August 18th was a happy/sad day for those of us who work with the cats. We lost our lovely summer volunteer, Claire Stovall, as she returns to Duke University for the fall semester. Claire has volunteered two mornings a week to clean the cat house. As all of you who clean know, it is hard work and dirty work. Claire, with minimal first-day direction, has become (almost!) indispensable to us. She has celebrated our happy occasions and grieved with us. She has also fostered Mango, a little orange tabby kitten, the entire time. Claire has been a most delightful, sweet, efficient and caring volunteer with a true spirit of generosity and love for the animals. It’s rare these days that young people, with so many distractions in their lives, are willing to devote any amount of time to service and Claire should be an example to all of them. We will SO miss you, Claire – and we all hope you can return to us next summer. Have a great and safe school year. You will be missed!
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