Thank You!

On behalf of everyone involved with the GRRCC and our rescues, we are so grateful for the tremendous support and kind and thoughtful messages received during GRRCC’s year-end Donate and Decorate Holiday Scene fundraiser. Once again, GRRCC’s Holiday Scene was beautifully decorated thanks to receiving a record 92 generous gifts totaling $8,735.

For anyone involved with GRRCC, there’s a shared passion for rescue and knowing how much GRRCC rescues mean to their forever families is priceless. In 2023, GRRCC took in 45 dogs, which is twice as many rescues than in the prior two years. Being able to have done this means the world. Thank you so very much for believing in and supporting GRRCC’s mission, and being a part of the journey of GRRCC’s rescues waiting to be matched with their forever family and those yet to come.

Sincerely,

Meg Herbert Roach
GRRCC President

$8,735!

Decoration	Donor	Comments
$300 Present	Brenda Ferrell	In Memory of Slugger!
$100 Present	Judith Barrett	Love this organization. You do such wonderful work and service the all the Goldens. Merry Christmas.
$100 Present	Gregory Mallow	For Harley, Cassie and Cooper
$200 Present	Lessie Davis
3 Lights	Rick & Cheran Croasdale	Our lives have certainly been blessed with the adoption of Duke into our family
$100 Present	Carol & Milt Childress
$100 Present	Sue, Pete & Katie Gorman	Thanks for all you do! We love our Gracie and in memory of Cali and Comet all adopted through GRRCC. The Gorman Family.
$100 Present	Laura Spencer	This donation is in memory of Topsy Howell.
$100 Present	Cynthia Stringham-Smith
3 Lights	John Marston	Merry Christmas to all the pups!!
Dog Bone Ornament	Don & Christina Woodside	Merry Christmas to all with GRRCC. Thank you for bringing Bella into our lives for 2 1/2 amazing years before cancer took her.
$100 Present	Kayla Rutter	Thank you for bringing our beautiful Barley into our family and placing sweet Zoey with our wonderful neighbors, The Rios family!
$150 Present	Geoffrey Woodworth
Traditional Ornament	Geoffrey Woodworth	Merry Christmas!
Traditional Ornament	Elaine Bruno	In loving memory of Joe, Scout, Carley, Mikey and Lucky. Forever in my heart
$200 Present	Steve & Maxine Horowitz	In loving memory of our Mandy whom we adopted thru GRRCC and to honor our much loved GRRCC rescue, Shelly.
$250 Present	Susan Hartsfield	With forever gratitude for our precious Banjo.
$500 Present	Ellen Langford	In honor of the families who adopted Bernie, Jake, Sapphire and her puppies, and in memory of Bonnie. Thank you to everyone at GRRCC for everything you do for the dogs.
3 Lights	Meg Roach	In loving memory of my special GRRCC boy, Jack.
Dog Bone Ornament	Meg Roach	In honor of all the dedicated volunteers of the GRRCC. Thank you for everything you do for the dogs.
Traditional Ornament	Sara Windham	In memory of Indie, a beautiful Golden who left us too soon.
$100 Present	Dru & Scott Meier	In honor of our two golden mascots, Lexi and Doozle
3 Lights	Denice Lyon	This donation is in memory of our GRRCC Pup, Rustina. She was one of the greatest joys we have ever had.
3 Lights	Meryle Elko	In honor of Shari Martin, a lover of all Goldens.
3 Lights	Cheryl Barringer	Merry Christmas. Thank you for all you do for Gods perfect angels
$500 Present	Jill Funderburke	In honor of our two GRRCC rescues, Becker (was Biscuit) and Aja (was Ruby) who we love so very much! Thank you to all the volunteers!
Traditional Ornament	Marilynn Seits	Thanks for all that you do for Goldens and all animals. My golden Xena (formerly Ava) is thriving and is the light of my life and any party I bring her to!!
3 Lights	John and Kris Burke
$100 Present	Danielle Mullen	Thank you for all you do. Love Dani, Keith, Abby and Haley
$100 Present	Sarah Gauger	In memory of 2023 GRRCC rescues Rory, Duke and Charlie and in gratitude of those on GRRCC's Intake who gave them love as they crossed the Rainbow Bridge. Thank you GRRCC for our first GRRCC rescue Huck. He brings such energy and joy to our home and hearts!
Candy Cane	Eileen Shleffar	For my sweet girls Kate and Layla.
$100 Present	Michael Ellis	In memory of Jackson. The best dog I've ever had. He was with us for 11 years after GRRCC took such good care of him!
Traditional Ornament	Vesna Ikanovic	For Ellen and Max. So glad your paths crossed! ❤️
$100 Present	Sandy & Wes Scarlett	Sandy, Hammie, and I thank you for the work you do year round to help our furry friends. Merry Christmas and Happy 2024. In honor of Hammie and memory of Makala and Callie.
Traditional Ornament	Kyle & Brooke Voorheis	In honor of Stella and Finnegan and in memory of our beautiful girls Bailey & Cali
3 Lights	Cheryl Miller
$100 Present	Shannon Costner	In memory or our Sophie Ella ❤️
$100 Present	Cynthia Adkins	In honor of my sweet loving GRRCC Golden Duke.
3 Lights	David Gunter	Thank You for all you do, our boy Bowie is such a joy thanks to you rescuing him and bringing him to us!
Traditional Ornament	Michael Mowrey	Eli (formally Levi) a former rescue is now 12 1/2 years old, has been sight impaired for many years, is doing well and I am grateful to GRRCC for his rescue. Please keep up the great work. Blessings, Mike & Eli
$100 Present	Douglas Porter	Glad I could help Rudy
$100 Present	Valerie Peck	Hoping all the goldens in your care have happy holidays and families to enjoy them with.
$200 Present	Karen Reid	In honor of Loki whom we adopted this year from GRCC (we adore him!) and his sister Maggie. They bring us such joy!
Traditional Ornament	Elaine Griffin	In memory of Frankie, our beautiful GRRCC rescue.
$100 Present	David Collier	In memory of our GRRCC adoptees Trapper and Hawkeye
$100 Present	Char Sweeney	Thank you for ALL you do!! We are so lucky to have you guys here. Monte is the BEST!!
Candy Cane	Shari Martin	In loving memory of my 3 GRRCC "kids" Peaches, Millie and Mason and to thank all the volunteers who work tirelessly to make sure these sweet rescues live their best lives.
3 Lights	Shana Sigman	In honor of all the hard work GRRCC puts in to helping all these sweet pups that deserve the best life. Thank you and Merry Christmas! From, The Sigmans (Our pup crew) Stevie, Maggie and Jake.
Candy Cane	Jennifer Lowe	From Jennifer and Ben for our GRCC boy, Nick!
Dog Bone Ornament	Sarah & Scott Dowless	In honor of Duke and Charlie, and gratitude to all of the foster families that make saving Goldens possible.❤️
Traditional Ornament	Denise Stephens	To my one and only.. JOE Stephens!
3 Lights	Catharine Lees	I have adopted 3 Goldens from GRRCC, Sophie, Jack and Bailey. Each golden was unique and well loved and enriched my life. Many thanks for all you do for these wonderful dogs.
Traditional Ornament	William Krupicka
Dog Bone Ornament	Lynnea Pulver	Merry Christmas! Thank you for all the wonderful work you do and for bringing Paisley (and all those previous to her) into my world and my heart. I couldn't imagine life without her. Much love to you all from me, Logan,
3 Lights	Lori & Wally Saitta	Merry Christmas . We hope this donation helps these beautiful dogs to have a better life.
3 Lights	Howard & Lisa Jacobs	In memory of Manny Jacobs.
3 Lights	Howard & Lisa Jacobs	In Honor of Bosco Ritchie
Dog Bone Ornament	Howard & Lisa Jacobs	In Memory of my mom, Barbara P. Ritchie, a longtime supporter of the GRRCC.
Traditional Ornament	AustinChilders	In recognition of the amazing work and person that is Vesna. And dogs - dogs are good, too.
Snowflake	Kelly Garity	In memory of our first angel from GRRCC, Trevor. We had you for 6 wonderful years, but it still wasn’t long enough.
$100 Present	Kelly Garity	In honor of our super sweet and snuggly boy, Jesse. You bring such joy to our lives. Merry Christmas!
Candy Cane	Paula Barr	In honor of the Ladies who work tirelessly in Intake, Medical and Adoption of these precious pups.
$200 Present	Peter Coblentz
$100 Present	Angela Eiring	In memory of Kahlua and Bella. In honor of Ivo and Ellie.
$100 Present	Cathy Hart	In honor of our beloved Teddy adopted from Golden Retriever Rescue in 2009. We had 13 wonderful years with him and he passed away on July 3 this year. Thanks for all you do. We will be forever grateful for our time with Teddy.
3 Lights	Carol & Bill Cornwell
$100 Present	Glenn & Julie Risedorf	Because we LOVE Randy and Shellie Miners’ Brody!
$150 Present	Ross Levin	In Honor of Jake!
$100 Present	Cindy McMillan	We were fortunate enough to adopt Yogi this year from GRRCC. He the best dog I’ve ever owned. He is now a certified therapy dog, and just brings so much happiness. Keep up the great work. GRRCC! Thank you!
3 Lights	Mary Monfort
Traditional Ornament	Dru & Scott Meier	In honor of and appreciation for golden angels everywhere and those who care for them.
Dog Bone Ornament	Kathleen Marcello	In memory of my beloved Maggie and Brady.
Snowflake	Deon Bowen
Traditional Ornament	Judy Lekoski	For all the good work done by the wonderful volunteers at GRRCC.
1 Light	Jennifer Heedick
$100 Present	Tom & Leslie Anne Washburn	In thankfulness for all you do and honor of our wonderful Rudy.
$200 Present	Alison Rowe
Dog Bone Ornament	Valerie Sancibrian	Thanks for all you do GRRCC! Wishing everyone a safe and happy HOLIDAY SEASON! With our thanks and ❤️. Valerie and Norman & our Golden’s - Duke, Bailey, Koda and Jerry kitty!
Snowflake	Kelly Irwin	Bella is doing great!
$1,000 Tree Topper!	Christopher Karnes	Merry Christmas from Dr. Chris, Dr. Rachel, and the staff at Little Mountain Veterinary Clinic!
3 Lights	Khiya Armstrong	❤️all the love for these babies!
Snowflake	Norma Rowe
Traditional Ornament	Michelle Springhetti	In memory of Bionda. The sweetest dog ever.
$100 Present	Christina McConnell	In honor of my Holly-girl
Traditional Ornament	Bonnie Blum	In memory of Skylar, our GRRCC pup that we adopted over 10 years ago. She was that gem of a dog that only comes along once in a pet owner's life. Thank you GRRCC!!!
$100 Present	Eugene Britton
3 Lights	Becky Kaufman	Love GRRCC. You connected us with Champ who barked his way into history, and went to the Bridge in 2021 aged 16 1/2. Our new Golden is a retired breeder and turned 6 yesterday.
$100 Present	Jim & Susan Sandberg
$100 Present	Stacie LaCount	Happy Holidays and Warmest Wishes!! Stacie, Rod & Gus.
Traditional Ornament	Amanda Scott	Thank you for all you do for our beloved Goldens. In memory of Gibby & Clarence my two sweetest boys that I miss everyday. In honor of Bruce & Walter, my two crazy one year olds that are growing into great goldens.
2 Lights	Randy & Shellie Miner	In honor of our wonderful GRRCC golden-mix Brody, who entertains us every day.