Our 2021 calendars are now on sale in several Beverly stores. See list below. Please keep in mind for Christmas/holiday giving, they make great gifts for your animal-loving friends!

Most years, we have had the calendars available at our fall fundraiser, the Fur Ball, and then again at the First Baptist Church Holiday Fair in November, but sadly neither of those is possible this year because of the coronavirus. We had considered not doing a calendar this year, but there seemed to be a lot of interest and FOBA needs to raise funds to cover veterinary and other expenses involved in rescuing and placing homeless pets (and we love to show off your furry/feathered/other friends), so here we are!

Calendars are $14 each, and they may also be purchased on our website friendsofbeverlyanimals.org  If you would like to purchase the 2021 FOBA Calendar online, simply click the “Donate” button, then enter $14 for each calendar desired, and under Special Instructions type in “Calendar.” Please add $4.00 for the first calendar and $0.75 for each additional calendar to cover postage and envelope. Questions, write bhannable@gmail.com or call 978-922-7190. It is possible to arrange a pick-up in Beverly and save the shipping charges, please email for more info.

Note that stores only accept cash or checks payable to FOBA.

Beverly Wild Bird & Pet Supply, 214 Rantoul Street, Beverly 978-927-2880 (closed Mondays)

Copper Dog Books, 272 Cabot Street, Beverly 978-969-3460

Dogs by Design & Cats, Too! 131 Dodge Street, Beverly 978-998-7620 (call for hours)

DogSpa, 45 Enon Street, Beverly 978-922-9227

Marika’s Restaurant, 199 Cabot Street, Beverly  978-927-1768 (call for hours)

Sally’s Hair Salon, 138 Dodge Street, Beverly 978-524-9990 (call for hours)

Many thanks to these kind Beverly merchants for again carrying our calendars! We hope you will do business with them often.

On behalf of our volunteers and the precious animals we help, thank you very much for your continued support of our work!

Here’s our latest E-News Bulletin. We hope that many of our friends will take time to read it.

We’re seeking your best pet photos again for our 2021 calendar, with a deadline for submissions of July 31st. Please check it out on page 7!!

Thank you for your support, and we hope you are all well and safe during these difficult (pandemic) times.

From All the Volunteers at FOBA

SPECIAL LETTER RELATED TO CORONAVIRUS

Dear Friends,

First, from all of the volunteers at FOBA, we want to send our best wishes and hope that you and your families are all well during these difficult days.

Due to the coronavirus, we decided not to meet in March & April. We will post information for our next meeting when we know more. We hope that all of our friends and supporters are doing well and that you will stay safe.

🐯 🐕 🐈 🐾🐾🐾🐾

Here’s our latest news bulletin. Please note that Ben & Jerry and Truffle have been adopted since this was printed. We are always looking for happy tales (tails) and stories about your pets. Please send to bhannable@gmail.com

We will have a meeting on Monday, Feb. 24th at 6:30 PM at the Keller-Williams Real Estate Office, 500 Cummings Center, Beverly.

We will be discussing animal updates, what happened in 2019, plus plans for the new year. Questions, write heidiroberts@comcast.net

Newcomers are always welcome at our meetings!

Hi Everyone,

One final reminder about our 2020 Calendars, very few left now, selling at 1/2 price ($7 each). Shown are the front cover and the month of January’s pages…

If you haven’t gotten one of our calendars, this is your last chance. This beautiful calendar contains over 180 great photos of local beloved pets, and they may still be available (1/2 price, $7) at Beverly Wild Bird and DogSpa. We are very grateful to all of these stores for carrying our calendars, and we hope you will shop there often!

Money raised from the sale of calendars is used for veterinary care, food and supplies for the animals we rescue and foster until they are adopted. 

Questions or if you need further information, email bhannable@gmail.com or call 978-922-7190.

Beverly Wild Bird & Pet Supply, 214 Rantoul Street, 978-927-2880
Copper Dog Books – sold out
Carroll’s Florist, 385 Cabot Street, 978-922-8444 sold out
DogSpa, 45 Enon Street, 978-922-9227
Dogs by Design & Cats, Too! 131 Dodge Street, 978-998-7620 sold out
Sally’s Hair Salon, 138 Dodge Street, 978-524-9990 sold out

On behalf of all of us and the precious animals we help, thank you very much for your continued support of our work!

We’re very proud of our V.P. Sharon Cook and her husband Ollie, who just adopted this sweet dog!! Thank you to the Cooks for giving Lionel a wonderful new home…and for sharing your heart-warming story. We love it!

Congratulations!

https://www.salemnews.com/opinion/columns/column-finally-a-christmas-puppy/article_c52bb422-0292-5f16-8310-15e2df46478a.html?fbclid=IwAR1WILf-pnrI_RmlkzIfIC4hKo9jGrnMGeOcRaRe2IiwHrAiM9BN4eSHxHc

Cummings Properties Community Giving Program  Donates $1000 to the Friends of Beverly Animals

On November 26, Chris Reilly, Associate Leasing Officer for Cummings Properties, and a recent graduate of Endicott College, presented Heidi Roberts, President and Founder of Friends of Beverly Animals, with a check for $1000. As part of the Cummings Community Giving Program, each year employees are given the sum to donate to the charity of their choice. Chris, who owns two dogs, chose FOBA because it is the only animal charity in the City of Beverly.

Friends of Beverly Animals, which began in 2007, is an all-volunteer nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization whose mission is to help the city’s homeless animals. It is run entirely by kind volunteers who take them into their homes and find good homes for the many animals in need (mostly cats, since the city handles dogs). The organization pays for veterinary care, food and supplies until the animals are adopted into their new homes.

Ms. Roberts and the FOBA volunteers hope to someday soon have an animal shelter in Beverly, where none currently exists. She believes that it would not be difficult for the City of Beverly to provide a small city-owned building, as the towns of Marblehead and Ipswich did to get started; both now have their own shelters.

The Friends of Beverly Animals wants to express sincere appreciation to Chris Reilly and Cummings Properties for this wonderful gift, and to all volunteers and supporters who make their rescue and adoption placement work possible.