Popcorn Park Shelter Seeks Gift Donations For Annual Fundraiser

LACEY, NJ — The Associated Humane Societies Popcorn Park Shelter in Lacey is seeking gift donations for their annual auction that raises funds to help animals in their care.

The shelter is in need of gift certificates, gift baskets and new items that will be available for bidding during the online fundraiser in November.

The auction begins on Thursday, Nov. 11 at 5 p.m. and ends at 5 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 14.

This will be the fourth online auction that the shelter has organized during the pandemic. In previous years, the shelter's annual auction was held in an arena-sized venue and attracted as many as 800 people.

“We hoped to go back to our 'BIG one' that's been held every year for decades now in person, but with more restrictions coming down from the pandemic, it's not worth the risk,” the shelter announced on the auction website.

The auction will raise money to support animals at all three AHS shelters in Lacey, Tinton Falls and Newark, as well as the Popcorn Park Animal Refuge.

Gift donations for the auction can be dropped off or sent to: AHS/Popcorn Park Gift Auction, 1 Humane Way, Forked River, NJ 08731.

All the gifts that have been donated so far can be viewed on the auction website. Monetary donations can also be made on the website toward funding the auction and purchasing more gifts.

The Popcorn Park Shelter cares for more than 450 animals, including exotic animals like tigers, monkeys and birds in their refuge, and adoptable animals like dogs, cats and rabbits in their shelter.

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