Lifesaving Interventions: Q3 2026 Grant Highlights

On the eleventh anniversary of my husband Gregory J. Reiter’s passing, I’m proud to share a brief overview of four ways this memorial fund has worked in Q3 2026 to support lifesaving interventions — including public health initiatives and global crisis response to save animals and people. 1 – The Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine…

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Q2 2026: Small Groups Doing Big Things

This quarter’s grants from the Gregory J. Reiter Memorial Fund focused on grassroots organizations and initiatives that are having outsized impact in their communities — for both animals and people. A grant to People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) helped support its Community Animal Project, which partners with local organizations in under-resourced communities…

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PETA 11th Annual Gregory J. Reiter Award to Twin County Humane Society

I am excited to announce that the 2026 People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) 11th annual Gregory J. Reiter Animal Rescue Award goes to the all-volunteer Twin County Humane Society (TCHS) in Southwest Virginia, with special recognition to volunteer Susan McGrady Hevey. Since 2016, PETA has presented this award each year on or around Greg’s June 6…

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2025 Year in Review

The Gregory J. Reiter Memorial Fund supports work to end animal cruelty in many forms, championing vegan living and systemic change that also benefits people. The Fund was launched on Earth Day 2016 — and now more than ever, we advocate for compassion toward all sentient beings, especially the most vulnerable among us. In calendar…

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2025 Top 10 for Animals and People

2025 Top 10

For a decade, my Gregory J. Reiter Memorial Fund has supported work to build a kinder and healthier world for animals and people. Continuing an annual year-end tradition, I’m proud to share the 2025 top 10 highlights of work the Fund has supported — providing plant-based nutrition assistance for humans, protecting animal victims of military conflict and…

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