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# Sweetpea Friends of Rutland Animals

Sweetpea’s Comeback: Rebuilding for Local Pets

## Sitemaps

- [XML Sitemap](https://www.sweetpeafora.org/sitemap.xml): Contains all public & indexable URLs for this website.

## Posts

- [Blog](https://www.sweetpeafora.org/home/blog/)
- [Join our Board](https://www.sweetpeafora.org/join-our-board/) - The Sweetpea Board of Directors is welcoming community members to apply for open Director positions on our Board.
- [$10,000 Match Challenge](https://www.sweetpeafora.org/10000-match-challenge/) - A generous donor will match $10k in donations towards the shelter septic AND to make another large gift if we hit the target! Donate today & double your gift!
- [Interior electrical complete](https://www.sweetpeafora.org/interior-electrical/) - We finished the interior electrical!
- [PayPal vs. GiveButter](https://www.sweetpeafora.org/paypal-vs-givebutter/) - March 5, 2025 - What is GiveButter, and why do we use it along with PayPal for making and recording donations? Learn more in our PayPal vs. GiveButter blog.
- [Paws and Reflect](https://www.sweetpeafora.org/paws-and-reflect/) - As part of her Girl Scout Gold Award project, local student Aaliyah created the Paws and Reflect website & brochure to provide guidance on dog and cat behavior.
- [Our Community Focus](https://www.sweetpeafora.org/community-focus/) - Sweetpea's mission is to rescue stray, abandoned, or mistreated dogs and cats from Massachusetts, with a focus on Central Massachusetts. We do not import animals from out of state. Part of our mission is to provide education and training to the community in support of the ethical and kind treatment of animals. We follow a
- [Sweetpea's Comeback](https://www.sweetpeafora.org/sweetpea-comeback-story/) - March 6, 2025 - Learn how Sweetpea Friends of Rutland Animals is planning to return to operation in Central Massachusetts.
- [Sweetpea's History](https://www.sweetpeafora.org/sweetpea-history/) - March 6, 2025 - Learn about Sweetpea's history, including our founding in 2001, the fire, our recovery process and the construction of a new shelter

## Pages

- [Home](https://www.sweetpeafora.org/) - NOTE: Our shelter is closed while we rebuild from the fire. We are not able to take in dogs or cats at this time. Learn about our plan to return to operation
- [Donate](https://www.sweetpeafora.org/home/donate/) - Ways to Donate There are several ways you can support Sweetpea Friends of Rutland Animals. These range from direct financial gifts to donations that we receive because of how you shop online, through employer gift matching programs, and more. See below for the range of ways in which you can support our return to operation.
- [Contact Us](https://www.sweetpeafora.org/home/contact-us/) - Your comments will be emailed to us. One of our volunteer administrators will review your message typically within 48-72 hours. Please note! Our shelter remains closed since the fire, we are not able to take surrendered animals at this time. Please try other regional shelters if you are seeking to rehome your animal. We do
- [TD Bank](https://www.sweetpeafora.org/home/donate/tdbank/) - We excited to participate in the TD Bank Affinity Membership Program. Tell TD Bank you want to support Affinity Code AJ296 and they'll make an annual donation!
- [Privacy Policy](https://www.sweetpeafora.org/home/privacy-policy/) - Who we are Our website address is: http://www.sweetpeafora.org. Comments When visitors leave comments on the site we collect the data shown in the comments form, and also the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection. An anonymized string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided

## Events

- [Pictures with Santa](https://www.sweetpeafora.org/event/pictures-with-santa/) - Bring your family and leashed fur babies for Pictures with Santa on Saturday, November 22nd from 10am to 4pm!
- [Bassetpalooza 2025](https://www.sweetpeafora.org/event/bassetpalooza-2025/) - Join us for a tail-wagging good time at Bassetpalooza! Enjoy a full day of delicious food, fun activities, and adorable hounds, all in support of a great cause - NE Bassett Hound Rescue!
- [Pet Rock Festival](https://www.sweetpeafora.org/event/pet-rock-festival/) - Join us at Pet Rock Festival, an afternoon expo & festival that includes live music, vendors, food, contests and more than 200 animal organizations!
- [Klems Cares Pet Rescue Fundraiser Night](https://www.sweetpeafora.org/event/klems-cares-pet-rescue-fundraiser-night/) - Klems Cares Pet Rescue Fundraiser is August 21 from4-8pm. 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
- [Furry Friends Fashion Fundraiser](https://www.sweetpeafora.org/event/furry-friends-fashion-fundraiser-tentative/) - 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
- [Annual Golf Tournament](https://www.sweetpeafora.org/event/annual-golf-tournament/) - Join us at Quail Hollow Golf Club on September 21st for our annual golf tournament!
- [Bryzee Candle Co. Candle Class for a Cause](https://www.sweetpeafora.org/event/bryzee-candle-co-candle-class-for-a-cause/) - 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,
- [Paxton Town-wide Yard Sale](https://www.sweetpeafora.org/event/paxton-town-wide-yard-sale/) - 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
- [Ever So Humble Pie Fundraiser](https://www.sweetpeafora.org/event/ever-so-humble-pie-fundraiser/) - 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
- [Easter "Bagskets"Dog Treat Fundraiser](https://www.sweetpeafora.org/event/easter-bagskets-dog-treat-fundraiser/) - 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
- [Photos with the Easter Bunny](https://www.sweetpeafora.org/event/photos-with-the-easter-bunny/) - 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!
- [Sweetpea Essay Contest](https://www.sweetpeafora.org/event/sweetpea-essay-contest/) - 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

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