"We make a living by what we get. We make a life by what we give" -Winston Churchill
Dog Ranch Rescue
Our mission: The Dog Ranch Rescue is a grassroots, non-profit program working to rescue stray dogs and those from puppy mills and shelters. We provide necessary medical care, food, housing, socialization and rehabilitation for each dog in need. When the dogs are restored to good health, spayed or neutered, and have all of their needs met both physically and socially, we will take the necessary steps to find each one the perfect forever home. www.dogranchrescue.com
We will rescue and rehabilitate dogs in need from various sources, such as puppy mills, local shelters and strays. The rescue will seek medical help for each dog, house them, rehabilitate, socialize and train them. The rescue will accept donations from the public that will help cover all aspects of the cost associated with this process. When the dogs are restored to good health, spayed, neutered and have all of their needs met physically and socially we will take the necessary steps to re-home them. Each home that a dog is placed in will undergo a rigorous application and review process to ensure a positive outcome. If the placement of the dog is not a good fit the dog will be accepted back into the rescue and the process will begin again.
I am lucky enough to be one of the head sponsors for this "Paws for fashion" event for the Dog Ranch rescue. Mustard was also asked to be one of the dog models. This is an amazing organization that literally has boots on the ground saving dogs from being abused. I will continue to do whatever I can do spread the word and assist this amazing organization anyway I can. I will post pictures from the event soon.
LUNGevity-Annual 5k walk/10k run in Dallas & Plano
After our family lost my father after a two year battle to lung cancer, the LUNGevity walk is something we do together every year. It is our very small part in trying to assist in finding a cure for this terrible terrible disease. www.lungevity.org
Mission: LUNGevity Foundation is firmly committed to making an immediate impact on increasing quality of life and survivorship of people with lung cancer by accelerating research into early detection and more effective treatments, as well as providing community, support, and education for all those affected by the disease.
SPCA of North Texas-Dallas,TX:
We continue to support this great orginization through donations and attending their events. Mustard loved walking in the SPCA 5k across the Margaret Hunt Hill bridge in Dallas last year (picture below). www.spca.org
The SPCA of Texas is dedicated to providing every animal exceptional care and a loving home. The SPCA of Texas is the leading animal welfare agency in North Texas with two shelters and three spay/neuter clinics located in Dallas and McKinney, and serves as an active resource center providing an array of programs and services that bring people and animals together to enrich each others' lives. The agency serves all demographics of the metro DFW area.
City House: Local Homeless Children Shelter
A donation is given from each closing through JP & Associates to the city house foundation. www.cityhouse.org
Mission: Protecting Youth, Empowering Change, Transforming Lives. City House has been around for more than 26 years, helping and impacting the lives of at-risk youth in Collin County. Founded in 1988 when Plano school teachers Nancy Boyd and Kay Goodman noticed several of their students living out of their lockers, what began as a six-bed teen homeless shelter has grown into a 48-bed multi-faceted organization serving at-risk youth due to abuse, neglect or homelessness.
