Parkland Humane Society raised just over nine thousand dollars through a pair of fundraising draws held just before Christmas.
Office manager Jenn Langlois called both their Santa paws 50/50 and Co-op Shopping Spree draws a huge success.
She adds proceeds from these two draws will go towards operational costs associated with the shelter.
"One of the things that we do have a lot of expense on is our vet bills. Each of our animals that come in is spayed or neutered and receives all of their vaccinations, as well as having any health concerns being taken care of. Their adoption fee covers merely a fraction of those costs, especially when they arrive in rough shape."
Langlois says their winners came from across the Parkland region, adding they are amazed at how communities across the Parkland came together to support them.
"We did not realize, selling ticket by ticket, just how many had sold. When we looked at the bin, we realized that we had almost four thousand tickets sold, which was amazing. This is one of our top fundraisers so we are excited to see how our community supports us when the next fundraiser comes around. These fundraisers are what keeps up going."
