ICHI & LUKE
LEGACY FUND

Community Support Program

The Ichi & Luke Legacy Fund provides assistance to pets and families in Lee County who need support. The program helps community pets, including stray animals brought to the Lee County Animal Shelter with serious medical needs, as well as owned pets whose families are experiencing financial hardship.

Our goal is to help pets receive the care they need while keeping loved animals with the families who care for them. By providing assistance with veterinary care, spay and neuter services, food and other essential needs, we can help reduce pet overpopulation, prevent unnecessary surrenders, and support the Lee County Animal Shelter.

How to Get Help

The Ichi & Luke Legacy Fund is available to Lee County residents experiencing financial hardship. Pet owners must be willing to spay or neuter their pet in order to receive assistance, when applicable.

The Legacy Fund may provide assistance with:

  • Spay/neuter surgery
  • Wellness and vaccination services
  • Flea, tick and heartworm preventatives
  • Pet food and essential supplies
  • Grooming services
  • Emergency veterinary care
APPLY TODAY
Ichi and Luke Legacy Fund

Pet owners who qualify must provide proof of Lee County residency and proof of income or government assistance.

If you need pet food, please visit CUOC Food Bank, 2885 Lee Ave., Sanford, NC, during their operating hours. LPAH partners with CUOC to help provide this resource to local pet owners.

For veterinary assistance, once your application is approved, LPAH will email you with an appointment date and location through one of our participating veterinary partners. Veterinary assistance is dependent upon available funding.

Please note that assistance is intended to help families with pets they currently own. If you receive assistance through the program and subsequently acquire an additional animal and request assistance for that animal, your application may be denied.

THE STORY BEHIND THE FUND

The Ichi & Luke Legacy Fund was created to support pets and families in our community while helping reduce pet overpopulation and keep animals out of the shelter and in loving homes.

The fund is named in honor of Ichi, a kitten who came to the Lee County Animal Shelter as a stray with severe medical injuries. Ichi had extensive damage to his paws and fractures in his back legs. When the shelter was unable to provide the specialized care he needed, Carolina Veterinary Hospital stepped in and generously donated their time and medical services to help save him. Ichi then came into the care of Lending Paws A Hand for additional surgery and follow-up care. Sadly, he passed away from complications following surgery. His story continues to inspire our commitment to helping animals in need. The fund also honors Luke, the very first foster dog affiliated with Lending Paws A Hand.

Through the Ichi & Luke Legacy Fund, we hope to carry on their legacies by helping animals receive the care they need and helping families keep their beloved pets.

Donate

Your support helps provide veterinary care, spay and neuter services, food and other essential resources to pets and families in Lee County.

Make a secure gift online.
Use any debit or credit card, PayPal or Venmo.

Send a check by mail.
Checks payable to Lending Paws A Hand can be mailed to:
LPAH
P.O. Box 765
Sanford, NC 27331-0765

Send a payment from your bank.
Venmo: @lendingpawsahand
PayPal or Zelle: lpah.inc@gmail.com

Please note “Ichi & Luke Legacy Fund” with your donation so funds can be allocated to this program.

To donate items to the Pet Food Bank, please visit our Amazon Wishlist.

Lending Paws A Hand, Inc. (LPAH) is a recognized 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Donations are tax-deductible to the fullest extent allowed by U.S. law.

This project is made possible by grants from the Cold Noses Foundation and North Carolina Community Foundation.