Pajama-Powered Lifesaver

Why I’m Participating in the Slumber Pawty

I’m participating in the Slumber Pawty, a unique overnight fundraiser to support North Country Pet Adoption Services (NCPAS) — a foster-based, volunteer-run rescue dedicated to saving animals who have nowhere else to go.

During the Slumber Pawty, participants spend the night in kennels at the event or host their own “Home Pawty,” all while raising donations that directly help rescue animals in need. It may sound a little silly — sleeping bags, pajamas, and a night on a kennel floor — but the goal is very real: raising the funds needed to give animals a second chance at life.

Every dollar raised helps NCPAS continue its lifesaving work, including:

• Rescuing dogs from overcrowded shelters where they are at risk of euthanasia
• Helping local cats through rescue, spay/neuter, and TNR programs
• Providing medical care for injured, sick, and senior animals
• Supporting foster homes that give animals a safe place to recover and thrive
• Finding loving adoptive homes for animals who have been overlooked or abandoned

NCPAS works tirelessly to save animals from across the South, New York City shelters, and right here in our own community. Many of the animals they take in are seniors, medical cases, or animals that other organizations cannot help. These animals often require extensive veterinary care, rehabilitation, and time in foster homes before they are ready for adoption.

That work is only possible because of community support.

The Slumber Pawty is one of the most important fundraisers of the year. By participating, we are helping ensure that NCPAS can continue saying “yes” to animals who desperately need help.

Your donation helps cover things like:

• Emergency veterinary care
• Vaccinations and spay/neuter surgeries
• Food, supplies, and enrichment
• Transportation from overcrowded shelters
• Treatment for heartworm and other medical conditions
• Care for senior animals who deserve a safe and loving final chapter

Animals arrive scared, sick, abandoned, or forgotten. Because of this rescue and the people who support it, they get a chance to heal, trust again, and find a family.

That’s what this night is about.

One night of sleeping in a kennel or hosting a pajama party at home might be a little uncomfortable for us — but it represents something much bigger: standing up for animals who don’t have a voice.

Every donation, no matter the size, helps make that possible.

If you’re able to contribute, thank you for helping turn sleeping bags and pajamas into second chances.

Together, we can rescue more animals, change more lives, and give them the future they deserve.