Best Friends Angel Tree Campaign Seeks Donations for Pets in Need

Donations are being accepted through Dec. 31 and will benefit Buddy Dog Humane Society.

(EDITOR'S NOTE: The following was submitted by Deb Bennetts.) Local animal lovers can share their holiday spirit by donating food, toys and treats for homeless dogs and cats through Best Friends Pet Care’s 12th Annual Animal Angel Tree campaign.   All donations will benefit the pets cared for by Buddy Dog Humane Society of Sudbury. “The holiday season is always difficult for our local animal shelters,” explains Liz Gill-Cano, manager of Best Friends Pet Care in Sudbury.  “This year, Hurricane Sandy has put an even bigger burden on shelters because so many lost and abandoned pets need help.  We know our Angel Tree program will make a difference for many pets in need.”  The Animal Angel Tree in the Best Friends lobby is decorated with paper …

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Pet of the Week

VIDEO: Help Give Millicent a Good Home for Thanksgiving

One-year-old domestic short hair arrived at Buddy Dog Humane Society on Nov. 1.

Millicent is a sweet cat with a mild personality. She was brought to Buddy Dog Humane Society by a rescue group that wanted to make sure she got a good home. Millicent is good with other cats and small dogs, and also does well with kids 8 years old and older. If you decide to adopt Millicent, or any of the cats or dogs at Buddy Dog, you can win a prize. Just mention this video, or any Pet of the Week video on Sudbury or Acton Patch.

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LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Thanksgiving Helpers

St. Vincent's Society of St. Anselm's offers assistance to those who need it this holiday season and beyond.

With Thanksgiving fast approaching, the St. Vincent de Paul Society of St. Anselm’s Church is focused on assisting those in our area who may need help providing a meal or essentials for their family. Everyone should be able to share in God’s bounty, especially at this time of year. However, we realize there are some, who for one reason or another cannot provide the basics of family life. Individuals or families may be suffering quietly, maintaining their dignity and hoping for a better day. If so, St. Vincent’s of St. Anselm’s may be able to be of assistance not only in providing a great meal, but with other basics as well. St. Vincent’s Society at St. Anselm’s has a small to modest fund, which can provide a solid Thanksgiving meal, or …

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Updated List of Needs for Hurricane Sandy Efforts

The clothing has already poured in, but the need for construction equipment and tools remains great.

Breezy Point Project organizer Cynthia Hill said Thursday the donations of clothing have already come pouring in for the truck that will leave from the Wayland Town Center Stop & Shop with donations for Hurricane Sandy victims. What she really needs, Hill said, are the construction and clean-up items below (those with an asktrisk are especially important): Hill is working with the as-yet-unopened Stop & Shop location at Wayland Town Center to collect items for the Queens, N.Y., neighborhood of Breezy Point, which suffered terrible devastation during Hurricane Sandy in the form of both flood and fire. Stop & Shop is donating a 40-foot truck, the driver, gas and help to load the truck, but donations are needed. Hill said that several …

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Sudbury Shines During 11th Annual Telethon and Auction

HOPEsudbury’s signature event raises nearly $70,000 on Saturday to help struggling families during tough financial times.

Sudbury residents sang, danced and entertained the crowd while volunteers operated a phone bank, all for the cause of raising money to help neighbors who find themselves in a tough spot with bills they can’t pay due to unemployment, underemployment or just the ever-rising costs of running a household in 2012. It was the 11th HOPEsudbury Telethon and Auction on Saturday at Lincoln-Sudbury Regional High School, which began in 2001 by residents who were looking for a way to unite and support the community after the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11,2001. HOPEsudbury co-President Marilyn Martino said the organization assisted 10 or 12 families that year, a number which grew to 69 last year. “It’s going fantastic so far,” Martino said at 6 p.m. on …

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Sudbury Businesswoman Receives Top Manager Award

Liz Gill-Cano named Manager of the Year by Best Friends Pet Care.

Liz Gill-Cano, manager of the Best Friends Pet Care center in Sudbury MA, has been honored for outstanding managerial performance by Best Friends Pet Care Inc., the leader in the U.S. pet boarding industry. Gill-Cano was selected “Manager of the Year” from among the company’s 42 pet care center managers in recognition of her outstanding achievement during the past year.  The award was presented at the company’s annual Managers Conference last week. The meeting was held in Norwalk, Conn., and attended by Best Friends managers from across the U.S. and by corporate leadership. “Liz is a wonderful example of how associates can work their way up in our organization from an entry level job to management,” says John Heyder, President and CEO of …

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Sudbury Teenager's Penny Project a Huge Success

Hanna Fitzgerald's 'Penny for Your Thoughts' military project raises more than 100K pennies.

(EDITOR'S NOTE: The following was submitted to Sudbury Patch.) Thirteen-year-old Hanna Fitzgerald, a seventh-grader at Curtis Middle School, set out to raise 50,000 ($500) pennies to donate to the WWII Marines at their 60th reunion this past weekend in Long Branch, N.J. After all was said and done and the last penny dropped in the coin machine at Salem Five in Sudbury, Hanna ended up with over 100,000 pennies. $1022.00 to be exact.  A special thanks to family, friends, local residents and businesses (American Legion, Koko FitClub, Sudbury Swim & Tennis, Salem Five, Kleen & Green, MetroWest Colonial Football team and Longfellow’s Wayside Inn) for all their support in helping Hanna exceed her goal.  “This is the largest donation our 4th …

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