ML’s Humane Society president participates in shelter sleepover
The president of the Meadow Lake and District Humane Society (MLDHS) is sleeping in the doghouse…but for a good cause.
Jillian Doucet spent the first of what she hopes are only a few nights at the shelter among adoptable canine and feline friends. She’ll be staying at the shelter until the fundraising goal of $5,000 is met. All the money raised will go towards various operational costs like food, shelter and medical care.
Doucet came up with the idea for the ‘Extreme Sleepover: Shelter Edition’ a few years back, and 2017 marks the fifth rendition of the event. The original intent behind the fundraiser was to raise money for Meadow Lake’s Dog Park, which opened in 2015. Since its inception, over $32,000 has been raised for the organization.
The support from the community, according to Doucet, has been positive over the last few years.