The month of August marked two important days for our furry friends. August 8th was International Cat Day and August 26th was International Dog Day. What better way to celebrate our beloved pets than with their own spotlight! After all, they’ve been known to help us by “supervising” our calls and meetings—often letting us know of their presence with a playful bark or meow. Enjoy these adorable pictures and some fun facts submitted by our Foundation Source team!
From: Nicole Seeley Terrell, Employee Experience Specialist
Name: Nash & Piglet Moo
Fun Facts: This is Nash (left), my 5 ½ year-old old Pitt Mix rescue from Texas. He loves to sleep and guard our house. He just barely puts up with our younger rescue, Piglet Moo (right), our 1 ½-year old Boston Terrier/Pit Mix rescue. She was found on the streets of NY and then placed on the euthanasia list before she was rescued and re-homed with our family. She loves tormenting Nash, snuggling with our kids, and chasing birds. She lives up to her name and will eat anything and everything in sight if given the opportunity.
From: Debra Alberti, Junior Salesforce Administrator
Name: Chippy
Fun Fact: Chippy is 15 years old. He was a rescue from West Virginia and lives in CT. The woman running the rescue met me halfway in PA to adopt him. He’s so fast… he’s caught a squirrel in my backyard.
From: Alexander Karren, Senior Software Engineer
Name: Opal
Fun Facts: Opal is about 40 pounds but will still jump onto your lap.
From: Caroline Bing, Tax Accountant
Name: Winnie, from Miami, FL!
Fun Fact: He loves to play soccer and run on the beach!
From: Mary Daniels, Grant Coordinator
Name: Smokey
Fun Fact: He enjoys walks, strawberries, and his Orange “Pawnta” (Fanta) toy.
From: Nikki Dutton, Marketing Manager, DAFs
Name: Scout
Fun Facts: When Scout is excited, she hops and howls!
From: Virginia Egan, Director of Human Resources
Name: Peri
Fun Fact: Peri’s not a super complex gal. She loves treats (duh) and really hates thunder.
From: Alex Correa, Senior Director, Account Management
Name: Shady
Fun Facts: Shady loves belly rubs and frozen green beans!
From: Martine Cameau, Creative Director
Name: Ozzy & Lucky
Fun Facts: Their favorite snack is steamed brussels sprouts and carrots, and favorite pastime is chasing squirrels.
From: AnnMarie Rugalla, Private Client Advisor
Name: Zara
Fun Facts: My happy girl, Zara, (rescued April 2021), is a foodie, a security professional, and loves the game of baseball.
From: Jodi Motycka, Private Client Advisor
Names: Sailor & Shelby
Fun Facts: Sailor (left) loves boating and playing ball and boating! Shelby (right) is a retired therapy dog and is 15.
From: Gillian Howell, National Philanthropy Executive
Name: Charlotte & Miriam
Fun Facts: Charlotte on the left is approx. 9 years old and the mother of Miriam on the right who is approx. 6 years old. They were both rescued together, 3 years ago this November.
From: Jeff Grossman, VP, Product: Enterprise Solutions & Foundations
Name: Bartlett
Fun Facts: This is Bartlett on the trail. He loves to watch the prairie dogs in our neighborhood. They don’t like it that he’s close by, but he doesn’t try to get them…he just always wants to walk to their nearby village and lays down and watches them doing all their prairie dog community things. He’ll sit there for hours!
From: Wendy Einhorn, Vice President of Grants Management, Pacific Foundation Services
Name: Rocky
Fun Facts: This is Rocky! He was found wandering the streets of Central California but now he’s living his best life in San Francisco. His favorite thing to do is play fetch and wake his family up early in the morning.
From: Peggy Jacobsen, Senior Director of Product Management
Name: Mallory
Fun Facts: Mallory is a rescue who loves long walks in the woods and playing tug with her doggy friends!
From: Liza Rochelson, Implementations Specialist
Name: Ruby Pearl & Winston
Fun Facts: Ruby Pearl (left) is Winston’s aunt (right) from Syracuse and Winston lives in Manhattan!
From: Eliza Reynolds, Senior Legal Support Coordinator
Name: Khally
Fun Facts: This is Khally, aka: Fuzzy Britches. He’s my rental dog as I watch him once or twice a week.
From: Marissa Benenati, Expense Coordinator
Name: Arya
Fun Facts: This is Arya. We call her the sploot queen (as you can tell from the photo). She is loved and adored by her family, especially her two little brothers!
From: Erin Harrigan, Chief Financial Officer
Names: Polly
Fun Facts: Polly is almost 2 years old. She likes her whole human family, but her grandma is her absolute favorite.
From: Mary Kate Goodman, Vice President, Marketing
Name: Lucky
Fun Facts: This is Lucky, and his favorite thing is playing tug of war.
From: Cate Townsend, Operations Coordinator
Name: Rhubarb & Parsley
Fun Facts: These are my girls, Rhubarb and Parsley, tanning at their usual spot by my front door.
From: Anne Hennessy, Director, Client Services
Name: Casey
Fun Facts: I rescued Casey when he was 3 weeks old. I heard faint meows. He was living under the hood of a car parked in front of my house. This abandoned or lost kitten just turned 2 and is living a very pampered life. 😻
From: Debbie Alberti, Junior Salesforce Administrator
Names: Toby
Fun Facts: Toby was a rescue – he was about 3 months old when found. The animal control was naming cats after 1980s musicians, and his name was Thomas Dolby – whose first hit was my favorite song in high school. Toby acts dog-like because Chippy acts like his parent.
From: Hannah Shaw Grove, Chief Marketing Officer
Names: Esme
Fun Facts: Esme is very vocal.
From: Hilary Morgan, Executive Assistant & Office Manager
Name: Dave
Fun Facts: Dave loves to sunbathe, scare the birds away (from inside the house of course) and will occasionally grace you with his presence by sitting awkwardly on your lap. He also only has one functioning eye!
From: Virginia Egan, Director of Human Resources
Name: Sir Purrs
Fun Facts: Sir is an Aquarius who enjoys chasing lizards and playing mind games with the dog (Peri). (However he is currently residing in Cleveland helping my daughter with her MBA studies and thus is on hiatus from those two activities until he comes home for the holidays later this year.)
From: Taylor Millar, Senior Software Engineer
Name: Dennis ‘The Menace’
Fun Facts: As his name suggests, he lives his best 9 lives everyday.
From: Grace Remshifski, Marketing Coordinator
Names: Spice
Fun Facts: Spice was my 13th birthday present, and she still lives up to her name. A super spicey, sassy girl!
From: Hannah Shaw Grove, Chief Marketing Officer
Name: Ingrid
Fun Facts: Ingrid loves to make appearances on zoom meetings.
From: Gary Pforzheimer, President of Planned Giving
Names: Cheeto
Fun Facts: Cheeto was rescued by our daughter from the wheel well of a car in Eleuthera, Bahamas. Which is fun because her older sister was rescued in Boston and named Eleuthera two years earlier.
From: Claudia Tomaj, Private Client Advisor
Name: Nash
Fun Facts: Nash is gorgeous and he knows it.
From: Tania Huete, Senior Director of Client Services and Operations, Premier Group
Name: Charlie
Fun Facts: This is Charlie, and he found me when he was a tiny kitten down in Florida, like I was the stray. Brought him back to CT. He’s proof cats aren’t adopted, they’re recruiters.
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