Pasta for Paws will help animal shelter reach new home – Quad-Cities Online

GENESEO Moving day is drawing nearer for the animals at the Henry County Humane Society's Geneseo shelter.

Society members hope this year's Pasta for Paws event, from 5:30 to 8 p.m. March 25 at the Geneseo Moose Lodge, will provide enough funds to schedule a tentative moving date for the shelter's animals.

The new shelter is located off of Illinois 82, just east of the former shelter and west of Cole Cabin.The 4,000-square-foot steel pole building was designed with a 1,200-square-foot attached storage garage on 4.6 acres. The site also includes a dog park and pavilion which will remain open to the public.

"Progress at the new shelter is happening by leaps and bounds," said Karen Russell, president of the Henry County Humane Society. DeDecker Plumbing, Heating and Cooling, of Atkinson, is working on the duct work for the ventilation and the installation of copper pipe in the walls for the plumbing.

Accurate Electric, of Lynn Center, has installed conduit within the walls of the new shelter and some lighting in areas where there will not be a dropped ceiling, she said. And theGeneseo High School building trades class is mounting dry wall and will begin applying waterproof wall covering in the animal areas.

The concrete floor of the shelter has radiant heating. Remaining work includes a suspended ceiling, lighting fixtures, interior doors, windows, dog kennels, sinks in the animal areas, a dog wash bathtub and painting.

"There are plans to construct outdoor play areas for the dogs behind the building," Ms. Russell said. "But that project may take place after the move.

Since time has elapsed since the beginning of the project and the Geneseo High School Building Trades classes have provided free labor, we are currently trying to update prices of the remaining work," she said. "And we are projecting that remaining work and material costs should be less than $100,000."

Construction began in 2013, but a lack of funds has kept the building from completion. In September, the shelter received a $250,000 donation from Dr. Barb Kuhns, a retired Geneseo veterinarian, and her husband, Bob Kuhns, a retired Geneseo band director.

Tax deductible donations for the shelter may be mailed to Henry County Humane Society Geneseo, 14606 Roos Hill Rd, Geneseo, IL 61254. For more details, call 309-944-4868.

The March 25 Pasta for Paws includes a dinner, cash bar, a 50/50 drawing and auctions. Tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for children under 8 years old and may be bought at the door.

Donations are being soughtsilent and live auctions. For more details, call 309-945-8757 or 563-505-8309.

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