Caring Compassion Charity

I’ve been tagged by Alex Shalman for his Caring Compassion Charity project, which means I’m to write about a charity I’m passionate about. That’s a no-brainer for me…it’s the local Friends of the Shelter. The picture on the left is of Roadside, found roaming near the entrance to our town. When an animal is found there it usually means it was dumped from a neighboring community… we have a well-deserved reputation for finding good homes for any animal coming through the shelter. The shelter is not officially no-kill, but because of the efforts of volunteers the only animals euthanized are the rare ones for whom there is no hope…they’re either too ill to respond to medical treatment or too dangerous to be rehabilitated. That seldom happens.

In addition to finding homes for the animals and making their stay at the shelter as pleasant as possible…which includes comforting the ones who are shy and frightened, taking dogs for walks and socializing the ones who need it…we help pay for medial care and spaying and neutering. We also help needy pet owners with veterinary care for serious illness and injury and for spaying/neutering.

It’s an organization I’m proud and grateful to be a part of. Some of the most touching and rewarding times of my life have been working with the animals. Thank you for asking, Alex.

If you’d like to join Alex’s project, the rules are here. For my part, I’m tagging

Shirley at Brighter days for you and me!
Tina Su at Think Simple. Be Decisive.
Derrick Kwa at Sui Generis
Bob at Every, Every Minute
Abu Aremu at Positive Self Talk Guide
Danny Kohn at Be Inspired Every Day
Peter at I Will Change Your Life
Scott H. Young
Jenny and Erin at a tongue-in-cheek quest for understanding…
Lyman Reed at Creating a Better Life
Jenny Ryan at Using My Powers for Good
John Wesley at Pick The Brain

Photo by Aaron Honey


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10 Responses to Caring Compassion Charity

  1. Alex Shalman says:

    Hey Jean – sounds like you live in a very welcoming community and have an awesome shelter by you. That’s something special to be passionate about. We personally love dogs in this household (i like cats too!).

  2. Danny says:

    Thanks for the tag, Jean.
    Great post. My wife and I have made a habit of contributing to animal shelters, too. We recently adopted a 5 year old yellow lab/husky with a traumatic past from a local shelter. The richness she has added to our home and her obvious appreciation for the home we’ve given her prove to us that our contributions are well worth it.
    But, I guess I’ll save the rest of the details for my tag response đŸ˜‰

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  4. Tina Su says:

    Hi Jean,

    Thank you for sharing. I love your cause. My 8 lb Pomeranian is wiggling his tail right now. A great reminder to the benefits you are providing.

    Thank you again for tagging me. I shall get to writing my cause. hmmm….

    Talk to you soon,
    Tina

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  6. Jean says:

    đŸ™‚ Thanks, Tina! The picture of your Pomeranian wagging his tail makes me smile. I’m off to the shelter to pet a dog.

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  8. Hi Jean,
    thank you for sharing your cause!
    I really do love Alex’ meme, and being able to read inspiring stories like yours on causes that touch other blogger’s heart!
    Fortunately, I’ve been tagged myself, and just taking the time to think and write about what touches me is an heartwarming exercise in itself..
    Thank you for this beautiful post, and for the tags you made. These blogs are great and some of them are new to me!!

    Ellen

  9. bikehikebabe says:

    I take the neighbor dogs on my 1 1/2 hr. hike everyday. One has 3 legs. They sit in their fenced yard & watch my house until I come to get them. No leashes. They’re out of sight most of the time. They run ahead of me, but come up behind me later. What pleasure it gives me to see them so happy.

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