receive one penny. This doesn’t seem like a lot, but if 100 people searched twice daily using GoodSearch in a year’s time SBCHA would receive $730, with 1000 people searching twice a day it would generate about $7300 yearly.

Go to http://www.goodsearch.com/and verify SBCHA as your cause by entering Shelbyville-Bedford County Humane Association.