Well, I found a non-profit animal group out of Trenton, MI called HEADS (Helping Every Animal Down River Society) and am going to my first meeting one week from Wednesday. I told myself I was going to wait one year because of the burn-out I suffered in Connecticut. I guess it's in my blood and miss it more than I'm willing to admit.

When I was volunteering in Connecticut, I was taken for granted by this one group in particular. (Driving 30 minutes one way to the President's house to clean cages when there was another volunteer right around the corner, etc.) But as Eleanor Roosevelt said "NO ONE CAN TAKE ADVANTAGE OF YOU UNLESS YOU ALLOW THEM TO". That's when I said ENOUGH!!

I told the woman from HEADS about it and she asked me if I was sure I didn't want to wait a little longer. I said no, that I love working on fund-raising and have alot of great ideas to share. HEADS has regular adoption days 3 days a week. It will also give me the opportunity to meet new people and make new friends (going home EMPTY HANDED OF COURSE!!).

I find volunteering and working with animals very rewarding. It also makes me appreciate my brood alot. I'll let you know how the meeting went.