Holmes County Humane Society to host chicken barbecue and live music

  • By Denice Rovira Hazlett
  • September 12, 2012
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Summary: The Holmes County Humane Society is dedicated to finding homes for displaced and abandoned pets. A benefit chicken barbecue featuring live music will help raise funds to make the organization even more effective. Story: Between 5 and 7 million pets enter animal shelters every year in the United States. About 3 to 4 million of those, most who would make fabulous feline friends and canine companions, never find loving homes. They are, instead, euthanized. The Holmes County Humane Society (HCHS) is working to find homes for animals who have been displaced or abandoned in the Holmes County Area. To help meet that goal, the HCHS will host a benefit chicken barbecue with live music and face painting on Saturday, Sept. 22 from 2 pm to 7 pm at the Denco Picnic Pavilion at 81 Logsdon Ave., in Millersburg, behind Spare Time Lines bowling alley. All proceeds from the day will stay in Holmes County and will be used to make improvements to the shelter's 53 acre farm at 15258 Township Road 15, Glenmont that was willed to the HCHS by animal advocate Bob Murray in 2006. "The focus of this fundraiser will be to raise money to construct fencing on the farm, allowing the dogs more freedom to run," said fundraising committee member Steve Schlabach. "We also want to work toward taking in horses as well. That's a big need in this area, but it's also a huge expense." The Sept. 22 event will offer whole and half barbecued chicken meals by D&S BBQ Specialists from Sugarcreek, available on-site or by pre-ordering. Whole meals, which include side dishes and a drink, are $8.50 while a half-chicken is $6. The West Holmes High School arts department will provide face painting by donation, and the afternoon will be packed with live music by Kevin Dunlap, Shane Byler, Daisy & the Wildflowers, Roger Fagen, and McMullen Acoustic Jam. The Denco Picnic Pavilion is owned by long-time HCHS supporter Dennis Schlabach who is donating its use for the day, allowing the event to be held rain or shine. The most recent fundraising event prior to this was Animals in the Alley, where local artists donated animal-related work to be sold with all proceeds benefiting the HCHS, bringing in around $700 which provided food and vaccinations for the shelter's animals. Schlabach said volunteers are always welcome at the farm to help keep the facility clean as well as feed and exercise the animals. Donations of dog and cat food and other needed supplies can also be made. For more information about the Holmes County Humane Society, the Sept. 22 event, or to preorder barbecued chicken, contact Anne Kochero at 330-377-4026.


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