A big thank you to Mary & Erin McTarsney from Staten Island Girl Scout Troup 5232. They donated a wonderful collection of pet supplies to help the familes affected by Hurricane Sandy.

P.L.U.T.O. Rescue received $800 from South Richmond High School/P25R, Pleasant Plains. The presentation was made on Tuesday, August 7, 2012 at the school to our volunteer and foster mom, Leslie Wallace (R).The donation came courtesy of the Step Ahead Entrepreneurship program. As part of the program, students created a bakery business on-site using the school's bake shop. On hand was student Rafael Barrios (C) and South Shore City Councilman Vincent Ignizio (L), who provided funding for the program. The donation included pet food. (Photo courtesy of Staten Island Advance/Irving Silverstein)

JUNE 6, 2012 - STATEN ISLAND, N.Y . - MIDLAND BEACH - Families served by Project Hospitality and dogs from P.L.U.T.O. Rescue were presented donations from residents at Island Shores Senior Residence for older adults on Father Capodanno Boulevard. Residents raised just under $2,500 during their annual holiday fair last year, and wanted to give back to worthy Staten Island charities. Project Hospitality, the Port Richmond-based non-profit that feeds the hungry and shelters homeless families and adults on Staten Island, received a big-screen television to facilitate family activities. Pet Lovers United Together as One (P.L.U.T.O.) Rescue, an all-volunteer, no-kill rescue center, received a donation of just over $1,200. "Our residents are an important part of the fabric of Staten Island, and they wanted to give back to the community," said Kimberly Brown, director of community outreach for Island Shores. "I enjoy doing all the work. If my work helps someone in need, I feel good," said resident Lucy Divillo. Residents made the holiday fair a success by crafting, wrapping gift baskets, and decorating for the party. The organizations receiving the gifts said they will be put to good use. "We are so grateful to Island Shores for this gift," said the Rev. Terry Troia, executive director of Project Hospitality. "This gift will be an integral part of family and youth learning, and advance the education of our youth and families," she said. "We will be able to show educational videos for our families, offer movie nights to community youth, use the TV in training, class work, and workshops." Brad Shey, a volunteer with P.L.U.T.O Rescue, said the seniors' donation will be used "to provide food shelter, medical care, vaccinations and spay/neuter for the cats and dogs that we rescue, until we can place them in a permanent, safe, and loving home." Island Shores is an all-inclusive living complex for older adults, providing private rooms, meals and social and recreation opportunities. For information go to www.islandshores.org.

Our thanks to the students of the Staten Island School of Civic Leadership for their generous donation of $1,500 raised through the Penny Harvest program. P.L.U.T.O. Rescue volunteers Leslie Wallace and Tony Raimondi accepted their check on our behalf. 

We thank teacher Dorothy Cabello (above left) and the 2nd & 3rd grade students from the P.S. 3 Annex for their Project Paws donations of toys and food!

Cameron Barraco tells how she raised money for P.L.U.T.O. Rescue!!

Left to right.. P.L.U.T.O. Rescue volunteer Leslie Wallace, Cameron Barraco, P.LU.T.O. Rescue volunteer Vinnie Martinelli and Lisa Rooney.

Our Lady Queen of Peace 4th graders, GiannaVinciguerra, Madison Gioia and Julia Kennedy sold handmade pom pom crafts at their school's Peddler's Village to raise $160.00 for P.L.U.T.O. Rescue!! Their friend Alexa Baslin, a 4th grader at the Petrides School, sold beautiful handmade beaded jewelry at the Peddler's Village and is also donating the proceeds to P.L.U.T.O. Rescue! Thanks girls!!!!     Congratulations to the students at the GaynorMcCown Expeditionary Learning School. With the help of their teachers, Jaime Rivera, Kara Grossman and Diane Colli and Nancy Narisco of The Bake Shoppe in Tottenville, Staten Island they spent hours deocrating dozens of special cookies as part of a week-long "intensive" called "Cookies for a Cause". While learning about community needs and philanthropy the students supported P.L.U.T.O. Rescue by decorating cookies in the shape of a dog bone! We thank them for their support and the wonderful letter shown above. Click here to read the February 8, 2012 article that was featured in the Staten Island Advance.  Our sincerest thanks to the students of the Tottenville High School Freshman Council. Their successful campaign selling P.L.U.T.O. bracelets raised $120.00 to help homeless animals in Staten Island.  A big thank you to P.L.U.T.O. Rescue volunteer Vincent De Souza and his fellow Susan E Wagner High School Key Club members. They held a food and blanket drive that snowballed in to additional donations of toys, collars and leashes!!  On Sunday, April 10, 2011 P.L.U.T.O. Rescue was invited to attend Puppy Mill Awareness Day at Tottenville High School, an event to benefit No More Tears Rescue. We would like to thank everyone who donated to support our cause or stopped by to inquire about our adoptable pets.

On September 25, 2010 the North Shore Animal League brought their state of the art adoption van to the PETCO parking lot for a P.L.U.T.O Rescue cat adoption day. Thanks to our Merry Mutts Cat Room volunteers!