Artist Penny Smith’s show, “Nature in Motion,” is now featured at Summit Artspace on Tusc in Barberton, 571 W. Tuscarawas Ave., through Jan. 19. The show features paintings of beloved pets, wild animals and the natural world Smith also will paint in the gallery area during the show open hours: Fridays, 5 to 8 p.m., and Saturdays, noon 5 p.m. She will give free painting … [Read more...]
Animal welfare fund accepting grant proposals for spay, neuter programs
The Rosalie and Cecil Smith Fund of Akron Community Foundation is accepting grant applications from nonprofits that help reduce Summit County’s stray animal population. Grants are available for spaying and neutering feral cats and for spaying and neutering cats and dogs of low-income individuals. The fund accepts requests from applicants with experience in, or a firm … [Read more...]
Grants available for local spay, neuter programs
The Rosalie and Cecil Smith Fund of Akron Community Foundation is accepting grant applications from nonprofits that help reduce Summit County’s stray animal population. Grants are available for spaying and neutering feral cats and for spaying and neutering cats and dogs of low-income individuals. The fund accepts requests from applicants with experience in, or a firm … [Read more...]
Family Promise keeps local homeless families, even pets, together
Homelessness. The numbers, sadly, continue to rise, and Akron is not immune to that increase. Not having permanent shelter, particularly during the brutal winters this area has experienced during the past two years, has to be disconcerting, to say the very least. Some families with children and pets risk being separated from one another because many homeless shelters do … [Read more...]
Doggie Day Care brings joy to people with disabilities
Anyone with a pet knows the enrichment they bring to daily life. Pets offer unconditional love and understanding to the people who care for them – something that is particularly true when the person has developmental disabilities, said Hattie Larlham Foundation Relations Officer Kathy Janini. “Research shows that regular contact with pets can have positive effects on both the … [Read more...]
