News and Information

Bark in the Park Pledge Walk and Pet Expo

Saturday, May 10, 2008
Pet Expo: 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Walk Registration: 10 a.m. / Pledge Walk: 11 a.m.
Goodyear Metropark, Akron

The Bark in the Park Pledge Walk is a chance for you and your pet to enjoy a 1 mile walk and help the Humane Society of Greater Akron's homeless animals at the same time! Proceeds will benefit animals that are victims of cruelty, neglect, illness, and injury, and provide adoption services, education, and community outreach programs.

Please stop by the North Akron Savings Bank tent to say hello and bring your kids to get their faces painted. (Last year we had a few adults get their faces painted too!)

Click here for more information and to view adoptable pets: Humane Society of Greater Akron.

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The East Akron Neighborhood Development Corporation (EANDC) is a nonprofit community development corporation that provides housing and economic development activities and services for the East Akron community and surrounding areas.

Stephen Hailer, president of North Akron Savings Bank, serves as campaign co-chair of the EANDC’s Center for Homeownership. Through the Center, counseling services are offered to low and moderate income families who are potential first time home buyers and include home buyer education, individual counseling, and foreclosure prevention.

“Clients that have successfully completed homeownership counseling services understand the importance and value of owning, maintaining, and upgrading their homes,” said Hailer. “It gives me great satisfaction to witness the impact of expanded home ownership on the revitalization of East Akron and how it contributes to a renewed quality of life for its residents and the community-at-large.”

To ensure that EANDC’s Center for homeownership will remain viable and financially successful for the future, it is vital that funds be secured over the long term. EANDC invites the community to invest in the revitalization of East Akron through a gift or pledge that will support its Homeownership Counseling Program. Pledges may be paid over a five-year period and all gifts are tax deductible as allowed by law. Please call (330) 724-0244 for more information or to make a contribution.

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The Humane Society of Greater Akron is an independent, nonprofit organization dedicated to alleviating animal abuse and suffering throughout all of Summit County. The Society restores and maintains the health of hundreds of animals each year . . . animals that have been abused and neglected . . . and finds new, loving homes for them.

Humane Society Facts

More than 1,500 animals enter the shelter yearly.

24-hour emergency service rescues more than 400 un-owned injured and ill animals each year.

Over 800 animals are placed with caring families each year.

No-time-limit-shelter: healthy, adoptable animals are cared for until they are adopted.

It takes, on average, $500 to restore an animal’s health and prepare it for adoption back into the community.

Please join us in helping to support the Humane Society of Greater Akron.

Become a member! Applications may be obtained at any branch location or you may download an application via the Humane Society website: www.summithumane.org.

Humane Society Wish List

Dog Supplies
Iams brand dry dog and puppy food, leather or nylon leashes, dog biscuits and treats*, gentle leaders, Kong toys*, brushes.
Cat Supplies
Iams brand dry can and kitten food, non-scoopable cat litter*, cat toys, cat treats, water recycling dishes, brushes.
Animal Upkeep
Hand, beach or bath towels, small throw rugs, sheets or blankets, hydrogen peroxide, animal beds, hose reel. (in box)
Cleaning Supplies
Dish sponges (non scratch), dish soap, Pine-sol and Windex, Biodegradable cleaning and laundry products, latex gloves, laundry bags, trash bags, paper towels*.
Office Supplies
Copy paper, stamps, folders, other office supplies, radios