St. Sophia’s Forgotten Felines                                                 

525 W. Roosevelt Road

Wheaton, IL 60187

January 20, 2024

Dear Donation Committee:

St. Sophia’s Forgotten Felines is a non-profit, licensed, volunteer-run cat shelter based in Wheaton, IL.  Established in late 2010, St. Sophia’s strives to be the best in temporary care for cats in transition.  What does this mean?  It means that the cats in our care aren’t intended to stay in our care.  Our hope is a forever home for every adoptable cat — no more homeless cats!

The cats we care for at St. Sophia’s come from many different places.  The majority of the cats we help are those that are helpless, who have not experienced love or a home, stray, abused, and neglected cats.  Primarily we work with high-volume/high-kill animal controls to save cats from needless euthanasia.

St. Sophia's has grown exponentially in the short time since establishment.  Our first year saw 110 adoptions, working with 1 store and 5 foster homes.  11 years later, we have 48 licensed foster homes, 10 pet store partners with on-site kennels (in which we rotate our available adult cats), over 300 volunteers, and an average of 200 cats in our care at any given time. We are now completing around 1,400 adoptions a year!

This upcoming April 14, 2024, we will be hosting our 6th Annual Big Meowski Bowling Fundraiser at Suburbanite Bowl in Westmont to raise funds for the medical care for the cats in our adoption program.  We are expecting around 100 attendees and hope to raise close to $5,000. 

We would appreciate your consideration of a gift card or product donation for our silent auction.  Donors will be recognized in our print event materials (flyers, program pamphlets), online on our website and social media (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok), and through our e-Newsletter.  All donors are welcome to provide us with literature to have on our auction table at the event.

I have attached a copy of our 501c3 letter of determination for your records as well as a flyer for our event.  Thank you for your time and consideration.

Sincerely,

Lauren E. Rizzo

Director of Operations

St. Sophia’s Forgotten Felines

525 W Roosevelt Road, Wheaton, IL 60187

847-773-7639  |  www.stsff.org  |  EIN: 36-4696076