My name is John Nichols, and I'm a member of the Board of Directors at Dorchester Paws.  Please help us build our new animal shelter!  In addition to the generous $500,000 match, I've lined up even more donors to provide additional dollar for dollar matching up to $850, so your donation will be tripled!

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The shelter is sending out Morse Code and waving their flags in hopes we will answer their call. It's time for us to help save our shelter and give the homeless dogs and cats in Dorchester County a fighting chance! If you have been inside Dorchester Paws, the only shelter in the county, you've seen the struggles the aging facility is up against. Already this year, the 48-year-old shelter has had to close three times because of flooding. Closing means turning away animals in need while the Dorchester Paws staff work in emergency mode. When the forecast calls for heavy rain, dogs and cats are shuffled to a nearby middle school gym or taken to other shelters across the Lowcountry. Imagine the stress this puts on these homeless animals! With the financial burden that Covid-19 has caused and the proposed land for the new building no longer being feasible, they need our help utilizing this $500,000 matching potential to the fullest! Every donation will be matched dollar-for-dollar.