Thanks for the help

Providing dog beds for the Flathead County Animal Shelter has been a mission of the heart. The success of the project has resulted in 65 Kuranda Dog Beds and 22 fleece pads (that fit the beds) being donated to the shelter.

To these wonderful, caring sponsors (and to the many who shared special animal stories with me as they were writing their checks): For your generosity, I thank you. For your love of animals, I thank you.

But most of all, I thank you because you have made life a little better for the dogs at shelter, for the old and arthritic, for the new mothers and puppies, and yes, for the innovators who think the Kuranda Dog Bed is a trampoline.

Montana Animal Rescue League, Dan and Bonnie Hodges, Amy Williams, Julie Tobey, Barbara Palmer, Eric Kildahl, Tomahawk Trading Post (Donna McGough), Barb's Nails ( Barb Barker), Nancy's Nails (Nancy Kelch), Carpet Studio (Bonnie Upton), Permanent Make-Up by Connie (Connie Fawcett), Gail and Charlie Sheffield, Ernesta Morris, Marge Fisher, Julia Sims, Sue Robison, Dia Sullivan, Architect PLLC, Marlene Denny, Barb Mansfield, Frankie Slocum, Michele Reese, Lynn Woods, Barbara Schroeder, Jutta Phillips, Molly Hobgood, Michele Irelan, Mickey Lapp, Mike McLean, John and Sue Klassen, Deborah Ellsworth, Darla Hooper, Linda Vevera, Julie and Tom Evans, Brenda Corban, Kathy and Alan Williams, Juanita Lind, Joel Vignere, David Rice, Julie Alexander, Nancy Fielden and Robin Allen, Karen Black and Jim Betters, Ed and Marge Chianelli, Debbie and Rod Schmidt, Berni Breslaw, Marsha Rosenberg, Jean and Glen Hook, PJ Rismon, Katherine Todd, Tamra Gurley-Nowak, Beverly Smith, Edward Madler, Marianne Madler, Darla Brown, Eduardo Gutierrez-Falla, Heidi Clausen, Sue Zapatocki, Heidi Harmon, Lee Anne Christensen, Charlie Rate, Lois Ladyn and Di Kasson.

A special thank you also to Myni Ferguson and Kirsten Holland who gave me support and encouragement, to Gail Sheffield who literally put the word out, and to Carol, the Kuranda Dog Bed representative, who taught me how to travel through the shelter-sponsor program.

Please continue to support the local organizations who take care of our unwanted animals — Flathead County Animal Shelter, Flathead Spay and Neuter Task Force, Kay Landon Adoption Center, the Humane Society of Northwest Montana, and the Montana Animal Rescue League.

Bonnie Hodges

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