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CAPITAL
CAMPAIGN
• Proposed Rendering By Design Collaborative •
Big Dreams…
We all dream of a time when
every animal will have a warm,
loving forever home. While this
dream may not be within our
immediate reach, we do envision
a shelter where every animal is
comfortable, clean, healthy and
just one step away from his or her
loving family. This dream may
soon become a reality. Animal
Welfare
League
of
Kosciusko County is
kicking off a capital
campaign, a very
significant
undertaking to reach
the final goal of
building the new
shelter.
Building the new shelter is a
major step toward meeting the
responsibility we have as a
community in protecting the
thousands of animals that come
to Kosciusko County each year.
The Animal Welfare League is
the only open door humane
shelter in Kosciusko County.
We welcome and care for all stray
cats and dogs brought to our
facility.We do not turn pets away.
Since 1997, the volunteers and
staff of AWL have tirelessly
worked to make our shelter a
comfortable haven and a place of
hope – giving a second chance at
a happy life to animals that
otherwise would have been
forgotten.
But with limited
space and an aging facility,
this is not an easy task.
The shelter’s capital
campaign will be the
most
significant
undertaking of its current
generation of workers.
As such, the Animal
Welfare League is not
undertaking a building project
that proposes to add vast
unnecessary space, to make
exorbitant cosmetic change, or to
emphasize
frills
or
embellishments.
Our focus is upon the animals in
our care and our community of
pet owners.
Darla Mccammon, Executive Director
We strive to make the best
possible use of the facility to offer
animals in our care:
 size-appropriate space;
 healthy ventilation;
 less institutional environment that will reduce stress;
 showcase the appeal of our
animals;
 enhance their chance of
adoption.
Ours will be a place where
prospective families meet clean,
happy, healthy, and HOPEFUL
animals.
Your participation in this
campaign will enable the Animal
Welfare League of Kosciusko
County to secure permanent
facilities,
provide
loving
companion animals for children,
families and senior adults,
continue its service to the
community by providing shelter
for unwanted and abandoned
animals and nurture the mutually
satisfying relationship between
humans and animals.
Minimal Storage
The holding areas
for dogs are
inadequate. Only
a chain link
barrier separates
some of the
kennels which
creates a
stressful
environment and
instigates disease
transfer, which
we constantly
fight off.
We have very little storage space to
house all the food and supplies needed
to care for our growing population of
animals.
We
also
need
a
much larger
area
to
store
our
nonmonetary
donations.
Inadequate Kennel Areas
The floors of the kennel area are
constructed of unsealed, concrete
which harbors pathogens. The lack of
properly placed drains and uneven
floors requires arduous cleaning.
Additionally, there is not a suitable
area for potential adopters to spend
time and interact with individual dogs.
Our Kennel Technicians come in at
6:00am every day to manage the
cleanliness of the floors and kennels.
Current Shelter leads
Conditions…
many animals to easily
The current Animal Welfare League
Shelter was built prior to 1986. It is
designed to hold 140 pets. The staff
is dedicated to doing the best
possible job of caring for the
animals; but, the standards of
care to which we hold
ourselves is impossible with the
contract illnesses which requires
extensive treatment. The bottom
line is: the current shelter is
inadequate, unsafe, uninviting and
unhealthy – we work many hours
and incur much expense fixing what
current facility.
Rust, cracks and mold plague the
areas where the animals live,
creating an unsavory environment.
The institutional looking metal and
cinder block building design limits
our volunteer programs and
eliminates
the
chance
for
educational programs. Space for
potential adopters to visit with the
animals is limited reducing the
chance
for
their
adoption.
Overcrowding and tight living
quarters expose all the animals to
disease and germs – which is
unacceptable to us and requires
much work on our part to continually
mitigate. There is no suitable area to
separate and quarantine the sick
animals. The design and structure of
the current kennels makes it
impossible
to
properly
and
thoroughly clean them. In addition,
poor ventilation in treatment rooms
we can. Realizing a compassionate
future for all animals in our
community is important to the local
citizens, the AWL has kicked off a
capital campaign to raise funds for
the new building.
Many areas throughout the shelter are
.
worn
and weathered and in desperate
need of improvements
ADOPTION
SUCCESS
Commemorative Naming
By making a donation to our Capital Campaign, you will be
contributing to the care and well-being of Kosciusko
County’s homeless animals for many years to come.
Throughout the renovated shelter, we are offering
numerous items that can be sponsored. You can choose to
feature your name or the name of a beloved pet or person
on any of the following items/areas:
Healing and Care Laboratory
$
40,000
Incoming Lobby/Animal Intake:
$
20,000
Outgoing Lobby/Adoption Area:
$
20,000
Free Roaming Cat Room:
$
20,000
Dog Kennel Areas:
$
20,000
Medical Assessment Holding Room
$
20,000
Dog Meet & Greet Room:
$
15,000
Cat Meet & Greet Room:
$
15,000
Overnight abandon/intake system
$
15,000
Volunteer/Multi-Purpose Room:
$
10,000
Quarantine Area:
$
10,000
Staff Breakroom:
$
5,000
Adoption Lobby Showcases:
$
5,000
Main Parking Lot
$
5,000
One Large Dog Kennel:
$
1,500 each
One Small Dog Kennel:
$
1,000 each
One Cat Cages:
$
750 each
Outdoor benches:
$
750 each
Pavers- Large & Small
$
100-50
By Tiffany McCartney, AWL Intern
When Phoebe, a Pomeranian mix, came into
our shelter, we had no idea what adventure
would unfold. Phoebe came in as a stray with a
one pound one ounce tumor hanging from her
right arm pit. No one came to claim her. The
tumor was about one third the size of her
whole body. Because of the massive size and
position of the tumor, she would walk with her
legs spread out wide and her back hunched
over. But she endured this with the most
sweet personality and just asked us to love her
with the soft, trusting expression in those big
eyes. With one trip to the veterinarian clinic,
utilizing our Hope Fund, her life changed
forever. Phoebe’s tumor was removed. With it
gone, she started to walk normally, straighten
out her back, and overall was much happier.
Within a few short days, Phoebe was adopted
and now has a forever home.
This is the type of compassion and love that is
offered by this organization and one of the
reasons we wish to improve the facility so
more of these stories can take place.
The Hope Fund started in 2011 is used for animals
coming to the shelter with major medical issues. In
2013, ten animals were treated with the funds.
How You Can Help
The following is a list of ways for you to help make our Capital
Campaign a success for all of the lost, abandoned, neglected
and abused animals in Kosciusko County
.
Gift of Cash: There is no easier or more direct way of
supporting the shelter than by making an outright gift of
cash. Gifts of cash may be made by check payable to: AWL of
Kosciusko County at P.O. Box 1906, Warsaw, IN 46581 or
online at www.awlwarsaw.com/donations or by calling 574267-3008 and making a donation by phone.
Donate your Expertise: Do you have carpentry
experience? Masonry? Plumbing? Construction or
Renovation? We may be able to use your help! Please e-mail
[email protected] if you would like to donate your
time to this worthwhile cause.
Become a Member: Membership levels range from
$50-$1,000 and are valid from March 1 of current year to
March 1 of the following year. We accept memberships yearround (besides Dec 1st-Jan 30th due to the election process).
For more information please visit
www.awlwarsaw.com/memberships
Memorial Gifts: There is no better way to remember
or support a person who feels deeply about animals than by
making a gift in his or her name to the Animal Welfare League
of Kosciusko County. Memorial contributions are a very
personal remembrance that may be offered in lieu of flowers
on those sad occasions when someone loses a cherished pet
or loved one.
Matching Gifts: Many corporate employers conduct
programs under which they will provide a contribution to
match their employees’ gifts to qualified 501(c)(3) nonprofit
charitable organizations. If your company has such a
program, please request their matching gift form and send
the completed form with your check to: Animal Welfare
League of Kosciusko County. We will gratefully take care of
the rest.
Estate Planning: Please consider us in your estate
planning and leave a legacy that will endure and help pets.
Community support is the
lifeline of our new County
Shelter; therefore, we are
asking you to share in our
dream of upgrading our facility
so that we can continue to
offer quality care to the
unwanted, abandoned,
neglected and abused animals
in our care. You can make
these dreams come true for
the animals. Please help us
help them!
Sincerely,
Animal Welfare League of
Kosciusko County
Executive Director, Board of
Directors, and Staff