NSB Donates $1,500 to Animal Refuge League of Greater Portland
WESTBROOK— Animals arrive at the Animal Refuge League of Greater Portland (ARLGP) from around Maine and across the country, but regardless of where they started, each finds medical assistance, safe shelter, and kindness upon their arrival thanks to staff and volunteers driven by a staunch commitment to care. The benevolence has inspired consistent donations from Norway Savings Bank for decades, including a recent $1,500 contribution.
“ARLGP builds and celebrates healthy relationships and are guided by a mission of offering each animal love, compassion, and dignity so they can enjoy the highest quality of life,” said Darci Hamm, President of NSB. “The entire operation and the impact it continues to make is moving.”
Located on 217 Landing Road in Westbrook, ARLGP was launched with funding donated by former Maine Governor Percival Baxter in 1911. In the decades since, it has provided temporary care and shelter for stray, abandoned, and relinquished animals while placing as many as possible into responsible and caring homes. In 2025 alone, with the help of a resolute staff, 397 volunteers, and 336 foster families, the organization completed over 2,050 adoptions; provided clinical care, pet food, and reunification services to over 2,000 pets and families; offered education to over 2,000 children; assisted over 1,600 pets that were stray, out-of-state, and/or seized from inhumane conditions; and trained over 400 dogs in training classes.
“Every gift assures that we give the best care possible to thousands of animals every year seeking shelter, safety, and kindness,” said Patsy Murphy, Executive Director of ARLGP. “We’re so grateful to Norway Savings for continually working alongside us in our mission to serve animals in need.”
There are many ways to help the ARLGP as they raise awareness and offer support. To make a donation, explore volunteering opportunities, or to consider adopting a pet, visit www.arlgp.org.
