A Wonderful Month For Adoptions
By Todd De HavenI am so proud to tell you that last month we had a grand total of 56 adoptions! Now think about it. Fifty-six of our precious animals got wonderful forever homes and at a time when our economy is going downhill on a rocket sled. You have no idea how such a show of support put a huge bounce in our step; just at the point that we had resigned ourselves to a significant downturn in adoptions.
Remember, since we’re a “No Kill” facility, we cannot take additional animals into our Animal Adoption Center if the ones we have go unadopted. Those fifty-six adoptions means that a like number of animals that formerly had the most dismal of futures, will now be up for adoption by a loving family.
I love going up to the facility is because I get to meet and greet the wonderful folks who adopt our animals. Just this past week, I met a precious family of four consisting of a young man, his wife and two young daughters. Just prior to their arrival, I had remarked to Amy Bowman, our fantastic Manager, that no one was going to ever come up that hill on what was, the coldest and most snowy day so far this winter. No sooner had that comment left my lips than this marvelous family pulled into the parking lot and it wasn’t a half hour later that they were signing adoption papers!
We know times are rough and all of us including your Humane Society, are negatively impacted in the same manner as are all of you. That is why I am so very encouraged when I see that the folks of Greeneville and Greene County are still making room in their homes for our adorable critters. It may not be for several years but eventually we’re going to emerge from this deep recession as strong a nation if not stronger than we ever have been. When we do, those who have adopted our animals will just a few short years from now, get that warm feeling of knowing that regardless of how difficult life became for them during the downturn, they still were not only able to make room in their homes for another family member but indeed, they saved a life.
Speaking of appreciation, I want to tell you how appreciative we are to the talented guy who designed our website (greenecountyhumanesociety.com), Matt Hensley, owner of MT Computing Solutions, 423.638.2320. We recently informed Matt that we were going to have to redesign a form on the website and asked that he do it and then bill us for the work. Matt not only fulfilled all of our requirements but did so at no charge. Now this was no simple adjustment and Matt had every right to expect to be remunerated for his professional expertise. The fact that he chose to donate this work means that we can do that much more for our animals. You know, just about everyone who does work for us whether it be Doug Reneau of DR Plumbing, Kim Neas of Neas Welding and Steel Fabricating or the incomparable Buford Davis and his outstanding crew to mention butt three examples; they all pitch in and help us cut costs whenever and wherever they can. You all are treasures!