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Join Us & Support Our Mission!
Join Us & Support Our Mission!
Staying connected with the community is how we save lives! Join us at our adoption days, fundraisers, and community events. Be sure to check our Facebook page for the most up-to-date schedule changes and event announcements.
Staying connected with the community is how we save lives! Join us at our adoption days, fundraisers, and community events. Be sure to check our Facebook page for the most up-to-date schedule changes and event announcements.
Upcoming Events!
Upcoming Events!
Save the date for our 2026 events! We will continue to update details as they are available.
Save the date for our 2026 events! We will continue to update details as they are available.
Bingo Night for the Animals 🎲
Bingo Night for the Animals 🎲
Looking for an exciting way to spend your evening AND support the animals at Hendricks County Animal Shelter? Join us for bingo!
Date: Saturday, February 28th, 2026
Time: 4:00 - 7:00 PM
Location: American Legion Post 118
846 IN-39, Danville, IN
Cost: $25 per person - buy in for 9 games
Note that you must reserve your tickets ahead of time by sending payment to helpHCFS via venmo, paypal, or cashapp
Additional Notes: 50/50 Ticket Raffle, Cash Prizes, Cash Bar, Dinner Available
Dine to Donate at Bubba's 33 🍔
Dine to Donate at Bubba's 33 🍔
We’re excited to share that Bubba's 33 is hosting a Dine to Donate to support Hendricks County Friends of the Shelter!
🍔🍕 Simply dine at Bubba’s 33 and show this flyer to your server (on your phone or printed), and 15% of your bill will be donated to HCFS - helping us continue to support the animals at Hendricks County Animal Shelter (alcohol sales, tips, and sales tax are not included in the donation).
Date: Wednesday, March 4, 2026
Time: 11:00 AM - 10:00 PM
Location: Bubba's 33
8748 E US Highway 36, Avon, IN
Paws & Appreciation - 2nd Annual Event 🍦
Paws & Appreciation - 2nd Annual Event 🍦
This will be our 2nd year for Paws & Appreciation! Held at Speck's Pet Supplies in Avon, this free event is our way of celebrating and thanking our amazing community for supporting the animals.
Date: Saturday, June 6, 2026
Time: TBD
Location: Speck's Pet Supplies in Avon
7577 E US Hwy 36, Avon, IN
Lora's Legacy Walk 🐾
Lora's Legacy Walk 🐾
Join us for a walk that honors a special volunteer, while raising funds to support the shelter animals that Lora loved so dearly.
Date: Saturday, September 12, 2026
Time: TBD
Location: TBD
Dog Days at the Maze🎃
Dog Days at the Maze🎃
Join us for a beautiful fall weekend at Beasley's Orchard for some family fun! Bring your dogs to enjoy the corn maze, hayride, and all the other attractions!
Date: Saturday, October 17, 2026 & Sunday, October 18, 2026
Time: TBD
Location: Beasley's Orchard
2304 E Main St, Danville, IN
Pumpkins & Paws - 3rd Annual Event 🎃
Pumpkins & Paws - 3rd Annual Event 🎃
Held at the Hendricks County Fairgrounds in Danville, Pumpkins & Paws brings together families, animal lovers, and supporters for a fun-filled day of fall festivities.
Date: Saturday, October 24, 2026
Time: TBD
Location: Hendricks County Fairgrounds
1900 E Main St, Danville, IN
Bingo Night for the Animals 🎲
Bingo Night for the Animals 🎲
Looking for an exciting way to spend your evening AND support the animals at Hendricks County Animal Shelter? Join us for bingo!
Date: Saturday, November 14, 2026
Time: TBD
Location: American Legion Post 118
846 IN-39, Danville, IN
Pictures with Santa 🎅
Pictures with Santa 🎅
Held at Speck's Pet Supplies in Avon, Pictures with Santa is a fun way to get holiday pictures of your pets, and benefit the Hendricks County Animal Shelter!
Date: Saturday, December 12, 2026 & Sunday, December 13, 2026
Time: TBD
Location: Speck's Pet Supplies in Avon
7577 E US Hwy 36, Avon, IN
Past Events
Past Events
A Look Back: How Your Support Made a Difference: Thanks to the incredible generosity of our community, our past events have been huge successes! Your participation helps us raise critical funds for medical care and necessary supplies for the pets at the Hendricks County Animal Shelter.
A Look Back: How Your Support Made a Difference: Thanks to the incredible generosity of our community, our past events have been huge successes! Your participation helps us raise critical funds for medical care and necessary supplies for the pets at the Hendricks County Animal Shelter.
Pictures with Santa 🎅
Pictures with Santa 🎅
Held at Speck's Pet Supplies in Avon, Pictures with Santa is a fun way to get holiday pictures of your pets, and benefit the Hendricks County Animal Shelter!
Purpose: Get fun pictures of your pet(s) (and human!) family members with Santa.
Impact: All proceeds benefit the animals at the Hendricks County Animal Shelter!
Community Note: Thank you to everyone that participated! We were able to raise over $400!
Pumpkins & Paws - 2nd Annual Event 🎃
Pumpkins & Paws - 2nd Annual Event 🎃
Held at the Hendricks County Fairgrounds in Danville, Pumpkins & Paws brought together families, animal lovers, and supporters for a fun-filled day of fall festivities.
Purpose: To celebrate community spirit and raise funds to support the Hendricks County Animal Shelter and its lifesaving programs.
Impact: Thanks to event attendees, ticket holders, and auction participants, we raised funds to sustain essential programs like the Pet Food Pantry, ensuring local pets and families continue receiving the care they need.
Community Note: Guests enjoyed live DJ entertainment, police and performing dog demos, games, trick-or-treating, and a costume contest, making it a day of laughter, gratitude, and wagging tails. And....even better....both Rocco and Steve, shelter dogs that joined the event, were adopted within 2 weeks by event attendees!
Lora's Legacy Dog Walk🐾
Lora's Legacy Dog Walk🐾
Held at Ellis Park in Danville, this memorial walk celebrated the life and servant heart of Lora, a cherished volunteer.
Purpose: The walk honored a special volunteer while raising funds to support the shelter animals that Lora loved so dearly.
Impact: Through your $10 donations to walk with your furry friends, we successfully raised funds that go directly toward supporting the Hendricks County Animal Shelter.
Community Note: We loved seeing all the vaccinated, leashed dogs and their families walking together!
Community Appreciation Day at Speck’s Pet Supplies 🍦
Community Appreciation Day at Speck’s Pet Supplies 🍦
Held at Speck's Pet Supplies in Avon, this free event was our way of celebrating and thanking our amazing community for supporting the animals.
Highlights: Attendees enjoyed meeting adoptable dogs and cats, received FREE Blue Bell Ice Cream, played family-friendly games, and shopped our local vendors.
Impact: Donations from the Paw Print Keepsakes and Silent Auction directly supported the shelter, helping us fund vital programs like the Pet Food Pantry.
Bingo Night at the American Legion 🎲
Bingo Night at the American Legion 🎲
This fun-filled evening raised money while playing for great prizes!
Attendance: We were overwhelmed by the support, with reservations filling up quickly—demonstrating the community's dedication to the animals.
Impact: The $20 buy-in for 9 games, including the coverall, generated necessary funds to continue providing essential support to the animals at the Hendricks County Animal Shelter. Thank you to everyone who played!
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