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Humane Society of Grand Bahama to hold AGM on April 28th
By Tip Burrows, Humane Society of Grand Bahama
Apr 25, 2014 - 5:33:36 PM


Freeport, Bahamas - The Humane Society of Grand Bahama will hold its Annual General Meeting at Red Beard's Pub on Monday, April 28, 2014 at 6:00 p.m.

The Humane Society of Grand Bahama (HSGB) has worked tirelessly for 45 years to tend to the thousands of animals that others put aside.  1,492 animals in 2013; 7,500 over the last five years.

Education.  Spaying and neutering.  Medical care.  Housing.  Adoption.  Cruelty rescue.  Picking up stray animals.  We do it all, amazingly with not one penny of government funding.  As you can imagine, it’s a hugely difficult task.

We take in cats and dogs that Grand Bahamians no longer want, or cannot afford to care for.  Our doors are open to any animal in need brought to us, or often just tied to our fence.  We go out on the streets daily to pick up strays – dogs that roam neighbourhoods, beaches, wooded areas, tourist destinations and business centres.  Many people have told us that we “do a good job of cleaning up the stray dog problem.”  It’s an enormous struggle.

Please consider what you can do to help the HSGB to continue in our very important work.  Several current board members are stepping down this year due to work and personal reasons.  As a non-profit organization; an energetic, enthusiastic Board of Directors is crucial to us meeting our goals and helping as many animals as we can, which also improves our community.  We need board members in general but also especially in the areas of Secretary, Fundraising, Newsletter, and Education.

Please see here (attached) for our Constitution, which includes our mission, philosophy and Board "job descriptions".

All members of the HSGB are invited to attend this important meeting.  Any potential members are also welcome to attend and we welcome anyone who is interested in being elected to our Board and helping Grand Bahamian animals, to come out as well.  We can only be as good as the community enables us to be! 

Please email info@hs-gb.org or call Joe Darville (President) at 727.0212 or Tip Burrows at 352.2477 for more information.  Or just come out for the AGM next Monday evening.  Our animals need all the help they can get - please consider helping them!

“The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated.” – Gandhi

ATTACHED BELOW: The HSGB Constitution

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