Thank Yous
Thank you to everyone who has helped us over the years! We can't list everyone, but here are just a few. If you want to be added, please email us at dean@mirandasrescue.org!!!! God Bless all of you!
Aidan Blue Enright age 7 poses with rescue owners Shannon Miranda & Dean Paris. Aidan Blu wanted to do something different for his birthday this year. He told his mom, Stefanie, it's great to get toys, but I want to help out Miranda's animals. So he had everyone bring money instead of gifts. On a bright sunny day in October, Aidan Blu & his Mom came out to the rescue and toured the grounds. They gave the rescue $168.00! Aidan Blu we appreciate you tremendously and can't thank you enough for your kind heart! The animals love you! You are AWESOME! Thank you again!
Bless Isha at Hi'Iaka Florist of San Francisco for handmaking our Horse Garlands in this year's Fortuna Rodeo Parade! And a big thank you to Jimmy Jam for our awesome T-shirts! Isha & Jimmy Jam, Miranda's came away with this year's Trophy for Best Equestrian Group! Isha had the floral and greenery flown in from her Father's farm in Hawaii and shipped the garlands to our good friend Nancy Cavanaugh in time for the parade! Bless you all for your hard work.
Thank you to Fortuna Middle School Math Teacher, Norm Sotomayer, and his class for baking homemade dog biscuits! The class did an awesome job on the doggie treats! Thanks for braving the rain guys and bringing the much needed treats. Bring more whenever you like! Special thanks to Jennifer Fournier of Coast Central Credit Union for picking up all the ingredients!
5/2011 Shown above are Mr. Sotomayer's students with Rescue Co-Proprietor and Treasurer, Dean Paris. From left to right are students TAYLOR, AVA, VANESSA, SAM, ANGEL & RIVER.
Shown above is Lil' Ms. Cutie "Veda Raskin", Shannon & Shya. Veda and her Mom, Karen, stopped by to give Shannon & Dean wonderful gifts! Instead of presents for Veda's 6th Birthday, she wanted her friends to bring gifts to help Mirandas'; and did they ever! While waiting for Shannon to arrive, she was able to walk around the rescue and feed the big koi fish and watch turtles and toads and mandarin duck. She giggled at the cute baby bunnies and laughed at the goats. She said hi to Sophie the pot-bellied pig and liked the chickens and geese too! Shannon brought over a horse for her to pet too. After a nice visit, Veda gave the rescue all the gifts...towels, a soft blanket, canned dog food, puppy food, cat food, a beautiful dog bed and $230.00 in cash! Thank you Veda, Mom Karen and too all your amazing friends who love animals. You have helped make a huge difference in their lives! Bless you!
Thank you to Camaris who is student from Garberville. Camaris did a food drive for the rescue as a school project. Although she had never been to the rescue before, she had heard about Mirandas and wanted to help the animals. She brought poultry feed, horse treats, cat & dog food & $20.00 too! Camaris you're awesome!!!! Her wonderful family took a tour to see some of the rescued animals. Unfortunately the lovely Humboldt Winter rain cut their time short. The dwarf hampsters were Camaris' favorite. Thanks so much Camaris for helping our organization. You're a true angel!
The Farm Store for hosting adoption events, pet fairs, donating feed & supplies and giving us unbelievable discounts!
To Bear River Casino annual donation to our Wine & Cheese Benefit!
Nancy and her staff at Fortuna Pet Shoppe for helping with events, fostering animals and taking care of our needs in any way they can!
Costco for donating food, feed & supplies to our Annual Wine & Cheese and throughout the year.
Ferndale Veterinary & North Coast Veterinary has been the primary provider of veterinary care for Miranda's Rescue since its inception. Their support has meant everything to the animals! Bless You!
R&S Supply, Nilsens, Fortuna Feed, and Main Street Feed for donating supplies and giving great discounts!
Dennis Rowe Plumbing has donated so much time in acquiring work permits and has donated numerous materials in keeping the rescue looking great
Thank you to the creative & progressively-minded staff at Precision Intermedia for constructing our website.
SunnyBrae Animal Clinic for hosting the annual giving tree that has brought in thousands of pounds of feed for our animals along with cash donations!
McKinleyville Animal Care Center accepts pet food donations for the shelter and makes many donations.
THANK YOU TO OUR STAFF & VOLUNTEERS...
To ARF (Animal Relief Fund) our young, energetic & creative group of volunteers! You continue to impress us with how many ideas you come up with to raise funds for the shelter. You have helped make the lives of so many animals so much more enjoyable. Thank you for choosing us!
To our Vice President, Nancy Cavanugh. You hold a very special place in our hearts! Know that you will always have family with us.
To Brian Paris, our volunteer District Mgr over our thrift stores and being the driving force in orchestrating the Grand Opening of our new thrift store in Eureka! Working with you is extremely intense and full of fun. The future has no limits!
To Jerry Howard and his selling know-how and all the hours you've given to help sales at the McK Store!
To Margaret Stevens for creating our very first fiscal calendars. We look forward to your fresh perspectives and ideas. Thank you for giving so much of your time to the rescue.
To Maria, Ruthie & Georgia, & Tiffani the women behind our thrift stores! You gals ROCK! Thank you for all you do!
And to Mary Stanleigh for handling our bulk mailings! It's no easy task. It has taken a team of 15 volunteers to do what you do. You are amazing! We pray that you continue to feel better every day!
To our feline educator and real estate expert, Alice Millington of Bless The Beasts. You're insightfulness has aided the rescue in so many ways. Thank you for your time at so many events and your willingness to always lend a helping hand.
Our dog/cat adminstrators, Susan Lacy & Kathy Pollard & Samantha Brewer, for overseeing operations at our dog/cat shelter, hosting our adoption events and stepping up to the plate in our time of need. You are real troopers! Thank you!
To Ken Lacy our sound engineer at our events! You've saved our hearing and made our voices loud and clear. We can't wait for the opportunity to see you rock-out with your band.
To Mette Bryans, our faithful dog behaviorlist, for having the patience, love and compassion to help the rescue all these years! She also donates all her time and proceeds from her dog training classes. These are available to the public in our agility field every Sunday during the summer months. Call the rescue for details. You're a saint Mette!
To Nancy Guider and her husband, Stewart, for all the wonderful contributions you've made to the rescue over the years! Bless you!!! Nancy you are an inspriration to all those who think the impossible is possible. We look forward to you returning soon!
Thank you to Dave Turner for working every Monday for so many years, rain or shine, to care for the shelter dogs! You're an angel!
To Carman & Emma Neitzke, Elain St. Aubin, Jeannne Rollins, Dayna Larson, Breanne Smith, Sandy and Nancy Warieka for all the hours you have given in caring for our dogs and cats!
To Mike Wood for being at Costco's entrance to collect community donations for us and for picking up weekly donations.
To Ricki Wright in providing sanctuary for many of our abused animals. You have been a great foster mom and friend! We love ya!
To Melissa Norwood, Rita Boling, Lisa Whitten, Linda Burns and Arlene & Richard Rossotti for lending trailors for rescues and transporting donations. Many of you have helped in so many more ways. Know that we could not be where we are today without you.
And a special thank you to Arlene & Richard for being the tugboat in our parades so we can showcase some of our sanctuary furry friends.
To John & Jasmijn Kozlowski, Alex Ross & Lorraine Ross for your compassionate hearts and your willingness to offer help whenever we need it. You are so appreciated. We love ya guys!
To Jacque Debets for coming every day to help feed the animals!
To Ian McMahon. Where do we begin? At times you create more work for us (LOL!) but in all honesty the years of laughter you have given us is irreplaceable. You have never hesitated once in our time of need whether it be dashing over at 2am to help an injured arrival, building enclosures, repairing our equipment or looking after the children. We are forever indebted to your kind heart and friendship. You're turning out to be a darn good farrier too!
Shannon & Mikayla getting in some Dad and Daughter time at the Santa Rosa Gymkana State Championship Finals. Shannon is a Division 1 rider and Mikayla is in Division 5.
