Dennis is a treasured supporter of GR and an integral member and the assistant transport coordinator of the transportation team. Dennis grew up in Ancaster, graduated from McMaster, and married Lynda 40 years ago. He lived for many years in Prince George and Winnipeg but eventually moved back to Ancaster. Dennis retired in 1994 from John Deere’s Construction and Forestry...
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Posted: March 22, 2018
Erin heard about Golden Rescue from a friend. She loves her family’s Golden, Buster, so she decided to see if there was something she could do to help other Goldens. Her first foray into volunteering was during an LCBO Tag Day. After that, she attended the GR picnic where she met board member Candace Weel. Candace recruited Erin to help...
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Posted: March 22, 2018
You are one cool dude, man ~ serving on the Board of Directors for xxx years (is that like 35 in dog years?) and playing a vital role as the Co-Director of the Events team. We’re sure gonna miss you around here. So what does the Co-Director of Events do you ask? Well, our Eric had four paws…er, two feet...
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Posted: March 22, 2018
Julie is GR’s transportation team leader. This is big job as almost everything we do requires transportation. Picking up dogs…delivering dogs…and some of these transports come from heartbreaking situations. Transport is a constant GR requirement and since Julie initiated this critical role, the GR wheels run very smoothly. Julie has built a database of drivers and this, coupled with her...
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Posted: March 22, 2018
John is a GR adopter and a Wishbone Lottery superstar. When he was asked if he would help by selling some tickets, he was reluctant to ask friends for money until he thought about his two rescues, Scarlett #1836 and Hughie #2047, and realized what a good cause this was. So armed with his passion, John utilized his extensive email...
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Posted: March 22, 2018
Janice has been volunteering with GR for three years. If one talks about ‘wearing many hats’, Janice wears several. An active hotline team member, she loves talking on the phone about Goldens and GR. Her help certainly doesn’t stop there as Janice does home visits, helps organize LCBO Tag Days and Pet Value Days, and works as a Volunteer Coordinator...
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Posted: March 22, 2018
Kelly and her family have been long term animal lovers and contributors to animal welfare causes. Like many of us, Kelly and her family know the pain of loss. When they adopted their beautiful Golden girl, Blondie #2079, she helped fill the hole in their hearts and home when they lost Mia, their first Golden. Blondie also gave them their...
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Posted: March 22, 2018
Kevin, a great GR advocate and supporter, lost his first Golden to cancer in 2013. Friends told him about GR and he submitted an adoption application, which resulted in Kevin adopting Gubs #1849. Unfortunately, two years later, Gubs crossed the Rainbow Bridge leaving Kevin devastated. Undaunted, Kevin got back on the horse and adopted Istanbul darling Sophie Tucker #2263. Kevin...
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Posted: March 22, 2018
Hey Jurgen ~ it’s Walli #2162 ~ remember me? I think of you every night when I go to sleep, as snug as a bug in a rug ~ the good bug kind tho. I’ll never forget the day you swooped in to rescue me on your angel wings and then worked so hard with my placement friend to land...
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Posted: March 22, 2018