Humane Heroes Wall of Love
We are incredibly lucky to have so many wonderful people in our community who are inspired to help the animals. They bring us amazing donations of food, supplies, and funds gathered from all over and anywhere they can. Many even donate their personal time! They are amazing advocates for the animals and HSSC, so we want to give these Humane Heroes the very special shout outs they deserve!!
Scroll through the photos to see what makes these wonderful individuals our #humaneheroes!
SEPTEMBER 2024
The always wonderful Give Back Tuesday at Rainbow Cattle Company raised $3,077 for the animals!
Look at this adorable cake made for the event!
Thank you Oliver’s Market for donating a booth at the Women in Conversation event, making it possible for us to attend this incredible gathering! 🙌💖 Pictured here are the wonderful Diane Bore and her daughter, Sheila, alongside our HSSC Kissing Booth ambassadors, Elvis and Tay Tay!
(Photo by Charlie Gesell for Press Democrat)
Thank you Gracie Barra Santa Rosa for raising $350 for the animals! They held a seminar and $10 from every registration went to benefit HSSC!
Thank You Mercy Wellness for having our kissing booth and Bubbles at their Labor Day sale!
The Press Democrat held a Cutest Pet contest and wow was the competition tough! We wanted to say THANK YOU to all the Humane Society Alumni that we saw entered in the contest! ❤
AUGUST 2024
A very special thank you from our Kissing Booth cuties Elvis and Bebe to everyone who participated in the 2024 Wags, Whiskers & Gala!
Thank you to our wonderful hosts Kendall-Jackson for their amazing wines and generous hospitality!
Thank you for the sparkling welcome provided by our friends at Korbel, you sure know how to kick off a party!
So many thank yous to everyone who donated items to our silent auction, and to all the generous bidders who made the auction a success!
We are always so thankful for the incredible energy, excitement and auctioneering talents of California Senate President Pro Tempore Senator Mike Mcguire (shown here with HSSC Director of Communications and Development Priscilla Locke and HSSC Executive Director Lindsay McCall).
Endless yummy thank yous to all the amazing bakeries who donated their fantastic creations for our world famous Cake Frenzy! Costeaux French Bakery, Criminal Baking Company, Mad Batter Cakery Co., Nothing Bundt Cakes, Oliver’s Market, Patisserie Angelica, Red Bird Bakery and Village Bakery… you guys are the best!
Thank you so much to the Russian River Brewing Company for pouring their fantastically fabulous brews!
The John Jordan Foundation started the bidding with a donation of 15,000 for the animals! Thank you for your amazing generosity!!
Endless gratitude to all the attendees of our 2024 Wags, Whiskers and Wine Gala! We had a blast, and hope you did too! THANK YOU!!!
JULY 2024
We are over the moon to share that Dean, our longest Healdsburg resident at 168 days, has finally found his forever home! And that’s not all—our 𝘴𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘥 longest resident, the senior and special needs Mr. Rogers, has also been adopted!
We wanted to take a moment to thank Clay for everything he has done over the years but also for helping Dean so wonderfully! Dean was named after a beloved volunteer and Clay not only sponsored his adoption he put funds aside for Deans, medical care, and an adoption celebration. He then sponsored MORE adoptions.
Poppy Bank and Santa Rosa Metro Chamber held summer on the square series this year and their showing of COCO helped benefit the animals at HSSC! Thank you for this wonderful event and allowing our #hssckissingbooth stars to come hang out at the event.
Thank You to Charbay Distillery for their Bloody Mary competition held at Ausiello’s Homeslice Restaurant & Bar! This delicious competition had an entry fee to taste the drinks and they went directly to the animals! We look forward to more delicious events like this in the future!
Ausiellos also won first place with their delicious bloody mary!
Landmark Vineyards at Hop Kiln Estate Raised $350 at their Doggy Day! Just look at all those happy faces!
JUNE 2024
🍷The amazing Jackson Family Wines spent their team day at HSSC! This team bagged 80 bags of dog food and 40 bags of cat food and did landscaping in our dog yards.
🐈 A big thank you to Kennel Quilts for putting out a plea and to everyone who donated! Your contributions allow us to keep our shelter animals comfortable and support our community with much-needed pet supplies, especially during emergencies like the Point Fire. We received approx 200 quilts! 
🌈 Thank you for a wonderful time at Sonoma County Pride on June 1st. And a big shout out to Oliver’s Market who donated their booth to us so we could attend.
🎉A Yappy time was had by all at Fogbelt Brewing Company Healdsburg’s Yappy Hour supporting HSSC! HSSC alumni Pudding (now Taluah) even came out to join the fun!
🍻Crooked Goat Brewing also held a Yappy Hour supporting HSSC, where their raffle raised us $122! HSSC alumni Eli-now gus gus (bottom left), Miss Hippo-now Hera (middle), and Harvey (bottom right) came out and joined the fun! 🐾
💋 Kay Ley Collective welcomed our Kissing booth and 10% of all Kay Ley Collective purchases went to HSSC!
⚾ Talk about a home run! The Healdsburg Prune Packers raised $144 at their groovy game supporting HSSC, which included a raffle!
🏫We received a lovely check from Sebastopol’s Brook Haven Middle School Interact Club! This incredible group of students held an amazing fundraiser for our animals, and we couldn’t be more grateful.
🎟️Morpheus Med Spa held a fundraiser raffle for us. Raising $1,000 from it to welcome HSSC Alumni and their new mascot Machiatto!
MAY 2024
🍎🌸Thank you to everyone who supported us during the Sebastopol Apple Blossom Parade! Thank you to our wonderful volunteers who donated their time and energy to help promote the animals! We had a blast and our pups were adopted!!!
🍻Thank you Beer Baron Bar & Kitchen for hosting a Drink and Dine for a Cause! They raised $97! You are Pawsome!!
Thank you Brondell, Inc for your barking about us during your spotlight! They shined a light on HSSC and our mission!
🐶 Thank You Wildebeest Shop for choosing HSSC as a partner for Rescue Dog Day! You still have time to get in on this purrfect deal! Until May 31st use SOCOHUMANE15 to save 15%, and they’ll donate 10% to HSSC!
APRIL 2024
Thank You Sparc Sonoma County for having our kissing booth at your Sebastopol location!
Thank you Mountain Mikes – Santa Rosa for running a Dine and Donate for HSSC! They raised $77 for the animals! ❤️🍕
Thank you Rialto Cinemas Sonoma County for hosting the The NY Dog and Cat Film Festivals and donating 10% of the Dog Film Festival ticket sales to support HSSC! That’s Paw-sitvely great!
MARCH 2024
Thank You Tyler_therealtor for hosting a Pet Supply Drive, advocating for The Humane Society of Sonoma County and your community! Tyler also offered to pick up donations others donations and dropped them off !
Thank you Thea, Wyatt, and family! Thea decided for her birthday this year she wanted pet food instead of presents so she could donate it to us! Absolutely adorable and heartwarming! 💖
Wildebeest Shop is donating 60 collars and 40 leashes to us and we are incredibly thrilled!! If you would like to order your own Wildebeest gear you can use the code SOCOHUMANE15 for 15% off. Not only do you get a discount but everytime you use our code for your orders they will donate 10% of the sales back to us!
FEBRUARY 2024
Thank You to Santa Rosa Young Professionals Network for coming out and having a BASH at HSSC earlier this month!
It was truly uplifting to connect with like-minded individuals and have the opportunity to share the meaningful work that we do.💕🐾
Thank you Summit State Bank for spending the day with us! The Summit team had a team day at HSSC! They brought in and bagged Cat and Dog food for our Community Action Team/Pet Food Pantry and they helped us refresh the wood chips in our play yards!
Thank you for choosing to spend your day with us and lending us some helping hands!
And they call it puppy love… Thank You to our friends at Hawley Winery for the amazing Puppy Love FUNdraiser to kickstart Valentine’s weekend for 2 legged & 4 legged romantics! Delicious wine was provided by Hawley and smooches were provided by our Kissing Booth dogs!
It was a successful event with many people coming form out of town to stop by! Thank You!!
We want to send a giant Thank You to Dutton Estate Winery for the wonderful weekend of wine to benefit the Humane Society of Sonoma County! We were thrilled to be part of their Pinot for Paws!
They hosted our Kissing Booth and ran a Pet Food Supply drive! What a beautiful event to celebrate their amazing Pinot and love of animals!
For the Love of Dogs and Wine! Thank you Cornerstone Sonoma , Folktable Restaurant, and Obsidian Wine Co. for teaming up to create a memorable experience for dog lovers and wine enthusiasts. They hosted our Kissing Booth and let two of our adoptable dogs(not pictured) join in on the fun!
It was a PAWsitively delightful event!
When life gives you lemons, make lemonade!.. Then take that lemonade money and bring it to HSSC! 🍋🐶
Rylee, her brother Hudson and their dad Jared stopped by deliver a very generous donation! Rylee fundraised $104 for HSSC animals by doing a lemonade stand!
Jared let us know that Rylee spearheaded the entire operation and plans to do it again next year. Cheers for our Humane Heros!
Thank you Mutt Lynch Winery for having us out this month! They shined a light on all the important work being done by the HSSC. 100% of the $10 door fee went directly to the Humane Society of Sonoma County and included a glass of one of Brenda’s beautifully crafted, select wines! Thank You!🍷
Our friends at Mercy Wellness always throw the best parties, and we’re so thankful to be invited! Not only did they host our donation boxes at both locations, they also requested our Kissing Booth to make Valentine’s Day even more special for their customers! We are so grateful to be the recipients of their wonderful generosity. 
Thank you Mercy Wellness Santa Rosa and Cotati locations!
Thank You Tyler_therealtor for hosting a Pet Supply Drive, advocating fro The Humane Society of Sonoma County and your community but she also offered to swing by and pick up donations that people had!
Thank you! 🐾
JANUARY 2024
Brenda (and friend) stopped by and dropped off donations to our Healdsburg Campus- they were so nice and had so much fun! They got to check out the shelter and peek into Kitty City while an adoption meeting was in progress. Thank You!!
Mountain Mikes – Santa Rosa did a dine-and-donate fundraiser for the shelter! When you ordered a pizza 20% of your order was donated! We are so thankful for their support and the passion they put into it. We look forward to doing more in the future. Thank you!!
Charlotte and Marcella made and sold cookies to fundraise money for the shelter They made snickerdoodles, chocolate chip, and chocolate chip toffee cookies to raise a total of $146! Thank you!!