How to Give to Lifelong Friends
Lifelong Friends Pet Adoption Center is a non-profit organization that meets its operating expenses through donations and adoption fees. We would be delighted if you could make a (tax deductible) donation to our organization so that we can continue to find loving homes for animals that desperately need them.
There are many ways you can contribute:
- Make a non-cash donation by contributing through our Wish List (print the list or view it at right) .
- Make a mail-in general donation
Please make all checks out to: Lifelong Friends and mail to:
P.O.Box 4100
Lago Vista, TX 78645 - Make a memory or tribute donation to a loved one.
When donating in Memory or Tribute to a pet or person, please provide us with the addresses of the honored so we may acknowledge your generosity.
Please make all checks out to Lifelong Friends and mail to:
P.O.Box 4100
Lago Vista, TX 78645 - Donate through Network for Good.
- Support our specials needs animals through Walter's Wish.
- Use your Randalls card! Clip out the card below and take it with you to the store as your reminder of our organization's Good Neighbor Program account number to fill in on your Remarkable card application.
Our volunteers and orphans THANK YOU!
Whitey Conwell
Local artist Whitey Conwell is donating $5 from every album he sells through this site to Lifelong Friends. Check him out! Be sure to put Lifelong Friends (formerly Lago Vista PAWS) in the comment box when you make your purchase.A MUST HAVE for this season:
The new Lifelong Friends (Lago Vista PAWS) baseball cap. Don't leave home without it!
Lifelong Friends Wish List
The volunteers at Lifelong Friends are currently caring for more than 200 dogs and cats while these animals are waiting to be adopted. As you can imagine, our first wish is to find forever loving homes for all of them. While we are working on making that happen, your help and support can make a huge impact in the lives of our shelter animals. Please mail or drop off a tax-deductible donation or select items or ways to help from the wish list below. You can make a difference! For more information, please contact the shelter at (512) 267-6876 or e-mail us at info@lifelongfriends.org
FOR OUR DOGS AND PUPPIES:
- Canned dog food
- Dog biscuits (NO dyes or additives, please!)
- "Kong" Toys
- NylaBones
- Collars (medium and large)
- Leashes (6 feet or longer)
- Plastic Crates (large)
- Nail Clippers
- Stainless Steel Food/Water Bowls (medium and large)
- Water Pails (medium size – holds 6 quarts of water)
- Pooper Scoopers
- Veterinary Scale for Dogs
FOR OUR CATS AND KITTENS:
- Canned Cat Food
- Tidy Cat Clay Litter (not scoopable)
- Cat Beds
- Cat Toys (mice, stuffed toys without any strings, plastic balls, etc.)
- PetTaxis (medium and large)
- Litter Boxes (small and medium)
- Quick Lock Crocks (20-oz bowls)
- KMR Milk Replacer for Kittens (NOT Step 2)
OTHER SHELTER NEEDS:
- Commercial Front-Loader Washer and Commercial Dryer
- Towels, Sheets, and Blankets for Bedding (NO electric blankets, please!)
- Laundry Detergent
- Odoban Solution
- Paper Towels
- Bleach
- Latex Gloves (medium- and large-sized)
- Peroxide and Rubbing Alcohol
- Colored Pocketed Folders
- Copier Paper
- Trash Bags
PROJECT OR EQUIPMENT NEEDS:
- Cat/Dog Wire Cages (medium and large)
- Digital Camera
- Wooden Benches for Our New Dog Park
- Building Expansion
- Chain Link Kennels (large)
- Mobile Adoption Trailer
- Laminator and Laminating Film
- SUV for Animal Transport to the Vet and Pulling the Adoption Trailer
GET INVOLVED:
- Volunteer as a Caregiver
- Write Grants
- Assist with Adoptions
- Solicit Donations
- Obtain Media Coverage
- Encourage Community Support
- Be an Animal Foster Parent
- Help in the Office (Answer phones, file paperwork, make photocopies, etc.)