How to help
You can help us by joining any of these missions:
You can help us by joining any of these missions:
- April SPCA Woofstock Walk Team: There is a SPCA fundraiser Woofstock Dog Walk on Saturday April 27th at Koko Booth in Cary. If you are interested in joining our SHBHU Compassion Footprints TEAM for this walk please let us know! This is the largest dog friendly event in North Carolina. They raised over $200,000 last year. It is an event to help homeless pets plus a day of family/dog friendly activities and a WALK! It is a 1.8 mile walk at Koko Booth that draws over 4,000 people and 1,000 dogs each year It’s fun for kids of all ages and dogs love the opportunity to socialize, to sniff and to be sniffed.
According to a recent survey,
- 73% believe pets can sniff out illnesses
- People like to confide in their pets
- 44% would bring their pets to a hotel if allowed
- 86% believe pets can lift a bad mood
- 82% of people 65 years and older feel less alone in their homes because of pets
- 67% believe their pets help them stay active.
- PAWS for Compassion Car Wash: We have done an Annual PAWS for Compassion Dog and Car Wash for many years. A Small Hander once compassionately said, “Why are we going to have a car wash to raise money for dogs but not also wash the dogs?” We agreed! So now we try to have this car / dog wash every year and wash cars AND dogs for the SPCA of Wake County. Join us in early May or June for this fun Spring event. We are discussing with The Musicians Learning Center, a year round SHBHU Sponsor, the possibility of using their parking lot and having their families join us. Many times we have also combined this Compassion Mission car wash with the annual Dove Missions Backpack Collection Drive. That committee always helps us with the car/dog wash so we always help and support them with their collection drive AT THE SAME TIME. So much fun!
- Shelter Buddies: Animals play such an important role in our lives, especially those we share our homes with. A recent survey we read had some great results. We want to go to local shelters, i.e SPCA and others, and read to the animals and call the project Shelter Buddies. It’s always great to read books, so why not read to our furry friends too. We read an article that reading to animals is a great way to get them ready for their FOREVER HOMES. It could make a shy and scared animal become more comfortable with humans and then they will be able to be adopted more easily.
- Hope Reins: We need Ambassadors who hearts are drawn to this mission to grow this Compassion for Footprints committee to include Hope Reins. Like you already heard, Ambassador Alyssa has been volunteering at Hope Reins in Raleigh for a long time now. We want to begin volunteering also with their Barn Chores program to help them in some small way too.
- Garden Fence Initiative and Partnerships - Right now Peak Charter Academy is successfully using the SHBHU Garden Fence that was built by SHBHU to reduce the negative carbon footprints on our earth. We could build more of the same ones, uses donated old tires to build more or build different ones suggested by SHBHU members. Peak Charter Academy loves theirs and has grown 4 blueberry bushes, a Three Sisters Garden (Corn/Beans/Squash) and sunflowers. We would love to recruit other Ambassadors and Small Handers to help build more of these garden fences to donate to people like families building Habitat for Humanity homes, homeless shelters, Senior Citizens homes and other partnering schools.We can grow vegetables, plants and flowers in these fences at schools to also just donate to those who need them. We can also donate the actual garden fences to those in need who wish to grow their own garden. We found these facts. Enjoy!
- Grow your own vegetables!! For the average American, about 8% of personal carbon footprint comes from food and 28.5% of that footprint is from transporting the food across the United States. Some large gardens could even replace 20% of bought food and reduce their carbon footprint by about 68 lbs of CO2 per year!
- Compost is the perfect solution to the fertilizer problem. My family wants to begin composting soon. By composting food and yard scraps at home you are both reducing the amount of waste transported to landfills. You are also creating some nutrient-rich soil that can be used to feed your garden!
- Collect rainwater. Instead of letting the rainwater go down the drain, collect it and use the rainwater to hydrate your garden!
These are the first ideas, but there can always be more. Let me know which mission you would like to participate in! Fill out the google form below!!
These are the first ideas, but there can always be more. Let me know which mission you would like to participate in! Fill out the google form below!!