CCHS Kicks Off Year Long 120th Anniversary Celebration
Wednesday, January 15, 2025
Photos: Top left: CCHS Board President Shauna Anderson
Top Center: CRCF Executive Director Tori Irgang with CCHS Board Member Heidi Pillittieri
Top Right: A photo of the room
Bottom Left: (from left to right) County Executive PJ Wendel, CCHS Executive Director Jane Babinsky, past CCHS Board President Dr. Tom and Sally Greer,
and past board member Stephanie Malinowski-church
Bottom Right: Cake designed and donated by Baked by Ash.
CCHS CELEBRATES 120TH ANNIVERSARY
JAMESTOWN, N.Y. (January 14, 2025) The community came together to celebrate the Chautauqua County Humane Society’s 120th Anniversary this past Thursday, January 9th at the Southern Chautauqua Federal Credit Union Training Center.
During the celebration CCHS Executive Director Jane Babinsky unveiled the new logo, colors, mission and vision statements, and core values. Jane said, “We are breathing new life into CCHS as we also are going to be embarking on a capital campaign this year to upgrade our facility to be compliant with New York State’s new Animal Cares Act. We all do what we do to because we want to provide the best care possible for the animals in our care and to assist the community with providing services for the care of all animals.” Looking ahead Jane said, “We hope to expand our humane education programs, plan on bringing back pet therapy visits, expanding clinic services, and we are going to be offering K-9 Behavior and training classes in the near future.”
County Executive PJ Wendle was in attendance and took the microphone to recognize the history of CCHS and the importance of the work done by the organization, “The passionate people that are here and 120 years of sustainability is evident of the dedication, commitment, and passion you all have for animals.” PJ then presented Jane with a special certificate from the county to recognize the anniversary.
The celebration is a kickoff to a yearlong celebration of the monumental anniversary, which will include a newly redesigned website that will serve as an improved resource to the community, and a number of new events that will help the organizations mission of empowering the community to improve the well-being of animals.
To find out how you can get involved visit Chqhumane.org, call 716-665-2209 x200, or visit CCHS at 2825 Strunk Road in Jamestown.