Local animal lovers are urged to “take the plunge” in favor of a new animal sanctuary in Salem.
On Saturday, ALIVE Rescue will host Shelter Shiver, a fundraiser in which participants jump into Turtle Lake
The event will take place at 11 a.m. at the Turtle Lake Tap & Grill, N6513 Anderson Drive, Delevan.
Organizers say the funds raised will help rescue homeless animals and help complete The Big Barn, an animal shelter under construction in Salem.
ALIVE Rescue is a non-profit, no-kill animal rescue organization founded in Chicago in 2008. Since then, it has operated adoption centers on the city’s South Side and West Loop.
In October 2020, the organization opened The Big Barn, an adoption center in Salem, and to date has raised about half of what it needs for completion.
Saturday’s Turtle Lake dive is his first fundraiser in Wisconsin. On Sunday, the organization will hold its 13th annual Chicago Shelter Shiver dive in Lake Michigan.
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Shelter Shiver participants are encouraged to jump solo, with a friend, or as a team. There will be a Shelter Shiver after-party with a food buffet. Prizes will be awarded for the best costume, the best team theme and the best fundraising participants.
Pre-registration is required with a $25 fee per person. Contact Kristen Gerali at [email protected]
25 adorable pictures of dogs for National Puppy Day
dachshund puppy
Samira, an 8-week-old dachshund puppy, carries her water bowl on June 18, 2018 in Wilmington, Mass. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)
New Zealand puppy
Scooter, a six-month-old Maltese puppy, is upstaged with a cup of tea as owner Cheryl McKnight admires her little ball of fluff in Gisborne, New Zealand, July 14, 2009. (AP Photo/Rebecca Grunwell)
puppies
Samira, left, and Scarlett, 8-week-old dachshund puppies, play in the grass on June 18, 2018 in Wilmington, Mass. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)
Miniature Schnauzer
A miniature schnauzer puppy is shown February 18, 2001 in Spring, Texas. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
boy and puppy
Will Farkas hugs a puppy during the first morning of a camp for children whose lives have been touched by cancer in South Russell, Ohio August 1, 2005. Each of the 12 campers received a puppy to care for and socialize with during the one week camp. (AP Photo/Amy Sancetta)
golden retriever puppies
A litter of seven golden retriever puppies trot on the lawn at the Mountain View Kennels in Williamsburg, Pennsylvania, November 2, 2005. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
little puppy
Beyonce, left, a dachshund puppy vying for the title of world’s smallest dog, is held with her mother Casey, a dachshund and chihuahua mix, March 28, 2012 in New York City. Northern California animal rescuers say Beyonce was born so small she could fit in a spoon. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)
Puppy bowl
Puppies play during Animal Planet’s Puppy Bowl in Silver Spring, Md. (AP Photo/Stephen J Boitano.)
Puppy Iraq
Ratchet, a puppy from Iraq who was rescued by a Minnesota soldier, rests after arriving at Dulles International Airport in Chantilly, Virginia October 20, 2008. The dog from Iraq arrived after a long effort to reunite the pooch with the American soldier who adopted him. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
puppies
Puppies Apple, left, and Curry fight with a chew toy as they play at ASPCA headquarters in New York City on April 4, 2019. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)
five legged puppy
In this photo taken July 16, 2009, Lily, a five-legged Chihuahua terrier mix, licks a bowl in Charlotte, North Carolina. (AP Photo/The Charlotte Observer, Jeff Siner)
puppy ride
Draco, a golden retriever puppy, enjoys a ride on the shoulder of his owner Cyrus Scribner of Middlesex, Vermont, September 30, 2010. (AP Photo/Toby Talbot)
To guess
An animal control officer holds a puppy named Guess in Minneapolis on Feb. 18, 2011. (AP Photo/Jim Mone)
labrador retriever
Harbour, an 8-week-old Labrador retriever, takes a nap at the American Kennel Club headquarters in New York City on March 28, 2018. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, File)
french bulldog
Pua, a 5-month-old French bulldog, poses for photographers at the American Kennel Club headquarters in New York City on March 28, 2018. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, File)
Labrador puppies
Window shoppers look at a pair of Labrador puppies for sale at the Westside Pavilion mall in Los Angeles on October 4, 2010. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, file)
chocolate lab puppy
A chocolate lab puppy looks at the camera in New Hampshire in this photo from Jan. 8, 2019. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)
Puppy
In this Jan. 8, 2019, photo, inmate Jonathan Ladson cuddles with a chocolate lab puppy at Merrimack County Jail in Boscawen, NH The New Hampshire jail is the first in the state to pair prisoners with the “Hero Pups” program to foster and train puppies for the purpose of placing them with military veterans and first responders in need of support dogs. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)
golden retriever puppies
Officers present a litter of golden retriever puppies to be trained as police dogs during a K-9 unit skills demonstration in La Paz, Bolivia, April 5, 2019. (AP Photo/Juan Karita)
Coonhound Puppy
Milo, a coonhound puppy born with “upside down paws”, chews on a treat at his home at the Oliver and Friends Farm Rescue and Sanctuary in Luther, Okla., Feb. 14, 2019. Milo was born with a congenital dislocation of both elbows sticking out of his paws were knocked down. The condition was treated with surgery. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)
Puppy
A puppy is displayed at a pet store in Columbia, Md., Aug. 26, 2019. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
puppies
Puppies play in a cage at a pet store in Columbia, Md., Aug. 26, 2019. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)
Shetland Sheepdog
Linda Eroh holds Sammy, a 12-year-old Shetland Sheepdog, October 9, 2008, at her home in Douglassville, Pennsylvania. Eroh saved Sammy from a puppy mill. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
Puppy Iraq
Ratchet, a puppy from Iraq who was rescued by a Minnesota soldier, rests upon arrival at Dulles International Airport in Chantilly, Virginia October 20, 2008. The dog from Iraq arrived after a long effort to reunite the pooch with the American soldier who adopted him. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
petula
Petula, a rescued pug, walks during a rally on the front porch of the Statehouse in Indianapolis April 23, 2009. A group of dog lovers have called on lawmakers to regulate large-scale dog breeding operations in Indiana. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)
