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Friends for Life Forever Farm<br />
Seeks Community Support for<br />
Adoptions, Funding & Volunteers<br />
Friends for Life Forever Farm, an animal sanctuary<br />
located in Lake Toxaway, is seeking community support<br />
for their operations following a structural reorganization.<br />
The sanctuary, which specializes in rescue, rehabilitation<br />
and re-homing of senior animals, has recently undergone<br />
leadership changes following board response to financial<br />
concerns. The new board of directors has stepped in<br />
to manage day to day operations and re-establish<br />
organizational stability. The organization is seeking funds<br />
for their medical program to help care for the 125 animals<br />
who currently live on-site at the sanctuary.<br />
Board President, Donn Gash, says “An important<br />
objective during this time of change is evaluating our<br />
ability to provide for the animals we currently have in our<br />
care. Providing quality care to our animals is extremely<br />
important to us as an organization. Since we focus our<br />
work primarily on animals who are seniors or have special<br />
needs, our medical costs are exceptionally high for an<br />
animal sanctuary. We are re-evaluating our animal care<br />
practices and daily operations to ensure we meet the<br />
high standard of care our animals deserve. We have<br />
discovered that we have many animals in need of routine<br />
care such as dentistry and lab work, so we are reaching<br />
out to the community in hope that they will help us be able<br />
to afford this care for our animals.” Friends for Life Forever<br />
Abigail (left) and<br />
Banana (bottom) are<br />
two of the loving<br />
residents being<br />
cared for at<br />
Friends for Life<br />
Forever Farm in<br />
Lake Toxaway.<br />
Farm anticipates<br />
that they will<br />
spend thousands<br />
over the next<br />
six months on<br />
medical care and<br />
other operational<br />
expenses.<br />
Donate online at friendsforlifeforeverfarm.org/donate or<br />
by check, mailed to 405 Reid Siding Rd., Lake Toxaway,<br />
NC 28747.<br />
Animal Friends for Life, d/b/a Friends for Life Forever<br />
Farm is a 501(c)3 non-profit located in Lake Toxaway,<br />
North Carolina. The Friends for Life mission is to<br />
rescue, rehabilitate and re-home senior and special needs<br />
companion animals.<br />
CRITTER MAGAZINE • OCTOBER 2018 • PAGE 9
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