A very special thank you to a few of our TPDR volunteers

Renee McCammon of Mason, Mi. helps with a bit of everything from the pitchfork to the computer.

Shown above and below is Brandy Barnes and TPDR Mickee Mouth. Brandy is here from Massachusetts, and is a veterinary student at MSU in East Lansing, Mi.

Brandy hopes to go into a cat practice upon graduation. Somewhere along the line, she became enamored with donkeys and landed here as a volunteer. She is a great help and a wonderful gal to boot. When not shoveling and doing other mundane farm chores, I frequently catch her hugging up all the donkeys and passing out the TREATS! Obviously the donkeys are nuts about her!

Shown above is Penny Smith of Spring Arbor, Mi. She is one of our most recent additions. Penny (along with Mr. Don below) just appeared one day and announced they wanted to help with the donkey rescue. What a blessing!

Penny helps wherever needed from endless pitching to assisting the vet, to raising awareness of the endless needs of our group. She and her husband just recently sponsored two of our donkeys as a birthday gift to each other. Nice going! She is one of those really warm, friendly gals that everyone just seems to want to be around. Lucky Us!

Shown above is our other newest volunteer Mr. Don Skinner of Parma, Mi. (Also new foster Grampa to TPDR Smokey) Don's alias should be TPDR Mr. Fixit. You know the type----The donkeys break it and Mr. Don Fixit is right behind them to do necessary repairs. Each time he prepares to leave for the day I catch him having a quiet conversation with certain donkey foals. I have overheard him telling them how very lovely and special they are. It has done wonders for their self esteem. Don has a lovely wife Sandy that will be here when time allows. On her last visit I observed her KISSING several donkey noses. She appears to be a very soft touch.

Sandy Skinner gets to know AKA Toodle Lou