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Remembering our beloved Mom, Wife, Sister, Friend, Mentor, advocate…. We Miss you!

This is hardest message we will ever have to send. With the heaviest of hearts we must announce the passing of our beloved President and Founder, Cathy Derench.

Her mission was one of passion and pure dedication that touched and helped endless lives both animals and people. The level of care and integrity that went into every ounce of her mission with That Newfoundland Place was unmatched.

Cathy’s wish and life’s priority was to build a lasting organization that would continue to be a service and support for the Newfoundland breed for generations to come and that is exactly what it will be. Her legacy will continue with the commitment of her extraordinary volunteers, family and team carrying her torch forward and making her proud.

Cathy was a super hero and an energy that we and the animals were lucky to have in our orbit. We believe she will still be right here with us as we bring That Newfoundland Place into its next chapter. With that said, this loss is buckling and we kindly ask that you respect the family’s privacy and space as they grieve. Thank you for your understanding and unyielding support.

Cathy, we got this!

Ed Derench- President ~   (860)465-6839
Shyann Torstenson- Vice President       [email protected] 860-817-4413

Annette Tarascio- [email protected]

Krisy Turi- [email protected]

In lieu of flowers, donations in honor of Cathy’s memory, can be made via TNP on the website: https://thatnewfoundlandplace.org

We will have a celebration of her life and legacy in the future.

Melissa Carbone

 

 

 

 

 

How Can You Help?

People are always asking…”How can I help?”

A new way to help…..

On going…..

We have been inundated with dogs and people looking for help to keep their dogs. Unusual health issues have surfaced. Two of the dogs surrendered had undisclosed heart murmurs. Extra trips to a canine cardiologist added countless hours and expense to the organization. Our feelings are and will remain that every item that surfaces during our veterinary checks be followed through upon to ensure that transparency is always at the forefront of our adoption process.

First, let me say it appears the scope of our rescue is morphing. Whereas the pattern was bring a dog in, vet the dog, provide opportunities to meet adopters, do home checks, and place the dog…horizons have broadened.

Some economic hardships have led to owners needing one-time assistance because, for them, keeping their pet is paramount. In these cases, it has been the veterinarian who calls us and wants to work with us. We are happy to contribute to keep the dog in its home…rescue prevention is the term we use for this. In many of these cases the owners are dealing with a plethora of issues … issues that would make the dog difficult if not impossible to place. The cost of these issues could be cost prohibitive for us as a rescue, thereby making our contribution to the veterinary expense a winning situation for all.

Phone calls come in constantly…not necessarily from people looking to place their dogs but seeking advice. Questions are related to feeding, skin issues, allergies, rehabilitating various surgeries, training, choice of veterinarian, and choice of groomer. We spend countless hours talking to people every week…and we don’t mind a bit! We are so happy to help the people and their dogs!

Change in family structure, not necessarily economic hardship, has recently forced some re-homing of dogs. Our volunteers kindly go meet the dog…if the evaluation is positive and all vetting is current, we may make a placement where our volunteer deals with the home giving up the dog, working to make the experience as comfortable as possible for them. The volunteer then picks up the dog, brings the dog to the new home, not only working with the new owner to get the dog acclimated and comfortable but offering moral support around the clock until both the new owner and the dog are settled. This commitment takes an extraordinary amount of time.

Short term success is measured not only by the number of dogs and people who are helped each year but also by the quality of that help. Great pride is taken in ensuring that proper placements are made. Dogs who are placed and stay in the new home until they are old and pass is a long term measure of success complimented only by former adopters returning for another dog from the organization. As former rescue volunteers for other organizations for decades, the long term measure is indicative of true success!

Our Newfoundland Kids Program is taking shape. Various schools in Connecticut are now contacting us and giving out our information as a nonprofit to take part in classes requiring community service. This is an amazing first step to getting children involved…an idea that is one of the pillars of the creation of our organization. We are dealing with middle school and high school age children currently and hope to further our program through the coming years. Keeping children involved is so key! They are the rescuers of tomorrow!

So the bottom line…we know how important all of this work is. We see it in the eyes of the animals that we save…and we see it in the eyes of the people we help. We always thought that we were JUST helping the animals…we now know differently…the face of rescue is changing! People care about their pets…their four-legged family members.

Your donations are the most important part of this process…our vet bills and medication costs are the biggest challenge that we face…every dollar helps…every volunteer helps…every donated item helps…we thank you for your consideration when deciding which charity to sponsor!

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Donations can also be mailed to:

That Newfoundland Place, Inc.
554 Pucker Street
Coventry CT 06238

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