December 25, 2003

Humane Society Silicon Valley
Holiday Blanket and Toy Drive benefits shelter animals

For three San Jose City College students, helping the homeless at the holidays means remembering the shelter animals without a home. They helped kick off a holiday blanket and toy drive for the Humane Society Silicon Valley in December by organizing a drive on campus.

The students chose Humane Society Silicon Valley (HSSV) for their community service project for their Small Group Communications class. Student Calvin Lindberg says the group chose HSSV because they wanted to “make a huge impact” for a worthy cause that would last for “a longer amount of time.”

The shelter animals at the Humane Society depend on blankets and towels for a little extra warmth, security and comfort. Donations can be brought to the Humane Society Silicon Valley located at 2530 Lafayette Street in Santa Clara.

HSSV is the largest animal shelter on the West Coast and more than 95 percent of the animals that are placed for adoption find new homes. There are many ways you can assist the shelter, by volunteering, adopting a pet, or even donating used cars or trucks to HSSV. The auto donation program is tax deductible and the animals benefit from the proceeds.

For more information on how you can assist, call (408) 727-3383 or go to the Web at www.hssv.org.

Send us an email ( Julie@timesmediainc.com ) or a letter describing your pet (name, age, breed–where applicable) and where you obtained your pet (animal shelter, breeder, friend, etc.) and any funny stories or interesting information about your pet. Include your name, phone number, and the names of anyone else in the household. If there are children in the household give their ages too. Then send us a jpeg digital picture of your pet or a ‘real' print through the mail.