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Well, this
year we had a forecast of snow for the evening, and it sure was chilly
enough. Many of our supporters attended, some new faces in the crowd,
each holding lit candles while PAHS Director Susan MacWhinney-Ciufo
introduced the Reverend Robert Martin, pastor of the Crescent Avenue
Presbyterian Church. Rev. Martin said a prayer or two for the animals,
then graciously bid good evening for a previous engagement. Sue then
briefly gave thanks for all who support us, gave us all an update on
the Project Save pets among other highlights, then recited a short
message, read it below. We then all retired to the shelter lobby to
enjoy coffee and hot chocolate while we reminisced and reacquainted
ourselves.
And, as the evening wound down and we began to leave, it did begin to
snow. Simply magical, don't you think?
Lights of Remembrance has found a
permanent home at the shelter, this being the fifth year that the
ceremony has been held on the shelter plaza. Each year the ceremony is
observed on December 6, in honor of the birthday of Emily Ross, one of
our most dedicated volunteers.
If you would like to include a memorial listing of your pets, passed
and/or present, but have not received a donation form in the mail, click this link to download the donation form
and mail it to the shelter. You will need to have Adobe Reader installed to use the form.
Each year thereafter you will receive yours in the mail.
Thank you for supporting Lights of
Remembrance!
We'd like to hear from you, so feel free to email us with your comments
or questions.
Email LOR
"We who choose to surround ourselves with
lives even more temporary than our own live within a fragile circle,
easily and often breached. Unable to accept its awful gaps, we still
would live no other way. We cherish memory as the only certain
immortality, never fully understanding the necessary plan."
from "The Once Again Prince," Separate
Lifetimes, by Irving Townsend
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