Paws and Prayers Rescue Blog

The July Volunteer of the Month is our very own Beagle Bob! Bob is awesome, he takes a lot of his time to transport dogs from far away. If we need a dog or dogs picked up from other shelters even in other counties.  Bob is always the first one to volunteer his services (thank you for that!). We know we can reach him on email almost anytime (right, Bob?).  He always makes sure to share with the group his estimated arrival time to the office. He is a selfless person who is devoted to helping pets in need! Bob loves Beagles (see why we call him Beagle Bob?) and has fostered many (he will transport and foster other breeds too). If a foster has a problem with their foster dog he will offer advice and help out in any way he can. He is definitely a great attribute to our group. Bob's commitment and devotion not only to fostering with P&P but also to each and every dog he takes in is inspiring. To hear him talk about his experiences and what it means to him to foster and why he keeps doing it, is amazing. And our fans love him - especially his posts and Russell series.  In the words of a volunteer "he's frickin awesome" and that, he is! Congrats to Bob for being there and helping whenever you can.  We are so grateful to call you our volunteer of the month but also part of the P&P family!

Have a volunteer you'd like to nominate? (Yes, fosters are volunteers, too!) Click here to complete our quick, easy survey with your nomination and why they deserve to be Paws & Prayers Volunteer of the Month! Please have all nominations in by the 20th of the month you're nominating them for. Winners are announced at the start of the following month. Thank you!

Paws & Prayers June Volunteer of the Month is Donna S. Donna has been with Paws and Prayers for around a year. She has made a big impact in a short time. Donna has fostered dogs, puppies and kittens. We think she is most famous for finding Snow White her Prince Charming. Fostering animals in your home when you have animals is not always easy, but Donna sure makes it look that way. She has been our go to women when we attend Akron Aero's games and sell Diamond Balls. She has really rocked that scene for sure. We have had 4 and she has been to each one.  Donna is a wonderful asset to P&P. She is always on email waiting to see how she can help next. Anytime anyone asks for a pick up/drop off down she will help if she is available. She isn't afraid to go to the pound to pull dogs that need love. She has even been known to bring her granddaughter to help. Donna is always willing to share her personal property (i.e. chairs, tents, etc.). We have truly enjoyed the time she has been with us and look forward to many more experiences with her. Donna, from all the puppies, kittens, cats and dogs (and us humans) we thank you for your love, support and dedication to Paws and Prayers.

Have a volunteer you'd like to nominate? (Yes, fosters are volunteers, too!) Click here to complete our quick, easy survey with your nomination and why they deserve to be Paws & Prayers Volunteer of the Month! Please have all nominations in by the 20th of the month you're nominating them for. Winners are announced at the start of the following month. Thank you!

Volunteer of the month for May is Becky K. Becky has been volunteering with Paws & Prayers for about a year. She started volunteering with us at the 2012 Annual Adopt Me Meow event! She continued to stay on after that event (lucky us for her wanting to stay a part of this group). She then became our go to Sunday morning Feline Care Manager at Petsmart Chapel Hill. She is there bright and early from 8:30am - 10:30am (this makes most of us groan being so early on a weekend!) Becky's a reliable volunteer. She is always ready and willing to help in any way that she can. She is awesome with our adoptable kitties and they all just love her (they think she is purrrfect for the early morning cleaning). She has now taken on a new role, too, as the Lead for the Montrose expansion (we couldn't be more excited to expand to Monstrose). She was excited to take on this role. This takes a lot of time and dedication. Her efforts and energy to get this great new project off the ground and running smooth has been phenomenal! We're so lucky to have her! Go cats! ;) Becky we thank you for all you have done and continue to do to help the wonderful kitties find there furrever homes. We couldn’t have as many adoptions without your love and support. See you at Adopt Me Meow 2013 June 22-23! (just had to add the little plug!)

Volunteer of the Month for April is Jackie F.  We might not always see her at Petsmart every weekend. Jackie does tons and tons of behind the curtain work for Paws and Prayers. She takes care of her family including; children, animals and always has a foster or two. She is on email all the time and will respond to phone messages (even when someone else got it before her), help with questions and guides people where they need to be. She sends out emails to just make us smile, which they do. She takes in kittens that need a momma to stay alive when it is kitten season (NOW). Jackie is our go to women, she is there when we need her.  She spent hours last year for the Adopt Me Meow event and there are talks of her does the same again this year. Jackie dedicates so much time to our group with a positive attitude and smile on her face. We truly appreciate all the time and hours Jackie spends helping animals in need find their loving homes. Thank you from the volunteers but most importantly the fur babies that you save!

We can't reinvigorate our Volunteer of the Month recognition without YOU, our supporters! Have a volunteer you'd like to nominate? (Yes, fosters are volunteers, too!) Click here to complete our quick, easy survey with your nomination and why they deserve to be Paws & Prayers Volunteer of the Month!  Winners are announced at the start of the following month. Thank you!

Volunteer of the Month for March is Dori! Dori is one of the most selfless people you will ever meet (if you’ve met her you know). While working, taking care of her 3 children and her own pets, she always as 1 or 2 foster dogs. She’s been known to have a foster cat too! She takes the dogs that need us the most whether it is a dog that has severe food aggression or helping a dog through heart worm treatment. She provides not just a place for the animals to stay, but also works with each dog so they are ready to go to their furever home. Dori has become a mentor to our new foster parents. Despite all she does concerning her own fosters she never hesitates to put aside time to help her mentees. She accompanies them to meet prospective adopters, answers question after question and never once acting like it bugs her. Dori always shows praise when a animal has a successful adoption. She continually follows up on animal's adoption, sensing something was wrong, offering to help the family see that animal gets the care that they need, and as a last resort when all options had been exhausted she will got get the animal, She believes and emphasizes how important it is to always follow your gut instinct. Not only are her mentees very fortunate to be paired up with her for guidance but so are all volunteers with Paws and Prayers. Dori is a great advocate for animals and P&P is lucky to have. Congrats, Dori!

We can't reinvigorate our Volunteer of the Month recognition without YOU, our supporters! Have a volunteer you'd like to nominate? (Yes, fosters are volunteers, too!) Click here to complete our quick, easy survey with your nomination and why they deserve to be Paws & Prayers Volunteer of the Month! Please have all nominations in by the 20th of the month you're nominating them for. Winners are announced at the start of the following month. Thank you!

Jenny R is our February volunteer of the month! Jenny has such a focus for saving as many dogs as possible, whether it means shuffling dogs around from different foster homes to do so, or taking on more fosters than expected. She is also an incredible help to other fosters. Jenny rocked helping pull Summit County Animal Control dogs while our Executive Director, Jen D, was off and continues to help coordinate pulls from various shelters. She uses her lunchtime from her full time job to go to the pound and assess the animals needing fosters and writes up wonderful bios to find the best furever home match. She even coordinated getting a lot of the bully breeds out of the pound. Her experienced opinion has been invaluable to all of the fosters who rely on this information to keep themselves, their families happy and safe while bringing new animals in! Jenny dedicates many hours weekly to Paws and Prayers, along with being a wonderful mother to her son. If you know Jenny, you know we are lucky she is part of the Paws and Prayers family!

We can't reinvigorate our Volunteer of the Month recognition without YOU, our supporters! Have a volunteer you'd like to nominate? (Yes, fosters are volunteers, too!) Click here to complete our quick, easy survey with your nomination and why they deserve to be Paws & Prayers Volunteer of the Month! Please have all nominations in by the 20th of the month you're nominating them for. Winners are announced at the start of the following month. Thank you!

For 2013, we are reinvigorating Paws & Prayers' Volunteer of the Month recognition.  January's Volunteer of the Month recognition goes to not just one volunteer but a much appreciated duo - Scott and Zac S.  This father/son team is coming up on a year of service with Paws & Prayers.  Every Saturday morning these great guys show up for their Feline Care and Office Angel shift and knock it out of the park!  Thank you, Scott & Zac, for your reliability, you really brighten up the office and cat room!  All of the kitties say 'thank you' too! 


We can't reinvigorate our Volunteer of the Month recognition without YOU, our supporters!  Have a volunteer you'd like to nominate?  (Yes, fosters are volunteers, too!)  Hop on over to complete our quick, easy survey with your nomination and why they deserve to be Paws & Prayers Volunteer of the Month!  Please have all nominations in by the 20th of the month you're nominating them for.  Winners are announced at the start of the following month.  Thank you!

We have some amazingly, wonderful selfless volunteers! So selfless, in fact, that many people (no matter how long you've been following us) don't know any of our names! So we decided to start putting a face (and some back-story) to our names. This month's Volunteer of the Month is our beautiful Jenny R! You would not believe how many Jens/ Jennys/ Jennifers we have in our group but each one stands out in their own remarkable way. Read about Jenny R below and see why we love her so! :)