Dine to Donate- Applebee’s Gloucester

Please join the Gloucester-Mathews Humane Society on March 5 at Applebee’s of Gloucester for a Dine to Donate event. Applebee’s will generously donate 20% or your check to help our homeless pets. All you have to do is show the flyer/event during your visit. It’s a win-win for all…you get a night free from cooking and the animals will benefit from you putting away those pans!
Be sure to invite your friends, co-workers, neighbors, and relatives!

Animal Kindness Workshop

Join us in the GMHS Lobby for our Animal Kindness Workshop! We will be creating Valentine’s Day cards for our homeless pets. We will provide all necessary supplies and registration is not required. All ages are welcome and this event is free to our community.

Just drop in anytime between 1:00 PM and 3:00 PM, on February 9. Email outreach@gmhumanescociety.org with questions and for more details.

Mission: ‘Paws’-ible Auction and a $100,000 Matching Gift Challenge

Between now and the end of January, the organization seeks to raise $100,000 in monetary donations that will unlock the life-saving power of a matching gift being offered by a pair of very generous supporters, who prefer to remain anonymous.

The GMHS team hopes this matching gift will inspire everyone, who has ever experienced the unconditional love, joy and devotion of a pet, to make an investment in the future of our community’s homeless ones — an investment that not only will save their lives but also bring joy to them and to the families who adopt them!

The annual auction will be running through January 18th; the Matching Gift Challenge will continue through January 31, 2025, and the much needed proceeds from these two fundraisers will go towards Shelter operating expenses.

To give you an example of how expensive it is to save lives — it costs over $7,000 a day to keep the Shelter up and running, including $200,000 a year for medicine and medical supplies, and over $40,000 a year just to keep the lights and heat on!

This year’s auction items will appeal to just about everyone.  There’s an action-packed Outer Banks offshore fishing charter aboard the famous ‘Doghouse,’ donated by GMHS Board Members;  stays at an exquisite country estate’s guest houses; artwork; a coin from a sunken Spanish Galleon; and a week-long beach getaway to Fripp island.  There are restaurant meals; an Ooni Pizza oven; a cocktail making class; a spa day for car; and you can even have a photo of your pet turned into a custom made jigsaw puzzle; or have best-selling novelist David Baldacci name a character for you in his next thriller!

In conjunction with the on-line auction, ‘Virtual’ tickets are on sale that offer a gala-to-go bag filled with delicious treats for people and pets available for pickup at the Shelter on January 18th.  Visit https://www.betterunite.com/gmhs-gmhsmissionpaws-ible to view the auction, purchase a ticket, place a bid, and make donations. Looking is free, but you must register a credit card in order to bid.

For more information call: 804 693-5520 ext. 104 or email: events@gmhumanesociety.org

Christmas Story Time at GMHS!

Santa and Mrs. Claus are coming to GMHS! Bring your family and your camera for this jolly morning. We will hear stories from Santa and Mrs. Claus, take special photos, enjoy a hot chocolate bar, and make fun holiday crafts!
This fun event will take place in the GMHS Lobby. This family-friendly event is $10 per family. Advance registration is required!
Save your spot by calling 804-693-5520 or email outreach@gmhumanesociety.org.

The GMHS team invites you to join us for our annual holiday open house!

On Sunday, December 8, from 1 PM to 3 PM, join us as the shelter, visit with Santa, make holiday crafts, and meet homeless pets awaiting adoption!

Select a pet from our Angel Tree and donate pet food and supplies to make their holiday wishes come true!

Support the shelter with a purchase from our bake sale–100 percent of sales benefit the homeless pets at GMHS!

Admission is free, and the event is open to the public.

Clear the Shelters

Help us Clear the Shelters! August 10-September 10, all GMHS adoption fees are reduced by 50%!