The last two years have been about sustainability, safety, and security. The residents are safe. The sanctuary is functioning. But it doesn't quite feel like home yet.
This summer, we're changing that. We're raising $125,000 by July 1st — Esther's birthday and Canada Day — to fund new doors, fencing, equipment repairs, 24-hour monitoring, caretaker accommodations, and yes, finally painting the barns red.
Every donor will be invited to a special barn unveiling celebration at the end of July.
Donation Tiers
Every great restoration needs a crew. This summer, yours is waiting for you. From first brushstrokes to legacy barn doors, every level of support plays a real role in bringing the warmth, colour, and feeling of home back to the sanctuary. Find your spot below.
Pick up a brush. Help bring home back.
Every great restoration starts with people who believe it’s possible. As a Paint Pal, your gift helps kick off the colour—one brushstroke, one coat, one act of love for the sanctuary at a time. It’s a small amount that adds up to something beautiful when the whole crew shows up together.
The everyday magic that keeps the sanctuary shining.
The Sparkle Squad knows that the real work happens between the big moments—the sweeping, the scrubbing, the showing up every single day. Your gift supports the ongoing cleanup, upkeep, and care that keeps the sanctuary safe, welcoming, and running through every season. The residents notice. We promise.
For the ones who aren’t afraid to get their boots dirty.
Sanctuary life isn’t always glamorous—and the Load Lifters wouldn’t have it any other way. Your gift helps tackle the heavy lifting: manure management, daily hauls, behind-the-scenes logistics, and all the gritty, essential work that keeps 65 residents comfortable and cared for. Not glamorous. Absolutely vital.
You’ve been waiting for this too.
If you’ve ever felt a little something when you see the barns in an old HEEFS photo—this one’s for you. Red Barn Dreamers are the supporters who have held the vision of HEEFS in full colour through every chapter of this journey. Your gift helps restore the warmth, familiarity, and feeling that so many people around the world associate with home.
Safer spaces. Warmer barns. Residents who feel it.
Barnyard Guardians go beyond the paint and into the bones of the sanctuary—helping fund new doors so residents can move safely in and out, fencing improvements that protect the most vulnerable animals, and the infrastructure upgrades that turn a functioning space into a genuinely safe and welcoming one. This is the gift that the residents feel every single day.
A little extra magic goes a long way.
Fairy Hog Painters bring something special to the restoration—a level of generosity that helps the whole campaign sparkle. Your gift goes deep into the work: restoring barns, supporting resident spaces, and helping the sanctuary finally feel like the HEEFS so many people fell in love with. And because Fairy Hog Painters make this kind of magic possible, they’ll be recognized by name on the Summer Sparkle 2026 restoration plaque—a permanent part of this chapter of the story.
Includes: Recognized by name on the Summer Sparkle 2026 restoration plaque.
Protecting the spaces that shaped a legacy.
Esther’s Heritage Crew stands in the lineage of everything HEEFS has built—and everything it’s still becoming. Your gift helps preserve and protect the barns, shelters, and spaces that shaped Esther’s story and continue to provide daily care for rescued residents. This is support that honours the past while building something lasting for the future.
Includes: Premium recognition on the Summer Sparkle 2026 restoration plaque.
Leave your mark on the sanctuary. Literally.
The Red Barn Door Society is the legacy level of Summer Sparkle 2026—reserved for supporters who want their contribution to be felt for years to come. Your gift helps fund new doors across the sanctuary, restoring warmth and safety to the barns and shelter spaces that define HEEFS. As a founding member of the Red Barn Door Society, you’ll receive special recognition on a plaque mounted on one of 15 brand new barn doors—part of the sanctuary, part of the story, forever.
Includes: Special recognition plaque mounted on one of 15 new barn doors.