Animal Welfare Professionals

Hello everyone,

This probably isn't a topic that is usually discussed on this site, and I wasn't able to find a forum on it when I searched. I wasn't sure which topic(s) to  select.

I work in an animal rescue that has a small shelter as a base, and has as many animals in foster as well can. We have a good number of volunteers who will come to the shelter to help the care staff and spend time with the animals.

1 of our amazing volunteers just passed away unexpectedly, and I am wondering if anyone has ideas on what we could do to honor her memory at the shelter. She started volunteering with us around the time I started working here 4 years ago, and has been amazing with socializing the dogs. She has made a big difference in the lives of a lot of people and dogs, and has helped many scared and lost dogs find their ways back to their people.

Thank you for any ideas in advance.

Hello everyone,

This probably isn't a topic that is usually discussed on this site, and I wasn't able to find a forum on it when I searched. I wasn't sure which topic(s) to  select.

I work in an animal rescue that has a small shelter as a base, and has as many animals in foster as well can. We have a good number of volunteers who will come to the shelter to help the care staff and spend time with the animals.

1 of our amazing volunteers just passed away unexpectedly, and I am wondering if anyone has ideas on what we could do to honor her memory at the shelter. She started volunteering with us around the time I started working here 4 years ago, and has been amazing with socializing the dogs. She has made a big difference in the lives of a lot of people and dogs, and has helped many scared and lost dogs find their ways back to their people.

Thank you for any ideas in advance.

Hey Chelsey, 

 First let me say how sorry I am for your loss. 

At my facility, a few years ago we lost one of our long-time volunteers (20 yrs). We had a bench commissioned with her name on it. We placed it in our courtyard area outside of our lobby doors where our in-memory bricks (for those who've lost their furry best friends). Several years later we lost one of my former interns who was also the fire chiefs' son. We had a wooden bench done and it's on the opposite side of the courtyard. 

My goal is to restructure our courtyard in the next few years and turning one of the current unused pathways into a rainbow bridge like the one in NC at I believe a dog park. The entire area would then become an in memory/honor section. 

I would be happy to snap some photos of the bench's/bricks if you have any interest in seeing them. 

I was not the one who chose the bench idea, and to be honest I'm not in love with that but it's also hard to find a way to honor someone or multiple people without it becoming/feeling dated over time. A plaque doesn't feel adequate, and a bench feels like it's not enough. 

Good luck!

Angellee

Hello everyone,

This probably isn't a topic that is usually discussed on this site, and I wasn't able to find a forum on it when I searched. I wasn't sure which topic(s) to  select.

I work in an animal rescue that has a small shelter as a base, and has as many animals in foster as well can. We have a good number of volunteers who will come to the shelter to help the care staff and spend time with the animals.

1 of our amazing volunteers just passed away unexpectedly, and I am wondering if anyone has ideas on what we could do to honor her memory at the shelter. She started volunteering with us around the time I started working here 4 years ago, and has been amazing with socializing the dogs. She has made a big difference in the lives of a lot of people and dogs, and has helped many scared and lost dogs find their ways back to their people.

Thank you for any ideas in advance.

Hello everyone,

This probably isn't a topic that is usually discussed on this site, and I wasn't able to find a forum on it when I searched. I wasn't sure which topic(s) to  select.

I work in an animal rescue that has a small shelter as a base, and has as many animals in foster as well can. We have a good number of volunteers who will come to the shelter to help the care staff and spend time with the animals.

1 of our amazing volunteers just passed away unexpectedly, and I am wondering if anyone has ideas on what we could do to honor her memory at the shelter. She started volunteering with us around the time I started working here 4 years ago, and has been amazing with socializing the dogs. She has made a big difference in the lives of a lot of people and dogs, and has helped many scared and lost dogs find their ways back to their people.

Thank you for any ideas in advance.

Hello everyone,

This probably isn't a topic that is usually discussed on this site, and I wasn't able to find a forum on it when I searched. I wasn't sure which topic(s) to  select.

I work in an animal rescue that has a small shelter as a base, and has as many animals in foster as well can. We have a good number of volunteers who will come to the shelter to help the care staff and spend time with the animals.

1 of our amazing volunteers just passed away unexpectedly, and I am wondering if anyone has ideas on what we could do to honor her memory at the shelter. She started volunteering with us around the time I started working here 4 years ago, and has been amazing with socializing the dogs. She has made a big difference in the lives of a lot of people and dogs, and has helped many scared and lost dogs find their ways back to their people.

Thank you for any ideas in advance.

Hello everyone,

This probably isn't a topic that is usually discussed on this site, and I wasn't able to find a forum on it when I searched. I wasn't sure which topic(s) to  select.

I work in an animal rescue that has a small shelter as a base, and has as many animals in foster as well can. We have a good number of volunteers who will come to the shelter to help the care staff and spend time with the animals.

1 of our amazing volunteers just passed away unexpectedly, and I am wondering if anyone has ideas on what we could do to honor her memory at the shelter. She started volunteering with us around the time I started working here 4 years ago, and has been amazing with socializing the dogs. She has made a big difference in the lives of a lot of people and dogs, and has helped many scared and lost dogs find their ways back to their people.

Thank you for any ideas in advance.

Hello everyone,

This probably isn't a topic that is usually discussed on this site, and I wasn't able to find a forum on it when I searched. I wasn't sure which topic(s) to  select.

I work in an animal rescue that has a small shelter as a base, and has as many animals in foster as well can. We have a good number of volunteers who will come to the shelter to help the care staff and spend time with the animals.

1 of our amazing volunteers just passed away unexpectedly, and I am wondering if anyone has ideas on what we could do to honor her memory at the shelter. She started volunteering with us around the time I started working here 4 years ago, and has been amazing with socializing the dogs. She has made a big difference in the lives of a lot of people and dogs, and has helped many scared and lost dogs find their ways back to their people.

Thank you for any ideas in advance.