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Julie with Tucker

Golden Angels Julie Marriot

Julie is GR’s transportation team leader. This is big job as almost everything we do requires transportation. Picking up dogs…delivering dogs…and some of these transports come from heartbreaking situations. Transport is a constant GR requirement and since Julie initiated this critical role, the GR wheels run very smoothly. Julie has built a database of drivers and this, coupled with her...

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John Doucette with Scarlett #1836 and Hughie #2047

Golden Angels John Doucette

John is a GR adopter and a Wishbone Lottery superstar. When he was asked if he would help by selling some tickets, he was reluctant to ask friends for money until he thought about his two rescues, Scarlett #1836 and Hughie #2047, and realized what a good cause this was. So armed with his passion, John utilized his extensive email...

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Janice Campbell with Lily

Golden Angels Janice Campbell

Janice has been volunteering with GR for three years. If one talks about ‘wearing many hats’, Janice wears several. An active hotline team member, she loves talking on the phone about Goldens and GR. Her help certainly doesn’t stop there as Janice does home visits, helps organize LCBO Tag Days and Pet Value Days, and works as a Volunteer Coordinator...

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Kelly and David with daughters, Sydney and Emma with Blondie #2079

Golden Angels Kelly Gill

Kelly and her family have been long term animal lovers and contributors to animal welfare causes. Like many of us, Kelly and her family know the pain of loss. When they adopted their beautiful Golden girl, Blondie #2079, she helped fill the hole in their hearts and home when they lost Mia, their first Golden. Blondie also gave them their...

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Kevin with Sophie

Golden Angels Kevin McLaughlin

Kevin, a great GR advocate and supporter, lost his first Golden to cancer in 2013. Friends told him about GR and he submitted an adoption application, which resulted in Kevin adopting Gubs #1849. Unfortunately, two years later, Gubs crossed the Rainbow Bridge leaving Kevin devastated. Undaunted, Kevin got back on the horse and adopted Istanbul darling Sophie Tucker #2263. Kevin...

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Jurgen with Kim and Sasha #1666, Otis and Snax

Golden Angels Jurgen Burklen

Hey Jurgen ~ it’s Walli #2162 ~ remember me? I think of you every night when I go to sleep, as snug as a bug in a rug ~ the good bug kind tho. I’ll never forget the day you swooped in to rescue me on your angel wings and then worked so hard with my placement friend to land...

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Kimberley with Earl #1348 and Marley #1544

Golden Angels Kimberley Mack

Kimberley is a professional caregiver. Even has a child, she used to bring home injured and stray animals. As an RN, she worked in healthcare (ER and ICU) for 20+ years and now teaches nursing. She has always loved animals and her first dog was a German shepherd, Maggie, that she adopted from the Humane Society.  She and Maggie shared...

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Laurie with Spy #940

Golden Angels Laurie Simon

Laurie has been a self-confessed animal lover from childhood ~ she always had a pet ~ dogs, cats, hamsters, fish or turtles. Laurie’s first Golden was Mandy, a sweet girl who lived until she was 14. It was Mandy in their life that made Laurie and her husband Lawry (yes, same name, different spelling) fall in love with the breed....

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Lori and Kevin with Sammy and Ruby

Golden Angels Lori & Kevin Estey

Lori was introduced to Goldens through her brother. He had two sweet Golden pups and Lori watched them grow up and fell in love with the breed. On a walk one day with a friend, Lori expressed a desire to find a Golden. Coincidently her friend was fostering a Golden and one thing led to another and before she knew...

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