Year in Review 2017

 

2017 was a year of steady visibility and stability throughout the Southland. We maintained a strong presence at our annual local events, such as OC Pet Fair, and Strut Your Mutt Los Angeles. In fact, Strut Your Mutt LA remains on of the biggest fundraisers for Rescue each year. In addition to these events,we continue to participate in Holiday Bone-Anza (Long Beach) and Home for the Holidays (Irvine) and put on unique fundraisers such as Paint and Pinot, a social event that brings contributors together over wine, paint, and our beloved goldens. We also participated in one of the largest gatherings of golden retrievers in California, with the Goldie Palooza event in Huntington Beach.

Our volunteerism is steadily growing especially in outlying areas further from the major metros. We recently added volunteers in Ventura County and Inland Empire to increase our presence in these areas and better serve our communities. If you would like to become a volunteer, please visit our website (www.grcglarescue.org)

On the adoption front, we adopted 73 goldens over the course of 2017. Orange County took top honors with 32 adoptions, and Los Angeles County finished in second with 31 adoptions. Overall, we adopted experienced a 18% drop in golden adoptions this year vs 2016, having adopted out 90 goldens the previous year.  With golden retrievers being one of the most popular breeds in the US, this supports the notion that animal rescue is at the forefront of the social conscience and that fewer animals are needing assistance to be adopted out.

Strategically, our permanent foster program once again proved invaluable as we took in several dogs last year in need of major medical care and have continued to provide them a wonderful quality of life.

Finally, we would like to thank our veterinarian partners throughout the Greater Southern California area. Their invaluable service to our Rescue allows us to care for a large number of goldens.

If you are in need of vet services, please visit one of our partners and mention GRCGLAR.

            Beach Blvd Animal Hospital - Huntington Beach

            Culver Palms Animal Hospital - Culver City

            Eye Care for Animals Specialty Hospital -  Tustin

            Golden Oak Veterinary Hospital - Rancho Cucamonga

            Pasadena Pets Veterinary Hospital - Pasadena

            Family Member Animal Hospital - Mission Viejo

            Pacific Coast Veterinary Hospital - San Clemente

            Orange Canyon Animal Hospital - Orange

            Access Specialty Hospital - Torrance, Culver City, Woodland Hills

With the close of every year, we look forward to the challenges of the upcoming year. Financially, we are disciplined and strong. We are committed to serving the greater purpose of animal rescue whenever we are called to action. And we look forward to helping our communities save these beautiful canines that bring us such joy in life. Thank you for your support of GRCGLAR. We look forward to seeing you at an event this year.

Regards, 

The Board of Directors 
(Gerri, Leslie, Joanne, Mary Pat, Marty, Donna, and Gary)