Community Corner
Orphans’ Relaunches Dog Foster Program Ahead of Valentine’s Day
"Paws for Love" waives fees, makes it easy to meet a new furry friend
Don’t have plans for Valentine’s Day? Have you swiped left too many times? Well, ditch the dating app and foster a dog! Orphans of the Storm (OOTS) in Riverwoods is reintroducing its temporary foster program in honor of Valentine’s Day.
The short-term foster program, “Paws for Love,” has a minimum three-day foster commitment (no strings attached), with animals going to their foster homes starting this Friday, February 10.
“Alongside this event, we will also be waiving fees for all our single-pet-home animals! While these pets may need to ride solo, they will be the best co-pilot you’ve ever had! So, take one of them for a spin— you might not want to drop them back off”, said Sandy De Lisle, Head of Development and Community Engagement, OOTS.
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Check out the details below to learn about or to participate in the OOTS “Paws for Love” event.
About the OOTS “Paws for Love” Foster Event
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· To sign up, you must first head to https://bit.ly/PawsforLove and choose your pick-up time. Here you can select which dogs you would like to potentially foster, but no dog can be guaranteed to any particular person until pick-up. Dogs must have been on-site for 2 weeks or longer. Dogs who are participants in the event will have a “Paws for Love” attribute on their profile.
· After you sign-up for a pick-up time, you then will receive a “match-making” phone call sometime between Monday, February 6th -Thursday, February 9th
· Please ensure you have the foster application filled out prior to the call— you can do so at https://www.shelterluv.com/matchme/foster/OOTS/Dog
· Minimum commitment is three days
· Pick up is Friday, February 10th and Drop off is Sunday, February 12th or Tuesday, February 14th
· Sign-up for drop-off times will be communicated after pick-up
· Supplies are provided and snuggles are free!
De Lisle encourages, “Now, delete your dating app and get ready for the best date you’ll ever have.”
For additional information, contact: Sandy De Lisle, Head of Development and Community Engagement. Phone: (847) 287-8031, sandy@orphansofthestorm.org. Visit: https://orphansofthestorm.org/. Orphans of the Storm is located at 2200 Riverwoods Road, Riverwoods, IL.
