Harry Valentine Visitor Center- NOW OPEN!!!
It started as a dream. Could one man truly make a difference in the number of companion animals found suffering daily in Ventura County without food or shelter?
Mr. Harry Valentine was one man who gave considerable thought to these questions and decided to leave a legacy that would assure the answer to these questions could be a resounding “yes”, one man CAN make a difference. To be sure that his dream and legacy lived on, Mr. Valentine left his estate in the care of the Ventura County Community Foundation to distribute to the Humane Society of Ventura County for the purpose of increasing spay and neuter services.
Guests of our Shelter and Adoption Center will now be welcomed in a beautiful new building which houses our administrative staff and adoption center and features a new gift shop which will help raise needed funds for the Shelter.
The Humane Society of Ventura County has dreamed for years of being able to increase spay and neuter services to curb pet overpopulation. Being a locally funded private nonprofit, not supported by government funding or funding from national animal welfare organizations, the HSVC operates on a tight budget funded by local resident donations and would likely have continued to only dream of such an expansion of spay and neuter services for years to come. Mr. Valentine’s bequest has made this dream a reality.
Fundraising has begun for the third phase of the HSVC “home remodel”, upgrade and expansion of the dog kennels in order to meet the increasing need for shelter of homeless animals and to place more spayed and neutered pets with families throughout Ventura County. To help with this effort, engraved paver stones leading to the new Harry Valentine Visitors Center are being sold to anyone who would like to share Mr. Valentine’s dream and leave a legacy of their own. Fax or mail the form below to reserve yours! Or give us a call and we’ll take your order. 805 646-6505.
Where we have been and where we are going…
August 2010
The completion of the required soils report made way for groundbreaking to begin on August 20, 2010. Elton Gallegly joined eager staff, board members and volunteers as ground broke on construction.
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September 2010
In October, the sites and sounds of dirt moving stirred up a great deal of excitement at the shelter. Heavy equipment began to tear up the ground and it was apparent that it really was happening!
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October 2010
Footings are framed for concrete pouring in early November, creating a buzz as we begin to visualize the new building. We can’t wait to see framing begin by the end of the month!
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November 2010
Concrete was poured and the building was taking shape! The rain slowed things down, but we trucked ahead!
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December 2010
In one month walls are up, a roof is on and it is clear to see that the Harry Valentine Visitor Center is indeed a reality!
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January 2011
The windows are going in, dry wall is being hauled in and all of the electrical is being put into place. It won’t be long now!
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February 2011
Can you believe it? Only a few short months before we will be able to move into our new building! Drywall is in on the inside and the stucco is going up on the outside.
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March 2011
The stucco is all up, the building is being painted and a roof is going on. They keep telling us it won’t be ready until November, but we are thinking it is going to happen much sooner…Perhaps July 30th…
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Check back for monthly updates on construction progress! For everyone involved it’s the same goal, it’s always about the animals.
