Saturday & Sunday, October 30 & 31, 2021 – at Historic Jacksonville Courthouse Grounds

Creative animal lovers have been making the most of staying indoors during this summer’s extreme heat, smoke and COVID precautions. These generous souls have produced and donated an incredible array of artisanal items for Friends of the Animal Shelter’s Howl-O-Ween and Holidays Fair—quilts, cards, clothing and other classy things. This fun event to benefit our county’s homeless animals will be held Saturday and Sunday, October 30-31, from 10am-4pm each day on the grounds of the Historic Jacksonville Courthouse—now New City Hall.

Our crafty-friends have created an impressive assortment of innovative gifts, home décor and one-of-a-kind attire. Expert bakers are lined up to offer fresh-from-the-oven treats. All of the holiday themes will be covered, from Halloween to Happy New Year. The Fair will be a great opportunity to shop for unique gifts for friends and family while helping deserving animals in foster homes or those awaiting adoption at the Jackson County Animal Shelter in Phoenix.

Thanks to the generous support of the City of Jacksonville and Pronto Print, Friends of the Animal Shelter will host this event free of expense, meaning that every cent of every sale will benefit the animals.

Friends of the Animal Shelter and our dedicated volunteers continue adapting how they support the Shelter to meet the ongoing challenges of the pandemic, smoke, and heat. It was a huge and obviously unplanned undertaking to repair the damage caused by the Almeda Fire. The new Spay/Neuter Trailer is up and running. Dedicated volunteers continue their work in the field in the Street Dog and Working Cats programs. The needs are, literally, never-ending.

COVID restrictions have severely limited fundraising opportunities, and Friends of the Animal Shelter is looking forward to a good turnout of eager shoppers for the Howl-O-Ween and Holidays Fair, abiding by all safety measures then in place at the state or county level.

Is your holiday shopping list ready? Come out ready to check off some items! Do you have things to donate? Wonderful! Donations can be left at the Friends of the Animal Shelter office at the Jackson County Animal Shelter, 5595 S. Pacific Hwy in Phoenix, Monday-Saturday, noon-4pm, or contact Laura at 458-226-0600 to make other arrangements. For more information see www.fotas.org/holidays-fair.