Make life less scary for shelter animals
October is known as the scary month of Halloween and goblins, but life can be pretty fearful, too, for orphaned pets with no home or family to care for them.
This October is "Adopt-A-Shelter-Pet Month," and photos of adoptable dogs and cats at our local Animal House shelter are on display now at the Huntley Area Public Library, 11000 Ruth Road. The library is also collecting donations of pet food and supplies for Animal House Shelter, Inc., a volunteer-run pet rescue and adoption center on Ernesti Road.
This Saturday, Oct. 18, Animal House will hold a volunteer meeting and orientation from 5-6:30 p.m. at the Huntley American Legion Hall, 11712 Coral Street. Interested volunteers and "foster families" are invited to learn how you an help. There will be snacks and door prizes, too. Call (847) 363-2996 or email: volunteer@animalhouseshelter.com.
Friends celebrate: Next week, the Friends of the Huntley Library will celebrate $100,000 in fundraising success.
From 9 a.m. to noon Wednesday, Oct. 22, Friends members will be at the library to greet patrons and hand out $100,000 candy bars to mark the occasion, along with cardboard construction hats for the kids.
The all-volunteer group has held book sales, holiday basket auctions, and other projects to support library operations, including donations of a puppet stage and puppets, quilts for children's reading programs, an Ellison die-cut machine and dies, projectors, key ring library cards, window shades, computers, a portable defibrillator and other needed equipment.
The group has also sponsored public programs and contributed to the building fund.
To learn more about the Friends organization, contact president Joanna Wydra at (847) 515-8205 or library liaisons Pam Kampwerth or Cory Sesko at (847) 669-5386.
Heartland Blood Drive: Heartland Blood Centers will bring their mobile coach to the Huntley library parking lot, 11000 Ruth Road, from 4:30 - 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 23. Donors should be age 17 or older and will need to show a photo ID. To make an appointment, call the library's reference desk at (847) 669.5386 ext. 21.
Church rummage sale: First Congregational's Fall Rummage Sale continues from 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. today and 8 a.m. - noon tomorrow on the corner of Main and Church streets. On Saturday, remaining items will be sold for $3 per bag. Call (847) 669-3691.
Huntley cops "serve" and protect: If you stop by Culver's of Huntley tomorrow, you'll see local officers serving the public in a different way - assisting customers and raising donations for the Special Olympics. The annual Tip A Cop fundraiser runs from 10:30 a.m to 4 p.m., with proceeds going to the Law Enforcement Torch Run for Special Olympics Illinois. Culvers is located by Jewel-Osco at 13240 Route 47. For details, call Sgt. Amy Williams at (847) 515-5331.
The business of food: Throughout October, the HuntleyArea.Biz networking group is holding food drive for the Grafton Township food pantry. Bring your nonperishable food items and household supplies to Huntley Collision, Huntley Travel, Tyler Press, Coyote Auto Center, Corporate America Family Credit Union, and Wuich Mechanical Services.