In late October,
Stray Rescue, a non-profit, no-kill animal shelter became victim of a deadly
distemper outbreak and the call for help went out to the community. Students, faculty, and staff at the College
of Optometry stepped up and provided needed donations for the shelter,
including blankets, bleach, cat litter, and Dawn dish soap.
The College of
Optometry stepped up and donated over 100 items to Stray Rescue. According to
Nick Palisch, “Giving back to an organization that really works hard in the
community was something that we needed to do and I am impressed by the
students, faculty, and staff who donated to the cause.” The members of Stray Rescue met the donations
with sincere gratitude.
Krystal Matson (’20), felt the need to help, “As
a pet owner, I empathize with how costly it is to provide animals with the
proper care. STL Stray Rescue is an amazing organization that has saved the
lives of many animals and could not do so without community involvement,” she
said. Maggie
Pohlmeier (’20) also joined in on the
cause, “We regularly make donations to
local rescue groups and shelters, but we found it especially necessary to
donate to Stray Rescue after the unfortunate distemper outbreak this fall. They
needed support more than ever and we were happy to help the cause,” commented
Pohlmeier.
The sentiments to
help echoed throughout the faculty and staff, as well. Dr. Mary Beth Rhomberg (‘97) supported the
cause saying, “I have a dear
friend and colleague who is no longer at the school, whom I miss, that was very
dedicated to animal rescue. I did it in her honor, mostly, because she
did so much in this area, that a small donation is the least I could do for a
cause that is so important to her, and a little important to me, as a dog
lover,” commented Rhomberg.
In
total over 100 items were collected between November and December by members of
the College of Optometry.
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