2024 Open Arms Challenge

Our organization is Operation Liberation We are located in Fort Lauderdale, FL Our main goal for this challenge was to connect with our community and get our name and faces out there ------------------------------ Amanda Gray Grants and fundraising manager Operation Liberation FL ---------- ... See More

Wow you had a busy and productive month! I am so impressed by how much you were able to do in one month! As someone who also works full time and is one half of a two person led rescue, I am just in awe. Congratulations on everything you achieved! ------------------------------ Amanda Gray Grants ... See More

And here are some step-by-step screenshots to help if you need! Log into your grants portal account at Grantee Signin. If you have your username but not your password, please click "Can't access your account?" to receive a link to reset your password. Your new password must be at least 8 numeric ... See More

Hello 2024 Open Arms Challenge Participants! I wanted to say thank you to everyone for opening their hearts and minds to more accessible and inclusive practices and joining us in this Challenge! We've seen what you've been posting here and are getting very excited to see your Participation Reports! ... See More

UPDATE -- We provided food to 316 animals at our Pet Food Pantry Distribution Day last night -- in one hour. We also had new volunteers come forward to help. A wonderful way to end the challenge. Here is a reel we made of the event: https://www.facebook.com/share/r/jLC994jpSsp5S6gx/?mibextid=WC7FNe ... See More

First of all, congratulations! The shelter I work for has a great relationship with a distribution company where regularly (once every month or so) when they have items that are close to expiring, packaging is damaged, can't be sold in stores, etc. they donate it to us. Oftentimes this arrives as 15-20 ... See More

A focused initiative of daily rallying posts, slacks, emails, texts, and calls ...my cheeks hurt from smiling over the past couple weeks. Building a program to help create more support for our fosters has been an incredible adventure and the collaborative spirit is probably the best outcome. After ... See More

Alberts Dog Lounge Rescue has loved being a part of Maddie's Open Arms Challenge. It's been a wonderful incentive to really push the limits of what we strive to achieve. From heartwarming and even unlikely adoptions due to non-stop networking, to creating "Clyde's Closet" for those facing financial ... See More

On March 9th , the city of Perris Animal Control hosted and brought back pets on parade/Pet Expo. At the event, 109 microchips were implanted for free, and a new veterinarian who had recently taken over a veterinarian practice provided vaccines. The most exciting element of the event was the proposal ... See More