IN DEDICATION
THIS PAGE IS DEDICATED TO THOSE INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE SHOWN THEIR SUPPORT DURING THE MOST DIFFICULT TIME IN A NONPROFIT’S LIFE, THE VERY BEGINNING. WITHOUT YOU, WE WOULDN’T EXIST.

Getting through our crucial first year was essential to the goal of elephants enjoying the healing life of sanctuary. This page contains the names of those who supported the creation of a dream – the dream of sanctuary – during our first six months. For us, you are the founding donors, the ones who helped shift things from a vision to a reality. We will forever be grateful.
We would also like to add a special thanks to those who helped us with the many behind-the-scenes steps that need to happen before we could take the big leap of welcoming elephants. They graciously donated their time, skills, and sometimes patience, because they truly believe in what we are trying to accomplish.
Special Thanks To
BDodd Productions
For putting together our crowdfunding video and ensuring it had the heart of sanctuary
Waller Law
For all the help with legalities, IRS applications, and preventing us from drowning in paperwork
Lyndell Fox, CPA
Who helped us keep our accounting in order and set us up on the right path
Melanie Carrick
Who built our first website and allowed us to share our dream with everyone
With Gratitude to
And to all of those that we knew would be there when we made our announcement: your support was not only needed, but it was the security blanket that allowed us to move forward with creating another sanctuary.
Rich Hendele
Elke Riesterer
Barbara Bayley
Paulette Touby
Laura Cotter
LuAnn Parins
Kathleen Taylor
Lynne Johnson
Enrique Garcia
Sybil Lefebvre
Claire Blais
Sandra Estes
Tory Braden
Mary Nicholas
Leanne Kingwell
Jill Pennington
Louise Carroll
Suzanne Garrett
Lois Knight
Veronica Kolbin
Paola Castillo
Elizabeth Croes
Hannah Tai
Ann Williams
Elise Zoli
Mario Chiozza
Shirley Cullen
Patricia Clements
Phyllis Rose
Caz C
Lydia Scheidler
Miss V L Boult
Cora Moore
Jean Bird
Ana Moreira
Toni Rapone
Alexis Hilliard
Linda Goodwin
Carole Klinko
Satisch Ray Hiera
Dorothy Barnes-Butlet
Mary Ann Marchowsky
Cassia Hering
Sabine Zell
Lauren Drexel Sanzone
Kimberly Gallagher
Clark Steele
Jody Stickney
Juanita Eisinger
Brettlyn Roberts
Grace Kang
Shelley Rae
Norman Blais
Kate Cabot
Milica Rados
Robert Luhrs
Mary Ann Marchowsky
Alyssa Otero
Toby Wolter
Susana Wyse
Melissa Floyd
Betsy Dodd
Laurie Doyle
Vlad Tikhovskiy
Joe and Patty Baughman
Carissa Serino
Laura Dickinson
Jordan Rozsa
Aryn Carlson
Amy Umbel
Peter Dickson
Alicia Reeves
Ashley Ehmann
Opal Leonard
David and Elaine Craig
Laurie Hollman
Yogi Zain
Gail Beck
Carrie Lundberg
Robin Heard
Catherine Becker
Nicola Finch
Lia Cavellucci
Barbara Van der Veer
Melanie L. Kaufman
Amanda Guthrie
Amateo Ra
Cindy Abernathy
Romiko Derbynew
Elizabeth Clayton
Diane McDonnell
Linda L. Heinicke
Polly Kaczmarek
Annette Wetherby
Tributes
Mimi Suedmeyer – In Honor of Bonnie Hermle, Get better! Fight!
Susan Carrick, Merilee Newman, Terry Newell, Debra Moore, Melanie Carrick and Shelley Morris – In honor and memory of Fay Morris
Lanette Durham – In memory of Judy Jones
Mark Burke and Kim Lulasky – In memory of Joanna Marie Burke
Andrew Phinney – In honor of Suz Marie
Romina Pasutti – In memory of “Gin”
Matthew Vandenhengel – In honor of Suz Garrett
Michelle Oviedo – In memory of Jim Oviedo
Rachele Reynolds – Happy Anniversary