Thank Yous
Without the generosity of area residents and businesses, it would be impossible for Miranda's Rescue to do the work that it does. While we can't individually thank all of the people who make this work possible, here are some very special donors!
THANK YOU TO LOCAL BUSINESSES...
The Farm Store for hosting adoption events, pet fairs, donating feed & supplies and giving us unbelievable discounts!
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!
Three "hip, hip, hurrays" for our Board of Directors. Your tireless efforts, time and contribuations are a blessing. Especially our Board President, Debbie Scheffler. We're so fortunate to have you. Thank you for everything you've done for us and the family!
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 Cynthia Smurr, our Board Secretary, for her innate knowledge of business. The time you have given to the rescue has made a world of difference in the lives of many animals. Thank you!
To Margaret Stevens, our most recent addition to our Board, 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 Nancy Guider, Jim Cammack & Junia Sigsworth in collaborating together on our new 2009 Website. And a special thank you to Junia & her husband, Mark, for getting us jump started on this project. Thank you!
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, for overseeing operations at our dog/cat shelter, hosting our adoption events and stepping up to the plate in our time of need. You two are real troopers! Thank you!
Thank you to Jim Cammack for the years of volunteering every Tuesday to feed, clean and socialize the dogs. Although he is unable to do this any longer he happily will continue updating our canine photos on the web!
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! And thank you to Dayna again & 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, Kim Korobi, 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 Andrea Baker for donating her time to help us advertise some of our events with her savvy marketing.
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 chidren. 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 6.
