A new Newport Beach animal shelter will open next spring thanks to the fundraising efforts by the Friends of Newport Beach Animal Shelter, according to recently-elected Newport Beach City Councilor Robyn Grant.
Funding for the new $3 million facility, which will be adjacent to the city’s current animal shelter on Riverside Drive, was exclusively from private donations through the friends non-profit, Grant said.
Friends of Newport Beach Animal Shelter Founding Member Evelyn Hart. (Courtesy of Friends of the Newport Beach Animal Shelter)
Fundraising began six years ago, when the existing shelter received a $50,000 donation from a donor, who asked to remain anonymous. After the donor received a thank you note from longtime shelter volunteer Jean Watt they sent an additional check a couple of days later for $600,000….