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Laura Story – Blessings[audio:Blessings.mp3]

Seventy-six days have been lived since February 28th.

There have been tears, hard work, gifts, encouragement and prayers almost every day at SART. We believe it is time to close this chapter and thank all who helped in some way through this most difficult experience. How does one start? I think of all the blessings that have come to SART because of this tragedy, and how it has renewed each and every one of the volunteers and Ches in doing the right thing. We are so grateful to so many!

An enormous thank you goes to BJ, my son, for maintaining the SART website. His support of our mission is awesome. His creativity in starting Operation Dry Paws gave an avenue to reach out for help that could not have been achieved in any other way. Thank you to both BJ, and Kristie, for all the hours worked to gather information and inform site visitors about what we were going through.

An enormous thank you goes to Melissa Goodson, my sister, who spent unending hours doing research, contacts and pleas for help to many agencies, companies and organization on our behalf. She, too, believes in our mission and we so appreciate her willingness to help in such a way.

Words cannot come for the thank you to our dedicated volunteers. They came every chance they could, some daily, to roll up their sleeves, tramp through water and mud to help clean, sanitize, reorganize and prepare the rescue rooms for our kitties to return to. Extra hours went to giving reassurance to our animals, taking laundry home to do to try to get everything clean, and coming back and forth more often to help where they could. How do you thank them? Their passion for SART is so strong, and their pride in SART is never-ending. All because they care.

An amazing blessing that came to SART is grant money for recovery from PetSmart Charities and Petfinder Foundation. Both organizations saw our need, felt our pain, and stepped forward with financial help for us to restore our buildings and equipment for SART. Their kind words and encouragement lifted us up when we most needed it. Thank you.

To everyone who helped in some way; whether as a donor, an encourager, or as a faithful supporter of everyone at SART. Thank you for the financial assistance, the replacement of items we so desperately needed, the kind notes and emails and the voices that spread the word through friends and families. Because of your help, our network has become stronger and more faithful. It has been through the graciousness of individuals such as you that we have been able to get the many buildings back into shape for our residents.

The Operation Dry Paws program will close on May 31st and will be behind us. To date, SART has received $6,770 in donations, along with many supply and equipment contributions. We came close to our goals and will be forever grateful for all who support our efforts. We will never forget this experience. May God bless you as he has blessed us.

If you would like to contribute to help us get even closer to our goals, please visit the Operation Dry Paws page to find out how you can help!

Sue

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