Posts Tagged ‘helping strays’
Helping Strays hoping for Christmas miracle
Angie Berry and others at Helping Strays of Monroe County share the same Christmas wish: a home for Demi. Demi is a 4-year-old, 66-pound mixed breed female dog who came…
Read MoreMonroe County changing animal pound procedures
Monroe County is changing its procedures after an error recently caused a cat and its kittens to be left unattended for an extended time. That happened after a Waterloo Police…
Read MoreHelping Strays hosting Slumber Pawty
Local political leaders, shelter volunteers and more are joining forces to benefit Helping Strays at its first-ever Slumber Pawty on Aug. 10-11. For the event, 21 individuals will be spending…
Read MoreColumbia woman fights through breast cancer
Paula Hutchinson is a fighter. Known at Helping Strays as the organization’s president, the 49-year-old Columbia woman continues to show excitement for activities and fundraisers taking place through the shelter.…
Read More‘Buy a Heart, Save a Heart’ at Helping Strays
Helping Strays volunteer Mary Potts initiated a unique Valentines Day fundraiser, hoping the community’s hearts would go out to some of the neediest animals in the shelter. “It’s taking off…
Read MoreService project encourages childhood reading
Jill Mayer of St. Paul United Church of Christ in Waterloo set a plan in motion recently to promote childhood reading in the community. Mayer, who serves as St. Paul…
Read MoreLarge donation funds Helping Strays kennel
Dieter Mosler of Columbia died last September at age 75, leaving few living relatives but a lasting legacy as an animal lover nonetheless. His $220,000 donation for the new Helping…
Read MoreHelping Strays preparing for big move
When Helping Strays hosts its major annual fundraiser, “A Cause for Paws,” this year, it will be closing a chapter in the organization’s young but immeasurably successful life — it…
Read MoreWork progressing on new animal shelter
In March, Helping Strays Humane Society of Monroe County broke ground on its new facility off Hanover Road. The project remains on track to be completed by Feb. 14, 2016.…
Read MoreColumbia Cycling Club gives back to county
The Columbia Cycling Club, a group of dedicated cyclists, recently presented a check for $1,000 to the Monroe County Humane Society. The cyclists are mainly from St. Louis, but have…
Read MoreHSMC hopes Chancellor didn’t die in vain
Although the fight to save one neglected dog found in very poor shape this past weekend was unsuccessful, the Humane Society of Monroe County (Helping Strays) hopes the community will…
Read MoreRuggeri is new HSMC director
The Humane Society of Monroe County will be headed by a face familiar to Monroe Countians and animal lovers alike. Debbie Ruggeri has been named its executive director. “I am…
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