In celebration of Be Kind to Animals Week, the Humane Society of Rowan County will present its annual Lights of Love display around the City Lake on Friday from dusk until 9:30 p.m.
Luminaria may be placed in honor or in memory of people or animals for a donation of $3 per luminary by emailing humanesocietyofrowancounty @windstream.net, or you can call the Humane Society of Rowan County at 704-636-5700, option 9.
Requests must be called or emailed by 4 p.m. on Friday. Requests will also be accepted at the organizationís Night Out on the Town table in front of Cartucci’s on East Fisher Street and at the Lights of Love display.
Humane Society volunteers will deliver pet food and other supplies including pet beds, towels and cleaning supplies to a collection site in Mooresville for delivery to tornado-devastated areas of Alabama.
Those wishing to contribute to this effort may bring items to the City Park Lake on Friday night for delivery.
As a result of the April 27th tornadoes, the Greater Birmingham Humane Society has been tasked by the Emergency Management Agency to help with the relief efforts through services provided by the shelter.
The Ryan Newman Foundation is working with shelters across the Southeast. ěItís so sad to see the highlights on television and the devastation left behind, not only in Alabama, but across such a large area in the south,î said Ryan Newman Foundation President, Krissie Newman. ěIt brings me back to the sadness of Hurricane Katrina, but on some level this might be worse.î
Items requested are:
Dog food ó small bags, and moist cases needed most.
Cat food ó small bags, and moist cases needed most.
Crates of all sizes
Water, dog beds and bowls, towels
Treats
Cat litter
Bleach, paper towels and other cleaning supplies
Office supplies ó copy paper and sharpie markers
Latex gloves and gauze
Horse feed ó Bermuda grass
Hand soap and dish soap
Facial tissue
Pet shampoo, regular formula (not flea formula)
Yellow professional mop buckets
Other designated drop-off locations include:
Ryan Newman Motorsports, 165 Jennings Road, Statesville;
Phone: 704-876-4776
Hours for drop off: 9 a.m.- 4:30 p.m., Monday-Friday. Someone will be on site to assist with donations.
Humane Society of Iredell County, 110 Robinson Road, Mooresville. Phone: 704-663-3330. Hours for drop-off: 10 a.m.4 p.m., Monday-Friday. Someone will be on site to assist with donations.
JTG Daugherty Racing and Michael Waltrip Racing, 20310 Chartwell Center Drive, Cornelius. Phone: 704-655-9550. Hours for drop-off: 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Monday-Friday. A trailer will be located next to the race shop to drop off donations. Look for the sign. No on-site assistance. Donations accepted beginning Thursday.
On Monday, May 16, the Ryan Newman Foundation will deliver trucks loaded with donations to shelters across the south.