The kennel before improvements.

A House Built with Love

The dream of the NCCR volunteers was for a permanent building for the homeless pets in our area. In 2002, our busiest and most exciting year ever, that dream was realized.

We would like to thank all the wonderful people who volunteered their time, energy and skills to help NCCR renovate its new home. Without their tireless efforts, our dream may not have come true so quickly or successfully.

Our deepest appreciation goes out to our guardian angel, Mr. William Deet, who did the majority of the renovations to our building as a labor of love. He put in 8 hours a day for weeks on end. His generosity, talent and dedication to NCCR enabled us to expedite our move into a marvelously transformed building. A million thank yous and tail wags to you, Mr. Deet!

Kudos, also, to Jack and Kathy Horst, our long-devoted volunteers, who worked nearly every day of the year, sprucing up the building for a speed occupancy. The Horsts painted, patched, installed ceilings, assembled pens and performed hundreds of other odd jobs to make NCCR's new facility what it is today. Again, we couldn't have done it without their help. For this, we salute and thank Jack and Kathy from the bottom of our hearts.

The kennel after improvements.

We would also like to acknowledge the rest of the dedicated NCCR volunteers: Tom Balsano, who rewired the building, transformed the greeting room and laid ceramic tile flooring; Vince Luce, for all his time spent painting, assembling new kennels and performing many other tasks; and the many Board Members, students and community members who willingly gave of themselves.

Also, a big thank you to local businesses for their generous donations: J&J Excavating, G&S Masonry, Pacos Construction and Welch's.

It would be nearly impossible to list every person who donated time, talent or treasure to the new building. Transforming a dream into a reality requires a lot of good, old-fashioned hard work, and more than a little help from our friends. We would just like everyone who was involved to know that their help is tremendously appreciated!

Jann Balsano & Brenda Luce, NCCR Co-Directors

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