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Host an Event for Homeward Trails

We are thrilled that you are interested in hosting an event on behalf of Homeward Trails!

We love working with community members to support your events on behalf of Homeward Trails and our animals. 

We receive dozens of event requests each month so while we would love to participate in all of them, we are unable to accommodate every request. Priority will be given to events that have a fundraising component or the greatest chances of matching our available dogs and cats with adoptive homes. We have included a few examples of past events for each category but we would love to hear YOUR ideas!

Keep reading to determine where your event fits and fill out the event information form below. If you are interested in hosting a Puppy Party please visit our Puppy Party page.

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Happy Fido 

Fundraising Amount $150-$400 

Examples of Happy Fido events include yard sales, happy and yappy hours, community events hosted by leasing companies, end of season dog swims

For your Happy Fido event Homeward Trails can provide informational brochures and a donation box to borrow along with listing on the Homeward Trails website event calendar and a social media post.

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Forever Friends

Fundraising Amount $401-$750 

Examples of Forever Friends events include winery and brewery events and large restaurant fundraisers.

For your Forever Friends event Homeward Trails can provide informational brochures and a donation box to borrow along with listing on the Homeward Trails website event calendar, creation of Facebook event, and social media posts. If the event is appropriate for on leash dogs to attend, we may be able to send a limited number of adoptable dogs for part of the event. 

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Bronze Paws 

Fundraising Amount $751+

Examples of Bronze Paws events include puppy or kitten yoga. 

For your Bronze Paws event Homeward Trails can provide informational brochures and a donation box to borrow along with listing on the Homeward Trails website event calendar, creation of Facebook event, and social media posts. A Homeward Trails representative will be available to attend events at this level. If the event is appropriate for adoptable animals to attend, we may be able to have adoptable dogs or cats attend for part or all of the event depending on the duration.

Interested in Hosting an Event?

More News from the Trail!

  • Clear the Shelters Adoption Weekend – August 31 and September 1

    Reduced and Waived Adoption Fees! Join Homeward Trails as we participate in NBCUniversal Local’s 10th annual Clear The Shelters nationwide pet adoption event.  Help us clear the Adoption Center and our foster homes August 31 and September 1 – many of our adoptable cats and dogs will have reduced fee and fee waived adoptions.  Homeward Trails Manny Law Adoption Center 11116 Fairfax Station Rd. Fairfax Station, VA 22039 Saturday, August 31 10 AM – 4 PM  Sunday, September 1 10 AM – 4 PM Our nation’s animal shelters are facing a capacity crisis and need your help now to get pets from shelter kennels into the couches of loving homes! Since its 2015 inception, Clear The Shelters has led to more than one million pet adoptions and raised more than $4.5 million. The 2023 campaign resulted in more than 158,000 adoptions – lifting the all-time adoption total past one million – and raised over $575,000.

  • Helping Happy Hounds – Fee Waived Hound Adoptions

    As you may or may not know, Virginia animal shelters are filled with Hounds. These amazing dogs are most often discarded by callous hunters, found starving wandering the countryside. Many never make it as hunters and are then tied up to chains or left along the side of the road like old furniture. A good number of them do not make it out of shelters alive.But these dogs – like all dogs – are amazing and worthy of families. We just cannot get them families fast enough to stop them from dying in our shelters when there is no more space.And so we are trying something new here. ALL HOUND DOGS ADOPTED FROM HOMEWARD TRAILS WILL BE FREE. Yes, we are WAIVING ADOPTION FEES for Hounds for the foreseeable future.We hope that will entice well-matched applicants to consider a Hound now. Use the money you save on training, treats, toys.We think all dogs are worthy. But the reality is that some take extra incentives. Some have more barriers to getting adopted. And the result is well, more end up dying. And no – this does NOT mean we are just giving dogs away. All applicants will still go through our application/screening process to ensure good homes. This is just us trying to save more dogs by eliminating one more barrier to adoption. And hey, Hound lovers can use all the extra money they can get to buy treats, right?Help us help these Hounds. Our program Helping Happy Hounds is live NOW. Let’s save some lives!

  • Our Current Supply Needs – Can You Help?

    Each year Homeward Trail spends thousands and thousands of dollars on supplies to care for our animals and support the general operations of our organization. We always strive to keep our costs as low as possible so that we can spend every extra dollar saving more lives.  One simple way you can help is by donating these supplies – everything from postage stamps, to cleaning supplies, to ink cartridges and paper, to dog and cat food and litter. Our wish lists are updated regularly so you can always find our most current needs. Please consider donating supplies to help us cover the cost of these items. The more we are able to get donated, the more animals we can help. Thank you! Adoption Center Wishlist Meow Palace Wishlist Dog Enrichment Wishlist Trails Home Farm Wishlist Farmhouse Wishlist Trails UP Wishlist  Puerto Rico Wishlist

More News from the Trail!

  • Clear the Shelters Adoption Weekend – August 31 and September 1

    Reduced and Waived Adoption Fees! Join Homeward Trails as we participate in NBCUniversal Local’s 10th annual Clear The Shelters nationwide pet adoption event.  Help us clear the Adoption Center and our foster homes August 31 and September 1 – many of our adoptable cats and dogs will have reduced fee and fee waived adoptions.  Homeward Trails Manny Law Adoption Center 11116 Fairfax Station Rd. Fairfax Station, VA 22039 Saturday, August 31 10 AM – 4 PM  Sunday, September 1 10 AM – 4 PM Our nation’s animal shelters are facing a capacity crisis and need your help now to get pets from shelter kennels into the couches of loving homes! Since its 2015 inception, Clear The Shelters has led to more than one million pet adoptions and raised more than $4.5 million. The 2023 campaign resulted in more than 158,000 adoptions – lifting the all-time adoption total past one million – and raised over $575,000.