There comes a time when people no longer need their worldly assets. Each of us has the power to decide what will happen to ours when that time arrives. The Maine State Society for the Protection of Animals has long been blessed with final gifts made by ordinary-seeming women and men. These individuals, like Elizabeth […]
Thank you for helping the horses! #GivingTuesdayNow
Thanks to your support, over $10,000 was raised to help the horses on #GivingTuesdayNow, more than doubling the goal! With your gifts on May 5th totaling well over $7,000, the Society claimed the full $3,000 match. Your generosity will help horses in need throughout the state of Maine. On behalf of Belle and the whole […]
Help the Horses – Vote Now
Your vote in the Community Matters More contest could again win up to $5,000 for the horses! Please cast your ballot today and ask all of your Maine and New Hampshire friends and neighbors to vote, too. To vote, go to the Community Matters More voting page. Once there, click Vote Now to be taken to a page where you will enter your name, email, and zip […]
Windy River Turns One!
HAY, HAY, HAY, IT’S WINDY’S FIRST BIRTHDAY! Join us at the Society’s River Road farm for party games and activities, a performance by the birthday boy with trainer Chris Lombard, goodies, and more… $35 suggested Buy-A-Bale donation per family. Please RSVP to [email protected] or on the Facebook event page so there is enough cake to […]
MSSPA is a Better Neighbor
Thank you to all who voted for the horses in the Better NEIGHbor contest! Thank you also to Town & Country Federal Credit Union for its dedication to Maine people and their communities. And a shire-sized shoutout to the other grant recipients:Animal Refuge League of Greater PortlandCenter for WildlifeFriendship HouseLearn Around the World Network, Inc.Maine Narrow Guage […]
Take It Away Day – Fall 2019
Join MSSPA staff and volunteers on Saturday, September 28th, 10 am to 2 pm, in MSSPA’s Keddy-Goodreau Equine Rehabilitation Facility for a fall Take It Away Day. Generous Society supporters make a lot of in-kind donations to the MSSPA – so many that we can’t use them all. But they can go to good use […]
Auxilio Auxilium
Personal, peer-to-peer fundraising for your favorite charity is an effective way to make a difference. Don’t believe us? Just ask our friends and fabulous supporters Jami Bouley and Paul Gagne. With a little help from lots of their friends and family, Jami and Paul had a party to benefit the horses at River Road farm. […]
Our Community Counts
Our community is about us, who we are, and what we do to help one another. We give special thanks for the community of 2nd graders at the Windham Primary School who showed the way at the RSU 14 Community Day by raising $2,181.50 to help the rescued horses at the MSSPA. Our Windham community […]
Partnering With You to Help Feed Rescued Horses
This year’s Buy-A-Bale campaign has officially kicked off The theme? You! On average, MSSPA cares for 50 rescued horsed each day and feeds out nearly 20,000 bales of hay each year. Every year since Buy-A-Bale’s inception, you have helped MSSPA raise the $100,000 needed to feed the rescued horses. You deserve recognition, so MSSPA wants to […]
Together, we did it! #GivingTuesday
We did it! And it’s all thanks to horse lovers like you coming through on #GivingTuesday – a global day of giving for local causes. This year, MSSPA’s goal for Giving Tuesday was to raise $10,000 to help feed and care for the rescue horses. Because of your generosity, together we raised over $14,000! That’s […]
MSSPA Awarded $200,000 Grant
08/28/2018 MSSPA receives coveted Doree Taylor Charitable Foundation, Bank of America, N.A., Trustee grant The Maine State Society for the Protection of Animals (MSSPA), New England’s premier equine rescue and rehabilitation center, today announced its receipt of a $200,000 grant from the Doree Taylor Charitable Foundation, Bank of America, N.A., Trustee to support its general […]
Take It Away Day 2018
Mark your calendars! Generous supporters give the Society many in-kind donations – so many that we can’t use them all – but we want them to go to good use in your barns. Come to “Take It Away Day” and help clean out our storage areas, get great stuff, and make a donation to New […]