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Reliable Support for Lasting Care
Individual and Monthly Gifts
Reliable Support for Lasting Care
One-Time Gift
Your donation has the power to change a life. With one simple gift, you can help provide shelter, medical care, nourishing food, and the comfort of safety to animals who need it most. Every contribution—big or small—directly supports homeless pets on their journey to finding loving, forever homes.
When you give, you’re not just providing essentials—you’re giving hope. Hope for the abandoned dog waiting for a second chance. Hope for the shy cat that needs extra care before meeting their perfect family. Hope for every animal who walks through our doors in need of compassion.
Make your one-time gift today and be the reason a shelter pet’s story has a happy ending.
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The Compassion Club
The Compassion Club is Humane Society Hastings Prince Edward’s community of dedicated monthly donors whose steady kindness changes lives every single day. By giving monthly, members provide reliable support that allows our team to plan ahead, respond quickly, and say “yes” to animals who urgently require help. This consistent generosity strengthens every part of the care we provide - from comfort and well‑being to life‑changing second chances.
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As a Compassion Club member, supporters receive meaningful updates that show their impact in action:
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Behind‑the‑scenes stories that show your impact in action
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A quarterly Compassion Club newsletter
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Invitations to exclusive Compassion Club events
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Meaningful impact stories that highlight exactly how your gift makes a difference
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Exclusive Compassion Club T-Shirt
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The Compassion Club isn’t just a giving program, it’s a community built on compassion, hope, and the belief that every animal deserves safety and love. When you join, you become part of the animals’ journey to their forever home.
Make a lasting difference. Join the Compassion Club today.
Marilyn Lawrie Fund for Cats in Need
HSHPE Launches The Marilyn Lawrie Fund for Cats in Need on the occasion of her retirement.
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On World Animal and Pet Day 2024, the Humane Society Hastings Prince Edward (HSHPE) celebrated the retirement of its Executive Director Marilyn Lawrie with a fundraising luncheon to launch ‘The Marilyn Lawrie Fund for Cats in Need’. Lawrie, who declared that since she, as a young girl back in Burlington, has had a total of 18 cats so far, mostly from animal shelters or strays who showed up at her door. Although there was a beloved dog in her life, her affection is certainly directed toward felines.
“Marilyn has done wonders for this organization, including shepherding it through the construction of a new shelter and a re-branding to reflect the mission and aspirations of HSHPE” commented Greg Sudds, Chair, HSHPE Board of Directors. “It is only fitting that we present Marilyn with an original painting by our resident cat artists.
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The inscription reads:
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“Presented to Marilyn Lawrie on the occasion of her retirement from HSHPE. Created with love by Remie, Quail, Foxy and Millipede, this masterpiece is a symbol of our recognition for your outstanding devotion for animals in need and the wellbeing of the community. Your many accomplishments are legendary and have forever changed the social and cultural fabric of Hastings and Prince Edward. With our sincere appreciation and best wishes on your newest adventure! Greg Sudds, Chair, HSHPE Board of Directors.”
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To date, over $5,000 has been raised and is growing since ‘The Marilyn Lawrie Fund for Cats in Need’ was launched and will remain a staple of the Humane Society’s fundraising efforts.
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“I am overwhelmed by the attention and delighted that my retirement will raise much needed support to care for our many cats and kittens arriving daily” added Marilyn Lawrie, retired HSHPE Executive Director. “It has been a privilege to serve our Humane Society and I certainly would not have accomplished what was achieved in the past four years without the unwavering support of the Board of Directors, my HSHPE colleagues, our generous donors and our community volunteers. We, in Hastings and Prince Edward, are very fortunate to finally have an appropriate shelter for the region’s animals in need.”
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Mayor Ellis, who served on the Board of Directors of the Quinte Ballet School where Lawrie was the Executive Director, joined the celebration by presenting Marilyn a certificate with retirement best wishes and acknowledgement of her years of service to the Humane Society Hastings Prince Edward.
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The luncheon, prepared by chef Sam McGowan of Amore Fine Foods and Catering and held at the Belleville Club, was hosted by the Board of Directors with the support of Sandbanks Winery and McDowell’s Independent Grocer was attended by many patrons, several staff members including incoming Executive Director, Kareen McKinnon, friends, and former Quinte Ballet School colleagues.
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All monies raised by the Marilyn Lawrie Fund for Cats in Need are used to assist cats in need at Humane Society Hastings Prince Edward.
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