20-05-2025
Dakin Humane Society in Springfield awarded large grant for facility upgrade
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) – Dakin Humane Society has been awarded a $100,000 grant for a vital HVAC upgrade.
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The nonprofit animal shelter states that the grant was awarded from the John T. and Jane A. Wiederhold Foundation, a supporting organization of the Northwest CT Community Foundation. The grant will be put towards a capital improvement project for Dakin's facility, and will specifically be used for replacing an aging cooling tower and condenser water pumps for the building's HVAC system.
The system is important for climate control and to create a healthy environment for animals, maintaining stable temperatures to minimize stress and promote overall animal health. It also provides optimum air quality for people working in and visiting the building.
'We're grateful to the John T. and Jane A. Wiederhold Foundation, a supporting organization of the Northwest CT Community Foundation, for their continued, generous support of Dakin. The foundation understands that our facility is critical to our operations and capital funding for this type of project is not easy to secure. Many of our major mechanical systems, including HVAC, are original to the building which was constructed nearly thirty years ago. Being able to replace our cooling tower and pumps will enable our building's HVAC system to operate at peak efficiency during the warmer months when we are busiest, and provide a comfortable setting for our many animals, employees, and volunteers.'
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