Walk of Love 2025

Lace up your shoes and open your heart for the animals who need you most. 

Join Heartland Animal Shelter for our annual Walk of Love—a community celebration where every step you take helps homeless animals.  This dog-friendly event includes a 1-2 mile walk, food and beverages, activities, duck pull, raffles, and much more.

The Walk of Love isn’t just a fun stroll with dogs and friends—it’s a lifeline. The money raised through this walk helps us respond to the urgent medical crises that come through our doors. By starting a fundraiser and sharing your Heartland story with your friends, family, and community, you bring hope when it’s needed most. 


About the Walk

  • Pet and Family Friendly
  • 8:45 am: Check-in/Registration. 9:30 am: Walk “step off”
  • All attendees must complete an event waiver.
  • Interested in sponsoring the Walk?  Contact us for more information. 
  • Make a “Sleep-In Pledge” if you are not able to attend the Walk.

Potawatomi Woods
Northbrook, Illinois (map)

June 14, 2026
9:30 – 11:30 a.m.


How Your Support Helps Heartland Animals

$25

$50

$75

Medication for four animals for one month

$100

Spay/neuter surgery for one animal