Judy Grabowski’s great-grandkids continue fundraiser for PAWS

Photo by Tom Rivers

ALBION – Patty Coffee, director of PAWS Animal Shelter in Albion, accepted a $1,300 donation today from the great-grandchildren of the late Judy Grabowski. From left the great-grandchildren include Caleb, Leah and Eli Prior of Hilton.

The money came from a Super Bowl Square fundraiser with some of the players donating extra for PAWS. There are 100 squares in the fundraiser and each square is $10, but many gave more than that to support the animal shelter on Gaines Basin Road.

The money nearly doubled the $685 the family was able to donate last year from the fundraiser.

The donation was presented today by Grabowski’s family on what would have been her 87th birthday. PAWS was one of her favorite organizations to give to, said her daughter, Elizabeth Pera of Hamlin.

Grabowski was known as “Mema” to the great-grandchildren. She was a Holley resident who donated often to PAWS in memory of friends who passed away, and as memorials for pets in the family that also passed.

Coffee said the donation would likely go towards vet bills for the animals or towards utilities for heating and electricity. There are currently 12 dogs and 12 cats available for adoption at PAWS.