05/29/2024
❤️
In 2015, I realized that we had been pushing it long enough without a storm shelter at Wild Heart and when I reached out for help, F5 Storm Shelters showed up and fully sponsored one for us! This photo is from the day they installed it. My heart was so full knowing our crew would be safe from then on. They no longer hesitated coming to care for all the spring orphans on stormy days. :D
Since then we have been in that shelter more times than I can count, and as our crew has grown, it is obvious we need another one.
After this week and the damage we have seen while helping three near and dear to us "barely missed the house" families that are at either end of the path and witnessing the damage on those properties and the devastation of the neighbors surrounding them, I have a newfound appreciation for our storm shelter and I will be buying our second one from F5.
http://f5stormsheltersok.com
And "Rain or Shine Roofing" was out in some of the worst areas yesterday patching roofs for people at no charge and helped us with my BFF Cindy's house in Carefree Valley and went on to help some of the neighbors who's homes are salvageable. My friend Chad works for them and he is all about helping.
https://www.facebook.com/918Roof
AND a Tulsa Firefighter showed up and cut up monster trees for Cindy! I cried, she cried. It was the one job we couldn't solve, so THANK YOU to our hero!!!
There are a LOT of people and businesses in our community doing the same. That is what we do as friends, family and a community, but I wanted to give a few businesses who stepped up recognition. Feel free to post links and any resources available in the comments, and plug any businesses who are helping victims.
AND the Claremore Animal Shelter is receiving a deluge of dog and cat food from our followers. They also let me know also that there are people in the community who are struggling to feed their pets as so many businesses have been shut down due to power outages, (no work= no pay) and people out of their homes with extra expenses, etc. We told them it was fine to share any surplus with those in need to feed their pets, that our followers who shopped would be fine with it. If I know you people like I think I do, you would be GREAT with a pet food pantry once the shelter is overloaded. (and my SOS posts have a tendency to do that) I thought so. ;) THANK YOU!
Anyway, I am GRATEFUL this morning to all who are helping! Dan and I are absolutely doing all we can to help as many as possible and still keep every animal at Wild Heart spoiled with care. We are exhausted, but helping is what we love to do most of all. We are just so grateful for the lives spared and Wild Heart untouched.
Thank you to those who have showed up when I called. YOU are my heroes! Thank you for helping me pay it forward!
Annette