Editor, Gazette-Journal:

Between 6 a.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 16 and 6 p.m. on Thursday Sept. 17, your readers have an opportunity to really help our community by supporting the nonprofit organizations which make life better for ourselves, our neighbors, our animals and our environment.

The Amazing Raise is an annual online donation event and there are many local nonprofits participating—information on the nonprofits and on how to make a donation can be found at www.theamazingraise.org/#home.

Every organization taking part adds to our community and makes it a better place to live. All are deserving and in need of support to carry on their valuable work. Our organization is one of these and we ask for your support during the Amazing Raise.

The Animal Resource Foundation (ARF) Spay Neuter Clinic has “fixed” over 28,000 dogs and cats since we opened in 2008, preventing the unwanted births of hundreds of thousands of puppies and kittens. Because those unwanted litters a...