ST. JOSEPH COUNTY, Ind. — With this 90-degree weather, most likely have their air conditioners on.

But at the Humane Society of St. Joseph County, one of the HVAC units failed.

Luckily, the animals are doing well and a temporary mobile unit is keeping the animals cool, but they need help to fix the unit.

The air conditioning broke just before Memorial Day weekend, so the affected area was temporarily fitted with extra fans to keep the animals comfortably cool on these hot days.

Replacing the device could cost as much as $4,000, so they are seeking community donations to help make this important repair possible.

Managing Director Jenny Brown said the facility is 13 years old and has eight or nine HVAC units.

Both the area for adoption dogs and the area for taking in new cats were affected by the glitch.

The staff managed to kill the cats, but they have nowhere else to put the dogs, so they’re now keeping them cool while also calling on the community for help.

“Without an HVAC unit, the temperature in there is going to get to 80, 80 degrees and up, which is a health hazard in those areas and the people who work there,” Brown said. “So we want to make sure we limit that possibility by having working equipment here at the shelter.”

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Thursday, January 6, 2022

Earlier this year, Reno-based Plumas Bank announced that it had donated $ 50,000 to the Dixie Fire Fund to provide disaster relief and long-term recovery for communities affected by California’s largest forest fire in history.

Plumas Bank recently announced that it has secured an additional $ 25,000 in matching funds from the Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco. As of December 20, the Dixie Fire Fund – administered by the Community Foundation of Northern Nevada – has raised more than $ 220,000, according to a press release from Plumas Bank.

“We are grateful for our partnership with Federal Home Loan Bank San Francisco and appreciate their assistance in helping Plumas Bank meet the urgent needs of our local communities,” said Andrew J. Ryback, President / CEO of Plumas Bank, in an explanation. “Plumas Bank has served our northeastern communities in good times and bad for four decades, and we are committed to helping our customers and neighbors whose lives were destroyed by the Dixie Fire.”

The Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco provides low-cost financing and other services that help member financial institutions provide mortgages for people of all income levels and provide loans that benefit neighborhoods and communities. Headquartered in Arizona, California, and Nevada, members include commercial banks, credit unions, industrial credit companies, savings institutions, insurance companies, and community development financial institutions.

“Repairing the damage caused by a forest fire requires meeting the immediate needs of affected families and developing and supporting long-term strategies to rebuild the economies of the affected communities,” said Marietta Núñez, senior vice president and community investment officer for the bank. in a statement. “We are pleased to be able to match the generous donation from our member Plumas Bank to the Dixie Fire Fund.”

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