Tickets for the Moose Jaw Humane Society’s annual 4 Paws Lottery are nearly sold old — about 100 are left — and the organization is making one final push to encourage people to support the fundraiser.
Tickets are $20 each, three for $50 and five for $75 and are available for purchase at 306-692-1517 or by e-transfer to giving@mjhs.ca. You can also pick up tickets at Spike Grooming (817 High Street) and Gemmell’s Shoes (110 Main Street).
A total of 1,700 tickets were available, and if all sellout, the humane society could make roughly $12,000. These funds will go a long way to help the shelter support its four-legged friends while they wait for their forever home.
“We’ve been really promoting that this lottery is really about the animals; it’s not just winning $10,000, it’s about supporting the shelter and our community,” said fundraising co-ordinator Donna Fritzke.
“I always thought of the shelter as just a place where all the animals are, but the Humane Society plays such a vital role in our community because we help people, as well, and I’ve never really thought of that before,” she added. “We’re all responsible for homeless animals, so let’s help them out.”
The 4 Paws Lottery will feature special $500 draw dates every Saturday in July — July 3, 10, 17 and 24 — before the grand prize draw occurs on July 31.
