is the time of year that we often feel gratitude and generosity. Starting on December 2 with GivingTuesday through the end of the year are traditionally the biggest giving days of the year. Pet Pals is asking for your support!

Our end-of-year fundraising goal is to ensure we have the funds to support the anticipated expansion of spay and neuter clinics for lower income residents in Jefferson County. We are also providing the local food banks with cat and dog food to distribute to residents with pets. Our data show that we need to raise an additional $5,000 to meet the demand for these services. A group of dedicated OMPP supporters has pledged to match donations during this fund-raising drive.

Olympic Mountain Pet Pals is a registered non-profit in Washington Gives, the organization that sponsors GiveBIG in May and GivingTuesday. The Washington Gives platform makes it easy for new donors to discover non-profits serving the causes they support. The two big fundraising events are designed to create a sense of collective energy around supporting non-profits in Washington State. We are proud to be participating in this broader community effort and we were thrilled at our previous successes during these campaigns. We are grateful to the donors who provided matching grants and to all the donors who responded to our appeals!

There are a number of ways to give, whether on GivingTuesday or any time:

• Make a gift online from our page at Washington Gives: www.wagives.org/organization/Olympic-Mountain-Pet-Pals
• Make a gift online from the OMPP paypal account. Just use the Donate button in the upper right hand corner of this webpage.
• Send a check directly to Olympic Mountain Pet Pals, P.O. Box 1466, Port Hadlock, WA 983392, and please include your contact information.
• Ask whether your employer will match your charitable gift.
• Make your gift “in honor of” or “in memory of” a person or their beloved pets. Directions for doing so are also on our donations webpage.
• Leave a bequest to OMPP in your will with help of your estate planner.
• If you are over 70 1/2 years old, ask your financial planner about making a Qualified Charitable Donation (QCD) directly from your Required Minimum Distributions (RMDs) of your tax-deferred retirement account.

Olympic Mountain Pet Pals is a 501(c)(3) (non-profit) organization.
We will be grateful for any amount, no matter how or when you donate. Thank you!