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Peggy Adams Animal Rescue League • <strong>April</strong> <strong>2021</strong><br />
Rescued from Texas<br />
– page 3<br />
Volunteer<br />
Appreciation – page 5<br />
Cover Story<br />
– pages 8, 9, 24<br />
Saving lives. Building a more humane community. Together.
3200 North Military Trail<br />
West Palm Beach, FL 33409<br />
PeggyAdams.org<br />
General Information 561-686-3663<br />
Fax 561-686-0940<br />
Donations 561-472-8842<br />
Donations@PeggyAdams.org<br />
Please email Info@PeggyAdams.org<br />
or call for any of these services:<br />
Adoptions 561-686-6656<br />
Behavior Helpline 561-472-8815<br />
Spay/Neuter 561-472-8814<br />
Wellness Clinic/<br />
Microchip<br />
561-472-8814<br />
Volunteer Program 561-472-8867<br />
Foster Program 561-472-8578<br />
Humane Euthanasia<br />
of Ill or Geriatric Pets<br />
Lost or Found Pet<br />
Animal Admissions<br />
Berman Memorial<br />
Pet Gardens<br />
561-686-3663<br />
561-686-9797<br />
561-530-6066<br />
Columbarium 561-530-6066<br />
Front Desk 561-686-3663<br />
Peggy’s Pantry<br />
Food Bank<br />
Leadership Circle &<br />
Peace of Mind Program<br />
561-472-8852<br />
561-472-8576<br />
Email – Marketing@PeggyAdams.org<br />
or call for the following information:<br />
Special Events 561-530-6057<br />
Marketing &<br />
Public Relations<br />
Young Friends of<br />
Peggy Adams<br />
Humane Education<br />
Program<br />
561-472-8845<br />
561-530-6066<br />
561-530-6069<br />
Please call Animal Care and Control to<br />
report animal abuse or neglect:<br />
561-233-1200<br />
Follow us! @PeggyAdamsARL<br />
A Letter from<br />
Rich Anderson<br />
Executive Director/CEO<br />
Peggy Adams Animal Rescue League<br />
We love our cover model – Presley! So much so that we could not resist<br />
featuring him in front of our new Lesly S. Smith Pet Adoption Center.<br />
Presley – representing every lost or abandoned animal that needs the help<br />
of Peggy Adams Animal Rescue League – is the reason our community so<br />
generously rallied around our effort to build a new state-of-the-art facility to<br />
save more lives.<br />
There is never a time limit on how long a dog or cat can stay with us but, on<br />
average, a dog or cat that comes to Peggy Adams is adopted in just two weeks’<br />
time. Some find their new loving home in as little as 24 hours. But for some –<br />
like Presley – it can take longer. And for those animals in particular, building<br />
the new adoption center was critical to making sure we can give our temporary<br />
residents the best shelter environment possible.<br />
When I visited Presley the first day he was in the new center, it was clear it<br />
meant a world of difference to him – he absolutely loves his new room (and<br />
his own private outdoor patio)! I hope you will get to know Presley better on<br />
Page 24 – and I hope you will tell others about this great, big, goofy dog who’s<br />
been waiting too long for the loving home he deserves.<br />
We all know too well how difficult this past year has been but thanks to you<br />
our doors remained fully open for animals that needed our help. More than<br />
5,600 found their new forever homes. More than 10,600 animals were spayed<br />
or neutered (more than 6,000 at no cost). In total, more than 28,500 animals<br />
benefited from Peggy Adams programs that you make possible.<br />
Friends like you – even during this pandemic – remembered the animals. The<br />
lost, the abandoned, the sick and the injured. I fear to think of what would have<br />
happened to so many animals if it weren’t for your continued, caring support.<br />
During the darkest of times, you came through for those most in need.<br />
Thank you!<br />
With compassion for the animals,<br />
Rich Anderson<br />
Executive Director/CEO<br />
Peggy Adams Animal Rescue League Board of Directors<br />
Jane Grace, Honorary Chairman<br />
Lesly S. Smith, Chairman<br />
Sam Hunt, Vice Chairman<br />
Joanie Van der Grift, President<br />
Nellie Benoit, Vice President<br />
Daniel Hanley, Treasurer<br />
Laurie Raber Gottlieb, Secretary<br />
Christina Dennis, Executive Committee<br />
Jack Flagg, Executive Committee<br />
Vicky Hunt, Executive Committee<br />
Daniel E. Ponton, Executive Committee<br />
James D. Berwind<br />
Nancy Brougher<br />
Virginia Burke<br />
Candy Hamm<br />
Linda Miller†<br />
Emilia Pfeifler<br />
Pauline Pitt<br />
George E. Summers<br />
Dotsy Letts, Director Emerita<br />
Louis Auslander†, Director Emerita<br />
The Shaggy Sheet newsletter is sent to all supporters who donate $25 or more per year. To ensure that you continue to receive your issue,<br />
please use the enclosed envelope to make a minimum donation of $25. The animals need your help and we don’t want your mailings to be interrupted!<br />
Thank you for your caring support of the animals!<br />
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FROM SNOW TO SAND Texas Shelter Dogs Find a New Beginning in Florida<br />
According to Austin Pets Alive!, without this transport,<br />
there certainly would have been an increase in<br />
euthanasia due to lack of space in several of these<br />
shelters. Even though the rescue groups in Texas were<br />
working around-the-clock to make sure the animals<br />
were provided the best care, many of the Texas shelters<br />
are open air and did not have the infrastructure to<br />
deal with the winter storm and freezing temperatures.<br />
Many shelters suffered power outages, and some are<br />
still without water.<br />
While at Peggy Adams, all the rescue dogs were placed<br />
under a 14-day quarantine, evaluated, and received<br />
any follow-up medical care prior to being placed up<br />
for adoption. A special thank you to everyone who<br />
made sure these pups felt safe, comfortable and loved.<br />
Winter Storm Uri – which lasted from February 13 th<br />
to February 17 th – contributed to 70 deaths in the<br />
United States, caused massive blackouts, and led to an<br />
ongoing Texas power crisis. Continuing into March,<br />
Texas was still feeling serious after effects of winter<br />
storms that slammed into the south. That is why<br />
Peggy Adams had to step in to help!<br />
On March 3 rd , Peggy Adams Animal Rescue League<br />
led the effort to rescue 70 dogs from 8 shelters in the<br />
Austin area. Peggy Adams coordinated this transfer<br />
flight with Wings of Rescue and Austin Pets Alive! – the<br />
two organizations that have taken the lead in Texas<br />
in managing the rescue of 1,000 most at-risk animals.<br />
The Humane Society of Vero Beach and Indian River<br />
County received 17 of the 70 dogs while the rest went<br />
to Peggy Adams.<br />
Would you like to help Peggy Adams save more<br />
lives in times of need?<br />
Please consider fostering! To get started, please visit<br />
PeggyAdams.org/Foster<br />
Interested in donating to fund a future transport?<br />
Please contact Kim Hanson at<br />
K.Hanson@PeggyAdams.org or call 561-472-8576<br />
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KIDS' CORNER<br />
It is always a great time to instill philanthropy in<br />
children. Philanthropy is not only for adults or the<br />
wealthy. Anyone trying to better the society is a<br />
philanthropist!<br />
Special thanks to Madison who collected toys,<br />
blankets, food and monetary donations as part of<br />
a community service project for her school. These<br />
donations not only help our shelter animals, but also<br />
Peggy's Pantry which assists struggling families in<br />
feeding their pets and keeping them in a loving home<br />
and out of an animal shelter.<br />
Madison and her dog Apollo<br />
For more information in youth volunteer opportunities, please visit:<br />
PeggyAdams.org/Youth-Volunteer-Opportunities<br />
CORPORATE CORNER<br />
Thank you to all the wonderful individuals,<br />
companies and foundations that support Peggy Adams!<br />
In this edition of The Shaggy Sheet, we would like to<br />
spotlight our friends at NCCI! Not only do their staff<br />
support us through donations like this, but they also<br />
sponsor many of our events. NCCI even creates a<br />
team for the Walk for the Animals each year!<br />
NCCI has an amazing VTO (Volunteer Time Off)<br />
program and many opportunities to participate<br />
through "acts of kindness." In the spirit of Valentine’s<br />
Day, they decided to spread some February love to<br />
their community by collecting items from Peggy<br />
Adams’ Wish List. Led by Susan Lee, Chief Human<br />
Resources Officer of NCCI, this was just<br />
one of the many efforts NCCI did to support<br />
Peggy Adams. They have generously supported<br />
Peggy Adams for almost eight years!<br />
Tony and Susan Lee<br />
Would you or your business like to start your own<br />
online fundraising campaign to help the animals?<br />
Turn your PASSION into ACTION! For ideas and<br />
to get started, please visit<br />
PeggyAdams.org/Fundraise<br />
Peggy Adams is aware that some families in our community might need assistance in feeding<br />
their beloved pets due to financial hardship. Peggy’s Pantry is a program that helps assist families<br />
temporarily with feeding their pets. Would you like to donate items to Peggy’s Pantry?<br />
For more information and to view our Wish List, please visit PeggyAdams.org/Peggys-Pantry<br />
Items can be purchased online through AmazonSmile and shipped right to Peggy Adams!<br />
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2020 VOLUNTEER APPRECIATION AWARDS<br />
Peggy Adams Animal Rescue League is extremely<br />
grateful to the army of volunteers that continued to<br />
show up and support our teams when we needed<br />
them most, despite the challenges that came along<br />
with 2020!<br />
Last year, 512 active volunteers contributed nearly<br />
30,000 hours of service, helping in a multitude of<br />
different ways, including general animal care, medical<br />
services, foster support, admissions, adoptions and so<br />
much more! The level of commitment our volunteers<br />
have to helping our animals and supporting our staff<br />
is nothing short of amazing, and that was certainly<br />
showcased in 2020!<br />
“Volunteers are truly the heartbeat of Peggy Adams,”<br />
says Tara Murray, the League’s Volunteer Program<br />
Manager. “Last year was a tough year for everyone<br />
but to see our amazing volunteers so eager to come<br />
to campus and help wherever needed, truly left me<br />
speechless. Peggy Adams simply could not operate<br />
at the level it does without these passionate, selfless<br />
individuals devoting their free time to supporting<br />
our mission, and we as an organization are beyond<br />
thankful for each of them!”<br />
Due to the continued COVID-19 concerns,<br />
Peggy Adams made the decision to forego hosting<br />
its Annual Volunteer Awards & Recognition Event;<br />
however, it was still important to reward and honor a<br />
few of our outstanding volunteers, who undoubtedly<br />
made an impact in 2020. Many of these award<br />
winners have volunteered for several years and<br />
without them, Peggy Adams Animal Rescue League<br />
simply would not be the same!<br />
“I’ll Do It” Award Winners<br />
Roy Facci, Robin Brown & Arturo Wittman<br />
“The Best Volunteer Team” Foster Support<br />
Wanda Holman, Anja Landon & Donna Gibney<br />
“Animal Care Superstar” Cats<br />
Donna Gulbransen<br />
“Animal Care Superstar” Dogs<br />
Jordyn Tish<br />
“Volunteer All-Star”<br />
Clayton Rogers<br />
“Best All Around”<br />
David Ross & Jo Schultz<br />
“Staff Pick” Award<br />
Brian Kappen<br />
“MVP” Most Volunteer Hours with 954!<br />
Sue Coppock-Hughes<br />
“2020 Volunteer of the Year”<br />
Andrea Thomas<br />
Interested in volunteering? Please visit PeggyAdams.org/Future-Volunteers<br />
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HUMANE EDUCATION PROGRAM<br />
Compassion, Art and Generosity Combined<br />
The kindergarten team at the Benjamin School reached out to<br />
Peggy Adams looking for a new community service project for its<br />
four classrooms. They were excited to host a supply drive and engage<br />
in an art project to help promote pet adoption.<br />
First, a special Amazon Wish List<br />
was created for the Benjamin<br />
School in which they had donations<br />
shipped directly to<br />
Peggy Adams via Amazon Smile.<br />
An incredible number of donations were collected, and they keep coming in!<br />
Second, the art project! The class was supplied with photos and information<br />
of various adoptable animals from which the kids created artwork. This<br />
artwork was posted on Peggy Adams’ Facebook page. The original artwork was<br />
displayed on the kennels and accompanied the animals to their forever homes.<br />
Benjamin School kindergartener<br />
Charley<br />
Does this project by the Benjamin School inspire you?<br />
If you have a project idea, please contact Education@PeggyAdams.org<br />
Look who got “Into the A.C.T.”<br />
The Education Department extended the following opportunity and invitation to the general public and<br />
supporters of Peggy Adams: Looking for a shared activity for you and your furry friend? Then get into the A.C.T.<br />
and join the Ambassador Canine Team at Peggy Adams Animal Rescue. This is a volunteer role where you and your<br />
personal dog will be trained to interact with our guests as part of our education programs.<br />
Throughout the training, each team worked on basic commands, meeting and greeting people in different<br />
scenarios, and we even the recipients of a kid parade. With tails high, they all did great. Now that they have<br />
graduated, they will have the opportunity to get to work!!!<br />
Congratulations to our first A.C.T. graduating class!<br />
Stacy H. & Vader Patricia E. & Dublin Lisa B. & Joben Linda L. & Snuffy Veronica M. & Jax<br />
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Peggy Adams Animal Rescue League's<br />
20th Annual Barry Crown Walk for the Animals Went Virtual!<br />
Over $116,000 was Raised to Help Save Abandoned & Injured Animals in Need<br />
Peggy Adams Animal Rescue League’s 20 th Annual<br />
Barry Crown Walk for the Animals went virtual this<br />
year and hosted a special celebration on social media<br />
on February 20 th . Although the Walk was virtual,<br />
participants still fundraised and celebrated their furry<br />
best friends and raised over $116,000 to help animals<br />
in need at Peggy Adams.<br />
Peggy Adams’ supporters throughout the community<br />
signed up and arranged a walk, either solo or with<br />
their pets or some friends (safely and socially<br />
distanced of course) at a place and time that was<br />
convenient for them. Peggy Adams staff and<br />
volunteers participated in a Mini-Walk with a few<br />
adoptable pets that was filmed and aired on the<br />
Peggy Adams Facebook page so we could walk<br />
“virtually” with our supporters.<br />
“For the first time in the history of our 20-year Walk<br />
we went virtual,” said Rich Anderson, Executive<br />
Director/CEO of Peggy Adams Animal Rescue<br />
League. “We wish that we could have celebrated<br />
this milestone event in person – however, thanks to<br />
our sponsors and supporters, we raised a significant<br />
amount that will help us save abandoned and injured<br />
animals in need.” Anderson added, “As a nonprofit<br />
that receives no city, state or federal government<br />
funding, Peggy Adams relies on community support<br />
to help us provide services to more than 30,000<br />
dogs, cats, puppies and kittens every year and we are<br />
extremely grateful to all of those who participated in<br />
this event.”<br />
Presented by:<br />
Sponsors:<br />
Top Paw Sponsors:<br />
Jolene & Larry<br />
Shapiro<br />
To view the <strong>2021</strong> virtual Mini-Walk, please visit YouTube.com/PeggyAdamsRescue<br />
To get involved in the 2022 Walk for the Animals, please visit WalkWithPeggy.org or email Walk@PeggyAdams.org<br />
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Ribbon Cutting of Peggy Adams’ New Pet Adoption Center<br />
Lesly S. Smith and Danielle Moore<br />
Daniel Hanley, Laurie Raber Gottlieb<br />
and Jack Flagg<br />
Sam and Vicky Hunt<br />
On March 29, <strong>2021</strong>, Peggy Adams Animal<br />
Rescue League held a private Ribbon Cutting<br />
ceremony to celebrate its much anticipated<br />
Lesly S. Smith Pet Adoption Center. Due to<br />
COVID-19 safety restrictions, only a limited<br />
number of new building donors, as well as<br />
Peggy Adams’ Board of Directors, attended<br />
the event.<br />
The new 28,000 square-foot, state-of-the-art<br />
Pet Adoption Center will enable Peggy Adams<br />
to save thousands more dogs, cats, puppies and<br />
kittens. The Center was designed for the best<br />
environment for the animals and a welcoming<br />
experience for the public. The Center features<br />
a Cat Adoption Wing and three Dog Adoption<br />
Wings. The Cat Adoption Wing includes four<br />
large group cat apartments with catios, allowing<br />
the animals to access freely an outdoor area<br />
facing butterfly gardens. A central cat tower<br />
with condos for cats who prefer to be housed<br />
individually fills the center of the Cat Adoption<br />
Wing, with Cat Colony Rooms for small groups<br />
of related kitties completing the range of<br />
living spaces.<br />
Dog Wings include large Dog Adoption Rooms<br />
for groups of compatible animals as well as<br />
individual dog kennels, all with outdoor patios<br />
readily accessible to the animals housed there.<br />
Wanda Moran<br />
Christina Dennis and Chief<br />
Frankie and Irwin Edenzon<br />
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New Pet Adoption Center Continued<br />
At the end of each wing, there is an outdoor dog<br />
play yard where daily play groups will be held,<br />
covered to protect from strong sun and rain, and<br />
with fans to circulate and cool the air.<br />
Stephane Castoriano and<br />
Dan Ponton<br />
A grooming room to be utilized<br />
by Scenthound for<br />
Peggy Adams’ shelter dogs.<br />
The Moran Cat Hall<br />
The Pet Adoption Center also includes a<br />
veterinarian office, volunteer office, a large<br />
volunteer workroom/conference room, a<br />
volunteer lounge, and a general conference room,<br />
as well as a grooming room and photography<br />
studio. The Center also features Humane<br />
Education classrooms which will enable<br />
Peggy Adams to extend the important message of<br />
dog and cat advocacy and care through the new<br />
educational programs just launched this year.<br />
There is also a Cat Café inside the new Pet<br />
Adoption Center! Visitors will be able to enjoy<br />
a cup of coffee or tea (donations appreciated)<br />
while playing with the cats and kittens visiting<br />
the café each day. Stay tuned for the Cat Café’s<br />
official opening.<br />
Peggy Adams has also created a welcoming<br />
environment on the outside too. Commemorative<br />
bricks will be laid in the entryway to the new<br />
center as well as in the outdoor terraces, while<br />
trees and benches honoring special pets and<br />
family members will be featured throughout the<br />
grounds and the visitor areas.<br />
One of three outdoor play yards<br />
so our shelter dogs can mingle<br />
and play with others.<br />
Main lobby of the new Center<br />
Our photography studio is the<br />
perfect space to capture the<br />
spirit of each adoptable animal.<br />
Special staff opening preview on March 2, <strong>2021</strong>.<br />
For more information and to request a tour of the New Pet Adoption Center, please visit PeggyAdams.org or<br />
contact Kim Hanson at K.Hanson@PeggyAdams.org or call 561-472-8576<br />
Interested in adopting a cat or dog? Our Adoption Center is open daily from 11am-6pm. Adoptions are by appointment.<br />
For more information, please visit PeggyAdams.org/Adopt or call 561-686-3663<br />
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NEW PET ADOPTION CENTER Naming Opportunities<br />
Would it be meaningful to you to honor<br />
a beloved pet or family member with a beautiful<br />
space in the new Pet Adoption Center? There are<br />
still a number of ways to support the Center,<br />
keep special memory for those you love.<br />
Pledges may be paid for up to five years.<br />
Areas Available for Naming | With a gift of… | No. Avail.<br />
Dog Kennel Concourse<br />
Center Adoption Wing<br />
As of 03/20/21<br />
$100,000 1<br />
Lobby Pet Portrait $100,000 8<br />
Dog Hall – Large Pet Portrait $50,000 8<br />
Cat Hall – Large Pet Portrait $50,000 1<br />
Lobby-side Cat Colony Rooms (Windows) $50,000 3<br />
Dog Workroom $35,000 3<br />
Lobby-side Cat Colony Rooms (No windows) $25,000 2<br />
Dog Adoption Room $25,000 5<br />
Cat Colony Room – Office Side $25,000 5<br />
Cat Hall – Small Pet Portrait $25,000 1<br />
Office Wing Pet Portrait $10,000 8<br />
Cat Condos $5,000 16<br />
Dog Kennel $5,000 42<br />
Large Commemorative Brick $500 many<br />
Small Commemorative Brick $250 many<br />
For further information, please contact<br />
Kim Hanson, Major/Planned Gifts Officer<br />
at 561-472-8576<br />
or K.Hanson@PeggyAdams.org<br />
Major Contributors to the New Peggy Adams<br />
Animal Rescue League Pet Adoption Center<br />
The following extraordinary donations of $100,000 or<br />
more have been received toward the construction of<br />
the Pet Adoption Center dedicated on March 29, <strong>2021</strong><br />
at Peggy Adams Animal Rescue League. While all<br />
gifts received in this massive undertaking continue to<br />
be essential to realizing this dream, these very major<br />
contributions have proven key to achieving the success<br />
to date of the Homeless No More campaign.<br />
Gifts of $1 million or more<br />
Estate of John Dee Craft<br />
Christina Dennis<br />
Ann and Charles B. Johnson<br />
Danielle Hickox Moore and the Mary Alice<br />
Fortin Foundation<br />
Wanda and Jim Moran<br />
Estate of Catherine Parks – Garuer<br />
Pauline Pitt and The William H. Pitt Foundation<br />
Gifts of $500,000-$999,999<br />
Julie and Mike Connors<br />
Vicky and Sam Hunt<br />
Estate of James Clark Sheridan<br />
Margaretta Taylor<br />
Gifts of $200,000-$499,999<br />
James D. Berwind – Director, Spring Point Partners, LLC<br />
Barbara Dauphin-Duthuit<br />
Frankie and Irwin F. Edenzon<br />
Estate of Antje L. Farber<br />
Tina and Rick Grow<br />
The John Noffo Kahn and Mark Addison Foundation<br />
Michael and Margaret Picotte Family Foundation<br />
Coco and Don Schefmeyer<br />
Gifts of $100,000-$199,999<br />
Bill Bartholomay Family Foundation<br />
Nancy Brougher and The W. Dale Brougher Foundation<br />
Virginia Burke<br />
The Geraldine Fisher Family<br />
Carol and Bob Garvy<br />
Susan C. Gibson<br />
Laurie Raber Gottlieb and Steven M. Gottlieb<br />
Candy and Bill (†) Hamm<br />
Frank C. Hart, Jr. Trust<br />
Carole and John Moran<br />
Edward Marvin (†)<br />
John F. Scarpa Foundation<br />
JoAnn and John Tambakis<br />
Susan O. Taylor<br />
John Ulbrich Charitable Trust<br />
Joanie and Paul Van der Grift<br />
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YOUR OLD CAR COULD GIVE HIM<br />
A NEW CHANCE AT LIFE.<br />
Donate a vehicle to<br />
Peggy Adams Animal Rescue League<br />
and help animals in need.<br />
It’s fast, easy and free.<br />
Other benefits include:<br />
Tax-deductible<br />
Free towing<br />
Avoid costs associated with selling your<br />
car such as advertising<br />
No need to further pay car insurance or<br />
car repairs while you wait for a buyer<br />
Any vehicle, any condition<br />
For more information, please visit<br />
PeggyAdams.org or call 561-472-8842<br />
LOOKING FOR WAYS TO<br />
GET INVOLVED?<br />
Volunteer! PeggyAdams.org/Future-Volunteers<br />
Foster! PeggyAdams.org/Foster<br />
Start a Fundraiser! PeggyAdams.org/Fundraise<br />
Collect items from our Wish List! Items can also<br />
be purchased from Amazon and Chewy Gives Back<br />
and shipped directly to us! For more information,<br />
please visit PeggyAdams.org/Wish-List<br />
Are you ready<br />
to work?<br />
Are you ready to work in a state-of-the-art facility,<br />
help thousands of animals, and know that you<br />
are making a difference every day? Join our team!<br />
To view our Career Opportunities, please visit<br />
PeggyAdams.org/Career-Opportunities<br />
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You are invited to join our<br />
exclusive Leadership Circle<br />
If you’re willing to consider a 5-year<br />
commitment to the animals coming to<br />
Peggy Adams Animal Rescue League<br />
for shelter, care, and adoption, then our<br />
Leadership Circle just might be for you!<br />
For a minimum of $1,000 a year (only<br />
$2.74 a day!) for five years, you will join<br />
an exclusive group of dedicated animal<br />
advocates making a world of difference for<br />
the lost, homeless, neglected, and abused<br />
dogs and cats of Palm Beach County.<br />
The 5-year commitments of our<br />
Leadership Circle members provide a<br />
stable revenue stream that supports<br />
development of new initiatives helping<br />
us each year to succeed in building a<br />
community where there are no more<br />
homeless pets.<br />
As a member of the Leadership Circle,<br />
you will play a vital role in the life of<br />
Peggy Adams Animal Rescue League and,<br />
most importantly, in the lives of the dogs,<br />
cats, puppies and kittens coming to us for<br />
a second chance at the kind of life<br />
every pet deserves.<br />
To learn more and to view members, please visit<br />
PeggyAdams.org/Leadership-Circle to print<br />
out an enrollment form or call 561-472-8576.<br />
The easiest way to<br />
support the animals!<br />
True lifesavers – these are the people<br />
who join our Monthly Giving Circle!<br />
As a member, you’ll be helping to ensure<br />
that every cat and dog coming to<br />
Peggy Adams Animal Rescue League<br />
receives the shelter, medical care and<br />
new home they deserve.<br />
Signing up is easy! Go online or call us and<br />
your recurring gift will be conveniently<br />
and automatically deducted from your<br />
credit or debit card each month and put<br />
to work immediately for the animals in<br />
our care. Change the amount, payment<br />
method or cancel at any time.<br />
As a gift, we will send you a<br />
complimentary Peggy Adams<br />
Animal Rescue League calendar<br />
to remind you each day of<br />
the lives you are helping to save<br />
throughout the year.<br />
To learn more and get started today, please<br />
visit PeggyAdams.org/MonthlyGiving or<br />
call 561-472-8842.<br />
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More words of thanks for giving back to the animals…<br />
Lost Tree Rescue formed 9 years ago to implement a<br />
Trap-Neuter-Vaccinate-Return program to stabilize their<br />
Village’s feral cat population… and successful they were.<br />
They attended trapping classes at Peggy Adams Animal<br />
Rescue League and they followed best practices as they began<br />
their work. Over that time, their cat population reduced and<br />
stabilized – humanely. And at the end of 2020, Lost Tree<br />
Rescue decided they could disband. On December 1, 2020,<br />
Lost Tree Rescue presented Peggy Adams with a check for<br />
$2,329 – funds for TNVR that had been collected over the<br />
years and now are no longer needed at the Village.<br />
Thank you, Lost Tree Rescue!<br />
For information about TNVR, please visit<br />
PeggyAdams.org/TNVR for trapping instructions,<br />
information on renting or purchasing traps,<br />
scheduling surgeries and implementing a<br />
community-wide TNVR program.<br />
Sue Conaty of Lost Tree Rescue<br />
with Rich Anderson,<br />
Executive Director/CEO of Peggy Adams Animal Rescue League<br />
Many thanks go to the PGA Ladies Nine Hole<br />
Golf League who held their “Fairways to Friendship”<br />
Day outing on March 4 th . They filled their cars with<br />
donations from our Wish List and collected cash<br />
donations for the animals’ care as well, with the<br />
grand total value of $1,074!<br />
Special thanks also to ALL who collected donations<br />
during the holiday season, including Palm Beach<br />
Dermatology of Atlantis. In honor of a special dog<br />
named Bella, and all of the other staff ’s pets, Palm<br />
Beach Dermatology collected items from Peggy<br />
Adams’ Wish List, as well as over $600 in monetary<br />
donations.<br />
Co-Chairs,<br />
Lisa Mulcrone<br />
(standing) and<br />
Suzie Oliver, together<br />
with all their team, are<br />
Rescue Proud for sure!<br />
Interested in collecting items to support Peggy Adams?<br />
Please visit PeggyAdams.org/Fundraise or<br />
PeggyAdams.org/Wish-List<br />
Tina and Nicole from<br />
Palm Beach Dermatology<br />
of Atlantis<br />
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WELCOME TO PEGGY ADAMS<br />
Director of Shelter Medical Services<br />
Dr. Alyssa Comroe, DVM, MPH<br />
In January, Peggy Adams welcomed Dr. Alyssa<br />
Comroe as our new Director of Medical Services.<br />
Dr. Comroe was raised in New Jersey and graduated<br />
from the University of Miami with a Bachelor of<br />
Science in Biology and English Literature. In 2010,<br />
she began her career in animal welfare working at<br />
Miami-Dade Animal Services in Miami, Florida as<br />
a veterinary technician while pursuing her Master<br />
of Public Health degree. She then attended the<br />
University of Florida where she obtained her Doctor<br />
of Veterinary Medicine degree and completed<br />
her Master of Public Health degree. While at the<br />
University of Florida, she also earned the Maddie’s<br />
Certificate in Shelter Medicine which is a formal<br />
training program that allowed Dr. Comroe to learn<br />
specialized knowledge and skills to be a shelter<br />
veterinarian.<br />
After graduation, Dr. Comroe began working as<br />
a shelter veterinarian at Jacksonville Animal Care<br />
and Protective Services in Jacksonville, Florida.<br />
While there she was able to implement lifesaving<br />
programs to increase the standard of care for the<br />
pets of Jacksonville and to increase the shelter’s<br />
lifesaving capacity. She then took a position at Kansas<br />
State University College of Veterinary Medicine in<br />
Manhattan, Kansas as faculty member in shelter<br />
medicine where she had the opportunity to teach<br />
veterinary students shelter medicine and prepare them<br />
to be the next generation of shelter veterinarians.<br />
While there, she also consulted with various shelters<br />
in the Midwest, spoke at conferences and performed<br />
research. Most recently, Dr. Comroe was a shelter<br />
veterinarian at Hillsborough County Pet Resource<br />
Center where she helped grow the pet retention<br />
program and improved the standard of care in the<br />
medical department.<br />
Having previously lived in South Florida, when Dr.<br />
Comroe saw the Director of Shelter Medical Services<br />
position open, she was intrigued and wanted to hear<br />
more. Upon learning about Peggy Adams, she knew<br />
that this organization was exactly the type of<br />
environment in which she would like to work.<br />
“I always knew I wanted to be a veterinarian but when<br />
I found shelter medicine, I realized that I had found<br />
my niche. Not only do I have the opportunity to<br />
practice medicine and perform surgery, but I am able<br />
to save lives on a larger scale. I cannot imagine doing<br />
anything else and am so excited to get to return to the<br />
animal sheltering community in South Florida. I’m<br />
thrilled to be a part of saving the pets in Palm Beach<br />
County and to give pets the best quality of life possible<br />
while they are in our care.”<br />
Dr. Comroe currently resides in West Palm Beach<br />
with her partner, Jose, and their Green Cheek Conure,<br />
Mordecai. In her free time, she enjoys traveling, hiking<br />
and spending time at the beach.<br />
To learn about career opportunities at<br />
Peggy Adams, please visit<br />
PeggyAdams.org/Career-Opportunities<br />
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Mr. Monk and Peace of Mind<br />
Mr. Monk came to Peggy Adams Animal Rescue<br />
League when his beloved owner passed away. More<br />
than 4 years ago, before she ever became ill, his owner<br />
decided to enroll her pet in Peggy Adams' Peace of<br />
Mind program, designed to ensure that no pet falls<br />
through the cracks should their owner no longer be<br />
able to care for them.<br />
Peace of Mind takes effect immediately — there is no<br />
wait while probate processes before the animal can<br />
be cared for and find a new loving home. For a gift or<br />
bequest of $25,000, up to three dogs or cats can come<br />
to Peggy Adams, go into a foster home rather than a<br />
kennel (much less stressful for the pets), receive basic<br />
wellness medical care from our veterinary team for<br />
the rest of their life, and have annual check ins by our<br />
staff with the adoptive family to be sure all is well.<br />
Mr. Monk had gone to a boarding facility in<br />
December when his “mom” was hospitalized. Upon<br />
her death in January, the estate’s representative alerted<br />
us and he came our way. He enjoyed walks and<br />
playtime with our staff and volunteers and two days<br />
later was in his new loving home with an experienced<br />
owner who had long been looking for a dog just<br />
like him.<br />
His new “mom” writes, “Mr. Monk is<br />
doing great and living his best life in his<br />
new home. It was love at first sight<br />
and we are so happy to have found<br />
him! Peggy Adams was wonderful<br />
in all aspects of stewarding his<br />
adoption and settling him into<br />
his new home. He arrived with<br />
several of his previous comfort<br />
toys and bed as well as a leash,<br />
crate, all his shots and two bags of<br />
food to start him off. Peggy Adams<br />
was very helpful in providing all the<br />
arrangements and information regarding<br />
his history and guidance for continued support<br />
and coordination with Peggy Adams.<br />
Mr. Monk<br />
with his new family<br />
He is an adorable little<br />
fellow and attracts<br />
admirers wherever we<br />
go! It was an honor to be<br />
the first participant in the<br />
Peace of Mind program and<br />
entrusted to give a safe and<br />
happy home to Mr. Monk.<br />
I’m looking forward to lots<br />
of love and fun together in the<br />
years ahead!” – Kim A-M.<br />
To learn more about Peace of Mind, please contact Kim Hanson, Major/Planned Gifts Officer at<br />
K.Hanson@PeggyAdams.org or 561-472-8576<br />
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HAPPY TAILS<br />
Stella<br />
Mila (aka Truffle)<br />
“<br />
It has been a year of fun, love and happiness with our<br />
baby girl and she is our whole world. Mila has grown<br />
so much since she was adopted! She goes everywhere<br />
with me! We’ve been to hotels, stores, beaches, (dog<br />
friendly) restaurants, parks, senior living facilities,<br />
festivals and pumpkin patches. She makes everyone<br />
smile and loves every minute of it!”<br />
“Thank you, Peggy Adams, for taking such good care<br />
of my baby before we found each other. She is just the<br />
happiest and I know she spent a lot of time with you.<br />
That shows me that you all gave her love and hope and<br />
turned her into the most wonderful family dog in the<br />
world. We thank you!!!” – Laura<br />
Mila’s favorites: running, bacon, dogs, ducks, lizards,<br />
iguanas, sticks, coconuts, water, mud, car rides, new<br />
places, sniffing, stuffed animals, squeakers, fetch,<br />
walks, getting in trouble, and belly rubs.<br />
“<br />
Stella has been great ever since I adopted her. We’ve<br />
been going on adventures and places she might not<br />
have been before. She loves playing in anything that<br />
will get her wet or dirty. She started out not so great<br />
with other animals but since adopting she has been<br />
getting along well with other dogs and even cats in my<br />
family! She still has a lot to learn and control, but she<br />
is living her best life and getting spoiled to the max.<br />
She has been a blessing in my life and is always a ball<br />
of joy.” – Dillon<br />
“<br />
My Zoe Beans, also known as Beanie Baby, is doing<br />
great! She loves her doggy siblings, and she fits in<br />
perfectly with our family. She sure does keep us on<br />
our toes. Zoe might be FelV positive but nothing stops<br />
this cutie pie! She does what she wants and when she<br />
wants.” – Tiffany<br />
Zoe Beans<br />
Mila’s least favorites: thunder, rain, cats, loud noises,<br />
fireworks, bicycles, and sitting for no treats.<br />
Truffle had been at Peggy Adams for 10 months prior to<br />
finding her perfect family.<br />
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More HAPPY TAILS...<br />
Elwood<br />
“<br />
We are so thrilled to have Chai in our home! She<br />
and her new sister Indigo have become inseparable.<br />
They play all day long, and when they finally get worn<br />
out, she is the sweetest cuddle girl.” – Savannah<br />
Luna<br />
Chai and Indigo<br />
Elwood and Luna have fit into our household with<br />
ease and love our older cat Jake (who is also a 5 year<br />
old rescue kitty). They get along well with our dog<br />
Chewie who we adopted from Peggy Adams in 2016<br />
as well. It did not take them long to know this was<br />
their new forever home. They are lovable, friendly and<br />
unafraid of anything. We love them to bits and are so<br />
glad we adopted them together. They really love each<br />
other even though they roughhouse like any brother<br />
and sister.” – Crystal<br />
Have a Happy Tail to share? Please email us at Marketing@PeggyAdams.org<br />
PETS FOR HEROES ADOPTION PROGRAM<br />
Pets for Heroes is a program which honors those<br />
who are currently serving or have served in the United<br />
States military and provides an opportunity for these<br />
heroes to adopt any dog or cat at Peggy Adams at no<br />
cost. All adoption fees are waived, and they receive<br />
complimentary benefits, including a training crate or<br />
carrier, bed, litter box, scratching post, collar/harness,<br />
leash, enrichment toy, water and food bowls, Hill’s<br />
Pet Nutrition starter bag of food, 30-days of free pet<br />
insurance and an ID tag. Our nation’s heroes will<br />
also receive, for their newly adopted pet, free yearly<br />
veterinarian exams at Peggy Adams, free training<br />
classes, and access to Peggy Adams’ Behavior Helpline<br />
for the life of their pet. They also will receive a 20%<br />
lifetime discount on heartworm testing, heartworm/<br />
flea/tick preventatives, wellness services and a 20%<br />
lifetime discount in the Shaggy Shop boutique located<br />
at Peggy Adams.<br />
*A $20 rabies tag fee does apply to Palm Beach County<br />
residents. Military personnel currently active, retired, or<br />
inactive must present a form of military identification.<br />
Chai and Indigo<br />
Keshaun and Aiden<br />
Aiden was at the shelter for 237 days before finding<br />
his forever home.<br />
To learn more about Pets for Heroes and other<br />
special adoption programs,<br />
please visit PeggyAdams.org/Adopt<br />
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Our Promise to the Animals<br />
– Humane Care, Quality of Life, Life-Long Loving Homes,<br />
and Spay/Neuter to Control Overpopulation<br />
Few have meant more to the<br />
animals of our community than<br />
Jane and Robert Grace and the<br />
Grace family. The Grace Society<br />
was established to honor them<br />
and to recognize the extraordinary<br />
annual supporters who make it<br />
possible for Peggy Adams Animal<br />
Rescue League to fulfill its mission.<br />
The Grace Society is comprised<br />
of Lifetime Benefactors, the<br />
Chairman’s Council of major<br />
annual donors, and Annual<br />
Patrons and Friends.<br />
LIFETIME BENEFACTORS<br />
as of March 12, <strong>2021</strong><br />
Lifetime Benefactors are<br />
individuals and organizations<br />
whose cumulative giving and<br />
outstanding generosity demonstrate<br />
the highest order of engagement<br />
with the League’s humane mission<br />
and vision. They are an inspiration<br />
to all of us.<br />
$1,000,000 & Above<br />
James D. Berwind – Director, Spring Point<br />
Partners, LLC<br />
Barbara Dauphin-Duthuit<br />
Christina Dennis<br />
The Fortin Foundation of Florida, Inc.<br />
The Mary Alice Fortin Foundation, Inc.<br />
The Eunice Joyce Gardiner Charitable<br />
Foundation<br />
Jane & Robert Grace<br />
Vicky & Sam Hunt<br />
Ann & Charles B. Johnson<br />
Danielle Hickox Moore<br />
Wanda & Jim Moran<br />
Pauline Pitt & The William H. Pitt Foundation, Inc.<br />
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The Ryerson Charitable Trust<br />
Lesly S. Smith<br />
$500,000-$999,999<br />
Nancy Brougher & The W. Dale Brougher<br />
Foundation<br />
Julie & Michael Connors<br />
Mrs. William H. Hamm, III<br />
PetSmart Charities, Inc.<br />
L. Florence Schmidt Foundation<br />
Margaretta J. Taylor<br />
The Emily Vernon Foundation for Homeless<br />
and Abused Animals<br />
$250,000-$499,999<br />
The ASPCA<br />
Virginia S. Burke<br />
Frankie & Irwin F. Edenzon<br />
Loreen Beisswenger Farish Charitable<br />
Foundation<br />
Fleming Family Foundation<br />
Carol & Robert Garvy<br />
Dr. Steven M. Gottlieb & Laurie Raber Gottlieb<br />
Tina Fisher Grow & Richard Grow<br />
John J. Noffo Kahn<br />
Michele & Howard Kessler<br />
Jeff Levitetz & The Levitetz Family<br />
Foundation, Inc.<br />
Carole & John Moran<br />
Palm Beach County Dog Fanciers Association<br />
Margi & Michael Picotte<br />
Lois Pope<br />
Scaife Family Foundation<br />
Joanie & Paul Van der Grift<br />
$100,000-$249,999<br />
Animal Rescue Force<br />
Bill Bartholomay Family Foundation<br />
Carol & Harold Baxter<br />
Carol & Sidney (†) Berman<br />
Bessemer Trust Company<br />
Susan Stockard Channing<br />
Virginia L. Cook<br />
Mary Llew & Ben Coulter<br />
Darbster Companies<br />
Raymond A. Diaz<br />
Anonymous<br />
William E. Flaherty, II<br />
Susan C. Gibson<br />
Arlette Gordon<br />
Frank C. Hart, Jr. Trust<br />
Hill's Pet Nutrition<br />
Jorie Butler Kent<br />
Knopf Family Foundation<br />
Connie & Peter Lacaillade<br />
Lefeve Charitable Fund<br />
Carol H. McCracken<br />
Palm Beach County Comptroller<br />
The Petco Foundation<br />
The Folke H. Peterson Foundation<br />
Thomas C. Quick<br />
Leslie Rose<br />
Ardath B. Rosengarden<br />
Frances G. Scaife<br />
The John F. Scarpa Foundation<br />
Coco & Donald Schefmeyer<br />
Dorothy & Judson (†) Streicher<br />
Ann & George Summers<br />
JoAnn & John Tambakis<br />
Susan O. Taylor<br />
John Ulbrich Charitable Trust<br />
U.S. Trust<br />
Donald Veenhuis (†)<br />
The Melba Ruth Vickers<br />
Charitable Foundation<br />
Axel Zdarsky
ANNUAL GIVING FOR CURRENT OPERATIONS<br />
The following contributors have<br />
made donations between<br />
March 1, 2020 and March 1, <strong>2021</strong><br />
Contributors with a paw<br />
print are also members of<br />
the Leadership Circle, donors<br />
who have expressed their<br />
generous intent to contribute<br />
at these levels for 5 years.<br />
CHAIRMAN’S COUNCIL<br />
Chairman’s Council members are<br />
significant annual donors who, each<br />
and every year, create the essential<br />
bedrock from which all charitable<br />
donations to Peggy Adams Animal<br />
Rescue League come together to<br />
realize our goals.<br />
Humanitarians: $100,000 & Above<br />
James D. Berwind – Director, Spring Point Partners<br />
Barbara Dauphin-Duthuit<br />
Estate of Robert G. Fauser<br />
The Eunice Joyce Gardiner Charitable Foundation<br />
Estate of Mildred G. Harsch<br />
Ann & Charles B. Johnson<br />
Wanda & Jim Moran<br />
Estate of Myra Priskie<br />
Estate of Kathryn Prutzel<br />
Estate of Marjorie J. Shultis<br />
The Melba Ruth Vickers Charitable Foundation, Inc.<br />
Visionaries: $75,000 – $99,999<br />
The Fortin Foundation of Florida<br />
The Mary Alice Fortin Foundation<br />
Lesly S. Smith<br />
Guardians: $50,000 – $74,999<br />
The Batchelor Foundation, Inc.<br />
Betty Jane Bickler Trust<br />
Nancy Brougher & The W. Dale Brougher Foundation<br />
Estate of Myra E. Budnick<br />
Christina Dennis<br />
The Loreen Beisswenger Farish Charitable Foundation<br />
Mrs. William Hamm<br />
Jeff Levitetz & The Levitetz Family Foundation<br />
Danielle Hickox Moore<br />
Carole & John Moran<br />
The Folke H. Peterson Foundation<br />
Estate of Karen R. Rappaport<br />
L. Florence Schmidt Foundation<br />
Margaretta J. Taylor<br />
Edna Weissman<br />
Grand Benefactors: $25,000 - $49,999<br />
Lucy & Ray Breeden<br />
Mary Llew & Ben Coulter<br />
Anonymous<br />
Fleming Family Foundation<br />
Laurie Raber Gottlieb & Steven M. Gottlieb<br />
Kate & James Gubelmann<br />
Laura & Jack Henning<br />
Vicky & Sam Hunt<br />
Michele & Howard Kessler<br />
Sylvana & Murray Klein<br />
Knopf Family Foundation<br />
Lefeve Charitable Fund<br />
PetFirst Pet Insurance<br />
Pauline Pitt & The William H. Pitt Foundation, Inc.<br />
Nancy K. Pontius<br />
Barbara & Herbert Shear<br />
Richard W. Slocum Living Trust<br />
The Emily Vernon Foundation for Homeless and<br />
Abused Animals<br />
Benefactors: $10,000 – $24,999<br />
Marcia S. Adler<br />
Cynthia Anderson<br />
Virginia Swift Barbary<br />
Carol & Harold Baxter<br />
Frederick H. Bedford, Jr. & Margaret S. Bedford<br />
Charitable Foundation<br />
Bridge Family Foundation<br />
Virginia S. Burke<br />
James H. Costello<br />
Edith R. Dixon<br />
Emilia & Jose Fanjul<br />
Florida Crystals Corporation<br />
Connie M. Frankino<br />
The Wendy A. Hester Good Karma Foundation<br />
Jane & Robert Grace<br />
Hill’s Pet Nutrition<br />
Carmen & Mark Johnson<br />
KAST Construction<br />
Patricia & Marshall Hilsberg<br />
Ambassador & Mrs. Howard Leach<br />
Estate of Carl Mascianica<br />
Carol H. McCracken<br />
Elaine & Yizhaq Merzel<br />
Muffy & Stephen Murray<br />
Napleton's on Northlake Auto Group<br />
The Petco Foundation<br />
Thomas C. Quick<br />
Leslie Rose<br />
Walter Ross, III<br />
Ardath B. Rosengarden<br />
The Ryerson Charitable Trust<br />
Richard Sacco<br />
Diane & John Sculley<br />
Betsy & Paul Shiverick<br />
Ginny & Dick Simmons<br />
Priscilla H. Smith<br />
Estate of Romilda D. Smith<br />
Suzanne & Robert Steinberg<br />
Estate of A. Michael Sullivan<br />
Denise & Joe Swan<br />
Philip J. Tilearcio<br />
U.S. Trust<br />
Joanie & Paul Van der Grift<br />
Estate of Maria A. Ventura<br />
Janet E. Wilkins Estate<br />
Anonymous<br />
Grand Patrons: $5,000 – $9,999<br />
1-800PetMeds<br />
Marcia J. Barrera<br />
The Benevity Community Impact Fund<br />
Bessemer Trust<br />
Best Friends Animal Society<br />
Bianca’s Furry Friends<br />
The Emma and Georgina Bloomberg Foundation<br />
Anonymous<br />
Wanda S. Buchanan<br />
Candida & Bartlett Burnap<br />
Paula & Robert Butler<br />
Marilyn & Greg Byers<br />
Nancy & Geoffrey Caraboolad<br />
Linda & William Caval<br />
Joan D. Chorney<br />
Julie & Michael Connors<br />
Judith A. Dean<br />
Raymond A. Diaz<br />
Anonymous<br />
Frankie & Irwin Edenzon<br />
Joan & Steve Ehrhart<br />
Enterprise Holdings Foundation<br />
Gail & Jack Fairbrother<br />
Kathleen Fisher<br />
Nancy Flinn<br />
Lydia & Robert Forbes<br />
Renate Franco<br />
Carole & Bertram French<br />
The Giangrande Foundation<br />
Deborah & Dennis Glass<br />
Claire B. Goldstein<br />
Kyle & Mark Goldstein<br />
Joan & Murray Goodman<br />
Paula S. Graham<br />
Laurie & Peter Grauer<br />
Tina Fisher Grow & Richard Grow<br />
Gunster Law Firm<br />
Lorrain & Malcolm Hall<br />
Denise & Dan Hanley<br />
Melinda & Thomas Hassen<br />
Marsha & Carl Hewitt<br />
Eileen & Robert Hunt<br />
Janice & William Jiler<br />
Bethany & Brian Johnson<br />
Margaret & Gerald Kazma<br />
Linda & Michael Kibler<br />
Anonymous<br />
Dorothy Louise Kyler Foundation<br />
Connie & Peter Lacaillade<br />
Anonymous<br />
<strong>April</strong> V. Lewis<br />
M & M Charitable Fund<br />
Maddie’s Fund<br />
Adele & George Merck<br />
Allen Michaan<br />
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ANNUAL GIVING FOR CURRENT OPERATIONS<br />
NCCI Holdings, Inc.<br />
Lynn & Mickey Nolen<br />
Mandy Nolen<br />
Nozzle Nolen Pest Solutions<br />
OK Generators<br />
Kit Pannill<br />
PetSmart Charities, Inc.<br />
Emilia & Brian Pfeifler<br />
Margi & Michael Picotte<br />
Jerry W. Pittman<br />
Nancy & William Rollnick<br />
Mae Cadwell Rovensky Foundation<br />
Deborah & Charles Royce<br />
Frances G. Scaife<br />
Paul N. Schacknow, PHD<br />
Jolene & Larry Shapiro<br />
Kathleen & Gerald Shortz<br />
Jacqueline Sims<br />
The Sokol Foundation, Inc.<br />
Beth & Howard Stern<br />
Monica & Douglas Taylor<br />
Susan O. Taylor<br />
Diane & Richard Templer<br />
ANNUAL PATRONS AND FRIENDS<br />
Annual Patrons and Friends express, through<br />
loyal and generous contributions, the kind<br />
of support indispensable to sustaining the<br />
essential programs and services for the<br />
animals in our care.<br />
Patrons: $2,500 – $4,999<br />
Abigail & Tony Acero<br />
Susan & Larry B. Alexander<br />
AmazonSmile Foundation<br />
Nancy & Alexander Auersperg<br />
Jill Bartley<br />
Nellie Benoit<br />
Molly & Barry Berish<br />
Rick Berks<br />
Kosar S. Bishop<br />
Michelle Bruzik<br />
Ruth & Gordon Cadwgan, Jr.<br />
William Caler<br />
Gayle & Thomas Cammarano<br />
Charlotte Ross Canet<br />
Christine & Alan Centazzo<br />
CharityDine.com<br />
Olivia & Mark Clark<br />
Anonymous<br />
Clare McLean Cross<br />
Donna DItchik<br />
Lourdes & Pepe Fanjul<br />
Cathy & Jack Flagg<br />
Gwendolyn & Austin Fragomen<br />
Stan Fried Private Foundation<br />
Front Stream/Truist<br />
Christene Campbell-Gabor & Tamas Gabor<br />
Arlette Gordon<br />
Darlene Halstedt<br />
Jeanne Hogue & Fritz Bell<br />
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Eva & Herb Jacobi<br />
Hope & Charles Jones<br />
Cheryl & Alvin Krongard<br />
Peter Kulin<br />
Carol & Thomas Lavell<br />
Susan & K. Prescott Low<br />
Sondra & David Mack<br />
Patricia & Edward (†) McLaughlin<br />
Audrey McNiff<br />
Paula & George Michel<br />
Linda (†) & Leverett Miller<br />
Steve Miller<br />
Munro Family Charitable Trust<br />
Network for Good<br />
Jan C. Nixon<br />
Tim & Linda O’Connor Family Foundation<br />
Lorraine Odasso<br />
Claire & H. Peter Petrosky<br />
Louise Pfister Charitable Foundation<br />
Daniel E. Ponton<br />
Robert S. Post<br />
Mary & David Pressly<br />
Joann & Herbert Roemmele<br />
Mary Jane Rojas<br />
Laura L. Vonderohe-Rosen & Cary Rosen<br />
Lita Rosenberg<br />
SDSBS Giving B.A.C.K., Inc.<br />
Gerald Seay<br />
Jane W. Smith<br />
Jan R. Steele<br />
William Bainbridge Steele & Christopher Putnam<br />
Drake<br />
The Lawrence & Marjorie Stoll Foundation<br />
John Tatooles & Victor Moore<br />
Merle & Fred (†) Tausig<br />
Helena C. Taylor Estate<br />
Joan & James Tofias<br />
United Way of Palm Beach County<br />
U-Tiki Beach<br />
Friends: $1,000 – $2,499<br />
Leslie Abi-Karam & Scott Fuller<br />
Denise & Brad Alexander<br />
Andrea & Joseph Amato<br />
American Humane Association<br />
Amica Companies Foundation<br />
Annette Adams<br />
Genevieve & Gaby Ajram<br />
Susan & Donald Anderson<br />
Lisa & Rich Anderson<br />
Christopher H. Andrews<br />
Hope (†) & John Annan<br />
Astrid Arrak Revocable Living Trust<br />
Stephanie & Scott Augustus<br />
Marion & Robert Auray<br />
Anonymous<br />
Pamela & Bernard Barbash<br />
Marc P. Barmat<br />
Carol U. Barton<br />
Nancy E. Beale<br />
Blair & Kenneth Beall<br />
Margaret & Marc Bergeron<br />
Iris & Barry Bergman<br />
Carol Berman<br />
Michele & Lawrence Beyer<br />
Janell Bloodworth<br />
Jack Steven Bochonok<br />
Lisa Boepple<br />
Benton Bohanon<br />
Dorothy & Ric Bradshaw<br />
Camilla & Stephen Brauer<br />
Jason R. Briggs<br />
Nancy & F. Thomas Brija<br />
BRK Republic<br />
Rita & Charles Bronfman<br />
Darlene Bryan<br />
Susan & James Buchanan<br />
Jean Bunge<br />
Bruce A. Bursey<br />
Sherriann & Damion Carufe<br />
Castillo Family Fund<br />
Enid Cheatham<br />
Linda & Nick Cladis<br />
Pamela & Robert Clark<br />
Coats Family Foundation, Inc.<br />
Dona & Howard Cohen<br />
Comcast Giving<br />
Sue Ann & William Conaty<br />
Cristina Condon<br />
John S. Connolly & Peg Barrett<br />
Lawrence Dambra & Ruth Frischer<br />
Brittain & John Damgard<br />
Jane & Peter Dankin<br />
Darin Family Charitable Fund<br />
Daszkal Bolton LLP<br />
Susan Teri & Thomas (†) Davis<br />
Kathleen & Peter Deary<br />
Melanie Harris-Denney & Earl L. Denney<br />
Denise & Raymond DeRiggi<br />
Isabelle H. DeTomaso<br />
Mary E. Di Iulio<br />
DLO Realty Management LLC<br />
Thomas and Nephele Domencich Foundation<br />
Linda & John Donegan<br />
Clint Doorbal & Lynnette Strasser<br />
John Ducharme<br />
Donna & Robert Dugan<br />
Joann & Thomas Dye<br />
Susan Elmore<br />
Gail & Alfred Engelberg<br />
Ruth & Robert Escher<br />
Rhonda & Jeffrey Eves<br />
Estate of Lawrence Ferrara<br />
Jack Fhillips Design, Inc.<br />
Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund<br />
Wally Findlay Galleries<br />
Diane Firsten, LLC<br />
Florida Public Utilities<br />
Forbes Family Trust<br />
Carole & Robert Ford<br />
For the Care of Animals, Inc.<br />
Charles Frankel<br />
Deborah & James Freeman<br />
Rosemary & Andrew Gaffey<br />
Elizabeth & Dolf Garcia<br />
Garden of Life LLC<br />
Jennifer Garrigues
ANNUAL GIVING FOR CURRENT OPERATIONS<br />
Linda S. Glazer<br />
Jon F. Goebel<br />
Goerlich Family Foundation<br />
Phyllis Goldblatt<br />
Virginia Gollery<br />
Barbara J. Gottlieb & Milton Gottlieb<br />
Darcy & George Gould<br />
Sherri & John Grace<br />
Barbara Dughan & Edward Granoff<br />
GreaterGood.org<br />
Suzanne Griffin<br />
The Griffis Foundation<br />
Audrey & Martin Gruss<br />
Kathleen & Louis Hager<br />
Silvana & Barry Halperin<br />
Anne & Matthews Hamilton<br />
Harriet Hartstein<br />
Claudia Hehner<br />
Stephanie M. Heist<br />
Andrew F. Helgesen & Linda Albritton<br />
John Hendrickson<br />
Robert Henick<br />
Jane & Peter Hill<br />
Hive Home, Inc.<br />
Bruce Holliday<br />
Susan & William Hooper<br />
Lynne Hopkins<br />
Robin & Randall Hunt<br />
Ibis Wildlife Foundation, Inc.<br />
Impact Landscape & Irrigation, LLC<br />
Deborah & Gerald Ippolito<br />
Emmora Irwin<br />
J.A. Foundation<br />
Barbara Jang<br />
Jetty's Inc.<br />
Walter Jay Johnston & Tracy S. Maxwell Charitable Fund<br />
Barbara Thomas-Jones & Lawrence S. Jones<br />
JPMorgan Chase & Co.<br />
Olga & James Kane<br />
Helene Karp<br />
Ann Grace Kelly<br />
P. Adam Kelly<br />
Ardith Kenny<br />
Jorie Butler Kent<br />
KeyBank Foundation<br />
Jayne T. Keith<br />
The Kenelm Foundation<br />
Susan & Michael Kirkpatrick<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Glenn Kisch<br />
Effie Klinger<br />
Cheryl & Ruben Kloda<br />
Howard Koeppel & Mark Hsiao<br />
Emilia Saint-Amand Krimendahl<br />
Kerry & John Kuhlman<br />
Elaine & Kenneth Langone<br />
Sydie Lansing<br />
Judy Larue & Douglas Long<br />
Melissa Laue<br />
Gail & David Leavitt<br />
Susan C. Lee<br />
Lawrence Levy<br />
Catherine & Clifford Lewis<br />
Jeffrey Lezark<br />
Lost Tree Rescue, Inc.<br />
Karin & Joseph Luter<br />
Thomas Rudolph Maier & Andrew J. Preston<br />
Maura Malloy<br />
Helena & Roman Martinez<br />
Zelda Mason<br />
Tracy Maxwell<br />
Nancy & Jon Mazer<br />
Douglas McDaniel<br />
Sydney & Peter McKelvy<br />
Karen McKinley & Russell Hibbard<br />
Paul T. McLaughlin & PTM Electric<br />
Medical Materials<br />
Merrill Lynch<br />
Jane & Kenneth Melville<br />
Therese Mersentes<br />
Elsa Messing<br />
Eliza Meyer<br />
Anita & Sam Michaels<br />
Susan & Daniel Michalopoulos<br />
Catalina Miller<br />
Teresa Miller<br />
Barbara & Emmett Millholland<br />
Suzanne & Michael Monte<br />
Virginia Mortara<br />
The Mosaic Foundation of R & P Heydon<br />
Barbara Mulloy-Robbins<br />
Pamela H. Murdock<br />
Barbara & James Murray<br />
Laurie Dahlstrom Nahum & Daniel Nahum<br />
Heidi & Richard Nielsen<br />
Sally Ann & Jay Nisberg<br />
Marian C. Nissen<br />
Judith Noren<br />
Linda R. Olsson Inc.<br />
Susan L. Osborn<br />
Beverly & Peter Orthwein<br />
Debby & John Oxley<br />
The Richard Laurence Parish Foundation<br />
Diane & Bruce Parker<br />
Catherine Parks-Grauer Estate<br />
Kim & Donald Patrick<br />
Paws & Cherish Pet Cremation Services<br />
Mary & Dennis Peters<br />
Estate of Norma F. Petisi<br />
Elisabeth Pittaluga & Philip Cerruti<br />
Katie & James Pressly<br />
Pressly Pressly Randolph & Pressly P.A.<br />
Julie & Stephen Prielozny<br />
Katharine Rayner<br />
Alexandra Reid & Andrea Reid<br />
Patricia Reese<br />
Elizabeth A. Reich<br />
Renny Reynolds<br />
Renee Richardson<br />
Donna Rochelo<br />
The Roddy Ltd. Partnership<br />
Barbara Rollhaus<br />
Lisa Rosenberg<br />
Louis B. Rosenberg<br />
Estate of Gail Rosenfeld<br />
Diane & Anthony Rutgers<br />
SBA Communications Corporation<br />
Sara Scaldini<br />
Scenthound Holdings, LLC<br />
Emmy Wolbach & Rudolph Scheerer<br />
Coco & Don Schefmeyer<br />
Margaret & Allan Scherer<br />
Lloyd Schiller<br />
Beryl & Robert Schneider<br />
Andrea & Alan Schoen<br />
Lisa Schreckinger<br />
Robert H. Schuyler<br />
Jennifer & Lonnie Schwimmer<br />
Searcy Denney Scarola Barnhart & Shipley<br />
Margaret Shaffer<br />
Virginia Shaller<br />
Joan & David Sherman Fund<br />
Diana L. Shields<br />
Joann Shumard<br />
Gary Siben<br />
Elinor Beidler Siklossy Foundation<br />
Ralph R. Slaton, Jr.<br />
Diane & Tom Smith<br />
Nora & Murray Solomon<br />
Spina O’Rourke<br />
David W. Squier<br />
Adele M. Stair<br />
Margarita & Klaus Stegmann<br />
Christine & Robert Stiller<br />
Anonymous<br />
The Taylor Foundation<br />
Andrea C. Thomas<br />
James V. Tigani, Jr.<br />
Jane & William Told<br />
Alison & Rob Torrington<br />
Alfred Tower<br />
Town of Palm Beach United Way<br />
James R. Tracy<br />
Mary A. Kahn-Tuchmann<br />
Betsy & Wally Turner<br />
Nancy Udell<br />
USA Strong<br />
Virginia Valentine<br />
Diana Barret & Bob Villa<br />
Gil Walsh<br />
Ellen Warhit<br />
Sharon Wehrle<br />
Teryn & Karl Weintz<br />
David Weisman & Jacqueline Michel<br />
Jacqueline B. Weld<br />
Lynne Wheat & Thomas Peterffy<br />
Kendall Wheeler<br />
Beth Wilf<br />
Lisa & Gregory Wilson<br />
Karyn, Lady Winnington<br />
Norma & John Winzell<br />
Jeanette & Andrew Witten<br />
Arthur O. Wittman<br />
Susan & Robert Wright<br />
Wrightson-Ramsing Foundation<br />
Christie & Timothy Young<br />
Toni Yukl<br />
We make every effort to ensure the accuracy of these<br />
lists. When mistakes and misunderstandings occur,<br />
we act quickly to resolve the issue. Please contact us<br />
if you have a question or concern at 561-472-8576 or<br />
Donations@PeggyAdams.org<br />
(†) Indicates deceased<br />
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Leave a Legacy of Love<br />
Your<br />
Including Peggy Adams Animal Rescue League in<br />
your will, trust or other estate plans is one of the<br />
most meaningful things you can do to save animals’<br />
lives for years to come. Every day, animals and<br />
our community benefit from individuals who had<br />
the foresight to include Peggy Adams in their<br />
estate plans.<br />
Bequests<br />
When you name Peggy Adams Animal Rescue League<br />
in your will, you have control of your assets and the<br />
gift is exempt from federal estate tax.<br />
Charitable Remainder Trusts<br />
This trust pays a fixed percentage of the assets as<br />
revolved annually. It provides variable income for life<br />
and immediate income from a tax deduction.<br />
Charitable Lead Trusts<br />
You can create a trust that pays a fixed or variable<br />
income to us for a specific number of years. The<br />
balance is then given to anyone of your choosing.<br />
Life Insurance<br />
FOREVER FRIENDS<br />
Leg acy of<br />
Love<br />
Through the gift of life insurance policies, you can<br />
make a large gift to rescue animals with little cost to<br />
you. You also receive a tax deduction immediately.<br />
Retirement Accounts<br />
for<br />
the Anima l<br />
You can name the League as a beneficiary of the<br />
balance of your account after your lifetime. This will<br />
eliminate income and estate taxes.<br />
Property/Homes/Appreciated Stocks<br />
Consider donating appreciated stock, real estate or<br />
other valuable items. You can take an immediate<br />
charitable deduction of fair market value and avoid<br />
capital gains tax.<br />
Charitable Gift Annuities<br />
Dependable fixed income for you or a loved one<br />
during your lifetime. Afterwards, the League receives<br />
the principal of your gift.<br />
Peace of Mind Program<br />
The Peggy Adams Animal Rescue League Peace<br />
of Mind Program offers a planned gift option that<br />
provides for the long term, permanent care of your<br />
pets when you are no longer able to care for them.<br />
How to include Peggy Adams in you plans:<br />
Legal Name: Peggy Adams Animal Rescue League of<br />
the Palm Beaches, Inc.<br />
Principal Address:<br />
3200 N. Military Trail, West Palm Beach, FL 33409<br />
Federal Tax ID: # 59-0637811<br />
For more information, please contact Kim Hanson, Major Gifts/Planned Giving Officer at<br />
561-472-8576 or K.Hanson@PeggyAdams.org<br />
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MOTHER KNOWS BEST<br />
Don’t Kit-Nap<br />
this Kitten Season<br />
When people find kittens outdoors without their<br />
mother, their first instinct may be to bring them inside<br />
or rush them to an animal shelter. But Peggy Adams<br />
Animal Rescue League suggests that may be hurting<br />
them more than helping them. Research shows, when<br />
kittens are separated from their mother, their chances<br />
of survival drop significantly.<br />
When you find a litter of kittens, here’s what<br />
Peggy Adams Animal Rescue League advises<br />
you should do:<br />
1. Do not interfere with the kittens as it may cause<br />
stress to the mother. If you really want to help,<br />
you can provide some food and water for the<br />
mother, placed a good distance from the nest.<br />
2. Observe the kittens from a distance. The mother<br />
may be out looking for food, but she will most<br />
likely return.<br />
3. If the kittens are in immediate danger, like under<br />
a car or in a flooded area, find a safe place nearby<br />
to move them, but make sure they’re still close<br />
enough for their mother to find them.<br />
4. If you have observed the kittens for 24 hours and<br />
are sure that the mother isn’t returning, you may<br />
pick them up and care for them.<br />
5. If the mother comes back and is friendly, wait<br />
until the kittens are 5-6 weeks old before bringing<br />
them and their mom to a veterinarian or to<br />
Peggy Adams to be spayed or neutered.<br />
Now what happens if newborn kittens are brought<br />
into the shelter without their mother? Almost all<br />
animal shelters will humanely euthanize orphaned<br />
kittens less than four weeks old, as most do not have<br />
the resources to feed the kittens around-the-clock and<br />
mortality rate of these vulnerable kittens is very high.<br />
Though Peggy Adams Animal Rescue League opened<br />
its Neonatal Kitten Nursery in 2016 as a revolutionary<br />
approach to saving the lives of newborn kittens that<br />
require 24-hour care to survive, it truly should be a<br />
last resort. The nursery is the only one of its kind in<br />
South Florida and, though it saved nearly 600 kittens<br />
in 2020, its daily capacity is only 80 kittens.<br />
What happens when the nursery is full? When this<br />
occurs, Peggy Adams’ only other option is to try to<br />
quickly find a foster home. Peggy Adams Animal<br />
Rescue League is always looking to train people on<br />
how to be a newborn kitten foster volunteer.<br />
Peggy Adams provides all the supplies, and the<br />
foster volunteer provides the love and daily care.<br />
Once the foster kitten is old enough to transition<br />
to solid food and to be spayed or neutered, foster<br />
volunteers can bring the kitten back to the shelter<br />
so it can be placed up for adoption and find its<br />
forever home.<br />
To become a foster volunteer, please visit<br />
PeggyAdams.org/Foster-Volunteers<br />
If you have found a kitten, all of these resources and more are available for viewing online at<br />
PeggyAdams.org/Found-Kitten-Resources<br />
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Adopt a Long-Term Peggy Adams Resident<br />
We love Presley and Chloe but we need your help to find them the loving homes they deserve.<br />
“<br />
I ain’t nothin’ but a hound dog! Presley here, at your<br />
“<br />
I ’m a cool cat named Chloe! I love to cruise around<br />
service! I'm just a hunka hunka burning love who with my head held high looking for an adventure<br />
definitely lives up to my name. I might not have those and somebody to love. So, if you stop for too long,<br />
famous hips like my namesake, but I still know how to you’ll probably find me rubbing along your leg to get<br />
shake, rattle and roll! With a goofball personality like your attention. Love me and I’ll love you right back!<br />
mine, it’s hard to keep from wiggling with excitement But I’m not one of those cats that require constant<br />
when I see my human friends – I’m all shook up! I attention. When you have other things to do, I’ll just<br />
promise that life with me will never be boring. I know snuggle up in the corner and take a cat nap. So, put<br />
some basic commands already, like sit and lay down, on your cool shades and let’s be cool cats together!”<br />
so I'm well on my way to becoming an upstanding K-9 – Chloe, 8-year-old Domestic Shorthair<br />
citizen. And I can’t resist a good cuddle session, so<br />
if you're lonesome tonight, just let me be your teddy<br />
bear, cuz’ I can't help falling in love…with you! So,<br />
don’t be cruel and come adopt me, it’s now or never!”<br />
– Presley, 7-year-old American Bulldog Mix<br />
Chloe<br />
Chloe has been up for adoption for over 260 days. Chloe<br />
qualifies for our Grey Whisker Club.<br />
Presley<br />
Presley has been up for adoption for over 800 days and<br />
qualifies for our Dolly’s Dream program or our Grey<br />
Whisker Club. He is ready to be your one and only<br />
fur-child.<br />
Would you like to open your heart and your home<br />
to a cat or dog who has been a long-term resident<br />
of Peggy Adams? Please visit our Adoption Center<br />
or contact us at Adoptions@PeggyAdams.org<br />
For information about our special<br />
adoption programs, please visit<br />
PeggyAdams.org/Adoption-Promotions<br />
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Providing Emergency Care<br />
JR<br />
In January, Palm Beach County Animal Care &<br />
Control contacted Peggy Adams about a very special<br />
German Shepherd – JR – who was recently confiscated<br />
from a local residence. He was severely injured and<br />
missing the lower half of one of his legs, which was<br />
tied with a wire.<br />
After JR was brought to Peggy Adams, our doctors<br />
quickly realized his leg would need to be amputated,<br />
and discovered he also had heartworm disease.<br />
Thanks to Peggy Adams’ Olivia’s Fund, we were able<br />
to provide JR the leg surgery that he needed at a local<br />
specialty hospital. Our goal is to be able to provide<br />
this necessary care at our shelter by our veterinary<br />
team soon. JR also received heartworm treatments at<br />
Peggy Adams until he was given a clean bill of health.<br />
Thanks to those who support Olivia’s Fund, animals<br />
with special medical issues – such as JR – get the<br />
comprehensive care they need to live their best life.<br />
On March 9 th , JR was adopted into a loving, forever<br />
home which has all of the belly rubs and hugs a happy,<br />
healthy dog could ask for.<br />
To learn more about Olivia’s Fund, please<br />
visit PeggyAdams.org/Olivias-Fund<br />
or call 561-472-8576.<br />
About Olivia’s Fund: Olivia came to Peggy Adams Animal Rescue League after being rescued from an animal hoarder. She had<br />
significant hip dysplasia and muscle atrophy from abuse and neglect. Olivia had also been shot with a BB gun and needed surgery<br />
to help repair her legs. In honor of Olivia, we set up a special fund to help give a second chance to dogs and cats with medical and<br />
behavioral issues that can be fixed with surgery, special medical treatment, or training. We decided to call it “Olivia’s Fund.”<br />
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26 Peggy Adams Animal Rescue League
FOREVER IN OUR HEARTS<br />
In Loving Memory of Linda Bartlett Miller<br />
Board Member since February 2013<br />
We at Peggy Adams are so grateful for the life of<br />
Linda Miller, beloved Board member, friend of the<br />
animals and tireless volunteer.<br />
Linda Pulitzer Bartlett was born in Baltimore on<br />
September 5, 1950 to the late David Bartlett and the<br />
late Gladys Pulitzer Preston. Her mother moved to<br />
Palm Beach and Linda attended Palm Beach Day<br />
Academy before moving to Mt. Kisco, NY when her<br />
mother married Lewis T. Preston, later chairman of<br />
J. P. Morgan and the chairman of the World Bank.<br />
In 1973, Linda came to Palm Beach to visit her aunt<br />
Lily Pulitzer Rousseau and took a job as a waitress<br />
with her cousins Liza and Minnie Pulitzer at Leverett<br />
Miller's Peter Dinkel's Restaurant, which had just<br />
opened on Royal Poinciana Way. There began Linda's<br />
romance with Lev Miller that lasted for 48 years.<br />
Linda had many passions in her life. She was a<br />
world-class skier, loved to play tennis, travel and<br />
enjoyed living on a farm. She had a great love for her<br />
family, dogs and horses. She even headed up the first<br />
Thoroughbred Retirement Foundation horse rescue at<br />
a Florida prison.<br />
A great passion for her in Palm Beach was Peggy Adams<br />
Animal Rescue League, where Linda sat on the Board<br />
of Directors since 2013. She also served as co-chair of<br />
Peggy Adams’ annual Publicity Hound Magazine.<br />
Linda had such a kind heart, and it was very<br />
important to her show appreciation to those who<br />
support Peggy Adams. Linda spearheaded an annual<br />
recognition program that focuses on acknowledging<br />
and thanking long-time donors to the organization.<br />
Sadly, Linda passed away on March 7, <strong>2021</strong> after a<br />
brief but valiant battle against aggressive Stage Four<br />
cancer. She spent her final weeks surrounded by<br />
her husband Leverett S. Miller, her daughters and<br />
stepdaughter, her grandson, and her beloved dogs.<br />
Her kindness and generosity of spirit will be missed<br />
by all who had the pleasure of knowing her.<br />
In Loving Memory of…<br />
Debra Zaba<br />
Community Cats & Foster Volunteer<br />
Joanne Zavadosky<br />
Donor Relations Volunteer<br />
Mike Gleman<br />
Pet Store & Foster Volunteer<br />
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The Palm Beach Post’s Official Community Choice Awards<br />
YEAR IN<br />
REVIEW<br />
PeggyAdams.org<br />
Our Promise to the Animals: Humane Care | Quality of Life | Life-Long Loving Homes | Spay/Neuter to Control Overpopulation<br />
benefited from League<br />
programs and services<br />
loving homes<br />
10,697<br />
Spay and neuter<br />
surgeries performed 6,090<br />
3,737<br />
Community cats received<br />
TNVR Services<br />
584<br />
Kittens admitted into our<br />
Kitten Nursery where they<br />
received around-the-clock<br />
care, 7 days a week<br />
28,535 5,760 6,736<br />
Cats and dogs<br />
Pets adopted into 308<br />
Lost, injured or<br />
512<br />
Campus Volunteers<br />
donated 25,922 hours<br />
and 653 Active Foster<br />
Parents donated 313,220<br />
hours, for a total value of<br />
$8,458,810<br />
1,524<br />
Cats and dogs adopted<br />
from Pet Store partners<br />
Cats and dogs spayed or<br />
neutered, vaccinated and<br />
microchipped at no cost to<br />
the community through<br />
grant funding<br />
3,056<br />
Cats and dogs cared for by<br />
the League’s Foster Program<br />
who were underage,<br />
pregnant/nursing, injured<br />
or just needed a little extra love before<br />
entering our Adoption Program<br />
1,775<br />
Children and their families attended our<br />
virtual Humane Education programs<br />
Lost pets<br />
reunited with<br />
their grateful<br />
guardians<br />
9,312<br />
Pets fed through<br />
Peggy’s Pantry<br />
Food Bank - a<br />
free community<br />
pet food bank to<br />
help keep animals<br />
in their homes<br />
when their owners<br />
are struggling<br />
financially<br />
homeless cats and<br />
dogs provided<br />
temporary shelter<br />
5,513<br />
Lost, injured or homeless cats<br />
and dogs brought to us by<br />
Palm Beach County residents<br />
1,223<br />
Cats and dogs transferred in<br />
from Palm Beach County<br />
Animal Care & Control and<br />
other shelters/rescues<br />
3,387<br />
Affordable<br />
vaccinations provided<br />
for cats and dogs<br />
124<br />
Dogs received free or<br />
low-cost training classes<br />
Peggy Adams Animal Rescue League<br />
F I R S T<br />
P L A C E