By Carly Damman Associate, ImPRessions account
Melvin was found this past summer and is around six months old. PHOTO PROVIDED BY THE ATHENS COUNTY HUMANE SOCIETY
The Athens County Humane Society account recently finished raising awareness for Spay Day. National Spay Day was Tuesday, February 22 and is a national campaign with The Humane Society of the United States. Spay Day inspires people to spay or neuter their pets as a way to reduce the number of homeless pets who must be put to sleep. The ACHS ImPRessions account hosted an open-mic night called “Sing and Stand-Up for Spay Day” at the Front Room Thursday, March 3 to raise local awareness for Spay Day.
The event began with an opening act from New Chords on the Block and about six other acts went up on stage. Anyone was welcome to showcase their talents which ranged from stand-up comedy to singing performances. The account also sold paper hearts for one dollar to support the Athens County Humane Society. People could write a special message to a pet on the heart to be hung up in the State Street Market.
Athens County Humane Society account executive, Brittany Lambert, said the event was a success. The account has yet to come up with a final tally on the donations raised. Overall the performers were entertaining and the event was a success.
You can check out pictures and videos from “Sing and Stand-Up for Spay Day” at the Athens County Humane Society Facebook page. The videos include two performances of the night including New Chords on the Block. Spay Day was the Athens County Humane Society ImPRessions account’s biggest event of the quarter. They raised money for ACHS by holding an event at Donkey Coffee and helping out with a pet calendar contest.
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