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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.
Monthly Giving
Reliable Support for Lasting Care
Monthly giving provides the Humane Society Hastings Prince Edward (HSHPE) with a sustainable and predictable source of income, enabling us to plan ahead and respond quickly to the needs of animals in our care. This steady support allows us to provide continuous shelter, medical treatment, food, and enrichment for animals year-round, no matter the season or fundraising challenges.
For donors, monthly giving offers a convenient and manageable way to make a meaningful impact—small regular gifts add up to big change over time. Monthly supporters become valued members of our compassionate community, receiving exclusive updates about how their consistent generosity saves lives and improves animal welfare.
Predictable monthly income helps reduce fundraising costs by lowering the need for frequent appeals, ensuring more resources go directly to animals. It also strengthens our financial stability, allowing us to focus on long-term initiatives and innovative programs that transform the lives of animals across Hastings and Prince Edward counties.
Marilyn Lawrie Fund for Cats in Need
HSHPE Launches The Marilyn Lawrie Fund for Cats in Need on the occasion of her retirement.
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.
The inscription reads:
“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.”
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.
“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.”
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.
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.
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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