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SUMMERTIME SIZZLE
Summer is about to sizzle in Memphis, TN
which means it is time to for your youth
group, church class, or summer league
team to hold a car wash or rummage sale
to raise COOL CASH for the Hot
dogs and Kool Kats of
Guardian Angel Pet Rescue. We’ll even
bring the dogs out to help greet the
customers.
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DEBBIE HOMAS,
PRESIDENT
For the month of
May '09 the
Volunteer Spotlight
is on our President Ms. Debbie
Homas. Debbie began her adventure
with GAPR in early 2002 after she
adopted a dog named Cody from our
organization. Shortly after she
volunteered to foster an entire
litter of 8 chow mix
puppies. From that moment on she was
hooked and became one of our most
involved foster parents in our history.
She literally volunteers to do
everything. She fosters, goes to the
shelters, returns all phone calls and
emails, runs adoption days, writes bios
for the websites, transports pets, takes
pets to the vet and possesses an uncanny
ability to match pets with the right
adopters. She does all these things
while raising 3 children and holding
down a full time job. It didn't take
long before she took over the role of
President in 2004 and is really the
voice of GAPR. There is truly nothing
Debbie wouldn't do in her endless,
relentless fight to help those who
cannot help themselves.
Our hats are off to you Debbie.
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GAPR
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DEBORAH
STEVENSON OSSWALD, 54, died Sunday,
January 13, 2008 after a long and
courageous battle with breast cancer.
Memorial services were held at St.
Mary's Catholic Church located at 155
Market Avenue on Wednesday, January 16
at 10 a.m. Debbie grew up in Salt Lake
City with her loving parents, Bill and
Mary Lee Stevenson, and four supportive
siblings, Donald, Susan, Cynthia, and
Richard. On October 11, 1986, she
married the love of her life, Bob
"Oz" Osswald. In her career,
she was highly successful as the
creative director in advertising at
AutoZone; however, her passion was
always animal rescue. She was at the
forefront battling for abandoned, abused
and neglected animals. As a major
contributor to Guardian Angel Pet
Rescue, she was the force behind their
annual fundraising run working
tirelessly for those four-legged friends
who cannot speak for themselves. Debbie
also felt passionately about the fight
to cure breast cancer and participated
annually in the Susan G. Komen Race for
the Cure. Whatever the endeavor, Debbie
always brought tenacity and passion to
what she did, often accomplishing what
seemed impossible. Her strong character,
sense of humor and caring nature defined
who she was and who we all strive to be
now that she is gone. In short, Debbie
loved her husband dearly, often smiling
and rolling her eyes when he made us all
laugh. She also loved her friends and
has always been the rock that kept us
strong. The world is a better place
because of Debbie Osswald, and we will
all miss her. Oz wants to say a special
thank you to the entire staff of the
West Clinic for their love and
compassion throughout Debbie's battle
with cancer and a thank you to all at
Germantown Methodist Hospital for their
support in her final days. In lieu of
flowers, the family requests
contributions to: Guardian Angel Pet
Rescue, P.O. Box 280513, Memphis, TN
38168. 901-358-8700; www.guardianangelpetrescue.com.
Memorial Park Funeral Home 901-767-8930 www.memorialparkonline.com
Please
take a moment to view the slideshow
honoring Debbie Osswald and all of
the hard work she put into organizing
the all 3 of the WET NOSE 5k's. She
helped SO many animals. She truly was
and is an angel. http://www.whitepeaks.net/debflash.html
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Meet our Photographer!
Like the photos on this website? Now you can
have your own gorgeous photos and help homeless
animals! Renee Scott Photography has offered to donate proceeds from her Pet Photo Sittings to pay for surgeries, and treatment of special needs Guardian Angel dogs.
To schedule an appointment at her studio, contact Renee at (901) 497-0898.
View photography samples
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Wet-Nose
Wednesday Featured Pet
for Wednesday, May 7th, 2008.
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Elvis
Elvis's mother was not spayed and ended up having a large litter of puppies that needed homes on Cinco de Mayo 2007. A family saw him and thought he was a cute puppy so they took him home. Now Elvis is an 11 month old neutered male lovable lab mix that weighs 80 pounds. He is crate trained, has a sweet demeanor and loves to play. Elvis has never been around cats but is friendly around children and other dogs. He loves to ride in a car and can’t wait to meet his new forever family!
If
you
would
like to
adopt
this
week’s
dog…please
click
here
to fill
out an
electronic
adoption
form.
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A
new Featured Pet is aired each Wednesday 8:40 AM on 104.5 FM during the Mike & Mandy Show.
Sponsored by Mike & Mandy Online
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PICTURE OF THE WEEK
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TAYLOR with LOLA who was adopted from GAPR Sept. 2007
(Lola was formerly known as Diana of the
Supremes)
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DONOR
APPRECIATION
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Thank You to FedEx Global Brand Management
Dept.
for donating wonderful things to us for
Christmas. Donated items included a wire crate,
doggy
bed, treats, food, and other misc. pet supplies.
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Starting from the left brown sweater, Terry
Bennett, in the green is Cathy
Clemence, Erika Raeth, behind is Barbara Thompson,
pink is Carol Brewer and
Laura Fortenberry.
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Help us find Mandy!
Mandy escaped from her new home in Tipton County last
month. She was last seen near Kelly Corner Rd and Hwy 14
(Austin Peay) south of Covington and east of Brighton
running across a field dragging her leash behind her. Mandy
was wearing a red collar with a Guardian Angel tag. If you
see a dog who might be Mandy, please call the Guardian Angel
Hotline at (901) 358-8700.
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Artwork by Robert Wolverton Jr. folk artwork...paintings using all mediums in a variety of styles and content...including Impressionalism, Abstract Art, and Modern ... Artist will donate 15% of your purchase to GAPR.
http://www.robertwolvertonjr.com/
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