During my tour, I started a program for Soldiers to be able to walk dogs, and adopt from a local shelter outside the City of Doha. The shelter was called, 2nd Chance. As we went every Friday, our "Dog Walking Mission" (as it was referred to on base) got bigger and bigger every week. With some others who where also involved in making the mission happen, to name Lia Cater Brown, started something aw
esome in Qatar between the animals, local nationals and the Soldiers, to also include the American Schools of Doha. Returning home, with 2 adoptions of myself, Karaana & Loki, I wanted to "pay it back" with assisting other organizations that helped us with getting our Soldier's adoptions, including my 2, transported around the World. They are, Puppy Rescue Mission (PRM) & Travel 2 the Rescue (T2R). Since I have been working with both of these organizations, I've reached out to my local shelters & rescues. Fostering cats & kittens from Homeward Bound and puppies from Riley's Rescue. After all the fostering and working alone side with all these organizations since 2019, I decided to take it another step, and "pay it forward" .. On August 1st, 2020, I had officially started my every own rescue. calling it, "A Rescue to Remember" .. After spending up all night before, doing research for days before the 1st, bouncing back ideas on rescue names and etc, I chose this name, because, all the rescues I had Soldiers adopted from New Jersey & Oregon to also include other states; I remember all of them. I can tell you every cat & dog's name, where they went, who they want too. Major the big fluffy German Shepherd going to a Soldier in Oregon who is in training camp in Washington DC .. DeeDee who is in a loving home in South Jersey adopted by a Soldier in the NJ National Guard. Two kittens, Maple & Cinnaminson adopted by a NJ National Guard Soldier who also adopted a dog named Nutmeg. A cat named Richards who was on another military base in Qatar, that I drove over 2 hours to rescue for a Soldier from NJ. This Soldier fell in love with this cat and had to bring him home. Which in fact, his twin brother, also adopted a dog named Jimmy! I'm pretty sure the dog was not named after me, but this dog was awesome to be around with! I could go on and one about all the animals that were saved and rescued. Without our partners over seas, none of this would have ever happened! As the Owner & Founder of "A Rescue to Remember", I am proud of what has become and will be with this Rescue. This is a Great Cause for the 4 Paws!
