Make a Difference
- Ways to Fund PAHS
- Why Donate?
- Become a Partner
- Volunteer
- Gift Cards
Be an Angel... make a difference.
Make a Difference
There are countless ways you can make a difference for animals in our community.
Financial contributions continue to be our greatest need and our great help. Donations allow us to staff our HelpLine, create and manage humane programs, speak on behalf of critical animal issues, affect public perceptions and action, save animals’ lives through emergency veterinary funding, fund spaying and neutering to prevent increased overpopulation and subsequent euthanasia in animal shelters, and save human-animal bonds through veterinary assistance to those unable to afford it.
Ways to fund our humane work
- Become an annual donor at one of these life-saving levels:
Circle of Life - $5,000 or more
Compassionate Giving - $1,000-$4,999
Advocate - $500-$999
Benefactor - $200-$499
- Leave an estate gift to PAHS. Bequests and estate gifts provide PAHS the necessary stability for our humane work to continue into the future. Gifts can be provided for in a will or during the donor’s lifetime. Call PAHS or your financial adviser to discuss.
- Donate a car through Car Donation Program LLC. Download Car Donation Form
- Make monthly contributions through JustGive
- Donations by mail are also welcome: PAHS, P.O. Box 60715, Palo Alto, California 94306
- Become a Life Saver and donate $65. This covers the cost of spaying one momma cat which in turn prevents an average of 15 kittens from being born each year and contributing to animal overpopulation and the euthanization of 1.5 to 2 million cats annually.
- Join your employer’s Matching Gift Program. Ask your employer about their charitable giving programs and request to add us to their list.
- Give a Humane Ambassador Gift Card in lieu of birthday or holiday gifts. Click here for details.
- In lieu of birthday or Christmas gifts, ask for financial donations to PAHS instead!
- Donate online through JustGive, in person, or by mail.
- Shop at our Animal Art Gallery! 30% of all proceeds directly benefit our programs.
- Shop at Kepler’s Book and Magazines. Mention us at the counter and we earn 10%! http://www.keplers.com
- Use Good Search as your default internet search engine and choose PAHS as your charity of choice. http://www.goodsearch.com
- Shop Good Shop online and choose PAHS as your charity of choice. http://www.goodshop.com
- Kindly consider giving as generously as you can. All donations, large and small, are Life Giving.
Your financial contributions are 100% tax deductible.
Become a Partner
- Become an Angel Club donor. Learn more about our Angel Club
- Sponsor a fundraiser or educational event for PAHS!
- Collaborate with PAHS next time you or your company plan an event.
- Write a humane-themed story to use for our educational puppet shows!
- Make a short film or videotape an expert interview on an important animal issue.
- Contact our gallery to host a student animal art show.
- Contact us with event, fundraising, or educational opportunities in your area.
- Do you have land and wish to help PAHS create an advanced hands-on humane educational facility? Partners are being sought to make this dream to come true. Contact us.
- Be creative! Become one of our “Compassionate Ambassadors” by letting us know what you are doing on behalf of animals and ask how PAHS can help nurture your idea.
Donate
- Cat food
- Cat food
- Cat food
- Cat food (by far, cat food – both wet and dry – constitutes the largest need for our local rescuers)
- Cat litter
- Black or dark plastic pet food “bowls” – round or rectangular – with flat bottoms
- Pet carriers, Traps (used for TNR –trap, neuter, release)
- Pet beds (clean)
- Scratching posts
- Cat toys
- Blankets or towels (none are needed at this time)
- Vegetarian or vegan catering for PAHS fundraising events
- Advertising space in papers and magazines
- Graphic design / marketing donations
- Professional photography services
- Unique animal-themed artwork by established local artists for our Animal Art Gallery
Volunteer
- Become a temporary foster parent to rescued homeless animals who need permanent homes and are up for adoption. Apply directly to friend organization Peninsula CatWorks: Foster Application Form
- Feed feral cat colonies.
- Train and learn TNR (“trap-neuter-release”). This important work is direly needed and requires maturity and commitment.
- Become one of our “Humane Ambassadors” - Write letters and emails to support humane issues and legislative measures, do research and write articles, leaflet, gather friends to brainstorm solutions to some of the issues of the day facing our animal family, create a “Humane Ambassador Book Club” and report on interesting and thought-provoking inhumane issues and proposed solutions, hold neighborhood or community fundraisers, gather signatures, and much more.
- Staff PAHS tables at community events.
- Write a humane-themed story for our classroom and community puppet shows.
- Join one of our committees and bring your voice to the issues that matter to you.
To volunteer with PAHS, please download, fill out and return Our Application via fax, email, regular mail or in person.
If you wish to work at a shelter, are at least 16 years old and will commit to working a minimum of 6 months, contact Palo Alto Animal Services at (650) 496-5971