558 NE 1st St, Newport
(near Fogarty, across Hwy 20 ​from
​the new Les Schwab)

Click the Thrift Store Tab for store hours
and more cool information

WE'RE BACK! Pick of the Litter reopened on Thursday, August 27, and the world has already beaten a path to our new door at NE First & Fogarty, just across Hwy 20 from the new Les Schwab & behind Enterprise Rent-a-Car.  

Our hours for shopping are 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Thursday thru Saturday. We hope to extend our shopping hours & days as time goes on. For donations please call the store at 541-574-1861 for current information.

You can always shop anytime you like at our virtual eBay store, featuring new listings daily: ebay.com/str/FOLCAS

As a certified eBay charity, we don't pay seller fees, so 100% of your purchase price goes to help the animals.
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Stay safe & well, and we'll see you soon at the all-new brick-and-mortar Pick of the Litter thrift store!

Thanks to our community’s support for the Pick of the Litter thrift store, the Calendar of Fabulous Lincoln County Pets, and other FOLCAS fundraising projects; thanks to contributions to FOLCAS from local businesses including the Rogue Foundation, For ArtSake Gallery, JC Thriftway Market, and ​Fred Meyer; and thanks ​to your direct donations, FOLCAS was able to help the animals of Lincoln County in all these ways during 2019:
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Support for shelter animals:
• spay/neuter $46.5K (360 animals fixed)

Support for local pets:
• spay/neuter subsidies $25.6K (447 animals fixed)
• veterinary care $24K (272 animals helped)

Please Donate

Friends of Lincoln County Animals, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization providing funding and assistance to the Lincoln County Animal Shelter and help for other domesticated animals in the county.

2019 FOLCAS PROGRAM SERVICES

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Mi​ssion
​To support and advance the health and well-being of domesticated animals in Lincoln County, Oregon

Local artist Julie Lamberson has brought a bright new spirit to the premises with her wonderful mural.
​You can see many other examples of Julie’s work around town and at julielamberson.com.

Most of the photos on this website were taken by Pick of the Litter store manager Yvonne Frausto and volunteer coordinator Brian Kinkaid

NO-COST WAYS TO DONATE

(541) 961-5852

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  • When you shop on Amazon, if you enter through the Amazon Smile Portal, Amazon will donate a portion of your purchase price to FOLCAS. Sign up at smile.amazon.com
  • Link your Fred Meyer rewards card to FOLCAS and still keep all your own rewards! Click the Fred Meyer Community Rewards link at the bottom of the FredMeyer.com homepage & choose organization YU182.
  • PIck up a pre-stickered blue  bag at Pick of the Litter & take your redeemable bottles & cans to any OR BottleDrop location to be credited to FOLCAS.
  • Take your walk for a dog with WOOFTRAX! Download the free app at wooftrax.com, choose FOLCAS (Friends of Lincoln County Animals) as your beneficiary, and start tracking your walks (with or without your dog) to benefit our programs.

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Donation Center is Open again!

Please call for current information.

​Friends of ​Lincoln
​County Animals

THANK YOU!

We're grateful to have been able to maintain our full level of program services throughout the pandemic period even though we had to close the store in mid-March.
In addition to our rainy day reserves, we have been kept afloat these five months by
• Donations from generous individuals
• Donations from generous local businesses, notably Grocery Outlet
• An annual & a supplemental grant from the So Hum Foundation of Portland
• A social service agency grant from Lincoln County
• A PPP loan/grant from the Small Business Administration
• Merchandise sales through our volunteer-managed eBay store

Our county's animals and the people who care for them thank and salute you all!

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