The David A.
Martin
"Devoted to Dogs"
Stray Dog Sanctuary
Phase 1 - August, 2007
Will you help
us?
We had a death in
our family on Tuesday, 7/24/07, my husband's
uncle. He died tragically in a motorcycle accident. My husband, Pat, was very
close to him. Every Sunday for the past 6 or more years, my husband has gone to
his place on Mountain
Highway in Spanaway and
walked our dogs with his. Devo has 9 dogs; Izzy, Killie, Slick, Happy, Duchess,
Hazel, Banjo, Tiny, and Jake.
David "Devo" Martin
was a special man. All his life, he has been there for animals, especially dogs.
Every stray that came his way, found a loving home with him. He never turned
away any animal. And he never asked for any help supporting them.
The vet bills, the
neutering and spaying, the food, and whatever else the dogs needed came out of
his own pocket. He also walked all his dogs every day, 365 days a year, in all
weather conditions, and never complained. He loved his animals, and did what he
needed to do for them. Not only did he care for his animals, but he also gave
generously to many other animal shelters all around the
US.
We have promised him
for years that we would look after his family in the event of his death. His
last wish for his dogs is for them to stay together on his property until their
death. It is time for us to fulfill our promise to him.
We are in the
beginning stages of starting a non-profit organization in his name to raise
funds to care for his dogs, The David A. Martin "Devoted to Dogs"
Stray Dog Sanctuary. What the dogs need right now is food, and a
shelter/kennel needs to be built by October 1st. With Devo gone, there is no one
to let them in the house during the cold nights of winter. What we need is your
help, (and gas money to get out there every day to feed and walk them).
We are putting
together an Avon fund-raiser involving Avon representatives from all over the
surrounding area and all of our animal-loving customer's combined to be able to
raise the monies needed to start the sanctuary. If you or anyone you know would
like to help with the fund-raiser, or would like to donate food, money,
supplies, labor, construction materials, printing materials, or anything else we
will need to start the sanctuary,
please contact:
Pat & Cherie
Burrows
cherieburrowsteam2000@yahoo.com
or call
253-846-6257
Thank you.
Devo’s muttley crew and
family.
Your support enabled us to build the temporary shelter and kennels for the
dogs and helped us feed them through the winter.
| Thank you |
| Brandon & Jamie |
Mrs. Lee |
Donna Salas |
| The Triebwasser Family |
The Johnson's |
Melanie Youngchild |
| Maple Leaf Motors |
Annette Holman |
Marleen McGuire |
Peggy & Sandy of
Big Horse
Carriage Co. |
Bob Cowan/
Clark Scribner |
Aimee
@ Office Depot |
| The Cannon Family |
Pam McLeod |
Don Lawton |
| Sally Flint |
Claire Carbee |
Lynn |
| Frank Brown |
Debbie Beckler |
Mariya Shaw |
| Dan Brazil |
Lou Ann Childress |
Angie Clark |
| Nancy Wolfe |
Katherine Hamilton |
The Brouwer Family |
| Barbara Arnold |
Sandi & Mikel Fawcett |
Marvin Storset |
| Doristeen Leslie |
Dawn Leonhard |
Steve Macumber |
| Joyce Adler |
Lynn Andrews |
Janet Eltrich |
| Vicki Villa & friends |
Brad Oas |
Angelina Delgado |
| Kathy English |
Ralph & Ameda Overton |
Glenda Gideon |
A special thank you to the following:
Our son, Chris-without you, where
would we be today? You gave up so much to help
us with the dogs. We will be
forever grateful for all you have done.
The Martin Family & The Roberts
Family-
without your support, this would be a much harder
task.
Mike & Lillian Springer-for the
beautiful pictures of the dogs & the Sanctuary sign!
Secoma Fence Inc. & Fence
Specialists-for the generous donations of materials.
Brenda Hansen & The Van Loan Family-for
the hundreds of pounds of food.
Devo's anonymous friends
The temporary shelter and kennels
built with your generous donations!
View from the driveway.
View from Mountain Highway.
Hazel & Happy as kennel mates. Banjo to the
right.
Slick, Killie, and Izzy in the back kennel.
Tiny and Duchess in their own private
kennels.
Better view of the older dogs'
kennel.
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