Veganism
2023 Annual Review
The Gregory J. Reiter Memorial Fund of The Foundation for Enhancing Communities is dedicated to making the world better for animals, with an emphasis on systemic change that also benefits people. In calendar year 2023, as in 2022, the Fund issued a total of $52,000 in grants — $1,000 for each year of Greg’s life. 2023…
Read More2023 Top 10 for Animals & People
The Gregory J. Reiter Memorial Fund of The Foundation for Enhancing Communities is dedicated to making the world a better place for animals — emphasizing programs that promote systemic change and also benefit people. Top 10 highlights of organizations and programs to which the Greg Fund contributed in 2023 are: 1 – Helping Ukraine War Victims: Since…
Read More2023 Highlights for Animals & People
The Gregory J. Reiter Memorial Fund is dedicated to making the world a better place for animals, while emphasizing programs that also benefit people. This holiday season, will you add your name to the list of 2023 supporters below? I’m proud to share these highlights from programs to which the Greg Fund contributed this year: Helping Ukraine…
Read MoreThank you, farmed animal sanctuaries!
Photo above: Chauncey at Poplar Spring Animal Sanctuary, Poolesville, Maryland, November 2023 — a Royal Palm turkey, exact origin unknown, who was found Christmas Day 2020 on a Baltimore street. This U.S. Thanksgiving, I take a moment to express special gratitude to farm sanctuaries that are providing lifelong refuge for turkeys, chickens, pigs, cows, sheep,…
Read MoreEight Years On
My husband Gregory James Reiter died eight years ago today, October 16, 2015, after 24 years together – rolled over by his own car, in an apparent accident that authorities could not or would not explain. Greg had believed that everything happens for a reason – and for many years, I sought to reconcile his…
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