Posts Tagged ‘dog rescue’
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…
Read MorePETA 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…
Read MoreEarth Day 2026: The Fund’s 10th Anniversary
Today I mark the 10th anniversary of the Gregory J. Reiter Memorial Fund, a Donor-Advised Fund I established on Earth Day April 22, 2016, to continue the legacy of my late husband. In announcing the Fund back then, I wrote: “Greg came from a modest background – and despite or perhaps because of that, he went…
Read More2025 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…
Read More2025 Top 10 for Animals and People
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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