A message from our president
Dear Rescue Family,
Golden Retriever Rescue of Central New York (GRRCNY) was formed in 1995 as a committee of the Golden Retriever Club of Central New York. GRRCNY was established independently in 1998, so as to pursue charitable group status with the IRS. Two of the original committee are still a part of rescue.
Our mission states “ to provide re-homing services to purebred Golden Retrievers and to help the public be informed about the care and training needs of this breed.” We knew because of our on-going programs and outreach, such as our newsletter, website, Facebook, and events,
informing and helping folks with their golden retrievers, we would one day be out of a job of rescuing golden retrievers. We are at that juncture in our rescue journey. It is time for our rescue to write it’s final chapter. I look at this as a good thing! We have done our job well.
Years ago, we rescued 40-50 goldens a year and placed them in forever homes, last year we rescued 8. That has been the trend for many years.
At our board meeting in February and quarterly meeting in March, it was decided that we develop and implement a plan of dissolution in 2020. This is not taken lightly nor was this the first time there was a discussion of dissolving the rescue. In 2010, Carol Allen developed a “Program Dissolution Plan” for the rescue after a board meeting earlier in the year. She saw a time when we would take fewer and fewer goldens into rescue. It was also noted that fewer and fewer volunteers were active in rescue and that the current volunteers were getting older.
Over the years we had a large group of volunteers helping with fostering, administration, events, and outreach. We are down to seven faithful members that make up our officers and board. Most of our officers and board are 55 years of age or older.
We will be rolling out the plan in the coming months, though currently it is sometimes difficult to interact with each other through technology, as face to face meetings are on hold.
One subject I would like to address now, instead of later, are your donations. We will no longer be taking donations through Paypal or by mail. We have agreed that our treasury (after expenses) be donated to the Golden Retriever Foundation’s April Fund. Our rescue has used the fund many times in the past to help with medical issues of our rescued goldens.
In conclusion, we welcome your thoughts and concerns as we move towards our journey’s end. You can write us at grrcny@lightlink.com.
If ever there was a time we needed our goldens, it is now. Hug them close and stay well.
Paws Up!
Janet Gray
President, GRRCNY, Inc.
Golden Retriever Rescue of Central New York (GRRCNY) was formed in 1995 as a committee of the Golden Retriever Club of Central New York. GRRCNY was established independently in 1998, so as to pursue charitable group status with the IRS. Two of the original committee are still a part of rescue.
Our mission states “ to provide re-homing services to purebred Golden Retrievers and to help the public be informed about the care and training needs of this breed.” We knew because of our on-going programs and outreach, such as our newsletter, website, Facebook, and events,
informing and helping folks with their golden retrievers, we would one day be out of a job of rescuing golden retrievers. We are at that juncture in our rescue journey. It is time for our rescue to write it’s final chapter. I look at this as a good thing! We have done our job well.
Years ago, we rescued 40-50 goldens a year and placed them in forever homes, last year we rescued 8. That has been the trend for many years.
At our board meeting in February and quarterly meeting in March, it was decided that we develop and implement a plan of dissolution in 2020. This is not taken lightly nor was this the first time there was a discussion of dissolving the rescue. In 2010, Carol Allen developed a “Program Dissolution Plan” for the rescue after a board meeting earlier in the year. She saw a time when we would take fewer and fewer goldens into rescue. It was also noted that fewer and fewer volunteers were active in rescue and that the current volunteers were getting older.
Over the years we had a large group of volunteers helping with fostering, administration, events, and outreach. We are down to seven faithful members that make up our officers and board. Most of our officers and board are 55 years of age or older.
We will be rolling out the plan in the coming months, though currently it is sometimes difficult to interact with each other through technology, as face to face meetings are on hold.
One subject I would like to address now, instead of later, are your donations. We will no longer be taking donations through Paypal or by mail. We have agreed that our treasury (after expenses) be donated to the Golden Retriever Foundation’s April Fund. Our rescue has used the fund many times in the past to help with medical issues of our rescued goldens.
In conclusion, we welcome your thoughts and concerns as we move towards our journey’s end. You can write us at grrcny@lightlink.com.
If ever there was a time we needed our goldens, it is now. Hug them close and stay well.
Paws Up!
Janet Gray
President, GRRCNY, Inc.
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