by Lisa Hilas | Mar 23, 2018 | News
A conversation between acquaintances, combined with the loss of a beloved pet, was the impetus for the Vacaville-based nonprofit Saving Gracie, an angel fund for pets. Pets such as Evie the dog, whose aorta and lung were punctured when a foxtail got up her nose....
by Lisa Hilas | Sep 26, 2017 | News
“I feel like this is my love story to the community.” That’s what Lisa Hilas says about the decision to start her non-profit, Saving Gracie. Saving Gracie is an angel fund for pets. Lisa named the organization after her 3-year-old mini Australian Shepherd but it was...
by Lisa Hilas | May 26, 2017 | News
Thank you to Caroline, the students of Armijo High and everyone who helped organize Walk Pets 4 Pets! Thank you so much for coming to and supporting the inaugural Walk Pets 4 Pets! Thanks to your generosity we raised over $1500! We gave all our proceeds evenly between...
by Lisa Hilas | Oct 26, 2016 | News
Lisa Hilas’s childhood pet showed up at her home while her father was away on a fishing trip. Her parents eventually let him stay. “That dog was the love I knew as a child,” Hilas said. But later, the pup was hit and killed by a car. Vacaville woman raising funds for...
