Yesterday Lily went over the rainbow bridge. She came to us as a grumpy old lady with health problems. After spending some miserable time in the kennel, she came home with me 3 years ago, 2.5 of them as a hospice kitty. She was not necessarily the standard loving cat – set in her ways, all bark but little bite. And so strong-willed she lived a wonderful life for 2 yrs more than anyone expected.
Lily wasn’t always easy – she hated my 3 cats, suffere
d all the side effects of kidney disease, and preferred staying in only 2 rooms in the house. And I loved her in all her grumpiness and crazy ways. Knowing that I would experience the sadness of sending her over the rainbow bridge rather than sending her to a loving family and a forever home was hard. However it was also such a rewarding experience, because I got to provide a loving home while she was healthy enough to enjoy it.
Would I do it again? In a heartbeat.
Be at peace Lily. You were loved and will be missed.
The Humane Society of Loudoun County invites you to an afternoon filled with music, food and fun… Fundraising that is at Black Walnut Brewery…
Activities include…
- Live Music by PG and the Hot Tips
- Buena’Dillas will be there with their Food Truck
- Face Painting by Fab FX
- Woofie’s Mobile Pet Spa will provide Nail Trims and Brush Outs for a donation
- Pet Costume Contest for the cutest kitty, puppy, cat and dog (See below for information)
- Photo Booth
- Silent Auction
- Raffle Baskets
- Bake Goods available for donation
- Children’s Games (ring toss, duck pond, spin the wheel, plunko, puppy treat toss, and more)
- Teen and Adult Head’s Up Competitive Game at 12:30p, 1:15p, and 3:15p (see below for information)
- Hourly Door Prize Drawings
And more…….
Click Here to purchase your ticket online. Your ticket purchase includes giveaways from the sponsors, HSLC’s Tails and Ales mug for adults / cup for the children, door prize entry, and drink specials. When you purchase a ticket ahead of time, you will receive an extra door prize entry!
Pet Costume Contest: Join in the fun by entering your dog in the Tails and Ales Cutest Furbaby Costume Contest! The final judging is at 2:15 PM for Dogs and 2:45 PM for Cats. Creative costumes are encouraged. There will be FOUR (4) Categories for the Costume Contest: Puppy (12 months or younger), Dog (13 month or older), Kitten (12 months or younger) and Cat (13 months or older). Click Here for the Contest Information and Rules.
Teen and Adult Head’s Up Competitive Games: We will be playing the electronic version of Head’s Up. Sign up as a team at the Head’s Up Registration Table. Team should be 3 to 5 players. 2 teams play at each time slot. Winning Team at each times lot will receive Gift Card to a Local Business.
Parking (Look for the Signs):
HSLC Volunteers: Please sign up here: Oct. 22nd Volunteer Sign Up
Please join us for our Quarterly Volunteer Meeting. We will have an overview of the upcoming events and opportunities then we will talk about Fundraising. Please register at September Quarterly Volunteer Meeting. We look forward to seeing everyone!
Join us to learn about the Humane Society of Loudoun County! We will have a presentation on our 501(3)c organization and the ways that you can become involved with us. Mingle with other volunteers while enjoying light refreshments and receive detailed information on our programs.
Use the following link to register: http://
Come meet cats and dogs available for adoption! Visit our website for a sneak peak of the available Kittens and Cats as well as our available Dogs!
To sign up to Volunteer and/or bring your Foster – click on the following link: September 16th Sign Up Sheet
Join us at the Bluemont Fair for all the fun and crafts. Stop by our tent to find out about all the work we do and how you can help local pets and pet families in Loudoun County.
Old fashioned family fun at a “Green” Country Fair featuring traditional crafts (juried), local art & authors, craft & farming demonstrations, music: traditional, blues & country, free Children’s Fair, farm animals, Llamas…
If you are interested in volunteering at our tent, please click here to sign up: 9/17/17 Bluemont Volunteers
Join us at the Bluemont Fair for all the fun and crafts. Stop by our tent to find out about all the work we do and how you can help local pets and pet families in Loudoun County.
Old fashioned family fun at a “Green” Country Fair featuring traditional crafts (juried), local art & authors, craft & farming demonstrations, music: traditional, blues & country, free Children’s Fair, farm animals, Llamas…
If you are interested in volunteering at our tent, please click here to sign up: 9/16/17 Bluemont Volunteers
What’s better than football Sunday? Football Sunday – WITH DOGS!
Join HSLC and Blackfinn Ameripub Ashburn to celebrate the kickoff of Sunday football and raise money to support the Humane Society of Loudoun County programs! We will be hosting an adoption event on the patio with cute and cuddly dogs from 12:30pm to 4:30pm, and Blackfinn will be offering some AMAZING things for a $10 donation!
Your donation includes 1 door prize tickets, a free $5 appetizer and access to a bunch of great drink features, including a $6 Cats Meow Martini and $6 Paw Print Pina Colada. Door prize drawings will be held hourly!
We’ll have some great raffle baskets as well, including a $100 Blackfinn Gift Card! Plus, if you buy your ticket ahead of time or wear a football jersey, you’ll get an extra door prize ticket.
Make sure to buy your ticket today and get this awesome event on your calendar!
HSLC will have our tent at Dog Days! Stop by to learn more about us and what we have going on the rest of this year!! Of course we’ll have some doggie treats there too!
HSLC Volunteer Signup for the event: Aug. 26th Volunteer Sign Up
From Breaux Vineyards website:
Join us for our annual Dog Day celebration. Bring your 4-legged friends for a day of fun at Breaux Vineyards this spring. We have live music with Steele & Oglevee, wine tastings, dog rescue organizations, doggie based vendors, 3 Fires Oven Pizza selling delicious pizzas, and local crafters onsite for you to enjoy! Don’t miss out on the fun.
There will be treats and watering stations for the pups, as well as a contest for all of your beautiful and talented pooches. Categories include largest dog, smallest dog, and coolest trick. Be sure to register at our welcome pergola- judging will take place in the afternoon, along with the awarding of prizes for our winners!
2:30pm- Largest Dog
3:00pm- Smallest Dog
3:30pm- Coolest trick
No reservation or RSVP required – All Dogs Must Be On a Leash!
Event is rain or shine
Join HSLC as we partner with Loudoun Community Cat Coalition (LC3) on a workshop focusing on fostering. Fostering is an important role than enables HSLC and other rescue organizations save lives of cats and kittens in our community. We will introduce our Foster program and discuss how volunteering is key to making it a success.
This workshop is the first in a series that LC3 is showcasing this Fall on Community Cats. Check out their website at https://www.loudouncommunitycats.org/lc3-events/