New Donor Recognition Garden at Second Chance Pet Rescue
If you have driven by the Second Chance Pet Rescue Shelter located on Highway 10 East of Grove, you may have noticed some changes in the landscape. First of all, large pine trees have been removed by REC due to construction. This left a void in the North yard along the highway, but it also opened up an opportunity for a beautification project called the "Donor Recognition Garden". With the completion of the Shelter Expansion Project, several patio bricks and a "Top Dog" bench dedicated to Flint Ridge FRAMP, Inc. of Kansas, Oklahoma, had been purchased by donors through the Capital Campaign. The patio bricks and bench are now beautifully displayed in the "Donor Recognition Garden".
Our sincerest thanks go to those that donated their labor, material, and time to this landscape project:
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Phillip Matchell of Matchell Lawn Care and Brush Hogging created the garden design, donated his labor, and coordinated additional garden donations.
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Shane Berry of Honey Creek Nursery donated bushes and trees to be planted as garden landscape.
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Joe Dummitt Trucking donated gravel for the pathway.
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Lowe's Home Improvement provided a 50% discount on materials.
In Spring, Honey Creek Nursery will plant an additional 23 evergreen trees along the highway frontage to buffer highway noise from the garden. The Donor Recognition Garden will be a quiet place of reflection and offer the opportunity for a family to meet their potential adopted dogs.
Patio bricks inscribed with a customized message and displayed in the Donor Recognition Garden may be purchased for $175 each brick. What a wonderful tribute to honor a cherished pet or person. If interested in purchasing a customized patio brick, contact Laura Roberts, Board Member, at 918-801-3314 for more information.
View the Donor Recognition Garden during your next visit to the Second Chance Pet Rescue shelter located at 64301 E. 290 Road (2 miles East of downtown Grove on Highway 10). The shelter is open to the public Wednesday through Saturday, but an after-hour appointment can be made by contacting the shelter office at 918-786-7630. Also follow Second Chance Pet Rescue on Facebook.com or visit its website at www.doitforthepets.com.
Second Chance Pet Rescue is a life-saving, non-profit animal welfare organization that is not affiliated in any way to national animal rescue organizations. The shelter remains open only through generous financial donations from individuals and businesses. You CAN make a difference with a generous monetary gift of hope to help provide safe shelter, medical care, and unconditional love to innocent homeless animals in our Northeast Oklahoma communities. Give your support now by mailing a tax-deductible check to P.O. Box 451205, Grove, OK 74345 or make a secure electronic donation via the website.