Greg Fund – Q3 2017 Highlights & Anniversary Request
I established the Gregory J. Reiter Memorial Fund in early 2016, to continue promoting animal rescue, veganism, and wildlife conservation – three causes that were a particular passion for Greg and me. This October 16 will be the second anniversary of Greg’s death, followed by our 25th wedding anniversary on October 24. As these anniversaries…
Read MoreHappy 1st Adoptaversary to Charlie!
(Photos by Irene Abdou Photography) Greg and I were active with many animal protection causes during our life together – and in the two years since his death, I have channeled my grief into redoubling my work for animals. The single biggest step I took, in spring 2016, was establishing this Fund in Greg’s memory. My…
Read MorePETA’s Community Animal Project in Texas
PETA’s Community Animal Project (CAP), the single largest recipient of grants from the Gregory J. Reiter Memorial Fund, is on the ground in Texas this week to save animals and their guardians from life-threatening floods. CAP’s team of trained emergency rescuers, equipped with a boat, has been locating stranded animals and people, and transporting them to safe shelters. Stories…
Read MoreRemembering Itchy on his 4th Adoptaversary
Today is the fourth anniversary of the day Greg and I adopted sweet senior dog Itchy on August 16, 2013. I initially hesitated to write about this “adoptaversary”. After all, I already posted a tribute to Itchy when he passed away June 1 of this year. Would it be too sad to dedicate yet…
Read MoreEnvironmental and Wildlife Groups Go Vegan!
One of the two largest initiatives of the Gregory J. Reiter Memorial Fund is a partnership with Food for Thought – a North America-wide program of Animal Place, the California organization that inspired Greg and me to become vegetarian in the year 2000, and then vegan some years later. Food for Thought provides resources to…
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