Katie Peters’

After beloved dog Kodo passed away, she wanted to do something special in his memory to benefit animals. Her KatiePetersPlays platform on Twitch provided the perfect stage. For two weeks, she hosted fundraising livestreams, much like a telethon, offering donation incentives ranging from thank-you postcards featuring Kodo to embarrassing readings from her high school journal. Katie’s 15,000 devoted followers responded, and she raised more than $5,000 for

Best Friends.

Many people might pass by a discarded nickel on the street, but understands that coins add up. As a volunteer, he manages the Empties for Animals program for the Mohawk Hudson Humane Society in Menands, New York. The program, which Paul started in 2011, has raised more than $1 million for animals by accumulating the deposits from donated recyclable bottles and cans. Despite a twomonth hiatus on collections because of the pandemic, once Paul and his team reconvened, they acquired roughly 30,000 bottles and cans within five days.