{"id":816957,"date":"2026-06-01T21:19:01","date_gmt":"2026-06-01T21:19:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.abnewswire.com\/pressreleases\/?p=816957"},"modified":"2026-06-01T21:19:01","modified_gmt":"2026-06-01T21:19:01","slug":"after-raising-15-million-for-shelter-animals-kris-rotonda-is-already-back-on-the-road","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.abnewswire.com\/pressreleases\/after-raising-15-million-for-shelter-animals-kris-rotonda-is-already-back-on-the-road_816957.html","title":{"rendered":"After Raising $15 Million for Shelter Animals, Kris Rotonda Is Already Back on the Road"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"float:right;  width:250px; padding:8px 10px 10px 10px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.abnewswire.com\/upload\/2026\/06\/1780342199.jpg\" style=\"border:none !important;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-29\" title=\"After Raising $15 Million for Shelter Animals, Kris Rotonda Is Already Back on the Road\" src=\"https:\/\/www.abnewswire.com\/upload\/2026\/06\/1780342199.jpg\" alt=\"After Raising $15 Million for Shelter Animals, Kris Rotonda Is Already Back on the Road\" width=\"225\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"font-style:italic; padding:8px 0px;\">Jordan\u2019s Way Founder Raised Nearly $200,000 in Under Two Weeks During Milestone Tour\u2014and Isn\u2019t Slowing Down<\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>UNITED STATES &#8211;<\/strong> Most people would take a break after raising $15 million for animal shelters nationwide. Kris Rotonda, Founder of <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jordanswaytour.com\/\">Jordan&#8217;s Way<\/a>, is getting back in the car.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">After officially surpassing $15 million raised for shelters and rescues across the United States, the founder of Jordan&rsquo;s Way is already preparing for his next multi-state shelter tour running June 1&ndash;12.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The milestone came during an intense two-week stretch on the road where Rotonda helped raise nearly $200,000 for shelters across the South&mdash;part of a nonstop 40-shelter tour spanning Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, Florida, South Carolina, and North Carolina.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">And remarkably, much of it was powered by one person, a phone, and a selfie stick.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">For the past 6&ndash;7 years, Rotonda has traveled the country hosting high-energy livestream fundraising events that blend entertainment, storytelling, audience participation, and real-time donations to support underfunded shelters and overlooked animals.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&ldquo;What started as a promise to my dog Jordan turned into a mission bigger than myself,&rdquo; said Rotonda. &ldquo;But hitting $15 million doesn&rsquo;t mean we stop. Shelters still need help every single day, so we keep going.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Founded in honor of his late rescue dog Jordan, Jordan&rsquo;s Way has now:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li>\n<p>Raised more than $15 million nationwide<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Hosted more than 2,000 shelter fundraising events<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Supported over 500 shelters<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Helped contribute to more than 80,000 adoptions across all 50 states<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Jordan&rsquo;s Way has become one of the most recognizable grassroots fundraising movements in animal welfare, helping shelters generate immediate funding, adoption visibility, and social media reach during a time when overcrowding continues to impact rescues nationwide.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Rotonda&rsquo;s livestream events regularly raise thousands&mdash;or tens of thousands&mdash;of dollars within hours while helping long-stay and overlooked animals gain exposure to potential adopters and fosters.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Even after reaching a milestone most nonprofit organizations never achieve, Rotonda says the mission remains the same.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&ldquo;There are still shelters struggling to keep up. There are still animals being overlooked. As long as people keep showing up to support these shelters, I&rsquo;ll keep showing up too.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Media Opportunities<\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li>\n<p>Interviews with Kris Rotonda<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Ride-along and on-the-road coverage opportunities<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Live fundraising event access<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Shelter success and adoption stories<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Commentary on shelter overcrowding and animal welfare trends<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">For more information, visit <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jordanswaytour.com\/\">www.jordanswaytour.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>About Jordan&rsquo;s Way<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Jordan&rsquo;s Way is a national animal welfare fundraising movement founded by Kris Rotonda to help underfunded shelters turn attention into donations, adoptions, and lifesaving visibility. Inspired by Kris&rsquo;s late rescue dog Jordan, the organization travels across all 50 states hosting high-energy live fundraising events that combine storytelling, entertainment, and real-time audience engagement. Since launching, Jordan&rsquo;s Way has raised more than $15 million for shelters and rescues nationwide and helped drive more than 80,000 adoptions.<\/p>\n<p><span style='font-size:18px !important;'>Media Contact<\/span><br \/><strong>Company Name:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.abnewswire.com\/companyname\/OtterPR.com_65283.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">Otter PR<\/a><br \/><strong>Contact Person:<\/strong> Gabrielle Lask <br \/><strong>Email:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.abnewswire.com\/email_contact_us.php?pr=after-raising-15-million-for-shelter-animals-kris-rotonda-is-already-back-on-the-road\" rel=\"nofollow\">Send Email<\/a><br \/><strong>City:<\/strong> Orlando<br \/><strong>State:<\/strong> OtterPR.com<br \/><strong>Country:<\/strong> United States<br \/><strong>Website:<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/OtterPR.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">OtterPR.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.abnewswire.com\/press_stat.php?pr=after-raising-15-million-for-shelter-animals-kris-rotonda-is-already-back-on-the-road\" alt=\"\" width=\"1px\" height=\"1px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jordan\u2019s Way Founder Raised Nearly $200,000 in Under Two Weeks During Milestone Tour\u2014and Isn\u2019t Slowing Down UNITED STATES &#8211; Most people would take a break after raising $15 million for animal shelters nationwide. Kris Rotonda, Founder of Jordan&#8217;s Way, is &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.abnewswire.com\/pressreleases\/after-raising-15-million-for-shelter-animals-kris-rotonda-is-already-back-on-the-road_816957.html\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[454,412,453,432,404],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-816957","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-Celebrity","category-News-Current-Affairs","category-Non-Profit","category-Travel","category-US"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.abnewswire.com\/pressreleases\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/816957","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.abnewswire.com\/pressreleases\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.abnewswire.com\/pressreleases\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.abnewswire.com\/pressreleases\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.abnewswire.com\/pressreleases\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=816957"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.abnewswire.com\/pressreleases\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/816957\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.abnewswire.com\/pressreleases\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=816957"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.abnewswire.com\/pressreleases\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=816957"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.abnewswire.com\/pressreleases\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=816957"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}