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The Helping Paws Story

  • Fox Valley Helping Paws Animal Welfare
    Association, a non-profit 501 (c) 3 organization,
    established a foster program in 1969 which rehomed orphaned animals into permanent,
    loving homes. Helping Paws incorporated as
    the first no-kill animal welfare association in
    McHenry County in 1971. The foster program
    outgrew its first facility and in 1995, Helping
    Paws moved to a new facility in Ridgefield.
    This facility, however, only had room to house
    cats. So, in 1998, Helping Paws again moved to
    a larger facility in Crystal Lake. The shelter's
    success in saving abandoned animals in
    McHenry County quickly outgrew the Crystal
    Lake facility, and in 2006, Helping Paws moved
    to a much larger facility with room for many
    more animals.

  • The orphans at Helping Paws
    Thank You!

Information for Event

Registration:

NOW - November 2nd

 

Online Registration will close at 11pm Friday,

November 2nd, 2012.

 

Fees:
$25 for 5K Run/Walk
$15 for 1 Mile Fun Run

 

Packet Pick Up:
Date: TBD
@ Helping Paws
2500 Harding Lane
Woodstock, IL 60098
815-338-4400

 

Race Times:
1 Mile Fun Run: 8:30am
5K Run/Walk: 9:00am
(following fun run)

 

Participants 13 or younger must be accompanied by an adult

 

Awards:

  • T-Shirts will be given to all early registrants
  • T-Shirts will be given to those who register after October 15th while supplies last
  • Awards for overall top male & female, and top three for each age group. Overall winners will not win age group award
  • Awards will be given out at an awards ceremony by the pavilion after the race