Heart and Sole Walk Raises $86,500

Hundreds of two- and four-legged friends took part in the largest dog walk in Rhode Island at Glen Park in Portsmouth on Sunday, June 7, raising $86,500 (and counting) for programs and services to help homeless animals at the Potter League. Fundraising for the Heart & Sole Walk continues through July 31 and donations can be made at www.PotterLeague.org

The Heart & Sole Walk drew a crowd of approximately 450 people and 225 dogs to walk at Glen Park support homeless animals in our community and to celebrate the human-animal bond. In addition to the walk, pet lovers had the opportunity to watch and participate in dog contests and demos, meet adoptable pets and shop for pet-friendly goods and services at the Pet Marketplace.

“We’re so fortunate to be part of such a caring and compassionate community,” said Kerry McKinnon, Director of Marketing, Communications and Outreach at the Potter League. “The work we do wouldn’t be possible without such generous local support of our mission and programs that help homeless pets in need.”

The Potter League takes in an average of 2,000 homeless animals every year. In addition to finding homes for dogs, cats, rabbits and other small mammals, the Potter League offers many other programs, including foster care, humane education, behavior training, pet lost and found, and financial assistance for spay neuter surgeries..

The 2015 Heart & Sole Walk was presented by Hill’s Science Diet, Frontline and Heartgard Plus, Bank Rhode Island, Moriarty’s Invisible Fence Company, People’s Credit Union, Merck Animal Health, The Landings, Petco Foundation, PetFirst Pet Insurance, Randal S. Poirier, ChFC Financial Planner: Independence Financial Partners, WPRI 12, Fox Providence, My RITV and The Newport Daily News . Pet lovers can still help homeless animals and earn fundraising incentives by making a donation through July 31 to the Heart & Sole Walk. For more information, visit www.PotterLeague.org or call 401-846-0592.