The Barking Lot Capital Campaign:

Make a Gift Meow!

The animals of Save-A-Pet are getting a new parking

lot and construction is happening NOW.

On Sunday, August 5, we kicked off a capital campaign to replace our parking lot. Our

parking lot is now 23 years old, past the typical 20-year life of an asphalt lot. The

potholes are a hazard to cars and people alike and the disintegrating asphalt makes life

hard for our volunteers and prospective adopters.

Let’s be honest: none of us really wants to spend money replacing a driveway or parking

lot. It’s not the most glamorous of projects, and it’s certainly hard to make a direct

connection between convenient parking and animal welfare. Nevertheless, part of being

good hosts and good stewards of Save-A-Pet’s resources is maintaining our building and

grounds, including the parking lot. That’s why we collectively agreed to replace the

parking lot and create a maintained and welcoming experience for the many volunteers

and guests who share our building with us.

So what will it take to get the job done?

685 Tons of Asphalt 

 35 Semi-truck Loads

28,000 square feet of lot to cover

The engineering estimate for the repair is $100,000. If you consider this cost over the 20+

year life of the lot, it isn’t such a bad deal: $5,000 per year, or $18 a day. Put another way,

if we have 50 cars at Save-A-Pet each Saturday, then the average cost is $2 per car, per

week, over the life of the Barking Lot.

As you are able, please make a gift, MEOW, to help Save-A-Pet with the much-needed

parking lot replacement. You can also contact David Diaz at 847-740 -7788 ext. 108. Thank you

for doing your part to keep Save-A-Pet a safe and welcoming place for our community

and animals.