I hold three charities close to my heart …. the Springfield Booster Club, the Springfield Humane Society & the Upper Valley Humane society … I think student athletes and pups make a pretty good pairing!
About 3 1/2 years ago we got Rosie from the Upper Valley Humane Society. We had decided to add a dog to our home and realized given Chase’s young age we needed to start with a puppy for everyone’s sake. And we knew that the right pup for us would be a good old fashioned “mutt”. Little did we realize that the time was that since we live in the northeast finding a pup would be a challenge! Until one day in mid-June when I got an email that the Upper Valley Humane Society had a transport coming from Texas with a little. We rapidly shifted our plans for the day and soon Rosie became a part of our family. The icing on the cake, that even on the most challenging of puppy days made it all worth it was Chase saying “thank you for my puppy” when she came home!
Last year UVHS was looking for a volunteer to photograph their annual gala & I took a chance & offered my services. The event was fantastic and it was a great to be able to give back to an organization doing some amazing, albeit challenging, work for animals in the Upper Valley & beyond. I was thrilled to be asked back to photograph their 60th Anniversary Gala again this fall!! Fun fact, when they started (as the Grafton County Humane Society) their mission from day one was that only “vicious” or terminally animals would be put down… the rest would be saved. That mission continues today with a large list of programs aimed at helping all the animals … and they have a great group of people ensuring they continue on that mission!
