Shaggy Sheet Spring 2024
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Board of Directors<br />
Jane Grace, Chairman Emerita<br />
Sam Hunt, Chairman<br />
Lesly S. Smith, Vice Chairman<br />
Joanie Van der Grift, President<br />
Daniel Hanley, Treasurer<br />
Laurie Raber Gottlieb, Secretary<br />
Directors<br />
Carol Baxter<br />
James D. Berwind<br />
Virginia Burke<br />
Julie Connors<br />
Jack Flagg<br />
Jack Grace<br />
Candy Hamm<br />
John Hendrickson<br />
Callie Baker Holt<br />
Vicky Hunt<br />
Connie Lacaillade<br />
Stacey Leuliette<br />
Michael Merriman<br />
Danielle H. Moore<br />
Emilia Pfeifler<br />
Pauline Pitt<br />
Daniel E. Ponton<br />
Marianne Powers<br />
Stephanie Booth Shafran<br />
Hillary Thomas<br />
Betsy Turner<br />
Mish Tworkowski<br />
Nellie Benoit, Emerita<br />
Nancy Brougher, Emerita<br />
Dotsy Letts, Emerita<br />
George E. Summers, Emeritus<br />
GET IN TOUCH...<br />
General Information 561-686-3663<br />
Fax 561-686-0940<br />
Donations 561-472-8842<br />
Donations@PeggyAdams.org<br />
PeggyAdams.org<br />
Follow Us! @PeggyAdamsARL<br />
Dear Friends of Peggy Adams,<br />
3200 North Military Trail, West Palm Beach, FL 33409<br />
Please call Palm Beach County Animal Care & Control<br />
to report animal abuse or neglect:<br />
561-233-1200<br />
Thank you for making last year an incredible lifesaving success for the animals. Because<br />
of friends like you, thousands of animals are getting a second chance at the happiness<br />
they deserve.<br />
On the back cover of this edition of The <strong>Shaggy</strong> <strong>Sheet</strong>, you’ll read how we made a difference<br />
in our community in 2023. Over 35,000 animals benefited from our programs and services.<br />
More than 6,000 lost or homeless pets were provided temporary shelter, over 3,000 of them<br />
benefited from our foster program comprised of over 600 foster volunteers. More than 5,000<br />
pets were placed into loving homes and over 190,000 meals were provided to pets in our<br />
community needing assistance through our Peggy’s Pantry.<br />
These are just a few of the many impressive numbers we have achieved with your help. We<br />
also have heartwarming “Happy Tails” to share. We are grateful to those who have adopted<br />
or volunteered, companies and businesses that got involved, and those who donated to<br />
support our mission, vision, and lifesaving work.<br />
On behalf of Peggy Adams and the animals we serve, thank you for all that you do.<br />
Together we are saving lives and building a more humane community.<br />
Sincerely,<br />
Sue Berry, CAWA<br />
CEO<br />
A MESSAGE<br />
FROM OUR CEO<br />
Adoptions 561-686-6656<br />
Spay/Neuter 561-472-8812<br />
Wellness Clinic/Microchip 561-472-8814<br />
Volunteer Program 561-472-8867<br />
Foster Program 561-530-6068<br />
Animal Admissions/Lost or Found Pet 561-686-9797<br />
Berman Memorial Pet Gardens<br />
& Columbarium 561-472-8570<br />
Peggy’s Pantry Food Bank 561-472-8852<br />
Donations & Estate Gifts 561-472-8849<br />
Special Events 561-530-6057<br />
Marketing & Public Relations 561-472-8845<br />
Humane Education Program 561-530-6069<br />
Olivia’s Fund allows us to seek specialty surgery and treatment for<br />
the dogs and cats in our care who need it most. Thanks to generous<br />
donations from members of our community, we can continue helping<br />
animals like Blanca, whose unique situations call for life-saving<br />
measures to restore their quality of life.<br />
If you would like to help animals like Blanca,<br />
please consider donating at Peggyadams.org/donate<br />
or becoming a foster parent by visiting<br />
peggyadams.org/foster.<br />
MISSION MOMENT<br />
Blanca<br />
Five-month-old Blanca arrived at our<br />
shelter as a stray with no microchip.<br />
Soon after arriving, our staff noticed<br />
Blanca having issues with her bladder<br />
that needed immediate attention. She<br />
was born with bilateral ectopic ureters,<br />
causing incontinence, and putting her<br />
at major risk for urinary tract infections.<br />
We knew that without corrective<br />
surgery, she would have no chance<br />
for adoption or a normal life.<br />
Thanks to our Olivia’s Fund we were<br />
able to bring in a board-specialized<br />
veterinary surgeon to perform ureter<br />
surgery on Blanca. The surgery<br />
improved her condition greatly and<br />
although her leaky bladder remained,<br />
it became much more manageable.<br />
Soon after surgery, Blanca went into<br />
foster care for a month to help her<br />
healing process. As she healed, her<br />
sweet and playful personality began<br />
to shine through and a few months<br />
later Blanca was adopted into her new<br />
loving, forever home!<br />
Blanca pictured with her new sister<br />
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