The Forever Happy Home

Thank you so much for your interest in our nonprofit and reading about our goals for the future.

Happy Heart Happy Home is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization founded in 2018. Our work is focused on end of life care for discarded and abused draft horses. We offer hospice, dignity, and respect to horses who have worked the majority of their lives in the fields, pulling heavy plows and being discarded when their bodies could no longer do the work required of them.

For the last year, the nonprofits sanctuary space and home base has been spread out on 2 different properties in order to continue rescuing and growing. We lease land, board at horse facilities, and have completely reorganized our home to make the most space for each of our rescued residents to live and thrive. The logistics have not been ideal but we have made it work in order to seek out our dream space that can have all the residents moved to one location. Last summer our home farm was hit by a tornado, which has also been an uphill battle trying to rebuild temporary structures and figure out what our next move is.

We are beyond excited to share that we have found that property, just under 45 acres where we can continue to offer care to our existing residents and provide sanctuary for future rescues. I would be able to see all the kids right from my bedroom window. To me it seems like a dream. Something that is possibly too good to be true.

Once we safely have everyone at the new property, we will be able to reopen to the public and our community. Our educational programs offer an opportunity for guests of all ages to gently meet our residents, learn about animal agriculture and regenerative farming and its lasting effects on our health and planet. We offer opportunities to show how we all can make small more compassionate changes in our daily lives for the greater good.

In order to safely move our current permanent residents, we will need to fence the property and get run ins/ build barns to house everyone. We have just 3 weeks to raise the necessary funding, as weve been moving as fast as we can due to the announcement that our current leased property is being prepared for development.

After contacting several different companies and receiving multiple bids, we are working towards a pretty big goal. The costs for run ins/small barns and fencing is going to be at the low end of $75,000, with our team doing as much of the work as possible to cut costs. It's a BIG goal, but I know we can do it for the animals.

The horses will each have their own shelter, safe and protected from the elements. It will also allow us to continue to take the best care of all the horses and donkeys, with their individual needs both medically and any supplemental care. Our sheep, goats, cows, and pigs will also have their new barn space to continue to thrive and live their best lives.

Our goals:

Immediately we will need-

• Horse barn and fenced pasture

• Small animal barn and fenced pasture

Longer term goals for

• Storage barn for all hay and feed

• An intake/medical barn that will allow us to quarantine all new intakes and give them adequate time to be assessed, treated and heal. With assisted sling stall.

• Horse/stock trailer purchase

• Storage barn for our equipment

Capital Campaign Donor Levels

Our Friend: with a donation of $25 to $249, you will receive a hand written thank you letter and Certificate of Appreciation from myself.

Our Benefactor: with a donation of $250 to $999 you will receive a Happy Heart Happy Home commemorative sweatshirt and a hand written thank you letter and Certificate of Appreciation from myself.

Our Partner: with a donation of $1000 to $2499 Your name will be permanently displayed on our small animal barn walls. A Happy Heart Happy Home commemorative sweatshirt, and a hand written thank you letter and Certificate of Appreciation from Myself.

Our Guardian: with a donation of $2,500 to $4,999 Your name will be permanently displayed on our barn wall that houses our horses and donkeys, a Happy Heart Happy Home commemorative sweatshirt, and a hand written thank you letter and Certificate of Appreciation from myself.

Our Hero: with a donation of $5000 to $9,999 A plaque engraved with your name will be placed on a horse stall in your honor, and you will receive a hand written thank you letter and Certificate of Appreciation from myself, and a Happy Heart Happy Home commemorative sweatshirt.

Our Champion: with a donation of $10,000 to $24,999 A pasture will be named in your honor with an engraved commemorative stone entrance, and you will receive a hand written thank you letter and Certificate of Appreciation from myself, and a Happy Heart Happy Home commemorative sweatshirt.

The Founder’s Circle: ($25,000 & up) Your name will be displayed on a building of your choice with a engraved commemorative stone entrance, and you will receive a hand written thank you letter and Certificate of Appreciation from myself, and a Happy Heart Happy Home commemorative sweatshirt.

Thank you so much for all of your continued love and support and helping create a safe home for so many animals in need.

With my deepest gratitude, and happiest of hearts.

For the animals!

Lauren, Founder