We wish to extend our sincere appreciation to the many donors and supporters of Intermountain Humane Society.  IMHS really is the community helping itself!  The following is a list of recent acts of kindness by the business community in support of Intermountain Humane Society.

We wish to thank the owners of our building, Mike and Robin Wurthman who have been phenomenal to IMHS for many years.  IMHS pays below market rent, and Mike and Robin have recently arranged for us to refurbish and use a storage area in an adjacent building.  Without Mike and Robin, IMHS would be hard pressed to find another facility that would work so well for us.  Mike and Robin run Pine Junction Pellets, a self-serve wood-pellet business located adjacent to the IMHS office.  Also look for Robin's Nest to reopen next season in a new location across from the IMHS office.

We would like to thank the Hustler (Evergreen Newspapers Inc) for their long time support in running the Hustler Homeless column each week in the Hustler newspaper each week.  This column has united many hundreds of animals with their owners over the years and helped us to increase our visibility to the public.  The Hustler is definitely in the Hall of Fame of IMHS supporters!!!!

See a list of the Sponsors of the 2002 IMHS Holiday Howl!

We would like to thank all the local businesses who display our coin collection containers (We are working on a corrected list):

Aspen Park Drug

Bailey Country Store

Bailey Liquors

Beth's Market (Conoco at CR 43 & 285)

Bradley Gas Station/Convenience Store (Hwy 73 & 285)

Community First National Bank

Conifer Veterinary Hospital

Conoco (Bailey)

Crow's Foot

Dellwood Square Liquors

Italian Touch

Lone Rock Veterinary Clinic

Pine Junction Country Store

Pokey's

Safeway

Stuffers

Adoption Center/Veterinary Service Program Contributors

The following contributors have donated funds, materials or equipment toward the IMHS Adoption Center and the Veterinary Service Program Offices.  We would like all of these organizations, businesses and individuals to have our heartfelt thanks for they generous contribution towards finding solutions for homeless and unwanted pets in our community. 

$25,000 and Greater Level

Animal Assistance Foundation, Denver, CO  www.aaf-fd.org

The Animal Assistance Foundation has been a cornerstone of support for the animal welfare community of Colorado.  Executive Director David Gies and his staff are always there when needed in our state.  Please accept out warmest thanks for your support!

 $5,000 and Greater Level

The Mary Elizabeth Bates Foundation and the Dr. Mary E. Bates Trust

The Mary Elizabeth Bates Foundation and the Dr. Mary E. Bates Trust have been long-time supporters of IMHS activities and provided additional funding this year to help with this project.  Our thanks to Mr. Charles Wolfe, Director and Trustee, for this special support

The Dennison Family, in Memory of William Dennison (1932-2001)

Contributions by Kevin & Mary Dennison, Elva Dennison and Gayle Muller were made in memory of William D. Dennison, who passed away in December of 2001.  The father of our Executive Director Dr. Kevin Dennison, Bill Dennison would have been active in working on the new adoption center and had committed to financial assistance as well.  In addition to the financial contributions of the Dennison Family, Kevin and Mary Dennison have contributed a large amount of veterinary equipment, veterinary supplies and countless hours of working on the facility.

 $500 and Greater Level

BLS Communications

 BLS Communications, located in Aspen Park, just south of the Post Office has donated a telephone system for the IMHS office as well as the installation of that system.    Our thanks to the ownership and entire staff of BLS for their contributions and their tremendous support of our organization. 

BLS Communications, P.O. Box 1091, 25797 Conifer Rd., Suite 217, Conifer, CO 80433, Ph: 303-838-1657, Fax: 303-838-1678, Website:  www.BLSCOMM.COM   Email:  [email protected]

Jim and Kathy Hakanson

Jim and Kathy Hakanson donated funds at this level in addition to their support through BLS Communications.  Although retired from BLS, they continue to support IMHS.  Our thanks to both Jim and Kathy!

Chevron-Texaco Corporation

The Chevron-Texaco Corporation recently donated office equipment and office supplies from their facility in the Denver Tech Center (that office was being relocated to Houston).  Jean Boettcher, a past member of the Board of Directors, helped arrange this donation.  This was well-timed with the office expansion and provided a great deal of much needed equipment and supplies!

$100 or Greater Level

Business Contributors

Hutchison Lumber, Robert Hutchison,  Pine Junction:  Credit on account for construction materials

Valleylab, Boulder, CO:  Contributed parts for an electrosurgical instrument for the IMHS Veterinary Services Program

Individual Contributors

Barbara Dalton and Larry Dalton:  Barbara and Larry have been long-time supporters of IMHS.  Barbara was a Board Member a number of years ago and was instrumental in helping develop IMHS during those years.  Thanks to both of them!