2024 Open Arms Challenge

This is such an inspiring story! It's amazing to see how the connections and efforts from the Open Arms Challenge turned into something so tangible for your community. I love that so many volunteers were able to come together to help, what a great example of how much can be accomplished when people rally ... See More

So so happy for you guys! ------------------------------ Makenna Travis Shelter Manager Animal Welfare Friends IA ------------------------------ See More

Thank you so much for sharing, Karen! We love to hear how efforts started during the Challenges can lead to long term benefits for the organizations involved. Loved the photos and the news coverage, too! ------------------------------ Amber Eby Grants Specialist Maddie's Fund -------------------- ... See More

This is so great! Congratulations! I love how the news station covered it, and your FB photos are precious. Bravo! ------------------------------ Rita Ortiz Friends of the Alameda Animal Shelter ------------------------------ See More

This is absolutely amazing and happy to hear this. Exciting news! ------------------------------ Laura Coan Volunteer Novastar Rescue AR ------------------------------ See More

I wanted to hop on here quickly and let everyone know that Chewy donated a semi-truckload of pet beds to us to be distributed to the entire population (no restrictions). We are a small rural town and this was a blessing to say the least. It has been a very exciting 7 days. (We only got notice of ... See More

Hi all, Congrats to everyone who has been working so hard on their Challenge. We LOVED this opportunity to really think about our policies, procedures and community. It was a catalyst for us in so many ways. We fund emergency veterinary care for pet families that face financial hardship (for whatever ... See More

Hi Everyone, I haven't posted as much as I had planned to but have been keeping up with the discussion and I wanted to say that I been motivated and in awe of everyone here, and enjoyed reading about all the great projects and programs in the April Challenge. You all are amazing!!! I wanted to thank ... See More

Sounds like you guys did great. ------------------------------ Laura Coan Volunteer Novastar Rescue AR ------------------------------ See More