Hopeful Tails Animal Rescue

12/05/2025

Final Santa Photo Day! 🎅🎁

This Saturday is your last opportunity to grab festive photos with Santa at Hopeful Tails! From 11am–2pm on December 6, Santa will be waiting for you and your pets at our rescue, 2303 Oak Leaf St. in Joliet.

✨PLUS, we’ll have Open Viewing during the same hours! ✨

For just a $10 donation, you can take as many photos as you want across our three festive backdrops. Just don’t forget your phone or camera — Santa is ready to pose! 📸✨

Start the season with smiles and support rescue pups at the same time! 🐾💖

12/04/2025

Holiday Bingo + Amazing Raffles = The Event You Don’t Want to Miss! 🎅🎁

Next Friday, December 12, we’re hosting our Deck the Rescue Bingo Fundraiser at Hopeful Tails, 2303 Oak Leaf St., Joliet. It's the perfect chance to enjoy a festive night out and snag some incredible raffle prizes. These baskets make fantastic Christmas gifts, or you can treat yourself (we won’t judge!).

Plus, our dogs will be making appearances throughout the night, including the very lovable Elf Frosty! 🐾💚

🎟️ 18+ event
📍 2303 Oak Leaf St., Joliet
✨ Register now:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc_1DPghJbJUHQRB9dSYMzeZ2c1mFLFhiH_ledAjjo4W3xLrQ/viewform.

Come warm up from the cold, laugh, win prizes and help our rescue pups — all in one festive night! 🎄

12/04/2025

12/04/2025

Meet Lulu 💛 Our tiny queen with the big ears and even bigger heart. She wants one thing: her person. Could it be you? 👑🐾 Email [email protected] to set up a time to meet her!

12/04/2025

🎄🎁 Still Need Holiday Gifts? Our Raffles Are Perfect! 🎁🎄

It’s the FINAL week of our Festival for Funding, and our raffles are absolutely packed with amazing goodies — perfect for gifting or treating yourself! Winners will be drawn this Saturday, December 6, right after Santa photos wrap up at 2pm.

🎁 Regular Tickets:
$1 each • 6 for $5

🌟 Grand Prize Tickets:
$5 per ticket

🧾 How to Purchase:
Send your PayPal payment and include:
➡️ First & last name
➡️ Phone number
➡️ Email address
➡️ Basket number(s) + # of tickets per basket

🔗 PayPal: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=BF96WTH35UYHG.

📍 View the Raffles at Our Rescue:
Come see everything in person at 2303 Oak Leaf St., Joliet, during staffed hours (in the comments below), now through December 6 at 2pm!

Thank you for helping us make this season bright for our rescue pups! 🐶💛🎄

12/04/2025

Elf Frosty must know it's going to be a busy weekend ahead with Open Viewing, Santa Photos and Festival for Funding wrapping up — he jumped in the tub for a relaxing bath! 🫧🐾

12/04/2025

🍔🐾 Round Up for Rescue at White Castle! 💗

We’re thrilled to share that several White Castle locations in our surrounding suburbs are once again supporting Hopeful Tails!

Now through December 31, you can Round Up Your Order to help the dogs in our care. Just look for our logo at the register or drive-thru and let them know you’d like to round up for Hopeful Tails Animal Rescue.

Every little bit counts — those extra cents add up to big help for our rescue pups, keeping their tails wagging and their bellies full. 🐶💛

Thank you for supporting our mission and spreading love to every furry friend who needs a second chance! 🐾✨

12/03/2025

🌟 MyGivingCircle Update! 🌟

We’re currently sitting at #245 with 893 votes — and we are so grateful for everyone who has supported us so far! 🐾❤️

But we’re not done yet… there’s less than one month left to cast your votes, and every single one helps push Hopeful Tails closer to winning vital grant funding for our rescue dogs.

💛 You can vote once a week — completely free!
Your vote = more support for our pups, more second chances and more lives saved.

👉 Vote here: https://mygivingcircle.org/hopeful-tails-animal-rescue.
📅 Let’s make these final weeks count!

Thank you for cheering us on. We couldn’t do this without you. 🐶✨

12/03/2025

Happy tails to Lena, Blondie and Elsie! 🛣️❤️

Interested in adopting a new best friend of your own? 🤗 View all our adoptable dogs' bios and more photos on our website: https://hopefultailsanimalrescue.org/adopt/.

12/03/2025

Mark Your Calendar — This Friday! 🎉

Looking to adopt soon? Don’t miss our one and only open viewing of the month on Friday, December 5, from 5:30–7:30pm!

You’ll get the chance to:
🐶 Meet a wide variety of our adoptable dogs
🗣️ Talk one-on-one with our staff
🏡 Learn more about who might be the perfect fit for your family

This is the moment to come out if you’re thinking about adopting. No appointment needed!

See you Friday at Hopeful Tails! 🐾✨

➡️ View our adoptable dogs' bios and more photos on our website: https://hopefultailsanimalrescue.org/adopt/.
➡️ Interested in adopting? Email [email protected] ASAP so your application is prioritized when you visit our rescue.

🗓️ Friday, December 5
📍 2303 Oak Leaf Street, Joliet
🕓 5:30pm to 7:30pm

12/03/2025

Double the Impact This Holiday Season! ✨🎁

Did you know many companies match their employees’ charitable donations? This holiday season, you can make your gift go TWICE as far for our rescue dogs! 🐾❤️

Here’s how:
1️⃣ Check with your HR department to see if your company offers matching gifts.
2️⃣ Make a donation to Hopeful Tails via PayPal: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=BF96WTH35UYHG.
3️⃣ Submit the required form to your employer and watch your generosity multiply!

Whether it’s a one-time gift or part of your workplace giving program, every dollar counts — and with matching, your donation could save even more lives.

📌 Tip: Even if you’ve donated before, your company match could make your gift even more powerful this season!

Give a gift that matters twice as much and help rescue pups find their forever homes. 💛🐶

12/03/2025

Elf Frosty decided to take a stroll around our Festival for Funding raffles this morning! He peeked into each raffle's stocking and was pleased to see all of the tickets that had been purchased so far. Remember, Festival for Funding ends this Saturday, December 6, after Santa pictures, which is when we will draw for winners! 😀🎟️