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17 June 2006 Volunteer
Recognition Night

(photo courtesy Muzamanie Photography)

PHS held a very special event on Saturday, June 17 – a Volunteer Recognition Night to honor its hard working volunteers, without whom PHS would could not exist.

It was an emotional time reviewing the work and the progress that has taken place over the last eight years.

Starting with holding sporadic Clinics under various houses, to the now regular monthly Clinics in the Community Center, culminating in (very soon) our own building, the Clinic has become an integral part of village life.

The expanded services provided by PHS have helped make Placencia highly regarded for its animal welfare programs. And, our services now reach out to pet owners not only in Placencia, but also in Seine Bight, Monkey River, Big Creek, Mango Creek, Hopkins, Sittee River and even includes visiting boats.

When receiving their individual awards, volunteers were praised for their special and unique contributions to the PHS, including, but not limited to:

Marion Carr
Linda Cassin
Myrrha Eberl
Elsie Elder
Cat Harshbarger
Ginger Jones
Pamela Keck
Stella Mathews
Madalon Richardson
Shannon Romero
Mary Smith
Kim Taylor
Mary Toy
Drew Travers.

Although they did not receive an Award, special thanks were also given to Stan Smith, Bruce Mathews, Karl Keck and Peter Fox for their unfailing support of PHS. Volunteering in any organization is time consuming and requires family understanding and support - these gentlemen have always been supportive and continue to be available to help PHS as it grows.

Also receiving awards were the three Veterinary Surgeons who regularly attend the Clinics, Dr. Floyd Bennett, Dr. Miguel Figueroa, Dr. Mike DeShield and Miriam DeShield. Dr. Mike DeShield was our first visiting Veterinary Doctor and he and his wife, Miriam have continued to support PHS over the years even though, with his added responsibilities, Dr. Mike is unable to be at as many Clinics as he would wish.

Over the last eight years, this group of dedicated people has helped to make PHS what it is today – a very successful animal welfare organization dedicated to the care and welfare of animals in this area.

If we could have done it, we would also have given awards to all the pet owners who religiously bring their pets to the Clinic and take full responsibility for their well being. Healthy pets add to family and community life and PHS’s role is to help with this in whatever way we can.

The final award of the evening went to Tammy Catanach, a young woman from the States. From the first time Tammy visited Placencia, she fell in love with the area, and with the animals.

Tammy went back home and started raising funds through bake sales and other events, such as a Battle of the Bands (chaperoned by mom) and raised an amazing amount of money – BZ$2000 – which she sent to PHS. An astounding achievement for such a young women.

When the time came to accept her award at our Volunteer Recognition Night, Tammy presented PHS President, Marcia Fox with yet another check for BZ$2000, which will be put into the new Clinic building fund.

This young lady’s passion, enthusiasm for and interest in animal welfare is amazing in and of itself, but add to that the ability and determination to raise funds for her charities, is quite amazing.

PHS is so grateful to Tammy and her friends for their support - we invite Tammy to come back to see us when the new Clinic has been built so she can see the results of her fund raising.

And, finally, a very generous BZ$1,000 donation was received from Cat and Dale Harshbarger for PHS’s building fund.

Cat and Dale have been ardent supporters of PHS ever since the arrived in Seine Bight. In addition to this generous donation, Cat and Dale have already paid for 20 Seine Bight pets to be neutered. This gift alone will have a tremendous impact on reducing the number of abandoned/unwanted animals in their village.

A big thank you to Cat and Dale.

The night was special in so many ways – special people, special care, and special and special memories for everyone concerned.

Thank you to the extraordinary Tammy and her friends, thank you to our wonderful volunteers, thank you to our incredible medical team, thank you to our generous friends, Cat and Dale – and lastly, thank you to all the pet owners who support PHS.

Marcia Fox, President