Jeanette Galliard & Tripp
By Eliana Aubin
Desert Haven Animal Refuge, Sierra County’s domestic animal sanctuary, is welcoming Skip & Marjory of Casa Grande AZ, Don & Ana-Lise of Oregon, and Dee, Dave & son Garrath of California.
Several DHAR Winter crew members have now left to continue on their journey towards new RV’ing experiences and new horizons. John and Rockett, the last “remnant” of our seasonal crew of work campers, will also be leaving this week. They will be sorely missed. John and Rockett were not only very helpful at the sanctuary and Paws&Claws thrift shop, often going above and beyond the line of duty, but they involved themselves in the community as well. They joined the local recycling movement; They became part of hiking groups and other healthy and fun activities during their several months stay at DHAR campground. As importantly, they spent many tourist dollars frequenting local shops, restaurants and Hot Springs while also visiting the entire Southwestern New Mexico region.
CJ of Caballo Lake RV park continues to be a strong supporter of DHAR in many ways. The picnic tables that are enjoyed by everyone in the DHAR RV campground came from CJ‘s park. Regularly, CJ donates construction material and other items to our sanctuary, as well as recyclable items to Paws&Claws thrift shop. The good vibes that are sent our way by this caring lady continue to be felt in many ways - someone who resides in her park and who wishes to stay anonymous regularly drops-off pet food at DHAR, we receive contributions from traveling folks who hear about us from her. Jeanette Galliard of Albuquerque, who spends her monthly R&R in her park, not only adopted Tripp, a dog of DHAR, but also became a strong, long-term supporter of our cause.
We continue to appreciate the seedlings donated to DHAR every year at this time by the Sierra Soil and Water Conversation District. Seedlings and potted native and semi-native plants help beautify the five acre Desert Haven property. Pruning the growing vegetation and watering the new plantings will soon become a weekly task in our high desert in this part of New Mexico. We certainly need a few extra hands year’ round to help our crew keep Desert Haven beautiful.
Wish List: shelving and roofing material for DHAR, bird seeds, cat food, dog and cat treats. We also need someone to help both Administrative Assistant and Bookkeeper in our DHAR office every Tuesday morning - computer skills helpful but not absolutely necessary.
For more information on how you can help our volunteer organization in some way, contact us at 894-2778, e-mail us at
eliana4pets@gmail.com, visit us on Tuesdays, or check us out at www.DeserthavenAnimalRefuge.com. For adoption purposes, you can also call us at 894-2778 for an appointment.
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