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From Laurel
Have you marked your calendar yet for November 23rd?
That is our Paws in the Park event (pg. 20), celebrating the 150th anniversary of Charleston Animal Society. It is going to be an amazing day that you don’t want to miss, including free oysters and chili. Coming on the heels of our “Mission Pawsible” Gala, fall truly is shaping up as a celebration of our community animals. As it should be! There is so much packed inside this issue, including “Boo Goes to Washington,” a story detailing our recent trip the Society made to Capitol Hill. Our ambassador was Boo, the rescue dog who helped tell our story to the South Carolina Congressional Delegation (pg. 8).
Be sure to get out and vote November 5th. You can find out where candidates stand on important animal issues, starting on pg. 13.
The sweet looking gal on our cover is Sirri, a beautiful tuxedo who chose Hank and I after she crawled out from under a dumpster 15 years ago. We were honored to receive the Order of the Palmetto this past summer, in part for the work we’ve done on behalf of animals like Sirri (pg. 14).
But for me, an even larger honor has been serving as the Chair of Charleston Animal Society’s Board of Directors since 2020. I clearly remember holding those early meetings as chair looking at everyone on a new technology called “Zoom!” I’m so proud that Charleston Animal Society not only made it through the pandemic, but we thrived.
It’s now time to pass this important role on to Martin Deputy, who will do a fantastic job leading us into our next 150 years.
Make no mistake, this is not goodbye, just a chance for me and Hank to focus on even more projects that will benefit more animals, including the campus expansion project at Charleston Animal Society.
Enjoy the holidays with your family members — those with fur and those without!
As I have said in every letter in Carolina Tails, thank you for everything you do for the animals! Please know that your support has saved countless lives.
Outgoing Board of Directors Chairwoman
