Snuggle up for a cause! Join the 2025 Heartland Slumber Pawty on April 5th and make a difference in your pajamas. This family-friendly evening celebration unites animal lovers globally to raise vital funds for homeless dogs and cats. And, if you raise $500 online, you unlock the ultimate reward: a chance to sleep at the shelter, complete with cuddles from your favorite furry friends.
Evening Celebration
Meet the Pawty Pups
Now is the perfect time to get involved in the Slumber Pawty because The Rosenthal Family Foundation will match all donations up to $5,000 until April 6th. These funds allow us to save the most vulnerable dogs at Chicago Animal Care and Control (CACC), the city’s municipal shelter. Our partnership with CACC is now more vital than ever in our shared mission to save as many Chicago dogs as possible. CACC is facing an overwhelming surge in intakes, and as the nation’s most underfunded major city shelter, the need is urgent. Some of the CACC pups will join us as honored guests at the pawty! Check back every day to meet one of the Slumber Pawty Pup.
Sleep at the Shelter
April 5: 7 p.m. – April 6, 12 p.m.
Raise $500 online
Spend the night at Heartland sleeping with your favorite animal while raising funds online for the shelter. This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to go behind the scenes in our newly renovated building. If you sign up to fundraise online, we will help you set up your fundraising page, which you can customize and share via social media to ask for donations.
$75 If you raise $75, you earn two complimentary tickets to the celebration Pawty.
$250 If you raise $250, you earn two tickets to the celebration Pawty PLUS one Heartland t-shirt.
$500 If you raise $500, you earn two tickets to the celebration Pawty, one complimentary t-shirt, PLUS the option to sleep at the shelter on April 5th.
