Thank You to Our Wonderful Heartland Supporters!
We could not help as many animals without the generous support of community members like you!
Thank you special friends of Emerald Girl Scout Troop!
Everyone at Heartland including our furry friends want to send a huge thank you to the Emerald Girl Scout Troop from St. Joseph's School in Wilmette. These special girls visited Heartland in the fall and were inspired to initiate a special community service project to help the pets at Heartland. The troop thought of three different ways to help. They hosted a donation drive collecting items from the shelter’s wish list. They set up a fund raising site at www.firstgiving.com/stjoesemeralds. They also hosted a fund raising day at the Skokie California Pizza Kitchen on December 28th. Thank you girls, your efforts are in the true spirit of what Juliette Gordon Low thought Girl Scouts should be!
A Special Heartland Thank You to Castino Painting
and Valspar Paint Company of Wheeling!!
We are very blessed to have local companies like Castino Painting, and Valspar Paint Company- Architectural Division, Wheeling, IL to count on for donations to help us with the challenges that face us to make our temporary home here at Heartland more appealing and livable for all of our pets until they are placed into their forever homes.
It is refreshing to watch the love and quality of detailed work that that the Castino team is doing to help make the dog kennel come alive once again. A great big hug, and thank you to Rodger Castino for making this dream come true you are truly a wonderful person, and we thank you from the bottom of our hearts.
“We are very happy and honored to help Heartland.” said Roger Castino, Owner. “The shelter relies on volunteers and donations and we should all do our part to support the great work that they do.”
Valspar Paint Company- Architectural
Division, Wheeling, IL
Thank You So Very Much & Happy Birthday to Frankie!!
Frankie decided for her 9th birthday instead of presents she would suggest that her friends bring supplies to be donated to help animals. Frankie’s friends brought lots of nice gifts from Heartland’s wish list to donate. Frankie came to Heartland to deliver her gifts and meet some of the pets she is helping. She is pictured above with the gifts and one of our grateful puppies.
All of our pets, staff, and volunteers send a big Thank You to Frankie! You are a very special thoughtful girl, and are helping so many pets keep safe and healthy until they find their forever home!! Thank you for sharing your birthday with Heartland!
A Big Heartland Thank You to Julia Jacobs!!
Julia Jacobs shared her birthday with Heartland’s pets this year. Julia received cash donations and items off of Heartland’s wish list for her birthday celebration. When Julia and her friend came to donate the gifts to Heartland, Sherry, one of Heartland's grateful recipients was sure to thank them. Sherry spent quality time with the girls, letting them pet her and play with her. Sherry even posed for some pictures with Julia and her friend.
Everyone here at Heartland (especially our furry residents) send a Big Thank You to Julia! Julia also wants to send a special thank you to all of those involved, including: Carol Jacobs, Jordan Davis, and Lindsey Zelvin. Heartland depends on generous giving people like Julia to help keep our pets safe and healthy until they find their forever homes. Happy Birthday Julia!!
A Special Heartland Thank You to Ella & Jordan!
Ella and Jordan had their birthday parties in honor of Heartland’s pets this year. They collected donations during their parties. They brought the donations to the shelter and met some of the happy recipients. They are pictured with a very grateful Yorkie Poo puppy.
Thank you from the bottom of all of our hearts Ella and Jordan. What a very special young lady and young man you are! Your donations will go a long way to helping our pets until they find their happy homes. Happy Birthday to both of you!
A Big Heartland Thank You to Chalet Nursery in Wilmette!!
Heartland thanks the Chalet Nursery in Wilmette for their support.
During August, the Chalet selected Heartland as its shelter for the
Fromm's Family Food Feeding Friends program. A percentage of all
sales of Fromm products has been donated to the shelter. On
October 23rd, the Chalet hosted a Pet Parade and Costume Contest
and donated a portion of the proceeds of that days sales from the
Pet Essentials department to Heartland as well. The Chalet has also
hosted adoption day events for Heartland as well.
Thank you Chalet Nursery of Wilmette!!
A BIG Thank You to National Louis University Staff members!!
Staff members at NLU opened their hearts and held a donation drive
for Heartland! The staff collected items from Heartland's wish list. The group delivered many many great donations just in time for the pets to enjoy for Thanksgiving!!
Thank You NLU friends! Heartland is able to continue to provide homeless pets with shelter, food, medical attention, and love thanks to caring friends like you!
A Great Big Heartland Thank You to a Very Special Young Man - Adam Boiko!!
Adam Boiko has been hosting donation drives to help support Heartland for his Bar Mitzvah project. Adam's goal is to collect 600 items to help Heartland's pets. In December and January, he was at the PetSmart in Northbrook and the Wilmette Pet Center. To date, Adam has collected over $675 for Heartland along with over 450 items like cat and dog food, kitty litter, toys and other items from Heartland's wish list. Adam has had articles written in the Tribune and on-line, and he will be appearing on WGN to talk about his project.
Adam is a shining example of how someone can help their community by putting their passions to good use.
Thank you Adam from everyone at Heartland (especially your furry friends) for your committment and dedication to helping Heartland's pets . Your help will go a long way in helping keep our pets healthy, warm, healthy, and happy until they find their forever homes! P.S. The pets also thank you for all of your visits!
A Big Thank You to BritBeat - America's Premier Tribute to The Beatles for an outstanding concert! All You Need Is Love and all the Animals LOVE you! Thank You!
A Big Thank You to two Very special Young Ladies
Eleni Lafazanos and Jessica Zajda
Heartland thanks Eleni and Jessica for opening their hearts to help Heartland continue its mission of finding forever homes for homeless pets. These two very special young ladies presented Heartland with a very generous monetary donation! When they came into the shelter two of Heartland's grateful recipients, Poppie and his son Tyke, were sure to properly thank the ladies.
Thank You Eleni and Jessica from the bottom of our hearts!
A big Heartland Thank You to all of the Heartland Sponsors!!
A Big Heartland Thank You to Kate Armsey!!
Heartland sends a big Thank you to a very special 7 year old - Kate Armsey! For her 7th birthday Kate decided to share her birthday with Heartland's adorable pets this year! Kate collected items off of our Wish List. One of Heartland's grateful pets was sure to thank Kate and her sister when they came to Heartland to drop off her donations.
Thank you so much Kate! Your donations will help Heartland's pets stay safe, healthy and well-loved until they find their forever homes!
Thank You Thank You Monica!!
Monica collected several boxes of donations from Heartland's wish list along with monetary donations for Heartland! She collected these items from family, friends, and neighbors specifically to help Heartland care for our many deserving pets. Monica came into deliver her donations with her proud mom and dad, Dan and Susan. The items included fleece blankets, several bags of Tidy Cats cat litter, canned Pedigree dog food, several cases of canned kitten food, Milk Bones, cat treats, tug rope toys for the dogs, and several bags of toy mice and balls for the cats and kittens. Mr. Saxobeat was sure to thank them all with hugs and kisses!
Heartland is so grateful to Monica for her kindness and caring! Thank you Monica from all of us here at Heartland! And a big Woof and Meow from all of Heartland's pets!
A Big Thank You to Heartland's Friends at GCG Financial in Bannockburn!!
Thank you to our friends at GCG Financial who came to Heartland to spend a volunteer day! A group of employees helped to clean the dog kennels, clean the cat room, and helped out with miscellaneous work around the shelter! They also found time to give some of our furry residents some extra attention and love. In the picture you can see them getting a thank you from Miss Liberty.
Thank You GCG Financial Friends!! Your time and hard work is greatly appreciated!!
A Big Heartland Thank You to Our Friends at Brandimage Desgrippes & Laga!!
On 9/14 Heartland had some very special volunteers from Brandimage - Desgrippes & Laga come to volunteer for a day! They worked very hard to clean the shelter (they even did dishes & laundry!). They also made time to give extra special attention to some of Heartland's adorable pets!
Thank you friends from Brandimage!! Everyone here at Heartland appreciates all your help!
Thank You, Thank You to our Friends at Allstate Insurance Co.!!
Heartland is so lucky to have friends like our friends at Allstate Insurance Co. in Northbrook. Allstate held a donation drive for local shelters and had an Adoption Fair day at their Home Offices in Northbrook.
Thank You Allstate for all the wonderful donations! And, thank you for inviting us and our wonderful pets to join in the fun at the Adoption Fair! Because of friends like you, our pets can say they are in 'Good Hands'!
A Big Heartland Thank You to Michael S!!!
Heartland sends a big Thank You to Michael! For his Bar Mitzvah project Michael held a donation drive for Heartland and set up a Firstgiving page to solicit monetary donations. You can see from the picture that he had a very successful donation drive and he raised over $600 on his Firstgiving page!!
When Michael came in, Nulato (on of our Alaska puppies) was sure to thank him! Thank you Michael!! Your donations will help keep our pets healthy, safe, and well-loved until the find their forever homes!!
Thank You to our Friends at Protective in Bannockburn!!
A big Thank You goes out to our friends at Protective in Bannockburn!! They held a donation drive for Heartland and collected many much needed items from our wish list!
Thank you and happy Holidays to each of you!! Your donations will help Heartland continue to find forever homes for homeless pets! You're the best!
A Great Big Thank You to Nicholas P!
We can't thank Nicholas P. enough for thinking of Heartland! Nicholas held a donation drive for Heartland and collected much needed items from our wish list. Mylo, one of Heartland's adorable pets was sure to thank Nicholas when he came in to drop off the items.
Thank you to you Nicholas from the bottom of our hearts! Your donations will help Heartland continue to rescue homeless pets and care for them until they find their loving homes!
