Part of my healing process is to do the best I can at scattering random seeds of kindness. This was a big part of how Sue lived her life. One seed in particular is The Lange Foundation. Although Sue never got the chance to know them, we, as a family, have found healing with this specific non-profit organization. I'll let you do your own research on them but please know that we have personally toured their locations, met the wonderful people, animals and volunteers and seen the good deeds being done. Oliver was adopted from there and Nataly has volunteered there. I know that these are tough financial times, but if you have it in your budget to give even the smallest amount to a non-profit, then I ask you to please consider The Lange Foundation. The following link should be able to answer any questions you may have about them:
http://www.langefoundation.com/index/Home.html They are good people, doing good work, just for the love of animals. They too are struggling to keep their buildings open and running for the sake of the countless abandoned pets. At Sue's memorial, we asked for donations to The Lange Foundation in lieu of flowers. To date, $68,000 has been donated in Sue's name. The photo above is of the plaque over the doorway of the west wing in St. Bonnie's Sanctuary. The west wing is where the sick animals are housed while they are being nursed back to health. This is such an appropriate memorial. Sue's love for animals equalled her love for children and she had to choose which would be her career path. She chose caring for, educating and nurturing children for most of her adult life, with animals coming in a close second. I can't tell you how many times we've pulled to the side of the road, mid-route, to rescue a lost, hurt or abandoned animal. And in our many travels we would always stop to pet the goats or just watch the dolphin and otter swim by. One day, I came home to hear Sue's story of finding a bunch of ducklings roaming our neighborhood, without adult duck supervision. She used a couple of empty laundry baskets to capture them and then drove them to a local park where many a duck has enjoyed the pond and surrounding areas. That was just her way. There are little pieces of Sue everywhere out there but none more obvious than on the face of a dog or cat, lizard or snake .... or any animal for that matter. Thank you for you consideration and happy seed scattering to you!
Today is the 30th anniversary of John Lennon's death. Imagine!
