Calling all budding authors, poets, and storytellers in your classes! Writing competitions are a great way to motivate students to write. They give students a real world context for writing and also give students the chance to earn prizes. Participating in writing contests can significantly contribute to the growth of middle school scholars (5th thru […]
A great friend of Sweetpea is helping us raise money this Easter season, please check out her dog cookie fundraiser! Please note this is local to Springfield MA. These are homemade, pet-friendly treats all in an adorable Easter bag, with a total of one pound of treats per bag! Help save dogs by […]
We’re excited to partner with Ever So Humble Pie Company from Walpole MA for this fundraiser! Ever So Humble Pie Company makes freezer-to-oven pies that are so good they won MA’s Best Pie Company in 2021 and 2023. Pies will be made to order in Walpole, frozen, and delivered to our shelter in Paxton for […]
Threads Consignment Boutique Presents Pet Photos with the Easter Bunny! Saturday, April 12 from 12-2pm Kids are welcome with or without a pet All proceeds to help reopen the Sweetpea Friends of Rutland Animals animal rescue. Tell your peeps, save animals!
The Paxton Lions Club are hosting their annual Paxton town-wide yard sale Saturday, May 10, 2025 from 8:00am-2:00pm. We’re participating and invite you to come by our shelter at 1090 Pleasant St, Paxton MA 01612 to do your yard sale shopping! You can get the latest information on their Facebook page
Bryzee Candle Co. is hosting an event for Sweetpea Friends of Rutland Animals Candle Class for a Cause! Join them Saturday June 21st, 3–5 PM, for a hands-on candle making class to benefit Sweetpea. $45/person, 20 spots available, sign-up online at www.bryzeecandleco.com under the ‘candle making’ page. Everyone will be creating their own unique candle, […]
Thank you the Sisters for Sweetpea for creating this event! See below for details! Join us for a paws-itively fabulous pet-friendly event at Hamilton Rod & Gun Club Inc.! Watch adoptable dogs strut their stuff in style while supporting a great cause. Enjoy a day filled with fashion, fun, vendors, rescue groups, raffles, and fundraising to help support operations and […]
Klems is an amazing “has everything, does everything” store in Spencer MA – and because they are amazing people, among the “does everything” is a night dedicated to supporting local animal rescues! If you can, you should definitely go to the store on August 21st between 4-8pm to check it out and shop. If you […]
Join us at Quail Hollow Golf Club on September 21st for our annual golf tournament!
