All of us attended a fundraiser last Fall for our local pet shelter and I was surprised to learn that 1 of the things that needed was a up-to-date air filtration system for their kennel area.
Apparently they had been relying on portable units to try and keep the air free of odors and bacteria but because of the big number of rescues they had on sight it wasn’t enough, however i toil for a local Heating and A/C business so it got me thinking of ways all of us could help.
They raised enough money for a down payment on the unit but commercial air cleaning devices are not cheap. All of us started asking our customers if they were interested in making donations to the local shelter along with the fees for their repair calls and several of them were more than glad to do so. All of us were able to raise the balance of the money needed in a fairly short time and were blissful when all of us called them to deliver them the news. With Winter time upon us it was going to be a immense help because they could no longer leave windows or doors open to air the place out. I am not sure why I never gave a thought to that type of equipment being needed by shelters but now it makes all the sense in the world. I have always donated money or pet supplies not thinking about the building and need for repairs or appliances! From now on I will be calling them from time to time to see what their actual needs are rather than assuming that I know.