Friends for Life Senior Programs
Specially designed by the Friends for Life team at the Humane Society of Huron Valley, each 45-minute program is held at your location within Washtenaw County, Canton, Northville or Plymouth Township. We’re sorry, but we are unable to travel outside of these areas at this time.
Programs are designed for the senior community. If you are interested in scheduling a program for a group or community that does not primarily serve seniors, please take a look at our Animal Care Education programs.
To help sustain our programs and services, we do ask for a$30 fee for each program. Fee payments can be made ahead of time via phone or on the day of the program. If you are unable to provide this fee, please let us know as we never want fees to create a barrier to scheduling a program.
To schedule a program, please complete the form at the bottom of this page. Once received, our Friends for Life team will connect with you in 1-3 business days. Questions? Email ffl@hshv.org
Treasured Tails with the Humane Society of Huron Valley
Animal and pet lovers wanted! Join the Humane Society of Huron Valley (HSHV) for their Treasured Tails social hour. During this 45-60 minute program, participants share stories about animals throughout their lives while enjoying a visit with a certified therapy dog. An HSHV staff member will facilitate the discussion, highlighting stories about rescued shelter animals, too! There’s no pressure for participants to share. You’re welcome to listen and visit with the therapy dog only, if that’s what you choose. Optional but encouraged: bring pictures of your beloved animals and pets for show and tell!
Bingo with HSHV
It’s bingo… with a furry twist! Enjoy a fun hour of bingo and socializing with the Humane Society of Huron Valley. You’ll play up to five rounds packed with HSHV trivia and punny animals jokes. Bingo games are played on custom, large font cards and you can play up to two cards to maximize your chances to win! Winners get to choose from a collection of small, donated prizes. Bonus: everyone gets the opportunity to visit with a therapy or shelter dog! Get ready to join in the fun and shout BINGO!
Creature Crafts: DIY Cat and Dog toys
Come learn about the work we do at HSHV as well as cat and dog play behavior while making crafts for our animals in the shelter. This fun program takes a hands-on, step-by-step approach and is appropriate for all ability levels. You provide the space – we’ll bring the supplies! Toys that are made can be taken home to pets or can be donated to give to animals at HSHV. To ensure the program is enjoyable for all, we do have a 30 person maximum for Creature Crafts.
Coffee & Cats at Tiny Lions Lounge and Adoption Center
Join Friends for Life for an hour of kitten playtime! Your group will have Tiny Lions all to themselves during this private social program. Participants can interact and play with the kittens or sit back, relax, and sip a hot cup of coffee while watching the action.
Coffee & Cats is only available on select Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays from 10am-11am. A $30 program fee is required. Maximum 15 participants. Tiny Lions is located at 5245 Jackson Road, Ann Arbor. We’re sorry – due to the location, we are not able to offer a dog visit for this event.