2022


 

In Memory of Mark Avanessian

Our new memorial bench was installed in the Meet and Greet Dog Backyard at the AVHS Animal Shelter. The bench was donated to AVHS in memory of Mark Avanessian. Mark was a true animal lover from Auburn and this will be a fitting tribute to him. Thank you to all those who contributed to making a place to meet your next best friend!

 
 

Green River College

A huge shout-out and thanks to the Green River College staff for their awesome donations to AVHS. Maggie coordinated the 3-week Campus Food Drive and presented AVHS with generous donations. We are so appreciative of their support in helping the furry critters.

 
 

Frugals Auburn

A special thanks to Frugals Auburn for hosting a May fundraiser to help the community animals with Auburn Valley Humane Society. Shane, the Frugals' manager, presents a generous check of over $1100 to Pebbles and Sharon. Frugal's featured poster dog is Pebbles, an alum of AVHS. Pebbles goes to Frugal's every week to get her bacon from Beverly and the crew at the restaurant. Yum! Miss Wigglebutts thanks Frugals on behalf of all of the shelter and community animals!

 
 

Northwest Dental Medicine - Puyallup and Enumclaw

A big thank you to Northwest Dental Medicine - Puyallup and Northwest Dental Medicine - Enumclaw for conducting pet food drives for AVHS during Shelter Rescue Month. The puppies and kitties are so excited about the canned dog food and the donation of over $160 made by their patients and staff. Pictured are Nicole, Rochelle, and Destinee. Thank you!

 
 

Reber Ranch Pet Store

Thank you to Reber Ranch for the generous food donation for our Pet Pantry Program at NW Spay & Neuter Center. AVHS provides food for those in need at 6401 Pacific Ave on Monday-Friday 11 am - 4 pm through our Special Programs. John and Sharon are thanking Reber Ranch on behalf of the puppies and kitties!

 
 

Red Canoe Credit Union

Thank you to Red Canoe Credit Union Lakeland for donating to support the Auburn Valley Humane Society. Pictured (left to right) are Karissa, AVHS President/CEO Phil Morgan, Lynne, and Michelle, employees at Red Canoe Credit Union, presenting a large check. Lynne won a contest in March and decided to donate her winnings to AVHS. What an awesome team!

 

BARK-TELLs AND WARM Pet SUpply Drive

Warm 106.9 is partnering with Bartell’s for their first-ever Pet Supply Drive that benefits local animal shelters. You can help by raising funds and donating new and unwrapped supplies. The drive runs from February 27 through March 26th. Drop off items at the red bins at your local Bartell’s.
Needed are:

  • Pet treats

  • Pet Toys

  • Cat Litter

  • Puppy Pads

  • Cash

Thank you to Warm 106.9 and Bartell’s. We appreciate your help in raising funds for these pets in need.

THANK YOU

Thank you to everyone who donates supplies that AVHS needs. On Facebook, we list the items that we desperately need or direct people to our Amazon wish lists or Chewy.com wish lists. Kyle and Tracy brought AVHS Alumni “Millie” to donate old towels, dog and cat treats, Easy Cheese, and lots of hotdogs! Thank you for those great treats!

True North Gear

Warehouse employees loaded the big van of donations for the Auburn Valley Humane Society. True North Gear donated fleece and fabric to the shelter for volunteers to make snuffle mats for the animals. Treats are placed in Snufflemats to keep rabbits, cats, and dogs busy with an interactive activity. We are so thankful for the generous animal lovers at True North Gear. They develop innovative and intuitive products for firefighting and industrial safety. Thank you True North Gear! Videos to follow once we have a few assembled.

Awesome DONATION ON 2.22.22

The White River Credit Union in Enumclaw donated $222.22 to Auburn Valley Humane Society during their employee contest for February 22, 22.

Tami chose her outfit and theme as “Two tickets to paradise. Pack your bags. We are leaving tonight!” Tami won the prize and donated to AVHS to benefit the animals. Awesome job Tami. The animals are jumping for joy!

2021


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Awesome Pet Pros

Pet Pros raised more than $5,500 from customer donations for the Auburn Valley Humane Society during their annual Paw-liday Giving Campaign in December. Pet Pros and their customers have been paw-mazing in their continued support and generosity. We are so thankful as it was a challenging and changing year. The successful campaign was made possible by generous animal lovers and their vendor partner, NutriSource. Thank you Lakeland and Bonney Lake Pet Pros!

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Thank you Kam-Way Transportation, Inc.

The awesome company provides AVHS with much-needed garbage bags and paper towels for the shelter and Thrift Store & More to utilize in their daily operations for months. We sincerely appreciate the generous donation that is utilized by the staff to care for the furry critters. Kam-Way Transportation is located in Sumner Washington providing Supply Chain and Logistics. A high five paw for your generosity!

GREEN PET, a MudBay Company presents AVHS

A big THANK YOU to Green Pet, a Mud Bay Co., for donating over 370 washable pet protection pads to AVHS for their fosters to use while training young kittens and puppies to potty as well as providing protection for senior cats or dogs that can’t quite make it to the litter box or outside to potty. Phil Morgan, AVHS President/CEO along with Jen Haskins, AVHS Director of Public Services, accept the numerous boxes of pee pads from Mud Bay Employees, Justin Anderson and Jennifer Andrews. We appreciate your generosity! Check out Green Pet.

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PetSmart Charities Grant Awarded to AVHS

AVHS received an grant of $60,000 from Petsmart Charities to support the preparation of 1,294 animals for adoption.

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MARSHALLS DONATES DOG TOYS

A big THANK YOU to the Marshalls store in Bonney Lake for donating lots of dog toys, squeakers, and rope toys for the dogs to enjoy at the shelter. Chantelle is handing the bags to Phil Morgan, AVHS President/CEO. The Bonney Lake Marshalls is re-opening June 18 for their shopping guests. We appreciate your generosity.

Girl Scout Troop 44620

Many thanks to the Girl Scout Troop 44620 helps to put slates in the dog play yard. They earned their Girl Scout Bronze Award by promoting dog cookies. See more

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HUGE THANKS TO RAIRDON’S SUBARU OF AUBURN

Rairdon’s Subaru of Auburn presented a large check of $30,036.11 to the Auburn Valley Humane Society for their participation in the 2019 Subaru Share the Love Event in November and December. Awesome job Rairdon’s for helping the puppies and the kitties and hosting the event! Rairdon’s has been a big supporter of AVHS and the animals in their care. Special thanks to the staff and sales teams for selling more cars to help the animals.

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AVHS Receives a grant award from Maddies’ Fund

Auburn Valley Humane Society is receiving $2,494.98 from Maddies’ Fund to be used for Pet Foster Care during this unprecedented time. AVHS is a proud recipient of funding from Maddie’s Fund, helping to achieve a no-kill nation.

In appreciation of this grant, please honor Maddie, the little dog who inspired a movement by clicking here to read more about the Maddie Story. #ThanksToMaddie

BISSELL PET FOUNDATION DONATES

 
 
 

Stella loves her googles and

riding in her new Subaru Crosstrek!

Stella was adopted from AVHS in 2018. Read more about Stella’s story….

2019


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HD FOWLER PACIFIC DONATES BIG TIME

Awesome job to the HD Fowler Pacific Branch for having a pet food drive for the AVHS Shelter. The branch manager upped the anty by having tickets for the 50” TV. If you brought in pet food, you got extra tickets. They brought in over $725 work of dog food, treats, paper towels, toys, and dog bones plus over $500 cash plus gift cards. Great job! We hope you win the branch contest so the shelter can benefit even more.

HD Fowler has 22 locations in Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana and Utah. They are a family-owned distributor of waterworks, irrigation, pumps, and wastewater treatment equipment in the Northwest. Special thanks to the employees for doing an awesome job!

THANK YOU GROCERY OUTLET KENT

Chad & Erick delivered hundreds of pounds of dog food to the AVHS Shelter on Monday from the Grocery Outlet in Kent. They helped stack the bags in the minivan so we could take it to storage.

Special thanks to the employees and supporters who shop at Grocery Outlet in Kent.

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EZ-ACCESS (Division of Homecare Products - HPI)

The employees of EZ-ACCESS, divisions of Homecare Products (HPI) in Algona, held fundraisers all year long for 3 of their favorite charities in the community, the Auburn Food Bank, the Toys for Tots Drive by the Valley Regional Fire Authority and the Auburn Valley Humane Society. Suzanne Whitbeck, HPI Corporate Culture Manager, presented a generous check to Sharon, Director of Development and Community Engagement. They also had collected dog toys, grooming dryer, and dog food to present with the check to benefit the puppies and the kitties in the shelter.

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CHRISTMAS COOKIE EXCHANGE

Special thanks to the 2019 Christmas Cookie Exchange hosted by Cindy, Vicki and friends. Besides exchanging cookies and treats, they donated blankets, food, toys, towels, dog and cat food, and treats to benefit the shelter animals. The puppies and kitties are so thankful that they have food and shelter for the rest of the year!

The KeyBank Animal House Year End

KeyBank hosted the KBING celebration “Animal House” Year end event at Family Fun Center in Tukwila. Key Bank employees were asked to bring new animal toys, packages of animal food or treats, or cash donation to benefit the animals in the care of Auburn Valley Humane Society. KeyBank was matching cash donations to AVHS.

The animal lovers turned out for the event, donating food, toys, treats and lots of cash. Pictured with Regional SVP, John Roehm, Robert Hernandez and AVHS President/CEO Phil Morgan as they presented a giant check to Phil. Thank you to KeyBank.

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TOYSMITH EMPLOYEES DONATE

A special thanks to the supporters and employees of Toysmith for their awesome donations. The AVHS puppies and kitties appreciate your generosity. Pictured are Jason, Teresa, Julie, Stacey and Amee, Toysmith Employees. Wow- thank you for your generosity and kindness!


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Thank you Harborstone Credit Union

A special thanks to the supporters, customers and employees of Harborstone Credit Union (IT Operations) for the awesome donations. The AVHS puppies & kitties give kisses,hugs and high paws! Pictured left to right Brandon, Andy, Phil (AVHS President/CEO) and Raquel. In the office, Harborstone IT Operations Team helping collect the donations included Andy, Raquel, Brandon, Tim, Jacob, Branden, Matt and Nathan. WOW - THANK YOU for your generosity and kindness


Special thanks to our partner, Hops n Drops "A Neighborhood Gathering Place" for having a fundraiser in September to benefit the puppies and the kitties at the Auburn Valley Humane Society animal shelter. The puppies and kitties are so thankful for the the community supporters who visited the restaurant during the month of September. Pictured are Katie, Phil Morgan, AVHS President/CEO, Kyra and Dolly accepting the check for the shelter! THANK YOU!

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SAFEWAY FOUNDATION DONATION

Wowser! Auburn Valley Humane Society was at the Grand Re-Opening Celebration at the Auburn Safeway. Tim May, Auburn Store Director, presented a giant check to AVHS President, CEO Phil Morgan. AVHS was the store employee’s charity of choice in the Auburn community. We thank the Safeway Foundation, the Auburn Safeway Store and its’ employees for their most generous donation to benefit the lost and homeless animals.

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CR GUTTERS Inc. Donates to help the animals at the AVHS Shelter

CR Gutters Inc. partnered with the AVHS Shelter to provide for the needs of the animals at the shelter. They have their customers donating dog food, cat food, treats, toys, kleenex, snugsafe and so much more. A huge thank you to CR Gutters and their customers for bringing the box truck of goodies.


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Girl Scout Troop 40931

Seven girls from Girl Scout Troop 40931 completed more than 350 hours of service doing their Silver Award Project by making pet beds, snuffles, dog blankets, tug toys, cat toys, and cat scratchers. They did an amazing job!


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ADOPTION SIGN DONATED BY SPECTRUM SIGN COMPANY

AVHS has a new adoption sign in the lobby at the shelter. A special thank you to the animal lovers at Spectrum Sign Co. for installing and donating the sign to AVHS. Pictured is the first adoption with the new backdrop.

Isn’t it amazing that we have had over 8,864 adoptions since 2013.

A huge thank you to Dr. Don Edwards, Green River Veterinary Hospital for being so supportive of AVHS. He was a founding member of the board of directors that created Auburn Valley Humane Society.


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ALASKAN BREWING CO SPONSORS ALES FOR TAILS

Our friends at Alaskan Brewing Co. sponsored the Ales for Tails during the summer dog races at Emerald Downs. A portion of the proceeds will be donated to help the AVHS animals. Special thanks for their sponsorship.


Senior Dogs at AVHS Fetch Grant

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Special thanks to The Grey Muzzle Organization for awarding a grant to Auburn Valley Humane Society to help local senior dogs. The grant will give senior dogs the veterinary and dental care they need so they can go to a forever home and have a second chance in life.


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Banfield Hospital

Banfield Hospital veterinarians and veterinary intern students enthusiastically completed their group project at Auburn Valley Humane Society’s animal shelter. They painted two sheds, put cedar chips and weed block down on the vet services backyard, and created a path to the parking lot. Awesome job while participating in a Lunch and Learn training with Royal Canin.


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Bucky’s COmplete Auto Repair

Thanks to the Wally Lane and the staff at Bucky’s Complete Auto Repair for checking out our big van. They were able to get us back on the road before Petpalooza.


WARM 106.9

Radio DJ, Heather, drives the dogs as an AVHS pet transport volunteer. She has brought dogs from Texas, California, and Oregon this past year.

Thank you WARM 106.9.


Phoenix Lab

Little Rey was brought to our shelter by Auburn Animal Control Officers. Our AVHS Veterinary staff discovered that she was very sick. She was diagnosed with liver disease. Thanks to a wonderful foster home, she is improving and should be ready for adoption in the future. Rey has had many blood tests to determine the cause of her sickness. AVHS wants to thank Phoenix Lab for their partnership in helping to subsidize the cost of her bloodwork. They have been a part of our northwest community since 1989 and an AVHS partner since 2013!

2018


Toril Sells Houses 

The Toril Sells Houses team is always committed to giving back to the community. They launched their philanthropy program “Give Back Big Mission 2018” which focused on five core areas: children, health, homelessness, education and animals. AVHS is proud to partner with them to help the animals. They have raised over $14,000 in 2018. Thank you to all of the Toril Sells Houses Team!

The team has raised $48,426.42 through the 2018 year giving back to St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital, World Vision, HelpingHandHouse, Fred Hutch, and Auburn Valley Humane Society.


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EZ-ACCESS

EZ-ACCESS is headquartered in Algona providing access to life beyond barriers. They provide accessibility for ramps, lifts, toilet lifts and so much more home products. Their employees went all out during the whole year to raise $1674.00 for the puppies and the kitties at the AVHS shelter.


98.9 The Bull

Special thanks to The New 98.9 The Bull’s challenge on Friday, October 19, 2018. The Bull’s, Tim, Red and Claire partnered with the Auburn Valley Humane Society to have each person who donated to AVHS, was given a chance at bring the Starry Starry Jameson Painting home! Each hour random donors received tickets to Fright Fest at Wild Waves Theme & Water Park or tickets to VetsAid featuring Chris Stapleton at the Tacoma Dome on November 11th, 2018. Because of the radio listeners’ donations, AVHS will be able to change more lives. AVHS and The Bull raised $2,036.


Verity Credit Union

Awesome Verity Credit Union Team volunteered on a BANKING HOLIDAY in October 2018 to help the lost and homeless animals at the Auburn Valley Humane Society. Kudos for completing the backyard edging project, staining project, the adoption packets, and laminating all new kennel signs for us. Super thanks to the awesome team!


Solei Day Spa

Many thanks to Solei Day Spa staff and customers who made it possible to give the dogs at Auburn Valley Humane Society – 15 new comfy beds from the sales of Farmhouse Fresh “Is it True They Call You the Dog Bed Fairy?”

Each month FarmHouse Fresh Goods donates money from the book sales towards the purchase of dog beds to a shelter. For more details, FarmHouseFreshGoods.com. Our AVHS staff partnered with Solei Day Spa in Lakeland to celebrate the new beds. The dogs are so excited…