After the director of the Hopkins County Humane Society was honored with a statewide award last week, the organization is getting ready for its Spawghetti Dinner Fundraiser to help raise money for a new shelter.
Melissa Taylor of the Hopkins County Humane Society Board shared that Director Dustin Potenza received an award at the Animal Welfare Summit held this past Friday in Frankfort.
click to download audioHis recognition comes as the organization faces some challenges, with the temporary shelter at 319 Dulin Street in Madisonville already at full capacity just one week after opening—having taken in 52 animals in six days.
Potenza explains that they need to raise approximately $1 million toward the estimated $2.2 million cost of the new shelter, which will be constructed on Laffoon Trail at the site of the former facility damaged by a tornado nearly a year ago.
click to download audioAs part of the fundraising campaign for the new facility, Taylor says a Spawghetti Dinner Fundraiser is planned for Saturday, March 7, from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. at First Christian Church on College Drive, with tickets available through pre-sale only.
click to download audioPotenza and Taylor note that tickets for the dinner are also available at the temporary shelter on Dulin Street, as well as from board members.
click to download audioShe notes that ticket sales will close on Monday, March 2, so they can determine attendance and make necessary purchases for the dinner. She adds that tickets will not be available at the door.
Taylor says last year’s Spawghetti Dinner Fundraiser brought in around $4,000.
Potenza and Taylor also discussed the upcoming Run for Paws fundraiser, the Humane Society’s largest annual event set for June, while sharing updates on plans for the new facility on Laffoon Trail, with more information to be shared by WFMW’s News Edge in the coming days.
