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Category: Volunteer Spotlight

May 2023 Volunteer Spotlight – Kelly Bradt

Congratulations to Kelly Bradt on being chosen as May’s Volunteer Spotlight!!! Kelly is married to her husband TJ and they recently celebrated their 37th wedding anniversary! (Happy Anniversary!) They have two grown “boys”, two daughters-in-law, three grandsons (ages 11, 5, and 2) three granddogs: Remi, Zoe and Bolt. Oh, and one grand lizard. Over the

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April 2023 Volunteer Spotlight – Christina Doak

Congratulations to Christina Doak for being selected as April’s Volunteer Spotlight! Christina has a supposed-to-be husband, Joe. “We planned a surprise wedding in Vegas in May 2020 but COVID shut that down! We are now getting married this November during our 10-year anniversary.”  Christina has an awesome 14-year-old daughter named Juliana, aka Jules and an

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February 2023 Volunteer Spotlight – Rachel Weaver and Kevin Medick

Congratulations to Rachel Weaver and Kevin Medick for being selected as February’s Volunteer Spotlight! Rachel and Kevin are partners in life and at the shelter! They have six doggos, two cats, a Chinchilla, and a Short-Tailed Opossum! They have been volunteers at the shelter since June 2021.   Rachel’s full-time job is as an E-Commerce

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Sanya and Foster dog Petey

January 2023 Volunteer Spotlight – Sanya Dykeman

Congratulations to Sanya Dykeman for being selected as January’s Volunteer Spotlight! Sanya has been married to her husband Jeff for 6yrs and they have 3 Olde English Bulldogs and a painted turtle.  The dogs, Chino & Luna are 8yrs old and Waylon is 4yrs old.  They found Loweinda (painted turtle originally named Mr. Lowe until

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November 2022 Volunteer Spotlight – Maria Ringer-Abel

Congratulations to Maria Ringer-Abel for being selected as November’s Volunteer Spotlight! Maria is married to Jonathan and they have been married to for 19 years!   They have 2 furbabies, Jackson, a Pittie mix, age 7 and Kaia, also a Pittie mix, age 3.   Maria has worked for the Departments of Correction and Community Supervision for

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