Orphans’ relaunches foster program in advance of St. Patrick’s Day

Don’t have plans for this St. Patrick’s Day? Well, forget the four-leaf clovers— foster a four-legged friend! Orphans of the Storm (OOTS) has relaunched its temporary foster program in advance of this St. Patrick’s Day.

OOTS is located at 2200 Riverwoods Road, Riverwoods, IL. Visit: https://orphansofthestorm.org/

“With our “Paws for Luck event, there is only a minimum three-day commitment --- no strings attached! And who knows, you may just find your forever lucky charm,” said Kristen Castro, a manager at Orphans of the Storm Animal Shelter.

“Alongside this event, we will also be waiving fees for all of our dogs 40 pounds and over! While these pets may need a little extra wiggle room, they will sure wiggle their way into your heart,” Castro added.

How to Participate In Paws for Luck Short-term Dog Foster Program

To sign up, you must first head to 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 Luck” attribute on their profile.

After you sign-up for a pick-up time, you then will receive a “match-making” phone call sometime between Tuesday, February 28th -Thursday, March 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

If you are interested in participating in the OOTS Paws for Luck event, check out the details below. A reminder that the first step is to sign up for a pick-up time via this linkhttps://bit.ly/OOTSPawsforLuck.

· Minimum commitment is three days.

· Pick up is Friday, March 10th.

· Drop off is Sunday, March 12th or Tuesday, March 14th.

· Sign-up for drop-off times will be communicated after pick-up.

· Supplies are provided and snuggles are free!

About Orphans of the Storm

Since 1928, the mission of Orphans of the Storm Animal Shelter has been to take responsibility for each and every orphaned, abandoned, abused, or neglected dog and cat who reaches our doors; to take them in and shelter them; to provide the best medical and physical care possible for them; to nurture them back to health if need be; and finally to place them into warm, loving, adoptive homes where they can enjoy the lives they deserve.

Orphans of the Storm is located at 2200 Riverwoods Road, Riverwoods, IL. Visit: https://orphansofthestorm.org/ Or contact: Sandy De Lisle, Head of Development and Community Outreach. Phone: (847) 287-8031, sandy@orphansofthestorm.org.