Maria is a special volunteer – she generally doesn’t step foot inside the Adoption Center but her contributions help out the animals anyway! Maria loves to sew so she creates some great items for us. We often are in need of belly bands for some of our male dogs and Maria provides those when we need them. Not to leave …

Eric adopted from Last Hope for the first time in February of 2022. He had a good experience and wanted to get involved so he began volunteering in June of 2022. He hasn’t been here long but has proven to be dependable and a great asset for our pets! Eric walks dogs, takes them on car rides when they’re on …

Eric Ignarski is a recent Cedar Rapidian having moved to the area in May of 2022. Shortly after moving here, he signed up to be a volunteer for Last Hope and has been helping with the cats since June. He’s only been here a short time but he’s already made quite a difference at the Adoption Center. In addition to …

Starting at the beginning of 2020, Janette Gorman began volunteering for Last Hope. She works with the cats and comes into the Adoption Center to care for them. She also transports cats when needed to the vet, IHA, and the spay and neuter clinic. Janette has also worked at a few Last Hope events. Janette learned about Last Hope when …

Mickala Anderson and her family have been fostering dogs for Last Hope for quite a while. They fostered many years ago and “foster failed” with two of the dogs so they took a break. They’ve since lost both beloved dogs but aren’t ready for a permanent family member so they started fostering again. Mickala takes the dogs to the vet …

For about four years, Sherri Tow-Selensky has been a dedicated volunteer working primarily with the cats at Last Hope. She gives food and water, administers medication, cleans litter boxes, general cleaning, cat socialization, and restocks supplies. She has also helped with a few meet-and-greets at the Center and has been training new volunteers for about two years. Sherri has also …

Shannon Studt has been a dedicated volunteer/foster parent for Last Hope since 2015. She began by fostering dogs and has taken in 21 foster dogs over the years. Her favorites are the senior dogs. According to Shannon, “They are able to work their way into my heart and I feel blessed to have had so many.” She also appreciates the …

Jennifer hasn’t been with us very long (since January), but she’s already made a big impact. She takes care of the cats at the Adoption Center, has made a couple of vet runs, and some cat pick-ups for intakes. Jennifer also helped out at the St. Patrick’s Day parade and helped deliver all the Kitten Kisses this Valentine’s Day. But …

Shannon began volunteering for Last Hope in 2018 after searching for a rescue for which she could foster dogs. She decided to volunteer at the Adoption Center first and then move on to fostering. Since she began, Shannon and her family have fostered 11 dogs (one was a foster fail!), she helps with events and intakes, and she likes to …

It all started in 2018 when John and Cheryl Ferguson acted as fosters for two pups named Harry and Meghan (named in honor of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s wedding). Since then they have fostered a total of nine dogs for Last Hope. They are willing to take on dogs that may not be familiar with being in a home …