It's Almost Heeeeerrrrreeee!

It's that time of year again. Time to eat full bags of Halloween candy 2 weeks before trick-or-treating begins only to restock again before the kids come. Time to TP your neighbor's house because "it's okay since it's Halloween." It's also time to start thinking about Presents for Paws!

Believe it or not in about a month those trees and wreaths you love so much will start going up all over the STL Metro area with pictures of lovable (and adoptable) dogs and cats from local rescues. Their pleading eyes and adorable poses will beg you to donate to the cause and we will thank you for doing so.

Keep an eye out for our trees and wreaths and let us know if you have a location that would be willing to host a tree or wreath. The best locations are places where people come back regularly, like gyms, coffee shops, grocery stores, etc., or where they could buy the item(s) there--like a grocery store or pet store. But of course, all locations are welcome!

Thank you to St. Louis for once again supporting us and our mission to raise awareness about animal welfare, find homes for these adorable animals, and gather as many donations as possible for local groups.

Can't wait for another great year!

If you want to contact us, please email presentsforpawsSTL@gmail.com

We can't wait to get started!

The P4P Team

Welcome to Presents for Paws!

Although we started in 2011, we are only just now getting around to setting up a website. Please don't judge! (And please tell us what a hashtag is!)

As you may know, Presents for Paws is an angel tree project that is put on by volunteers of different animal welfare groups in the St. Louis community. It benefits various groups on both the Illinois and Missouri sides of the Metro. Although it's a donation drive, it also seeks to bring awareness to animal welfare and rescue, along with promoting volunteering, fostering, adopting, along with simply getting involved in the community! (Oh, and still donating some items on our wish list too!)

We put up trees in local stores, gyms, coffee shops, etc. The trees are decorated with 3x3 cardstock "ornaments" that have photos of adoptable dogs and cats from local shelters. On the back of the ornaments are wish lists of items that each rescue needs. To participate, people simply donate items on the wish list. People can also contact any of the groups if they're interesting in fostering, adopting, volunteering, etc.

St. Louis has embraced Presents for Paws and so many wonderful stores and vendors have been supportive in hosting these trees and wreaths. We are lucky to have such a wonderful animal-loving community.

This project is a lot of fun---to host, to volunteer with, to donate to, and to watch the donations come in. Every aspect is so rewarding because everyone wins. From the animals and shelters who receive the donations to the young child who learns about kindness through picking out a donation. We couldn't do Presents for Paws without the community and we are lucky to have such a great one.

Here's to our 9th year St. Louis! We know it will be a good one.

The P4P Team