volunteers
The Miracle
Guest Blogger: Animal Friends’ Volunteer and Blog Contest Honorable Mention Diane Friske Last August, I was asked if I would take over the fostering of a very small kitten. Because all the “fostering rooms” at the Friske Foster House were …
Sitting in a Cage with Baxter
Guest Blogger: Animal Friends’ Volunteer and Blog Contest Honorable Mention Sergei Murray I wrote this on Thanksgiving on my iPhone sitting in a cage with Baxter.Perhaps the feeling of the holidays leave when you’re of an older age. Perhaps the …
A Second Chance: Hickory’s Story
Guest Blogger: Animal Friends’ Volunteer and Blog Contest Winner Diane Whittaker It was Spring 2010. He caught my eye because he was young and energetic. His name was Hickory. He was about 9 months old and described as a hound/Jack …
How I Came to Be an Animal Friends Volunteer
Guest Blogger: Animal Friends’ Volunteer and Blog Contest Winner Andrew Lotz Response: How I came to be an Animal Friends volunteer Short answer: cancer and sadness. I guess I have to go into more depth. It started in late September …
Everybody Needs Somepittie to Love
Guest Blogger: Animal Friends’ Volunteer and Blog Contest Winner Alicia Drosendahl Fear, hope, trust, iron will: seemingly contradictory terms that all add up to represent the life of a “bully breed.” Ignorance, hatred, discrimination, and prejudice cloud the persona of …
Congratulations to the winners of our Volunteer Blog Contest!
The Communications department would like to thank all of the volunteers who submitted entries to our first-ever blog contest. All of the entries happened to be essays, and they were all a joy to read. Thank you so much for …
Always On Duty: Animal Friends’ Caring Volunteers
Guest Blogger: Ann Cadman, Health & Wellness Coordinator Each one of our Animal Friends’ volunteers is a caring and compassionate person. Volunteer Dave Mitchell is no exception. After dropping his wife off at the airport at 4:30 am one snowy …
Thanks to Linda Mitzel and our Photography Volunteers
Volunteers are the backbone of Animal Friends. Without their tireless efforts, dogs would go un-walked, cats would not be played with and there would be many bored bunnies sitting in cages. Volunteers work in all capacities at Animal Friends. Some …