Rotary Club of Buckhead announces partnership with LifeLine Animal Project
The Rotary Club of Buckhead announced a new partnership with LifeLine Animal Project, dubbed the “Pawsitivity Partnership.” Through the initiative, the Rotary Club will support the Georgia nonprofit’s mission to end shelter euthanasia of healthy and treatable dogs and cats throughout the state. Founded in 2002, LifeLine Animal Project has grown into Georgia’s largest animal welfare organization. According to LifeLine founder and chief executive officer Rebecca Guinn, the number of animals euthanized annually in metro Atlanta has plummeted from 100,000 to about 2,000 since the nonprofit was started. The organization currently cares for over 3,500 animals, including more than 1,500 in shelters and just under 2,000 in foster care. Additionally, LifeLine says that it spays and neuters over 90 animals and performs more than 300 vaccinations on a daily basis. “Georgia still has a pet overpopulation problem,” said Guinn, “and we are happy to have the support of the Rotary Club of Buckhead, in funding and in volunteers, as we work to vaccinate, spay and neuter more animals and help them find homes.” Each year, the Rotary Club of Buckhead starts a new three-year partnership with a nonprofit organization, providing them with various support. The Rotary Club of Buckhead is currently in its second year of partnership with Shepherd Center (an Atlanta rehabilitation hospital) and in its third and final year assisting The Boyce L. Ansley School (education institution that serves unhoused students). “Rotary International promotes programs that focus on family, friends and the community at large,” said Shelley Hammell, president of the Buckhead Rotary Club. “Our three-year signature project embodies this spirit and will help us make an even greater impact in our community through the potential for increased volunteer participation.” The post Rotary Club of Buckhead announces partnership with LifeLine Animal Project appeared first on Rough Draft Atlanta.
