The Groton Animal Foundation Inc. is a 501 (c) (3) non-profit organization which raises funds to subsidize the general needs of the Town of Groton Animal Control Facility and the medical needs of its residing animals. In addition, the Groton Animal Foundation advocates for the animals by educating the public and funding ancillary programs.
The Big Y Giving Program
We’d like to thank everyone who visited Big Y in July, purchased a Community Bag and used the attached Giving Tag to direct the $1 donation to the Groton Animal Foundation! It may seem like a small donation, but it adds up, and it makes a difference to the animals. We are very grateful to every compassionate, generous member of our community.
If you didn’t get a chance to pick up a Community Bag or want a few more – don’t worry! This program is ongoing and you can continue to support us by picking up the Community Bag at any Big Y store and using the attached Giving Tag to direct your donation to GAF. We appreciate your continued support!
Supply Drive at Solstice Senior Living
Solstice Senior Living at Groton is teaming up with the Groton Animal Foundation to collect supplies for the shelter! Our bus will be parked in front of the community for the entire month of July, with a place to leave your donations. A complete list of wished for items is below.
Please call Joanne at (860) 467-1320 for more information.
Thanks to the Community Foundation of Eastern Connecticut
We are pleased to announce that the Groton Animal Foundation is the recipient of a 2020 Environmental & Animal Welfare grant to support our program, “Groton Animals Matter”. This generous animal welfare grant is administered through the Community Foundation of Eastern Connecticut. These grants are vital to our mission of providing veterinary care to impounded animals, making them much more likely to be adopted. GAF also provided veterinary bill assistance to Groton residents who are struggling financially.
Many thanks to the Community Foundation of Eastern Connecticut.
Thank you!
We’d like to thank all who purchased a Big Y Community Bag and directed us a donation with the Giving Tag during the month of May ! We will use the money to fund our emergency medical fund which provides additional care (beyond that which is provided by the Town) to the animals residing in the animal control facility thereby making them more adoptable.
Thanks also to Big Y for making this opportunity possible for organizations like ours. We live in such an amazing community, and times like this remind us just how lucky we are. The animals are very fortunate. You helped the environment, too!
Thanks to the Community Foundation of Eastern Connecticut
We learned recently that we are the recipients of a generous animal welfare grant from the Community Foundation of Eastern Connecticut. These grants are vital to our mission, and allow us to carry out the work of making sure that animals impounded at Groton Animal Control get the medical treatment they need, which in turn, helps them get adopted.
Many thanks to the Community Foundation of Eastern Connecticut.
GAF is Participating in Big Y Donation Program
We’re excited to share that Big Y stores are now offering the Community Bag and Giving Tag Program! Every time a shopper buys the reusable Community Bag at any Big Y store, they can direct a $1 donation to us by using the attached Giving Tag. Visit your local store and pick one up today!
Our local Big Y stores are in Groton at 995 Poquonnock Rd and in Mystic at 79 Stonington Road.
Tellabration! A Celebration of the Oral Tradition
The Groton Animal Foundation will host a Tellabration for families on Saturday, November 17th. The doors open at 6:30 p.m. for the 7:00 p.m. show at the Groton City Municipal Building in the large council chambers. Tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for youngsters aged 8-18. Tickets may be purchased at the door. For more information email suzaro@snet.net. Teresa Whitaker and Frank Schwartz will be performing.
Tellabration is a mammoth storytelling event – and that’s no Tall Tale! It’s a storytelling phenomenon, made up of dozens of storytelling happenings all over the world. Its purpose is to introduce adults, as well as children, to the pleasures of the oral art of storytelling. It is one of the programs offered by The Connecticut Storytelling Center, based at Connecticut College in New London.
Teresa and Frank awaken imaginations with story and music. They infuse world folk tales, myths and original stories with rhythm, movement, creative dramatics and song. Using voices, guitar, harp, banjo and percussion they invite audience participation and inspire a love for these timeless stories.
The Mystic Paper Beasts will greet attendees outside, before the show, and lead the way to council chambers. Audiences will see beautiful, creative masks and larger than life “Beasts”.
Enjoy supporting this benefit for the Groton Animal Foundation while seeing the Mystic Paper Beasts rove outdoors prior to the show. Teresa and Frank will include some animal folk tales in their program.
A full listing of Tellabration sites in Connecticut with dates and times can be found here or by calling The Connecticut Storytelling Center at 860-439-2764.