Anheuser-Busch donates $3,000 to the Friends of Second Chance Canine Adoption Shelter
Syracuse, NY- Onondaga County Executive Joanie Mahoney and Friends of Second Chance
Board President Kim Smith-Ford are pleased to accept a $3,000 donation from Anheuser-Busch
for the Second Chance Canine Adoption Shelter. The donation is the largest yet received by the
Friends of Second Chance and the money will be used to continue the mission of the shelter.
County Executive Mahoney said, “Anheuser-Busch is a true community partner and we greatly
appreciate their generosity and recognition of how important the Second Chance Shelter is to
our community.”
Said Board President Kim Smith-Ford, “The Friends of Second Chance is incredibly grateful to
Anheuser-Busch for this donation. We appreciate them stepping up as a corporate friend and
look forward to saving many more dogs thanks to their donation.”
“We proudly support local organizations that our employees and community partners care
about, such as Second Chance. Bringing people together, brewing great beers and having a local
impact is what we focus on here and across the state of New York, “said Bryan Sullivan, general
manager of Anheuser-Busch’s Baldwinsville brewery.
Founded in 2015 and housed at the Onondaga County Department of Corrections in Jamesville,
NY, the Second Chance Canine Adoption Shelter is run entirely by volunteers at the direction of
the Board of Directors in partnership with the department of Corrections. Select inmates are
chosen to participate and become responsible for following detailed plans for each dog that
including feeding, caring and training schedules. Second Chance Canine Adoption Shelter has
already adopted dozens of dogs to their “furever” homes and is open to the public every
Saturday and Sunday from 10AM – 2PM. They can also be found online at
https://www.jamesvillesecondchance.com/ and on Facebook at
https://www.facebook.com/secondchanceatjamesville/