Photo courtesy of Humane Society for Greater Savannah

By KELLY NELSON ReFest is an extravaganza of reducing, reusing and re-homing, hosted by WellFED, Emergent Structures, Wooden Sheep and Southern Pine in part to benefit the Humane Society for Greater Savannah. The event features the Design & Build Competition: Dog Houses and Cat Structures built from reclaimed, sustainable materials. I’ve seen the structures and I’m here to tell you that they are amazing!One of the Cat Structures, designed and built by The Inclusion Counsel at CSX the railroad has multiple levels and is fashioned after a train’s caboose! It features scratching posts, hiding places, and lots of space for multiple cats.Butterhead Greens Cafe has created a “Green House” Dog House. You can actually use the roof as a greenhouse! And there are about a dozen more wonderfully thought out and creative structures to impress you.The event held at Southern Pine ties together two seemingly unrelated topics; RePurposing building materials in order to decrease the waste that bloats our landfills and ReHoming unwanted companion animals in an effort to decrease pet overpopulation and homelessness.Starting at 2 p.m., you can bid on the Dog Houses and Cat Structures through a silent auction. There will also be a live auction of winning structures around 6 p.m. All proceeds from the auctions go directly to the Humane Society for Greater Savannah.In addition, HSGS will be on site ReHoming pets from our shelter! ReFest is an awesome opportunity for you to bring your family, visit or even adopt our shelter pets, check out and bid on some great and eco friendly Dog Houses and Cat Structures and, as the night goes on, enjoy great music, great food, great drinks with great people!

via Reduce, reuse and rehome at ReFest on Oct. 1 | savannahnow.com.