The Rick & Sally Meyers
Animal Shelter
Adams County SPCA
11 Goldenville Rd, Gettysburg, PA
Latest Happenings
 A BIG thank you to Rebecca Green for all of her hard work collecting donations for the animals at the ACSPCA!!!! Rebecca decided on her own and took it upon herself to place bins in businesses around Littlestown to collect goodies for the homeless animals! What a wonderful thing for such a young lady to do!!! Thank you Rebecca!!! Many happy tail wags and meows sent your way!!! |
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Zumbathon
 On Feb. 23rd, the American Legion in Gettysburg hosted a Zumbathon to benefit the Adams County SPCA shelter animals!! This event raised over $400 for the animals! Looks like everyone had a great time!! 
 Thank you to everyone who came out and got your groove on and helped the homeless animals of Adams County!!! |
 The Student Council of the Arendtsville Elementary School held a paper flower fundraiser and raised $210 for the animals at the ACSPCA !! Plus they also collected many toys, cat litter and office supplies. We were thrilled that these students are interested in our SPCA and our mission. We deeply appreciate their generosity and care and concern for animals!!! |
The Adams County Winery’s husband and wife team of John Kramb and Katherine Bigler presented a $4,496.35 check to the ACSPCA!  Winery owner Katherine Bigler (right) and mascot Rusty (front) presented the $4,496.35 check to Joan Stemmel, Adams County SPCA Board President (left), and Abby Avery, Shelter Manager (center), during an SPCA Board Meeting on Sunday, January 27. The donation, representing the winery’s cooperative fundraising efforts throughout 2012, marks the sixth consecutive year of support to the not-for-profit group on the part of the winery. Last year’s lead fundraising event for the Shelter was the Third Annual Rusty’s Birthday Bash on June 30, held in celebration of the winery’s Golden Retriever VIP (very important pet). Hundreds of visiting dogs and their human companions enjoyed music, food, demonstrations, custom wine labels for pets and people, and a Rusty’s Sidekick photo contest. Lilly, a Labradoodle, was the winner of the contest as decided via onsite and online voting, and appeared on every label of Rusty’s Red wine sold by the winery during the month of August. The winery donated $1 to the Adams County SPCA for each bottle sold during the month, accounting for more than $1,200 of the total 2012 donation. Donations to the Adams County SPCA can be made year-round at the farm winery, 251 Peach Tree Road in Orrtanna, as well as at its Wine Shop at 25C in downtown Gettysburg. Rusty, adopted in 2008, remains a top attraction at the pet- and family-friendly winery. The 2013 Birthday Bash is scheduled for Saturday, June 15. |
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my gosh, we just received a huge truckload of dog food from the Animal Rescue Food Bank!!!  We were getting very low on dog food, we called ARF this morning and told them. They were here just a little after lunchtime!! Those folks are wonderful!! Thank you soo much ARF!!! A special thank you to "Red" who drove it all the way here from Wellsville, PA on his own time!!!! Happy tail wags sent to all of them! Check them out: http:// |
A Huge start for our Building Renovation Fund!!! Hooray!!!  Thank you soo much to the American Legion Post 202 of Gettysburg for a $10,000 donation!! We can't wait to get our Renovations underway!!!! We still have a long way to go to reach our goal of $1,000,000, but this generous donation is a great start!! ______________________________________________________________________ _ |
The Play Yard Construction is underway!!! Thank you to Zimmerman's Azalea Gardens & Landscaping, C.E. Williams Excavating, Hanover Architect, Valley Quarry and to all of you who made donations to make this possible!!!! ____________________________________________________________________ |
We are a small, non profit public animal shelter, located outside beautiful historic Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. Our little shelter was built in 1978 and has housed thousands of animals over the last 35 years. In 2011 alone, we sheltered nearly 2500 animals, and with the economy continuing to downslide, we expect to take in more this year. Our staff of 12 dedicated employees, who work for a very low salary, clean and care for the abandoned, abused and neglected animals that come through our doors.
Several years ago we received a matching grant to build a much needed barn for housing large animals. Sometimes we wondered why we didn’t ask for funding to renovate the shelter, and then on November 16, 2011, we rescued 21 starving thoroughbred weanlings from a nearby farm in PA. That barn never looked so good! Even though we had only 7 stalls, we managed to house all of the baby horses for several days until foster homes were found to take several. The community has been very generous in supporting us with volunteers and donations of hay, feed, sawdust, and help with medical costs. We are so very grateful.
Our biggest problem facing us now is the condition of our shelter. Basically it’s rapidly deteriorating due to age and use. Every time we are inspected, the list of repairs and needed improvements continues to grow. Our Board of Directors has come to the conclusion that a new facility or significant renovation to our current building, is a necessity. We have in the past, and will again this year, apply for grants to pay for this project, although in our experience, funds for capital improvements are very limited. We will, of course, ask our local community to support us and will continue to organize fund raisers to cover both our ongoing operating expenses and the costs of a new building or renovation. Regrettably, these efforts will not be enough to achieve our goal so we are reaching out beyond our community in search of support.
Our mission is to raise awareness of this situation in hopes of obtaining financial assistance for our project. You most likely receive dozens of requests like this each year, so we thank you for taking the time to read this and hope you will consider making a donation so that we can build a new shelter or renovate the current building for the benefit of homeless, abused and neglected animals. We can provide financial records, statistics of animal intake or any other information you may request. Please help the helpless, who have no voice and contribute to our building project.
Very truly yours,
Joan Stremmel
President, Rick and Sally Meyers Animal Shelter
"Neighbors helping Neighbors"
Pictured from left to right: Glenn Chandler Director of Community Aid, Joan Stremmel ACSPCA Board President, Beth Walker ACSPCA Board Member, Kris Berlied Donations and Trucking Coordinator for Community Aid, kneeling, Abby Avery ACSPCA Shelter Manager.
Community Aid is a Faith Based Non-Profit 501 (C) (3) corporation/charity with the primary purpose of raising funds for distribution to local schools, churches, synagogues, temples and non-profit charitable organizations. Their aim is that 100% of net proceeds stay in the local community. They have the desire to improve the quality of life for the individuals and families in our community by providing clothing and cash grants through their partner churches, and by offering items for resale at affordable prices that meet the needs of our economically challenged neighbors.
They have partnered with over 12 Local Churches, 2 Volunteer Fire Company's, The Hanover Council of Churches and the Adams County SPCA. Community Aid Inc helps support these non-profit organizations with the proceeds from their thrift store and clothing collection boxes. Community Aid donates $.04 per lb of clothing to the Adams County SPCA on any of their bins that have the SPCA logo. We have a collection bin at the Shelter in our parking lot and you will find them available locally all over Adams County.
Whole lot of bed making going on ...
The
PA Association of Councils of Governments (PACOG) held their 38th
Annual Conference at the Wyndham in Gettysburg Sept 7 - 9 and they spent
Friday evening making dog & cat beds for us!!! It was their Friday
Night Team Building Event!! We provided the material and they donated
their time. They did such a wonderful job and Wow did they make a lot
of beds!!
We also want to thank Fastenal of Gettysburg for donating the hardware and to
Cheyenne (Tackroom Treasure's mascot) stopped by
to drop off donations collected for the animals!!!
Cheyenne (Pomeranian) and Lori delivering lots of donations!!
Tackroom Treasures of East Berlin, celebrated Cheyenne's 10th Birthday, July 21st with birthday cake and snacks and they also had a Pet food drive for us the whole month of July. Wow, they sure had a lot of goodies! Thanks Cheyenne & Lori! And a big thank you to the community who generously donated much needed food and supplies!!
Eric Feister did a collection for the shelter through school, family and his Cub Scout Pack and
delivered a huge amount of donations of cat food, dog food, cleaning supplies, treats and more.
It is soo wonderful that he thought of the animals here at the ACSPCA. The animals and staff
thank him very much!!!!
ACSPCA receives a check for $8,500
We received a grant for $8,500 from the ASPCA (American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals) to help cover some of the costs associated with the neglected horses that were seized in November, 2011!!! The ASPCA works to rescue animals from abuse, pass humane laws and share resources with shelters nationwide. The ASPCA was the first humane society to be established in North America and is, today, one of the largest in the world. We thank them VERY much!!!
The SPCA receives a check for $12,500
from Community Aid
"Neighbors helpng Neighbors"
CA's motto is 'let's keep it local!' Their aim is that 100% of net proceeds stay in the local community. They have partnered with over 12 Local Churches, 2 Volunteer Fire Company's, The Hanover Council of Churches and the Adams County SPCA. Community Aid Inc will help support these non-profit organizations with the proceeds from their thrift store and clothing collection boxes. Community Aid will donate $.04 per lb of clothing to the Adams County SPCA on any of their bins that have the SPCA logo. We have a collection bin at the Shelter in our parking lot and you will begin finding them available locally all over Adams County.
Check out their web-site at www.communityaid.net.
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