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Thank you Spring Garage Sale Volunteers

roy — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 06:15:09 +0000

Thanks to everyone who contributed to our Spring Garage Sale. We especially thank the Seguin Silver Center for allowing us to hold the sale indoors. Even in the cold and rain, we managed to raise $2988.00 for the shelter! Start saving items now for our Fall Garage Sale!

Casino Night May 5

roy — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 05:57:48 +0000

It’s coming! The long anticipated CASINO NIGHT will be held on May 5^that the Elks Lodge , 1331 C.H. Matthies, in Seguin! Mark your calendars now and don’t miss the wonderful fun evening out! The cost is $10 at the door and it is being held from 7-10pm. We also will be selling tickets for TWO $500 cash drawings at $10 each or three for $25. Great fun and games, great prizes, live auction and silent auction! It is our biggest and best fundraiser. This CASINO NIGHT provides our shelter with funds necessary to sustain our day-to-day operation as well as help finance our low-cost SPAY & NEUTER PROGRAM. With this very successful program we have neutered over 3,470 cats and dogs within our community since its inception in 2008. Our adoption rate remains constant at an incredible 90+%. Our total number of “placed animals” is over 7,000. We are very proud of both these numbers!

Please plan on attending and also consider donating items that can be auctioned off either in our Silent Auction or Live Auction. We are also looking for donations to underwrite our TWO $500 cash drawings. Your donation is Tax Deductible and will do so much to help our Shelter. We are a 501c(3) Corporation – we do not get City, County. State, or Federal funds, and, we operate mostly with volunteers. Our Fundraisers are a big part of our budget, so we ask you now, to help us make the 2012 CASINO NIGHT a success!

Thank you volunteers

roy — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 03:04:03 +0000

GCHS held a party to honor the many volunteers who are so very, very, necessary to the success of our shelter. It was a great way to give back to those who give so much of their time every year!

Donate!

roy — Tue, 02 Nov 2010 00:38:33 +0000

Adopt a new best friend

roy — Tue, 02 Nov 2010 00:25:07 +0000

Our Special Friends

roy — Mon, 01 Nov 2010 21:22:00 +0000

The Guadalupe County Humane Society Shelter would like to acknowledge the following individuals and companies for their support:

Mrs. Hortense Mandel

Mary Ann Houston Estate

Yvonne McCusker

Cookie Muenster

Helen Schields

Gary Cooper of Central Texas Metal Roofing Supply

Mike Walker of Home Depot, Seguin

WalMart Distribution Center

Lone Star Pet Supply

Burt Varkin

Marvin Rush

Dolores and David Schwerdtfeger

Johanna McDonald Jones Trust

Conetrol Scope Mounts – George Miller,

in Memory of Ester Mae Miller

McCusker Estate

We need donations of Purina Kitten Chow

roy — Mon, 01 Nov 2010 20:51:25 +0000

Please consider donating a bag of Purina Kitten Chow and dropping it off at the shelter, 2484 N. State Hwy 46 – Seguin, Texas 78155, Tuesday through Saturday between the hours of 10:00 am – 2:00 pm. or, please call 830-372-2055, if you need us to pick up your donation.

Our Staff

roy — Mon, 01 Nov 2010 20:41:16 +0000

Our Staff is comprised of volunteers and employees. Each one works hard in handling the operations of the Guadalupe County Humane Society. It is through their work and effort that we are able to continue our mission. If you are interested in volunteering please fill out the form below.

Our History

roy — Mon, 01 Nov 2010 20:33:52 +0000

For many years, a very few dedicated animal-lovers held fund-raising events. Their dream….to one day build a No-KIll Shelter for unwanted and misplaced animals.

That dream came true when the Shelter opened its doors in June 1997.

Operating expenses are kept to a minimum as the Shelter is operated primarily by volunteers and a few paid employees. Our Shelter Director works tirelessly with no compensation.

There are no holidays – animals must be fed and kennels and cages cleaned daily.

The GCHS Shelter is proud of its 90%(+) adoption rate. Our job is to take the unwanted animals, but more importantly, it is to find them good, loving homes. Homes have been for over 90% of the animals since we opened in 1997. Most shelters struggle to achieve a 15% adoption rate, so you can see why we are so proud of our success.

Since opening the Shelter, we have added a large cat “Hotel” with eight small rooms suitable to house several cats in each room – every room has a view of the outside. In 2007 we added a Surgery Room to spay and neuter animals in our shelter before they are adopted,as well as enable us to offer a Low-Cost Spay and Neuter Program to unwanted kittens and puppies who often die of starvation, disease or neglect. The lucky ones are brought to a shelter, which are many times overloaded with neglected animals.

Board of Directors 2011

roy — Mon, 01 Nov 2010 10:37:51 +0000

Margarett Svatek, President

Pam Lamberth, Vice President

Peggy McKanna, Treasurer

Sherri Grimes, Secretary

Charlene Stringer

Jamie Jensen

Joy Berberek

Jeanne Overstreet