I love the lyrics to The Lion King's  Circle of Life.    Thank you, Elton John and Tim Rice, for providing a perfect outline to express CASI's heartfelt gratitude.

So many pets find themselves on the streets or in shelters.  When CASI was founded, our mission was to help Carson City build and equip a safe and comfortable animal shelter.  Thanks to you, the fortune of our homeless and neglected pets have greatly improved.

The last four years have represented incredible teamwork from all ages.  Miss Cole's third graders, CMS and EVMS leadership/STEM classes, and CHS senior project students have all discovered that being young doesn't negate one's power to help another living creature.  Our generous community members participating in the many fundraisers ranging from wine tasting to bingo remind us that there is no age limit to compassion.   We are grateful for your faith in CASI.

We have received amazing gifts from Helen Close Charitable Foundation, Southwest Gas Fuel for Life employee giving program, and the Stemler Foundation.  We have also been blessed with receiving loving gifts through donations in memory of Ron Buder, Bonnie Sue Schaar, Kevin Smith, Mary Anne Jennings, and Joy Amodei, who believed in CASI's efforts to help our community help homeless pets.  

Through the efforts of committed CASI volunteers, the businesses who give so freely to each of our fundraisers, Joel Brugger and Mark Beauchamp from Shaheen Beauchamp builders whose team installed the CASI pavers, and the individuals who share their talents to benefit our efforts, your generosity of spirit has helped homeless animals find their safe place. 

If you are reading this, you have shared in this journey.  Thank you.  Here's to great things ahead starting with the completion of a play area, and then moving toward programs to assist with spay and neuter and humane education.  The path that our homeless pets are now on is going to be much easier.