A dog greets visitors at the Orphans of the Storm Animal Shelter on Friday in Riverwoods.
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Orphans of the Storm broke ground Friday on a state-of-the-art animal shelter during a ceremony in Riverwoods.
The new facility is expected to cost $15 million and will take 18 to 24 months to complete. Officials there hope it will open in time for the animal shelter's 100th anniversary in October of 2028, said Sandy De Lisle, Orphans of the Storm director of development.
Orphans of the Storm Animal Shelter held a ceremonial groundbreaking to celebrate the start of construction on its new state-of-the-art shelter facility on Friday in Riverwoods.
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Orphans of the Storm Animal Shelter board member Alyssa Knobel gives a dog a treat following a ceremonial groundbreaking to celebrate the start of construction on its new state-of-the-art shelter facility Friday in Riverwoods.
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Founded in 1928, Orphans of the Storm is a nonprofit, no-kill animal shelter that provides shelter, medical care, adoption services and foster care for homeless dogs and cats.
Michelle Shields, president of the board of directors of Orphans of the Storm Animal Shelter, acknowledges the cheers of audience members at the start of an event to celebrate construction of its new state-of-the-art shelter facility on Friday.
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“Today is about much more than breaking ground, it's about honoring nearly 100 years of compassion, and insuring that Orphans of the Storm can continue serving the needs of animals, individuals, families and the community for the next century,” said Michelle Shields, president of the Orphans of the Storm board of directors.
Renderings were displayed at the Orphans of the Storm Animal Shelter's ceremonial groundbreaking Friday in Riverwoods.
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