Your Charity Registry: Katherine Heigl Gives to Best Friends
Right now, a lot of great charities around the country are suffering from lack of donations, specifically animal shelters and sanctuaries that have been hardest hit on two fronts: They’re funding has been cut and people are abandoning their animals in record numbers as they lose their home and life savings. I was especially moved last night when I saw one of my favorite celebrity newlyweds, Katherine Heigl on Access Hollywood giving her time and money to the Pup My Ride project through the Best Friends Animal Society (they’re the same group behind that fabulous DogTown TV show on the National Geographic Channel). The Grey’s Anatomy star is such a huge animal lover (she and her husband have rescued six dogs to date), she and her mother not only volunteered their time to transport small dogs (destined to be destroyed in L.A. shelters) to new families in other states, they also established a grant so the program can continue through the end of 2009.
Now I’m not saying every bride and groom should pick this particular charity, but it’s just one example of what impact your monetary gift can have on a life – human or otherwise. For more information on creating a charity registry or purchasing charity favors, check out our WeddingChannel.com Charity Registry Program.
Photo: Best Friends Animal Society
