Home For the Holidays : Thanksgiving Edition
This event would carry about more like a program. Encourage those from the community to take home a dog or cat, temporarily (hopefully some will fall in love and keep them forever) so that the animals don't spend the long holiday weekend alone in the shelter. This would be a great way to get people involved and learn more about the shelter as well as get more volunteers and fosters signed up. You can also turn this into an event where there are photo ops, a food drive, food trucks, crafts, vendors, and a sign up to take an animal home for the holidays.
Thanksgiving Events in Action
Portsmouth, VA invites dogs as guests to their Thanksgiving Dinners
The shelter's Foster for Thanksgiving program allows people to take home an adoptable dog for the long holiday weekend and then return them to the shelter. The dog can be picked up next Wednesday and returned on the following Monday.