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Thank you, Brownies!
A huge thank you to this amazing Brownie Troop for putting kindness into action! These Girl Scouts made cozy blankets and fun toys for the animals at the Wisconsin Humane Society. Their kindness, creativity, and caring hearts are sure to bring lots of comfort and happiness to the animals in our care.
Lemonade for a great cause
This young philanthropist stopped by our Milwaukee Campus to donate the funds raised by his lemonade stand! Thank you so much for supporting the animals and families we serve, Jack. Keep up the good work!
Happy Birthday, Asher!
For his 12th birthday, Asher selflessly asked his friends to donate supplies for foster animals at the Wisconsin Humane Society. Thank you, Asher, for sharing your special day with WHS and helping us make a difference for animals and the people who love them!
Cristo Rey Jesuit High School Donation Drive
A huge shoutout to these students from Cristo Rey Jesuit High School! They recently completed a community service event where they hosted a donation drive and got creative making cat wand toys and dog toys for the animals. Tails are wagging thanks to their kindness, generosity, and continued support. We’re so grateful for all they do to help animals and our community.
A Gift from Zoey
These items were brought in from third-grade student Zoey who used a school project to organize a gift drive for the cats and dogs at the Kenosha Campus. Zoey also received donations from local businesses and raised $300 in addition to all the gifts she dropped off! Thank you for helping the animals, Zoey!
Frank Elementary Kindness Day Donation Drive
These students from Frank Elementary School were inspired to help the animals at the Wisconsin Humane Society for their Kindness Day Project. They heard about the work we do and how we help the community and they chose to collect donations for our animals. They are SUPER STARS! These donations will do so much to help the animals! Thank you for being awesome and working so hard on the donation drive!
Merton Intermediate Outreach Project
Oliver, Mila and Camryn stopped by the Wisconsin Humane Society in Milwaukee to make a monetary donation and to drop off items they collected during a supply drive! They chose to raise funds for their 5th Grade Outreach Project for Merton Intermediate School. A huge shout out to each of you for being PAW-some! The money and items that were brought in will help the animals so much! Thanks for your hard work and dedication.
Kind Kids from St. John XXIII
These kind kids from St. John XXIII in Port Washinton have worked so hard and have collected so many donations! These donations will help the animals and our community! We are so grateful for your hard work and generosity! Thank you for choosing to help WHS!
Donations from Southport Elementary
Thank you so much to these kind kids from Southport Elementary School! They dropped off donations that will help the animals at the Wisconsin Humane Society and the community! Thank you for being PAW-SOME!
Kyle’s Eagle Scout Project
Kyle loves animals and chose to help the animals in our care for his Eagle Scout Project! Kyle made 99 fleece blankets that will help keep our animals warm and safe! Thank you Kyle – your hard work and commitment will help so many animals at the Wisconsin Humane Society!
Reid’s Bar Mitzvah Project
Reid has always loved animals, and he really want to do something to help those that don’t have a voice. Reid created a Just Giving online fundraiser and asked for donation for WHS. Reid did such an amazing job and all the donations collected were tripled! Thank you Reid, for your commitment and for helping so many animals at the Wisconsin Humane Society!
Kyle’s Eagle Scout Project
Kyle chose to do a donation drive for his Eagle Scout project and collected 924 lbs of pet supplies, 44 bowls, 70 leashes, 53 toys, 16 collars, 17 blanket, 94 hot dogs, and 78.5 lbs. of peanut butter! Not only did these supplies help the animals at WHS but they filled the Pet Food Pantry and will help so many members of the community! Thank you for your hard work and dedication!!
Kennedy’s Limeade Stand
Kennedy raised more than $50 with her limeade stand! Kennedy visited with Aaron, the puppy, when she dropped off her donations at the Ozaukee Campus. Thank you so much to Kennedy for using her time and talents to help the animals at WHS!!
Wilson Elementary’s Service Learning Day
The students at Wilson Elementary chose WHS as their Service Learning Day Partner! Staff stopped by to talk to the students about the work WHS does & how to be safe around animals. The kids made cat and dog toys and adoption posters for the animal’s suites! Thank you Wilson Elementary!!
Zach’s Lemonade Stand
We’re sending a “sweet” shout out to Zach! He held a lemonade stand and wanted to donate half of his proceeds to help the animals at the Wisconsin Humane Society. He was so excited with his success he donated the entire amount. Thanks Zach!
Lilly & Ivy’s Lemonade Stand
A huge shout out to Lilly and Ivy who held a lemonade stand, raised $149, and donated it to help the animals at the Wisconsin Humane Society! You are both so kind and generous – PAW-some job!!
Sugar Maple School
Thank you to the Kindergarten class at Sugar Maple School! These enterprising animal advocates hosted a bake sale with the proceeds going to the Wisconsin Humane Society. They raised just over $300. That’s a lot of dough!
Bri & Claire
Bri and Claire, students at Richards Elementary School, donated treats to our food pantry. The girls held a bake sale for a school project and donated the proceeds to WHS. Bri and Claire made homemade dog treats and raised over $100 for the animals in need. Great job and thank you so much for helping the animals!
Madison Elementary School
Ms. Petrisko’s kindergarten class at Madison Elementary collected toys and food for the animals at the Wisconsin Humane Society. The students brought them in when they came for a field trip. The students were excited to help out all the animals at WHS! Thank you so much for your hard work and for helping the animals!
Tremper High School’s National Honor Society
Tremper High School’s National Honor Society hosted their annual dodgeball tournament, which raised an impressive $825 for the Kenosha Campus! The members started planning back in October, and everyone had the opportunity to step up for leadership positions regarding the setup for the entire tournament. Every member of the National Honor Society played some sort of role in the fundraiser, and students from both Bradford and Indian Trail joined in on the fun. Overall, it was an amazing experience for all involved.
Troop 8118
Wow! Their Troop Leader issued a challenge and these girls accepted collecting over 250 items for the animals at our shelter! These ambitious girls can be proud that their puppy pads, cases of peanut butter and handmade blankets are getting put to good use. Thank you ladies for your kind hearts and hard work!
Hope Squad Makes Fleece Blankets
The Hope Squad at Horace Mann Elementary School made fleece blankets so our animals can be warm and comfortable during their stay at WHS. Thank you so much for taking the time to make these much needed blankets and for wanting to help the animals!
Brayden’s Eagle Scout Project
Brayden has been working towards earning his Eagle Scout Award and chose to help the animals at the Wisconsin Humane Society as part of his service project. He collected monetary donations as well as items off our wish list. All of these donations will help the animals at our shelter and will help animals in our community. Thank you for your hard work and love for animals!
Shalom Club – Notre Dame School
The Shalom Club from the Notre Dame School of Milwaukee held a coin drive with all proceeds being donated to the Wisconsin Humane Society. Thank you so much for your hard work and generosity. The funds you raised will do great things to help the animals!
Nyjal’s Community Service Project
Nyjal is an 8th grader at Wedgewood International Park Middle School. He did a donation drive for his community service project where he collected items of need for the shelter and the animals. Thank you for your hard work Nyjal – these donations will help our animals!
Walker Elementary School
These students from Walker Elementary School made toys to donate to the animals at the Wisconsin Humane Society. Thank you all for taking the time to make these and for your generosity!
Atwater Elementary
These 1st Graders at Atwood Elementary learned about service and compassion in February. They put this theme in action by making fleece tie blankets for the animals at the Wisconsin Humane Society! Thank you so much for your kindness, compassion and generosity!
Brynn’s Service Project
Brynn is a 6th grader at Wisconsin Virtual Learning and chose to help the animals at WHS with her Junior Honor Service Project. Brynn collected 102 fleece blankets for the animals! This is just amazing and we are grateful for your hard work and generosity, Brynn!
Westlawn Elementary Student Council
The student council at Westlawn Elementary in Cedarburg held a donation drive and collected so many needed items for the animals at the Wisconsin Humane Society! The animals and community will greatly benefit from these items. Thank you for your hard work.
Oscar Grady Library Makes Blankets
These volunteers from the Oscar Grady Library had an awesome time making pet blankets and enrichment toys for the Wisconsin Humane Society. Our animals always need blankets and toys and we appreciate the time you took to make these! THANK YOU!
Carter’s School Project
Carter had a school project where he chose to help the animals at the Wisconsin Humane Society. He collected donations and made a lot of toys, like A LOT of toys! Carter got to walk through the shelter and see the animals he’s helping, including Thor & Roxy. Carter – you are a rock star! The items you collected and the toys you made will help the animals at WHS. Thor, Roxy and everyone at WHS is sending you a huge THANK YOU!
Cadette Troop 31557
Melissa and Bella are Cadette Girl Scouts working on their Silver Award. They chose to help the animals at WHS by collecting much needed items and taught younger troops how to make fleece blankets. They also brought in a cash donation! We think these two are the “cats meow” and the animals at the Wisconsin Humane Society are so grateful for all of their hard work!
Girl Scout Troop 10435
These Girl Scouts have been working on their Bronze Award Project for Girl Scout Juniors which included doing a community collection for pet food, toys and supplies and making blankets and toys by hand. The girls called their project “For the Love of Pets”. Thank you so much for putting in all the time and effort on this project Girl Scout Troop 10435 – our furry friends will love this!
Wilson Elementary Girls on the Run
A huge shout out to the Wilson Elementary Girls on the Run Club! They held a bake sale and sold lemonade and all the proceeds came back to WHS to help our furry friends. Thank you to the entire club for your hard work!
Elm Dale Elementary 4K Class
This amazing K4 class at Elm Dale Elementary did a fundraiser for the animals at WHS and got to come in today for a tour! The kids were excited to hear their donations got doubled today! Thank you to these awesome kids for the work you did, the art you made and for visiting our little kiddos (kittens)!
Cadette Troop 31594
Thank you to Girl Scout Cadette Troop 31594! These girls baked dog “cookies” to give to people that donated to WHS, they collected donations at their toop cookie booths, they made blankets and bought much needed items with the money they collected. This is so incredibly generous and will go a long way to help our furry friends. Thank you girls!!
Stormonth Elementary Second Graders
This second grade class at Stormonth Elementary in Fox Point collected $300 for the animals at WHS through a coin collection! What a hard-working and generous group of kids. The money that was raised will go to help our furry friends and community! Thank you!
McKinley Elementary Girls on the Run
McKinley Elementary’s Girls on the Run team created supply bags for our Furry Friends Food Panty! The girls collected food, treats and toys and then decorated the bags. What a great idea and what a great thing to do to help our community! Now our pets won’t “run” out of food! Thank you for your kindness and generosity!
Girl Scout Troop 13024
Girl Scout Troop #13024 attended a Scout Night at the Wisconsin Humane Society. During this night they got to hang out with their troop while also meeting some of our furry friends. Thank you for your generous donation girls! This money will go a long way to help the animals!
Happy Birthday Ruby!
Ruby celebrated her birthday with her friends at the Wisconsin Humane Society and asked for monetary donations. Ruby was able to collect around $200! Ruby, you and your friends will help the animals and our community and we are grateful to you! Happy Birthday!
Donations from Edgewood Elementary
The 4th grade class at Edgewood Elementary in Oak Creek collected over 900 items for the animals at WHS! These items are so appreciated. This is amazing – thank you for all of your efforts!
Colby Jean Birthday Donations
Colby Jean is an animal lover! She didn’t want presents for her 7th birthday and instead wanted to give back to animals in need. She raised $200 for the Wisconsin Humane Society and was able to drop off the money this weekend. Happy Birthday, Colby Jean and thank you for your generosity! The animals and community will benefit from your kindness!
Zanders Golden Birthday
Instead of gifts for his 9th and Golden Birthday, Zander asked for donations for WHS! What a kind and generous way to help the animals and our community Zander! Happy Birthday to you and thank you to all who donated!
Holy Family Parish School
The first and second grade classes at Holy Family Parish School made 36 homemade dog toys for the animals at WHS! This was part of their Advent service outreach. They viewed the animals on the website and shared stories of their own pets. Thank you for your generosity!!
Kids Impact Community & Schlitz Audubon
Preschool kids and their families met at the Schlitz Audubon Nature Preschool Fall Open House and made these Bunny Hay Feeders for WHS. It was a great collaboration between Kids Impact Community and Schlitz Audubon. What a fun experience for these youngsters!
Olivia’s Birthday Donations
Olivia collected donations for the Wiscsonsin Humane Society for her 10th birthday. Olivia, these donations are greatly needed for our animals and community. Thank you so much for being such a rockstar and happy birthday!