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Helping Hands
Humane Society

Annual Report
2010
Dear supporters:
As many of you already know, this year has been full of excit-
ing changes for Helping Hands Humane Society. We announced
our partnership with Dillon’s, who has graciously donated their
former store at 21st and Belle as the new shelter location. Con-
struction has already begun, and we will move into our new
home in 2010.

We will be able to rescue many more animals and will be able

to provide better all-around care for the animals who stay in our
shelter. Just as the Topeka community has grown throughout the
last 120 years, so has the need for a humane society. The expan-
sion and relocation is necessary to accomodate our thriving com-
munity and the animals within it.

Helping Hands recognizes that none of the accomplishments

made in the last year would have been possible without the help
of you, our supporters.

Our volunteers enable us to reach more people through educa-

tion opportunities in the community and give the animals more
connection time with people. Donors have made the new facil-
ity and state-of-the-art equipment in it possible. Foster parents
for the animals give them a chance to live in a real home and give
us more space in the shelter for dogs who need rescued. Finally,
those of you who adopt pets from Helping Hands, and who come
to our shelter first when looking for a new family pet, are what
keeps our organization going.

I would like to take this opportunity to thank each of you for

your time, donations, and overalll support of the Helping Hands
Humane Society. We look forward to you being part of our orga-
nization as we grow and advance this year. None of what we do
would be possible without you.

President
 (In thousands) Dogs Cats Other Consolidated
Reorganized Company (2010)

Net sales $1,579,900 $979, 245 $54,403 $2,613,548

Segment operating income (loss) 132,618ww (3,868) 11,636 140,386

Depreciation 30,341 5,983 499 36,823

Income (loss) from equity investments 6,502 (2,006) 3,064 7,560

Total assets 1,285,027 394,880 23,202 1,703,109

Investments in equity affiliates 22,152 6,982 1,047 30,181

Expenditures for long-lived assets 39,075 11,136 833w 51,044

Net operating assets 787,549 211,181 17,167 1,015,897

As of and for the nine months ended Dec. 31

Net sales $989,214 $120,228 $30,582 $1,140,024

Segment operating income (loss) 43,323 (20,408) 2,586 25,501

Depreciation 21,704 356 389 22,449

Income (loss) from equity investments 1,679 (8,843) 1,939 (5,225)

Total assets 1,161,908 151,136 33,243 1,346,287

Investment in equity affiliates 37,934 54,505 10,905 103,344

Expenditures for long-lived assets 32,007 2,282 170 34,459

Net operating assets 753,903 114,388 27,418 895,709

Predecessor Company

For the three months ended March 31

Net sales $351,830 $86,251 $8,065 $446,146

Segment operating income 38,059 1,768 751 40,578

Depreciation 16,425 120 332 16,877

Income from equity investments 2,051 899 364 3,314

Expenditures for long-lived assets 2,330 133 98 2,561

Net sales $1,242,558 $189,413 $33,009 $1,464,980

Segment operating income (loss) 42,930 (22,022) 1,714 22,622

Depreciation and amortization 66,408 1,537 2,078 70,023