AnnuAl RepoRt 2009A Capital Campaign for our

Animal Companions — for our Community

January 2010

“A lAb R of love”

An exceptionAl yeAr for potsdAm HumAne society, 2009 saw us provide services to 1,214 neglected, unwanted, or stray animals that found their way to our door, welcomed 730 loving families to the ranks of those who have adopted a pet from our shelter program, and, most importantly, completed Phase 2 of our Labor of Love Capital Campaign to renovate and expand the 50-year old Potsdam Animal Shelter.

Thanks to caring animal loving friends near and far, we are excited to report that as this New Year begins, we have raised 80% of our $1,000,000 labor of love capital campaign goal!

The need to upgrade the Potsdam Animal Shelter is urgent, and we are ready to get the job done. The current building is literally falling apart around

us, and there is no longer an option to replace it. Building renovations and additional space has been well designed by GYMO Engineers and Architects of Watertown, who are among the best in the business when it comes to designing animal care facilities. In addition, we have developed the Board and staff capacity to manage this project and operate a larger facility. Today, our shelter program is considered to be one of the best in NYS!

We cannot thank our supporters enough. Local businesses, civic organizations, the medical community, schools and universities, and hundreds of generous individuals are the reason we have been so successful in this campaign. The tremendous outpouring of support for our mission and building project was especially evident when it came to the national “Zoo Too” competition, where we placed in the top 20 nationwide, thanks to votes and support from PHS fans. Community support was also a key to our successful application for federal funding for our project through USDA, which is providing long-term financing as well as significant grant funding.

Every gift to PHS, no matter the size, is treasured and appreciated, and gets us one step closer to renovating our very outdated building and to building a new adoption wing to meet the animal care needs of ten townships (and counting) in the North Country.

With the help of new and continuing contributors, we are confident we will raise the final $200,000 needed to break ground this spring. To reach our goal, we are focusing on three community-wide giving challenges (see page 3), plus naming opportunities for major donors and commemorative giving options for gifts of all sizes.

The campaign for a new animal shelter is a one-time funding request for a facility that will serve our region for the next 50 years — thank you for considering what you can do to help us complete our “Labor of Love” this year!

With heartfelt gratitude to all of our community partners ...PHS Board of Directors and Staff

Hi, my nAme is strAwberry and i work at canton-potsdam Hospital.

It all started when I had the good fortune to be taken to the Potsdam Animal Shelter, where the director, Anne Smith, realized I had some special talents. She connected me with CPH, and they put me to work in the Rehab Unit. I get lots of attention every day, and I love seeing people get better. I’m glad to show that animals like me can enrich lives and serve the community well.

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pHS Capital Campaign “fund Racing” Report Card

2007 to 2009on YouR MARK — phase 1 – 2007-2008: Grade A+ ❏ Purchased adjacent land. ❏ Completion of building plans. ❏ Donation of site work from JE Sheehan Construction. ❏ Award of $50,000 challenge grant from the Sweetgrass Foundation. ❏ Generous community donations enable us to reach the $250,000 mark!

Get Set! — phase 2 – 2009: Grade A++ ❏ Capital Campaign reaches $800,000 level! ❏ Local votes for PHS enabled us to be ranked in the top 20 in national Zoo Too competition, resulting in a $5,000 grant award. ❏ USDA loan/grant funds awarded – received $70,000 in grant funding, and $469,000 in low-interest loan funding to allow construction to begin while donors complete pledges over three to five years. ❏ Naming Opportunities identified for gifts of $750 and more. ❏ Special LEAF fund created to help outfit the new shelter inside and out. ❏ “Leaves of Love” Commemorative Program developed for gifts in memory or honor of special pets or pet lovers. ❏ Ongoing board/staff development to establish the policies, expertise and resources to operate a larger shelter facility. let’S Go! — phase 3 – 2010: Grade – We’re striving for A+++! ❏ Phase 3 is now underway … less than $200,000 in cash donations needed to break ground!

i'm eli, and this is my story.

One morning the staff at PHS found me in the exercise pen at the rear of the shelter, where I had been abandoned.

I was scared and felt awful. My fur was severely matted, and I had developed skin allergies. Every step I took hurt because my toenails had never been cut and were growing into the pads of my feet. I was treated and placed in foster care, where with a lot of reassuring, gentle handling and love, I began to get better. Fixing all my health problems cost a lot, but when Kathy from the shelter told my story on the radio, I was amazed by how many people chipped in to heal my hurts.

A month later, I began a whole new life, when a great family adopted me for their own. Being loved is so much better than being neglected. Thank you PHS and everyone who supports the shelter!

$800,000............... funded to date

$200,000....................to go — now!

$1,000,000................goal to build!

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Bradley & Susan CampbellJames CarrOrrin & Mary Lou CaswellCarolyn CavanaughPotsdam Chamber of CommerceWilliam ChambersRichard & Pamela ChapinEsther CharleboisJudith A. & Jerry ChaseJudy & Jerry ChaseJudith CheneyTeresa ChinPenny ChristySt John’s ChurchHoward & Betty ClaflinArthur & Mary Beth ClarkDr. & Mrs. Marty ClarkRonald & Penny Lou ClarkJennifer ClarkeDocumenting Social Activism Class, Clarkson UniversityPamela ClausMarsha ClementsJ. Denice ClineJames & Shirley CloughKristin ColarussoMarilyn & Richard CollerMarcia ComerNorth Country Community Health ProgramsCives Steel CompanyMichelle & Terry ConantCathy & Timothy ConnollyDavid & Judy CookChet & Linda CotaPaulette CotaJodee & Michael CoteyGeorge W. CoxKen CringMichael & Kathleen CroweTony & Rose CrupiRoxann CryerMeryl CummingsBetty CurrierTim CurrierRandy & Susan CutlerSue CutwayLeonard Czarnecki Jr.Peter & Margaret D' AngeloKelly & Trevor D'AmourJessie DadsonJohn & Nancy DallandNorthern Ice and DanceJoyce F. & Donald DangremondJudy Simon & Daniel KoonBeverly DanielsAnne Csete & David KatzMadeline & Nancy DeckerLeo & Minka Degan

David DelarmePeggy DemersJean & Richard DenisonJoe & Ruth Di GiovannaSally DingsoyrPatricia & Leo DishawSherry & Trish DobbsHeather DoddsJeffrey & Cheryl Carr DominyClarence DonahTimothy DonahueEli DrakeDiane DrummondKathleen DuffanyRaymond & Joan DumasDana Denhoff & Robin DuncanCheryl DurantWear On EarthLuciana EchazuJames & Joan EdzwaldSarah ElliottLarry EnoMargaret EnslowVictoria Esposito-SheaSarah EvesLee & Ellen FarringtonJanet FavroMike & Carol FayettePeter & Angela FentonTerrence & Catherine FieldFirst Presbyterian ChurchTeresa FisherNeil & Theresa FitzgeraldJoel FoisyPhillip, Nancy, Isabelle & Danielle FoisyFrances FosterFrancis V. Foster“I Do” FoundationGuy FrederickBarbara Upton & Frederick RobarBecky & Todd FriendFran FullerSandra FunkhouserBrett & Elizabeth FurniaBenjamin & Suzanne FurstMaureen GaffneyDavid & Barbara GallagherSarah Bentley GarfinkelKenneth & Mary GarwoodRicky & Sherry GaryE.H. GeddesMr. & Mrs. David GemmerColonial House Gift ShopAdrienne GilbertNelson & Diane GilbertPeggy GillardWarren & Tricia GillenwaterRon & Sally GilmoreGirl Scout Troop 227

Lawerence & Judith GlasserPatricia & Albert GloverPhyllis GonyeaSophie GoobicGood Dog Agility, LLCBlanche E. GoodnowCharles & Linda GooldenDale GordonBeth & Ken GraceKevin & Suzanne GraczykJean GradyJennifer GrantMartha D. GravesBettye GreenTracy GreenElizabeth GriffinNancy & Michael GriffinValery HaggettRoberta HaldaneShane & Lisa HallTerry & Lynne HallCharles & Kim HalpinEd HansonWarren S. & Lorraine P. HarmanEvan & Connie Harper Jr.Beverly HartDella HartMark & Adrienne HartmanJohn HarveyAlan & Mary HaughtDonna HeathSusan HeberlingJared & Abbie HeinlDauga HeinmillerMartin & Louise HeintzelmanAlexandra HennessyAnn M. HerneAnna K. HewlettSharon HicksRichard & Helen HiltsBarbara HitchcockKathryn HittenNanette & Paul HoltSeymour & Patsy HotalingMr. & Mrs. Gerald HourihanSally HouseAdam HuckleTerry HuffRoveletta HuiattMary HussmannSharon & Richard HutchinsonI Give.com Valerie IngramM. Leroux & J. MenardGloria & Ronald JenksLois JennePeggy JennerSuzanne JensethLeona Vocu JewettSusan JohnsonDennis & Nancy Jones

2009 – 2010 DonoRS2009 donors $1 to $99ALCOA — Tracey LongMarsha AldousBrent AlguireJ. Carl AmelotteSallie AmerandoAmerican Legion Aux. Unit 68Grace AndersonChristopher & Kimberly AndrewsEric AndrewsCathy Taylor & Anne SlatteryMartin & Robin AveryPaul & Debra BackusGeorgette BaconJason & Beth BarclayNancy BarlowGeralyn BarneyDenise & Frederick BarseStephanie & Brigid BarstowErika BarthelmessJohn & Betty BartlettDarin BasteeoGordon & Kathie BatsonWilliam & Heather BeauchampGerald & Gertrude BeaulieuDave & Emily BeckPeter & Barbara BeekmanBernice BelileMark & Elizabeth BellardiniShirley BelyeaTaylor BendaHaley BillingsLinda & David BishopBeth & Steve BlanchardRuth BlanchardThomas BlaweltDonald & Karen BlountDouglas & Coreen BohlSue BonnellMary BonnoKim BouchardJulian BowersElizabeth BoydMark & Mandy BoydDaniel & Ann BradburdJune S. Remington & Brenda ButterfieldKaren Johnson & Brian CootsHelen BrouwerJane & Vernon BrownTeresa BrownellJudy BuchardtLisa BurnettAnne L. BurnhamHelen ButchinoJacqueline ButlerMyrtle ButterfieldMary Jane ByrneDeborah & Cameron Cady

Norman & Linda JonesKlaus Proemm & Karen KlineWilliam & Patricia KarisMark & Gail KellerJoseph & Dine KennedyNeil & Martina KennedyPatricia KennedyGreg & Laurie KiahErin KiernanPatricia KimptonRichard J. KozaIrene KrenceskiBrenda LaBrakeTom LaBrakeKristen LacombeHenry LagoLou Ann LangeSusan LanningBrenda LauerBarbara LehighDon & Darlene LeonardMr. & Mrs. Donald LePageVictoria LevittBrenda LipinskyJudith A. LongshoreDorine LordA. Paul & Melinda LoucksBlaine LoveCheryl LuehmannMary LundermanSusanne LupkeJessica Slapar, Mark Balley & Robert LyonPhillip Harnden & M.J. HeiseyBrian & Linda MacDougallMark MacDougallMary MacKinnonSandra MaineCraig MandigoDon & Linda MandigoVickie & Doug ManningJohn MarsonBrenda M. MartinEdward & Connie MartinRebecca MartinAlfred & Jo MasonBetty & Dean MasonJames & Sharon MasonJonathon & Katharine MatthisTom & Midge MauchlyEric MayerCelia McAllisterRamona McCurdyJoanne McDonaldBert & Elizabeth McEwenMarian MeshurelRobert & Shirley MetcalfShirley MeunierStephanie MichaelsonAmy & John MikolayDonna Miller

George & Jackie MillerRichard & Alma MillerJennifer MitchellJohn & Corliss MittelstaedtJanet MooreTraci MorenaJan MorganWilliam & Nancy MorrillBlevins MotorsMolly MottKathryn MulkinCindy MurdieSarah MurphyKlara Lovass NagyTim & Cristine NargiRobert & Deloras NarrowSheila NewtownBobbi NowakIsabel O’HanlonThomas & Kim O'NeilCarmen O'SheaCandace Olmstead Azro & Mary PalmerStephen & Sandra PanshinTracy & Mark PaquetteKristina ParkerDonna & Wayne ParowEleanor ParowJoseph & Alice PavelskiKatherine PeckMarlu & Thomas PeetFrederick & Bonnie PeryerJohn & Maria PeryerRichard PeryerZella PetersJennnifer & Jason PfotenhauerJames PhillipsJanet PikeDavid & Jamie PirieKara PittsMary PolitisSabrina PollockWilliam & Helen PorteousPotsdam Central SchoolPatricia PoulinAdele PuglieseBonnie RandallRegina RandallJohn & Judith RanlettMrs. Penelope RattanBlue Heron RealtyJohn Reed & Rebecca FarrRobert ReganMartha E. ReynoldsJulie & Jessica RichardsJohn & Anne RicheyAnthony & Mary Jane RisheJoseph & Beverly RobinsonDan RodriguezRachelle & Alan RomodaChristopher & Kristine Rooney

Mary Ann RooneyBernadette RoseJolene & Joseph RosenbarkerRuth Jones RyanEdwin SachsClarkson University Campus Safety & SecurityJohn & Gladys SandwickAda SantaferraWayne & Barbara SantamontTimothy & Jill SavageLarry & Cathy SawyerNancy & Gary SchneebergerThe Clarkson SchoolJackie & David SchwartzEdna SeifertJane & Ron SempleSuzannne SerranoRobert ShawDaniel SheenColleen Marie SheridanJames & Bernadette ShermanLauren ShumanFaye SimmonsJocelyn SimpsonTracy Haggett SloanAnne SmithEmily SmithJoan SmithSpurgeon & Jennifer Smith Debra SnellRicky & Sara SnellDonald & Eleanor SnyderAdele B. SpencerLawrence & Donna SpicerPaul & Carolyn SpiegelJanet StahlSusan StebbinsEmmy StevensonArlene StillwellDavid & Grace StrackSally StreetJennifer SullivanKaren SullivanMelissa SweetDaniel & Shirley TaylorDarleen S. TaylorDeborah TaylorGeorge W. TaylorColton Pierrepont Central School Teachers Assoc.Jackie TerieleAmanda TerranceJoette TerranceBrett W. & Pamela V. ThacherDouglas TheobaldSherry TheobaldJill ThomasKathleen ThomasMary ThomasR. Susan & Lynn Thomas

Carole ThompsonElizabeth ThompsonRoger ThompsonBarbara TreriseRichard & Sharon TuckerWilliam & Keitha TupperCynthia VaphiadesLinda VicePatricia VineskiWendy WaisSandra & David WalkerGary WallaceRachel & Kenneth WallaceGreg WalshPhilip & Shirley WarrinerJeanine Reed WatersonBrian WatsonEudora WatsonCarol M. WebsterMargaret WeitzmannMarlene WellsBernice WheatJoseph & Roberta WhiteH. Sargent & Lynn WhittierJennifer WickJames & Janet WightmanKing T. WilcoxLlona WilhelmElexajo WilliamsSharon WilliamsLisa WilsonJames & Marcia WingM.D. WolpinErnest WoodJohn & Geraldine WoodsArlene WoodwardGeorge WrightLeeand WrightWilliam WrightLaura & Timothy ZellwegerMr. & Mrs. Toby V. Zenger

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Please Note — PHS hopes this report accurately reflects all 2009 donors. If someone was inadvertently omitted, please forgive us AND notify us at 315-265-3199 at your earliest convenience so we can correct our records. Your feedback would be appreciated.

2009 – 2010 DonoRSDonors $1 to $99 con’t

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Judy Butler & Larry DaggettR.W. Dake & Co., Inc.Albert & Marie Paul DalbecPatricia DavisCarolyn Trivilino & Deborah RoySandy & David DemarestT.A. DickinsonLori DillonSandra DonaldsonMillard Ace & Donna WrightMary DruedingMichael & Andrea DuganDr. Charles & Evelyn C. Duncan Sr.Patricia DunnMaureen DurkiJune DuryeaLaura A. & Clifton DuvalBPO Elks Lodge #2074Evans and White True ValueFamily Readers ClubM. Jean FarnhamCharles & Beatrice FellnorDiana FisherDr. Stephen & Debbie FisherShelby Connelly FisherJoseph & Jutta FitzsimonsEugene & Marie FodorJohanna FolkRene-Paul ForierArthur & Mary FrackenpohlJ. Ronald & Doris FrazerFreetraderJudith FunstonGiant Tiger Gibson and Son Inc.Dwight & Pat GibsonScott & Carol GoldieEdward I. & Barbara Gordon, DVMNational Honor Society — Gouverneur High SchoolGeorge GrantJames GrantJennifer L. GrantKen GrayJeremiah & Nancy Harris HammillGary & Irene HargraveStephanie Heath-JonesCarol & David HeinickJulie & Brian HelenbrookCynthia HennessyHeuvelton Teachers AssociationCanton-Potsdam Hospital FoundationRuth HuckleMary Jean HullFay HustedClarkson Interfraternity CouncilElizabeth Isenberg

Lynn JacobyThomas & Margery JamesTom & Margie JarvisBetty W. JeffersRobert & Donna JewettArthur & Anne JohnsonKaren JohnsonWilliam & Lisa JonesLawence Avenue K KidsOmnicron Delta KappaHarry & Donna KienzleHarry E. KingLadonna KingMatthew KinnierAlexander KishKuno Oil Co.Joan & William LalondeSerena LaLoneJohn & Christine LancasterCharlotte LandonMartha LandonVickie LanningSiew Hwee LeeSt. Lawrence County Legal Secretaries Assn.William LemieuxPauline & Donald LepageLeroy & Yvonne LewandowskiCharley LeweyAmber & Randy LindseyLaurie LivingstonJudith LowellMark LowellJean LythMadrid – Waddington Central SchoolJan & Cornelius MahoneyLucas & Sarah ManningCarol ManskeMichael & Barbara MarescaStephanie MatottSabastian & Anne MazzottaRobin McClellanChristopher & Heather McCuinJeffrey & Cheryl MillerJulie MillerDr. & Mrs. George MinaMargaret MinottiJo A. MittelstaedtMartha MonroeHarold MorrillRoberta & Barry MortonBob & Brenda MoultonAlicia MurphyKate NewellStephen NorthNorth Country This WeekMichelle & Brian 'O'BrianKaren O'BrienWilliam & Patricia O'FlahertyRonnie Olesker

Omega Lambda TauJohn & Susan OmohundroBlanche PalmerMr. & Mrs. Richard ParsonsWillem A. Koulman & Patricia Louise CoxJohn PatrickMary PeckPhoenix 59, Inc.Richard & Jacqueline PinoverLeland PlantyThomas PlastinoAmvets Post 262Potsdam Agway Potsdam Central SchoolLeigh Stark for The Women of Potsdam High SchoolWilliam & Lisa Morgan PowersPotsdam Police Protective AssociationTheodore Prahl dba The Tread MillZora & Anne ProutyK. S. Masters & R.A. CameronJoyce RayburnJan ReetzMarcia ReutershanDale RiceJill M. RiceSusan RileyCharlotte Landon & Robert TrithartJennifer Gail RogersWilliam & Rebecca RogersDavid Trithart & Rose RivezziJoseph & Mary Beth RosenfeldSt. Lawrence Co. Detachment Marine Corps — Eugene BartoMary SalisburyJohn A SaucierCarrie ScherzerClarkson University School of BusinessHermon DeKalb School Student CouncilTimothy & JoAnn SchwobScott’s Auto CenterMelanie SearsMary SergeantDonna SeveyBarbara ShatrawLaura Cordts & Shawn SeymourBryan SheaThe Carol Lee ShoppeWally & Tina SiebelHarriet SiechenSusan & Joe SkufcaSleepy Hollow Tattoo Bruce & Susan SmebyLois Sochia

thank You for Your Support!2009 donors $100 to $999David & Linda AckerNorbert & Joanne AckermannThe Potsdam AgencyRudolph C. & Mary AikenJames & Katherine AllottJane AmelotteIris AnableRobert & Patricia AndersonNYSARCAudrey & James AutenrithJuanita A. BabcockP. Sanford & Patrica BaconDebra BaldwinVirginia BarlowEdward C. BatesTony Beane, DVMChester Billings IIIBlue Fly DesignsMarilyn BoinskiTimothy BradishElaine& Mel BrainardKathy BrainardSophia Theodore, DVM, & Brian FetcieEleanor BrothertonDiane & Peter BrouwerLaura L. & Lewis BrownDonald E. & Peggy BurlingameDavid & Michele ButlerDonald ButtersDavid Chase dba Dave's Golf Club RepairLinda & Victor CaamanoMartha CampbellMargaret & Edward CarrRuth CarringtonMr. & Mrs. Vasily CateforisHolly ChambersRichard & Alison CharlesSeth & Marlene ChichesterDr. & Mrs. Alexander ClarkLouise ClemensMarilyn & Bill ClerkinD. Edgar & Clara CloceRobert & Dorothy ColeCynthia & Mark ColemanJanet CollinsThe Computer GuysD T ConstructionElise L. CookDerry & Mardee CookeEmilie CootsRobert CopelandTeresa & Patrick CorbinNorth Country Savings BankCPH Rehab UnitRainbow CrabtreeRoger & Brenda CurrierRed & Jean Curtis

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TOPS NY 0102, CantonJamie & Lisa TowleMaura TrimbleKathryn TrithartIrene May TteePatricia & Peter TurnerCarrie & Barton TuttleDeborah ValleyVanness Co.David E. VesperOlga VirgilWalgreen Drug StoresSelma Foster & Walter WeitzmannBill & Mary Beth WarburtonLucille WatersonMichael & Hildegarde WebbKristina Petty WheelerMary WhelanCarolyn WhiteMichael WhiteRaymond & Jackie WhiteSusan Powers & Will SiegfriedKelly WilsonCarol WoodwardDonna Wright-AceThomas & Suella Young

2009 donors $1,000 and upJason & Tracy AdleBonnie BoydLucas Manning dba The Partridge CafeSalvatore & Lisa CaniaCynthia M. & Roger DusharmThe PEDIGREE FoundationThe Sweetgrass FoundationClarkson/Potsdam Garden ClubsAeon Heating and Air ConditioningBarrett Paving Materials, Inc.Parishville FD Ladies AuxilliaryDoris LasherJose & Gina Lizardi, M.D.Lowe's Home ImprovementWaldo LymanDavida M. MartinMary Rita MayhewHugh & Sally McElhearnAmvets Post 265 Ladies Aux.Parishville Volunteer Firemen’s Ladies AuxiliaryTerry M. Reed, DDSPhilip & Lorene RoyceSeedcornSt Lawrence Radiology Associates PCSt. Lawrence SEFAStar Touring and Riding Chapter 289TJ ToyotaClaudette VanEss

Potsdam Humane Society • 17 Madrid Avenue • Potsdam, New York 13676 • Tel/Fax 315-265-3199E-mail potsdamhumanesociety@verizon.net • www.potsdamhumanesociety.org

i’m JeremiAH and this is my story.

I was born to a seven-month old “teen mother” cat, who gave birth to me while in foster care arranged by PHS. While my mom and my five litter mates were adopted right away, I had to go back to the shelter for a while until one more family could be found for me. Like a lot of kids, I caught a cold and had to go into foster care again to get better. (The new shelter will have an air exchange system to prevent respiratory diseases from spreading.)

Thanks to the staff at PHS for not giving up on little ol’ me, my story has a happy ending. I not only got over my bad cold, I was finally adopted. It was worth the wait and the trouble. My world is now the best with good health and a loving forever family of my own.

William & Elizabeth SommerfieldFrancis & Carolyn SprowLaura SprowMichael SquiresNeil J. & Robin St. Andrews Jr.Steven StannishMolly StarkMr. & Mrs. Walter SteinIngrid StipaDr. & Mrs. Alexandru StoianBon Ton StoresLinda StrateWilliam StrateCircle K – SUNY PotsdamDarlene TaylorRichard TaylorSam's Party TentsEric & Susan ThacherMr. & Mrs. Chris TheodoreTheta Omega PhiSpencer F. Thew PE-LSNorma & Francis ThomasJ. Rebecca & Michael ThompsonJoanna & Michael ThompsonWilliam & Mary Jane ThompsonPaul Siskind & Todd MoeYvonne Todd

every gift makes a difference, but we especially want to acknowledge our major donors for their giving leadership. we could not succeed without this significant, substantial support. thank you, on behalf of the communities and animals we serve!

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Three Community-Wide Giving Challenges — Join With Others to Help PHS!

1. Medical Challenge Led by special friends from the medical community, this challenge seeks to raise $100,000 in support for a new surgical suite. (All animals are spayed or neutered prior to adoption.)

Amount raised to date — $50,000 Amount needed to break ground — $50,000

2. business Challenge Long-time local business contributors are taking on the challenge to raise $20,000 to fund the Chad Fuller Memorial Community Room. Chad Fuller, a Potsdam high school graduate, animal lover and frequent volunteer at PHS, was taken from us in August 2003 while he was serving our country in Afghanistan. This multipurpose room will provide the space to host school groups, animal care training programs and board and community meetings.

Amount raised to date — $8,000 Amount needed to break ground — $12,000

3. education Challenge Established with the support of educators, students and school groups from the PHS service area, this just-launched challenge seeks to raise $15,000 for the Al Bender Jr. Memorial Young Animal Nursery. Named in honor of another animal loving Potsdam high school student who was tragically killed in a car accident, the nursery will provide a vital, protected space for the youngest cared for at the shelter.

Amount raised to date — $2,000 Amount needed to break ground — $13,000

Individual/Group Naming Opportunities and Commemorative Gifts — Choose Your Own Way to Help!

❏ $2,500 and $5,000 Commemorative Challenges — Ideal for fundraising projects or collective gifts from a group of family members, friends or like minded folks, this program allows you to have a plaque placed in one of the new catteries or dog kennels. Each plaque will commemorate the person honored and a list of those who provided the funds.

❏ Naming Opportunities — Over 30 features of the new building are available as naming opportunities for gifts of $750 or more.

❏ Leaves of Love — Donors of $200 and $400 can permanently recognize a beloved pet or person on a new “Leaves of Love” tree-design display area.

❏ LEAF (Landscaping, Equipment and Furnishings Fund) – Donations of any amount are welcome for outfitting the building and grounds of the new building; donations of $500 to $1,500 can be targeted for specific needs, such as benches or trees, furnishings, animal care or office items.

there is so little time left until the construction season is upon us! Your new or additional gift is so important. we ask for people to give what they are comfortable giving. Collectively, small gifts add up to be HUGE!

Please help us cross the “fund Racing” finish line this spring.

THaNk YOU on behalf of the animals who count on us for care!

See reverse side for Pledge/Gift form.

pHS Capital Campaign Ways to Give

potsdam Humane Society, Inc.“A lAboR of love”17 Madrid Avenuepotsdam nY 13676

NO TIME FOR NaPPING!

Only $200,000 more is needed to break ground. If you can help, please don’t delay — donate today!

THaNk YOU!

YES, I/we wish to support the “Labor of Love Campaign” for the Potsdam Humane Society, by making the following new or additional gift commitment:

donation amount $_________________________This donation will be contributed (check one):

q In one payment, made at this time.

q In one payment, to be made by this date: ________________.

q In several pledged payments, based on this payment schedule:

Amount of each pledge payment $______________

Pledge payments will be made (circle one)

monthly quarterly semi-annually annually

(Note: pledges may be completed over 3 to 5 years.)

Please send reminders of payment(s) before the due date.

Contact me(us) by (check one)

q e-mail q letter q phone

(Make sure to provide e-mail, street address and phone information below.)

forms of PaymentI/we will be contributing as follows (check one):

q By check (make checks payable to the Potsdam Humane Society)

q By PayPal (please go to this page of the PHS website —

www.potsdamhumanesociety.org/help.html)

q By credit card, please bill my/our account based on the payment

schedule above

q MasterCard

q VISA

Credit Card # ___________________________________

Exp. Date ______________________________________

Name on Card __________________________________

Signature ______________________________________

type of gift (check the information that applies)

1. q Naming Opportunity Level Gift – Gifts of $750 or more, for a specific

building room or feature (see reverse side)

Choice of Naming Opportunity: ________________________________

Note: You may combine a new donation with a prior gift(s) to the PHS

Labor of Love Campaign to reach a Naming Opportunity Gift Level.

2. q LEAF Fund Gift – Donations to outfit the renovated and expanded

facility (see reverse side for details)

3. q Leaves of Love Gift – For donations in memory or honor of loved

ones (see reverse side for details and complete information below).

4. q General Donation – Gifts of any amount in support of the overall

building project and PHS.

additional options

Please complete the information below for Leaves of Love Gifts, or any

contribution, in any category, given in the name of an animal or person

close to you.

Name of loved one (please print) _________________________________

Check one — q This gift is in honor of a living individual(s) OR

q This is a memorial donation.

PHS is offering four different challenges as part of the Campaign (see

reverse side). Please let us know if you’d like your gift counted toward any

of these giving options.

q Medical q Business q Education q Commemorative

pledge/Gift form

this gift is made by (please print):

Name: _____________________________________________________________ Date:______________________________________________

Street Address: _______________________________________________ City/State/Zip:______________________________________________

Phone: ____________________________________________________________ E-mail:______________________________________________

Note: PHS would like to recognize your support on our website and in media articles and PHS publications. If you prefer not to have your name listed,

check here! qPlEASE RETuRN To: Potsdam Humane Society • 17 Madrid Avenue • Potsdam, New York 13676 • Tel/Fax 315-265-3199

E-mail potsdamhumanesociety@verizon.net • www.potsdamhumanesociety.org

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