DuPage Animal Friends, the nonprofit organization that helps fund initiatives within DuPage County Animal Services, has announced it has raised $1 million in donations to help cover the construction costs for the new 18,000-square-foot animal shelter.
Friends group representatives announced the donation at a DuPage County Board meeting Tuesday, Aug. 12, to help fortify operations at the facility.
Friends President says there has been ‘unwavering benevolence’
Jennifer Martin, president of the board overseeing DuPage Animal Friends, said the outpouring of generosity from one community to the next within the county is helping cover the costs for the new shelter facility, which opened in June.
“This check was made possible by the unwavering benevolence of our donors,” Martin said…