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Press Releases Humane Society For
Hamilton County
1721 Pleasant Street, Suite B.
Noblesville, IN 46060
For Immediate Release
Contact: David Landau
Manager of Marketing & Public Relations
317.219.3324
The Humane Society for
Hamilton County and Monroe Bank
Holding FREE Pet Microchipping Event
Noblesville, Ind., October 19, 2009 – The Humane Society
for Hamilton County and Monroe Bank are partnering to offer
a community microchipping event at Monroe Bank’s Noblesville
banking center at 15941 Cumberland Road (corner of SR 37 and
Greenfield Ave.) from
10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, October 31st. The first 150
pets will be microchipped free of charge (normally a $30
value; limit two per household) compliments of Monroe Bank.
The event will also feature adoptable animals from the
Humane Society for Hamilton County.
“Each year, millions of lost animals wind up in shelters
like ours across the country. Only a small percentage are
able to be identified and eventually returned to their
owners. The rest wait, sometimes for significant periods of
time, until new homes are found for them or, worse yet, are
euthanized” said Rebecca Stevens, executive director of the
Humane Society for Hamilton County. “A microchip is the best
way to ensure a lost pet will find his or her way home, and
it is incredibly generous of Monroe Bank to underwrite this
service so that it’s free
to the community.”
In addition, the event will feature a Halloween costume
contest with prizes being awarded at 12:30 p.m. The entry
fee is $5, and the community is encouraged to dress pets in
their
favorite costume for a chance to win a prize. Prizes will be
awarded for the scariest costume, most original costume, and
the most creative costume. Baked goods will also be
available for sale, and a photographer will be on-site to
take pictures, for a donation, of pets and their owners. All
proceeds benefit the unwanted, homeless, neglected and
abused animals in Hamilton County.
For more information, or to donate to the welfare of
homeless animals, call the Humane
Society for Hamilton County at 317-773-4974 or visit
www.hamiltonhumane.com.
About the Humane Society for Hamilton County
The Humane Society for Hamilton County (HSHC) is a
non-profit 501 (c)(3) charitable organization. It is not a
United Way Agency, and is not affiliated with any other
animal
welfare group in the United States. The HSHC also serves as
the animal control facility for Hamilton County, and, as
such, receives partial funding from Hamilton County. The
majority
of the HSHC budget is funded by private donors. The HSHC
will not euthanize animals for
space and time, and will treat sick and injured animals if
there’s an outlook for recovery and
a high quality of life. Many animals are hit-by-car injured,
heartworm-positive, malnourished,
or otherwise wounded and/or sick. The HSHC will provide most
of these animals with
life-saving treatments, surgeries and medications as their
best chance for a second chance
and until they are placed into forever homes.
The Humane Society for Hamilton County. Saving Lives.
Educating Communities. Completing families.
About Monroe Bank
Monroe Bancorp, headquartered in Bloomington, Indiana, is an
Indiana bank holding
company with Monroe Bank as its wholly owned subsidiary.
Monroe Bank was established in
Bloomington in 1892 and offers a full range of financial,
trust and investment services
through its locations in Central and South Central Indiana.
The Company's common stock
is traded on the NASDAQ Global Stock Market under the symbol
MROE.
Questions? Email us at
hshc@hamiltonhumane.com.
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