$20,000 {dollars} in donations have been raised!
Jordan’s Way is a nonprofit group devoted to elevating consciousness for shelter pets by social media and galvanizing folks to assist and undertake shelter canine. Based out of Florida, former Real Estate agent Kris Rotanda based Jordan’s Way instantly after his beloved canine Jordan handed away from most cancers. “She was such an inspiration in my life and I wanted to do something to honor her memory and honor dogs like her who spent a large part of their lives in shelters,” Rotanda shared on-line.
The most important objective of Jordan’s Way is to raise much-needed funds and consciousness for animal shelters and animal rescues throughout the nation by fun-filled Facebook reside fundraisers. “We aim to get the unnoticed animals noticed, especially the seniors, those with medical and behavioral issues, the banned breeds, and animals — like Jordan — who just get overlooked,” Rotanda shared.
With practically 500,000 Facebook followers, Rotanda is presently on a 50-state tour to shelters all around the nation. Friends of Animals Rescue and Adoption Center right here in Lynchburg was nominated anonymously as a cease on their tour, and took part in Facebook Live challenges on Saturday evening. During the four-hour occasion, pies have been thrown in faces, ice buckets have been dumped on volunteers, canine earned scorching canine as treats for donations, and there have been bailout video games the place donations had to be made to free volunteers from kennels.
Friends of Animals Director Brandi Blankenship shared {that a} objective was set for $10,000 in donations for the occasion. “Between Facebook, Paypal, and in-person donations, we reached our goal! We were so excited to even be chosen for Jordan’s Way 50 state tour. It was a fun and upbeat event and we hope they come back next year!” Blankenship stated
In addition to the $10,000 that was raised by the occasion, an nameless donor pledged to match the $10,000 raised if their objective was met. “In addition to training and rehabilitation for the dogs that need help before they are ready for a home setting, we have a ton of projects that need to be done at the shelter. We are going to prioritize what needs to be done, hoping to add more kennels and more space for kittens to be able to accommodate more animals,” Blankenship stated.
The donations will even assist fund Friends of Animals’ TNR (trap-neuter-release) program for feral cats, in addition to their spay/neuter help program. FOA presents vouchers for anybody to supply monetary help for spay and neuter procedures on the price of solely $10 for cats and $20 for canine. For extra info, give them a name at (931) 434-7508.