Emma Schnitman found The Animal Haven through our website about a year ago. A friend was looking to rehome his dog because he was moving and his new landlord wouldn’t let him keep his ‘Boomer’. Emma set out and researched all sorts of shelters. She found The Animal Haven online and thought the stories about some of the cats and dogs cared for by the shelter touching. ‘Boomer’ found a new home without needing Animal Haven's assistance, but The Animal Haven stayed in Emma's mind.
Emma feels great when she comes to the shelter on Saturday and/or Sunday. She knows that thinking about a shelter pulls on people’s heartstrings, and it is sometimes hard for them to volunteer because of some sad stories, but at Animal Haven she knows just how loved and cared for our ‘residents’ are. On a normal day, Emma checks in with staff to see what needs to be done and cleans cat cages, litter boxes and walks some of the dogs. She just loves spending time with our ‘furry friends’ and giving them some human interaction. She finds the work extremely fulfilling and feels like she’s making a difference. She always leaves feeling good! As she says, “It’s not about money. It’s great to have 5 cats walking all over me!”
Emma’s ‘day job’ is working for a marketing event producer. As part of the marketing department, she is a Community Marketing Manager. Her focus is on promoting travel trade show events across the US and bringing in exhibitors from all over the world to these events which include travel agents, suppliers, products and guest speakers. These are well known events in the industry and have included guest speakers like Rick Steves and other well know travel consultants. When not working on these major events, Emma likes to hang out with her friends and is really into health and fitness. She loves running, lifting weights and spin classes.
Emma is inspired by The Animal Haven staff and their love for the animals. They are a huge part of why she comes every week. Emma said that she doesn’t meet many people as dedicated as our staff, and she believes they are angels and role models for how to love and care for these wonderful gifts!
We agree with her completely about the staff but also know that we could never provide the love and support for our cats and dogs without volunteers like Emma who give so freely of their time and talents to us.
