Hill County Paw Pals’ “Cans for Paw Pals” project recently produced a harvest of 860 pounds of aluminum cans for $530.20. Proceeds from this worthy project are used to support the mission of Paw Pals: 1) Facilitate the county animal control program and contribute to supporting the operations of the animal shelter; and 2) Organize to challenge the overpopulation of unwanted companion animals (dog and cats) with four programs working simultaneously–Education, Legislation, Spay/Neuter, and Adoption (Project ELSA). Since the inception of this fundraiser in September 2006, 15 harvests have been made for $8,207.62. This equates to 360,472 cans with a combined weight of 12,874 pounds! If one placed this number of cans end to end, the cans would stretch 27 miles (from Hillsboro to Alvarado)! To put this into symbolic perspective, each of these donated cans was handled by a person who consciously determined to place the empty can into a receptacle destined to “Cans for Paw Pals”—a seemingly slight but, in reality, a significant contribution in correcting pet overpopulation since the success of our endeavors is based on a collective community wanting to improve the place we call home. Jean and JD Landis manage this worthy project. This couple’s selfless devotion and contribution to Paw Pals’ undertaking bring great commendation and represent the warm and progressive spirit that exists in our community. The 16’ caged trailer used for this worthy project (valued at $1,600) was graciously donated by Ronnie & Dana Fuchs, proprietors of Cen-Tex Trailers of Hillsboro.

If you would like to participate in “Cans for Paw Pals,” please bring your clean aluminum cans to our Pet Adoption Center (PAC) during the Low-Cost Spay/Neuter and Vaccination Clinic on the first Tuesday of each month which is located at 1500 South Abbott Avenue in Hillsboro, drop them off at Jean and JD’s home which is located one mile west of Hackberry bridge on SH 22 (west of Hillsboro), or simply call 580-0679 to arrange for pick up. Please do not donate aluminum foil, pie tins, or cat food cans (the recycler will not accept these items). If you want to join Paw Pals’ success, please complete the Volunteer Opportunity form (https://hcpawpals.org/Volunteer.aspx) or call us at 254.580.0679.